545 Names - Book "Atlanta Greeks: an early history"

The Book “ATLANTA GREEKS; an early history”, authored by Stephen P. Georgeson, was published in 2015 by The History Press, Charleston, SC.  

I was able to obtain a copy through my local library’s Inter-library Loan Program, you can do the same, or purchase a copy from various vendors.  If you are a member of Kindle Unlimited, you will be able to read the book for free.  

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Below you will find a description of the book, the Table of Contents, and a list of 545 names included in the book.

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DESCRIPTION:

By 1890, the first Greek immigrants to Atlanta had settled into an area still widely populated by Confederate veterans. In a city without the large immigrant presence common in the nation's major urban areas, the Greeks were initially received as undesirable visitors by the state's and city's leaders. While the Greek Orthodox Church of Atlanta endured financial hardship, it continued to aid funerals, hospitals and orphanages. These Greeks moved from the city’s streets as fruit vendors into more established businesses. Christ Gyfteas’s fruit stand at the corner of Broad and Marietta became the California Fruit Company. By 1911, 40 percent of Greeks were proprietors or partners in a variety of businesses like cafes, restaurants, soda fountains and groceries. Author Stephen Georgeson explores the Greek immigrant’s experiences in their first three decades in Atlanta.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Notes on Names and Sources

Introduction

Chapter 1 – The Immigrant Departs

Chapter 2 – The Confederate Legacy

Chapter 3 – The Reception

Chapter 4 – The Atlanta Race Riot

Chapter 5 – Fruit Stand Men

Chapter 6 – Atlanta Shuts Down the Stands

Chapter 7 – Immigrant as Entrepreneur

Chapter 8 – Immigrant Self-Identity and Self-Image

Chapter 9 – The Patrida:  Dual Allegiances

Chapter 10 – Faith

Chapter 11 – Establishment of the Church

Chapter 12 – Organization of the Church

Chapter 13 – The Church Grows and a School Opens

Chapter 14 – Westview and Greenwood Cemeteries

Chapter 15 – The Rise of the Ku Klux Klan

Conclusion

Appendices

Appendix 1 – Greek Immigrants Listed in the 1896 Local City of Atlanta Census

Appendix 2 – Greek Immigrants Listed as Residing in Atlanta in the 1900 United States Federal Census

Appendix 3 – Atlanta Greek Immigrants Petitioning for Naturalization in Fulton County Superior Court prior to 1907

Appendix 4 – Incorporation Document of The Evangelismos Society

Appendix 5 – Atlanta Greek Immigrants Featured as Business Owners and Managers in Dio Adallis’s 1912 Greek Merchants Reference and Business Guide

Appendix 6 – The September 1905 Letter from the Church Council to Ecumenical Patriarch Joachim III

Appendix 7 – The Defense of Father Constas Hadjidemetriou Presented at the General Assembly Meeting on August 27, 1908

Appendix 8 – Chanters of the Atlanta Greek Orthodox Church, 1906-1917

Appendix 9 – Church Councils of the Atlanta Greek Orthodox Church, 1906-1917

Appendix 10 – Presidents of the Greek Orthodox Church Councils, 1906-1917

Appendix 11 – Westview Cemetery Register for Greeks Buried in Section 8 and God’s Acre, 1901-1914

Appendix 12 – Financial Contributors to The Atlanta Greek Orthodox Church as Listed in the Church’s Treasury Book from June 1906 - June 1907

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

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Excerpt from NOTES ON NAMES AND SOURCES section of the book:

“The only consistency regarding the surnames of these first Greek immigrants is inconsistency.  The immigrant would typically maintain his Greek surname, written in the Greek language, within the community of his family and compatriots.  Some would also adopt on occasion an English transliteration of the name for use in a broader community setting.  Others would abandon this effort altogether and simply adopt more typical American-sounding names as their official surnames, in addition to continuing to use their original Greek surnames within their family or church communities.  The 1910 federal census lists nineteen Greek immigrants who had adopted “Brown” as a surname.  Many would simultaneously use different English versions of their names, depending on the situation.  Vasileios Efthimiou, one of the early leaders of the Greek immigrants assumed “E. Basil” as the name by which he presented himself to the broader Atlanta community.”

“Contrary to popular misconception, surnames were not changed by officials upon the immigrant’s entry into the country at Ellis Island or other ports.  The surnames of arriving immigrants were recorded by officials just as they had been entered on the manifests prepared by the shipping lines.  The image of non-comprehending immigration officials arbitrarily assigning American surnames to arriving immigrants is unfounded.  The overwhelming majority of later surname changes were the result of voluntary actions by the immigrants.”

LIST OF NAMES INCLUDED IN BOOK

Adallis, Dio

Akers, James

Alapandis, Panagiotis

Alexander, James

Alexander, Pete

Alexandrou, Demetrios

Alexiou, Charles

Alexiou, Konstantinos

Algers, Gerasimos

Allesbut, D.

