Emigrants of the Tsokas Family
Members of the Tsokas Family from Berbati who emigrated to the U.S. In Total six members of the Tsokas family emigrated to the U.S. between 1902 and 1912.
In Numbers
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33%
Age 18 or younger
33%
Repatriated
0%
Circular Migrant
0%
Lost in the U.S.
Tsokas Panagiotis D. “PanoBegas” (1878-1955)
1st Voyage
Stated Age: 25
Arriva Date: March 17, 1902
Ship of Travel: SS Maasdam
Port of Departure: Boulogne-Sur-Mer (France)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the US: His friend Anastasios Floros
2nd Voyage
Stated Age: 32
Arrival Date: August 7, 1910
Ship of Travel: La Bretagne
Port of Departure: Le Havre (France)
Final Destination: Batavia, IL
Contact person in the US: His brother Makis Tsokas.
Eventually, he returned to live in the village where he married Sophia A. Stamati and had three children.
Tsokas Theodoros D. “Thodori-Tsekas” (1896-1968)
Stated Age: 20 (Single)
Arrival Date: April 4, 1911
Ship of Travel: SS Themistocles
Port of Departure: Patras
Final Destination: Aurora, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His brother Mike Chocka
Remarks: He did not board ship.
Stated Age: 19
Arrival Date: April 22, 1911
Ship of Travel: SS Calabria
Port of Departure: Patras (Naples)
Final Destination: Aurora, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His brother Michael at the Manhatten Cafe
He immigrated to the U.S. and lived in Chicago, Illinois. In 1923 he married Frances L. Quimby. Together they had two daughters and one son.
Tsokas Michalis D. (1892-1920)
Stated Age: 13
Arrival Date: May 3, 1904
Ship of Travel: SS Potsdam
Port of Departure: Boulogne-Sur-Mer (France)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact: His brother Tsokas Panagiotis
He travelled together with his 18 year old cousin Athanasios. They were both admitted after undergoing an inquiry at Ellis Island. Immigrated to the U.S. and lived in Chicago. He never married.
Tsokas Athanasios
Stated Age: 18
Arrival Date: May 3, 1904
Ship of Travel: SS Potsdam
Port of Departure: Boulogne-Sur-Mer (France)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the US: His cousin Tsokas Panagiotis
He travelled together with his 13 year old cousin Michalis. They were both admitted after undergoing an inquiry at Ellis Island.
Tsokas Ioannis D. “Begas-KoutsoGiannis” (1878-1943)
Stated Age: 30
Arrival Date: January 7, 1908
Ship of Travel: SS Patris
Port of Departure: Piraeus (Greece)
Final Destination: Batavia, IL
Contact person in the US: ?
He was deported at Ellis Island, because of his handicap (leg issue, hence his nickname) and returned to live in the village.
He is also listed as a strike-through (did not board ship) on the manifest of SS Laura:
Stated Age: 30
Arrival Date: January 26, 1908
Ship of Travel: SS Laura
Port of Departure: Patras via Palermo
Final Destination: Batavia, IL
Contact person:
Tsokas Evangelos D. (1896-1964)
Stated Age: 19
Arrival Date: July 27, 1912
Ship of Travel: SS Patris
Port of Departure: Piraeus (Greece)
Final Destination: Aurora, IL
Contact person in the US: His brother Michalis Tsokas
Immigrated to the U.S. and lived in Illinois all his live. He married Eva J. Mueller in 1934 and had four daughters.