Emigrants of the Zervas Family
Members of the Zervas Family from Berbati who emigrated to the U.S. In total nine members of the Zervas family emigrated to the U.S. between 1902 and 1936.
In Numbers
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33%
Age 18 or younger
55%
Repatriated
11%
Circular Migrant
0%
Lost in the U.S.
Zervas Spiros And. “Spirantrikos” or “Kapotas” (1878-1951)
Stated Age: 24
Arrival Date: March 31, 1902
Ship of Travel: SS Rotterdam
Port of Departure: Boulogne-Sur-Mer
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: John Stefanou
Eventually, he returned to live in the village.
Zervas Ioannis C. (1876-1952)
Stated Age: 26
Arrival Date: March 31, 1902
Ship of Travel: SS Rotterdam
Port of Departure: Boulogne-Sur-Mer (France)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the US: John Stefanou
Eventually, he returned to live in the village.
Zervas Georgios M. “Kendros” (1882-)
Stated Age: Unknown
Arrival Date: prior to 1903
Ship of Travel: Unknown
Port of Departure: Unknown
Final Destination: Unknown
Contact person in the US: Unknown
He is stated as the contact person in the U.S. for several Berbatiotes arriving in 1903, as well as his brother Christos who arrived in 1906.
Eventually, he returned to live in the village.
Zervas Christos M. “Kendros” (1880-1974)
Stated Age: 17
Arrival Date: March 13, 1906
Ship of Travel: SS Hudson
Port of Departure: Le Havre (France)
Final Destination: Spokane, WA
Contact person in the U.S.: His brother Georgios Zervas
Immigrated to the US. He lived in Portland most of his life. He never married.
Zervas Demetrios And. “Platoutsas” (1891-1967)
Stated Age: 18
Arrival Date: July 29, 1910
Ship of Travel: SS Caroline
Port of Departure: Le Havre (France)
Final Destination: Portland, OR
Contact person in the U.S.: His friend Tom Golemes
Eventually, he returned to live in the village.
Zervas Georgios And. “Tzortzilis” (1882-1957)
Stated Age: 41
Arrival Date: July 2, 1921
Ship of Travel: King Alexander
Port of Departure: Patras (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: Nikolaos Spyrakis
Eventually, he returned to live in the village.
Zervas (Papazervas) Christos D. “Tseles” (1895-1943)
1st Voyage
Stated Age: 34
Arrival Date: August 1, 1921
Ship of Travel: SS Megali Hellas
Port of Departure: Patras (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the US: His cousin Theodoros Tsokas
Immigrated to the U.S., leaving his wife, Fotini A. Belesioti, and three children in Greece. He was naturalized on December 15,1927.
2nd Voyage
Stated Age: 47
Arrival Date: November 5, 1935
Ship of Travel: SS Aquitana
Port of Departure: Cherbourg (France)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person: He was already a U.S. citizen.
Two of his children followed him to the U.S. in 1936 and his wife in 1949.
Zervas (Papazervas) Demetrios Chr. “Tseles” (1920-2009)
Stated Age: 16
Arrival Date: December 22, 1936
Ship of Travel: SS Berengia
Port of Departure: Cherbourg, France
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His father Christos Papazervas
Immigrated to the U.S. He married Irma “Bonnie” Markotay from Hungary and had three children.
Zerva (Papazerva) Katerina Chr. “Tseles” (1916-2007)
Stated Age: 20
Arrival Date: December 22, 1936
Ship of Travel: SS Berengia
Port of Departure: Cherbourg, France
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: Her father Christos Papazervas
Immigrated to the U.S. Lived in Chicago. She married Anthony G. Limperis and had two children.
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