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Zachos Antoniou again, now to his brother in Eureka

16 June 1914 Proven

By 1914 Zachos Antoniou was back in Myloi, perhaps because of the Balkan Wars. On 26 May 1914 he left Patras again on the Pannonia and arrived in New York on 16 June, heading for his brother George Antoniou in Eureka, California, a lumber town among the redwoods. Six weeks later the First World War broke out.

Note: On the 1914 list he says he was in Lowell in "1911/1912", although the list of August 1912 records his first crossing. The two records are treated as one man because the father, age, height and literacy match.

Read the full story: From Kalamaki to Chicago

Where
Myloi (the village)
Who
Zachos (Zacharias) Antoniou, George K. Antoniou
Threads
Emigration
Certainty
Proven confirmed by primary sources

Pictures

  • The Pannonia, June 1914, line 10: "Antoniou, Zacharias, 24, workman", residence "Mylous", nearest relative "his father C. Antoniou, Mylous, Greece".

    The Pannonia, June 1914, line 10: "Antoniou, Zacharias, 24, workman", residence "Mylous", nearest relative "his father C. Antoniou, Mylous, Greece". NARA T715, via FamilySearch

Sources

  • New York, Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892–1925, NARA microfilm T715, via FamilySearch / Statue of Liberty – Ellis Island Foundation: Pannonia, arrived 16-06-1914, list P1, line 10 (ID JJQH-LQS) Open

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