Anagnostopoulos, Theodoros

Anastopoulos, Diomides

Angelopoulos, Andreas

Angelopoulos, Father Christos

Angelopoulos, Olga

Antoniou, Charles

Antoniou, Eustratios

Antoniou, Stelios

Antoniou, Stylianos

Antonopoulos, George

Antonopoulos, Ioannis

Antonopoulos, John

Apostolopoulos, Dionysios

Apostolopoulos, Panos

Athanasopoulos, Andreas

Athanasopoulos, Constantine

Athanasopoulos, Panagiotis

Athanasopoulos, Vasileios

Avgerinos, Mr.

Avrotis, Christos

Bachus, John

Badalias, John

Bakaliaros, Archimandrite Dorotheos

Bakas, Andrew

Baker, Andrew

Bamboos, Charles

Baraklis, John

Barbour, Peter

Barros, Dionysios

Basil, E. (Vasilios Efthimiou)

Basil, Pete

Begesiotis, Ioannis

Bekakas / Bikukas, John

Bekaks, John

Berry, Andrew

Berry, Arthur

Bieras, Anastasios

Bitsakis, P.

Bitsaktzes, Athanasios

Bitsaxis, Athanasios

Bitsaxis, Athanasios & Theodoros (surname aka Brown)

Blatsos, And.

Blatsos, Georgios

Blatzos, George

Blatzos, Georgios

Blatzos, Gregoris

Blatzos, Konstantinos

Bolas, Vict

Bonsabe, George

Botsaris, Evangelos

Boukatelis, Demetrios

Bouloukas, Giannoula

Bouras, Sam

Boutos, Anastasios

Boutos, Constantine

Breuze, George

Brown, Charles

Brown, Denis

Brown, George L.

Brown, J.

Brown, James

Brown, Jim

Brown, John

Brown, Peter

Brown, Theodore

Brown, Victor

Brown, Xenopher

Cacarountas, Andreas

Cacarountas, Leonidas

Caltis, George

Campbell, Leon

Canares, Victor

Caralee, Alice

Caralee, Alison

Caralee, George

Caralee, Mary

Caralee, Pano

Caralie, George

Caralie, Pete

Carlos, Chris

Carolee, Alex

Carolee, Alexander

Carolee, George

Carolee, Pano

Carolee, Pete

Carter, Alice

Carter, Mary

Chakopoulos, Athanasios

Charalambides, Constantine

Charalambides, Constantinos

Charalambidis, C.

Chlovitis, Harry

Chotas, Dionisia

Chotas, Eli

Chotas, Matthew

Chotas, Nick

Chotas, Nicko

Christopoulos, Charalambos

Christopoulos, Minas

Christou, Anastasios

Cochakos, Christ

Colias, George

Collias, Charles

Conomo, Michael

Constandopoulos, D.

Constantine, Antigone

Constantine, B.

Constantine, C.

Constantine, Cris

Constantine, K.

Constantine, Mrs.

Constantine, Sappho

Constantine, Victor

Constantinides, Father Panos

Constas, Father

Cosdallas / Costalas, Constantine

Costovos, James

Cotsakis, Christos

Cotsovas, James

Dagres, Andreas

Danikas, Panagiotis

Daravingos, Costa

Daules, Dem.

Deamantopoulos

Deligiannis, Kyriakos

Demetery, Dion

Demetracopoulos, James

Demetrakopoulos, Demetrios

Demetriou, J.

Demetry, Father

Demopoulos, Angelo

Denezakos, Theodoros

Dgorezos, Christos

Diangelis, Demetrios

Dilplaris, Ioannis

Dollis / Katsoulas, G.

Drakopoulos, Konstantinos

Drasas, John

Drasus, Mark

Economy, George

Economy, George V.

Edwards, Cleo Janoulis

Efthimiou, Vasileios (E. Basil)

Eikonomopoulos, I.

Ellin, Gust

Elson, George

Eustathiou, Georgios

Eustratios, Kourios

Euthymiou, Vasileios

Evangelinos / Evangelos, Thomas

Farmakis, Mary

Forlidas, John

Fort, Jim

Fotopoulos, Dionysios

Fotopoulos, Ioannis

Fotou, Dionis

Foufas, Vasseleios

Fourlides, Ioannis

Fourlides, Nicholaos

Frank, T.

Galiatzos, Pete

Garitza brothers

Gatzanis, Vasileios

George, Andreas

George, F.

Georgiades, S. J.

Georgiades, Sotirios

Georgiou, Theofanis

Georgopoulos brothers

Geraketes, Victor

Geramides, Charles

Gerasanos, Nick

Gialelis, Stavros

Gialelis, Steve

Giambanis, Athanasios

Giannaros

Gickas, George

Gickas, Jean

Girangas, Panagiotis

Gogias, Vasileios

Goulimis, Augustis

Goulimis, Ioannis

Gounaris, Theofanis

Gounaris, Theofanis Georgiou

Gouras, Georgios

Goutos, Andreas

Grammatikopoulos, George & Panos (surname aka Brown)

Grammatikopoulos, Georgios

Greek George “World famous wrestler”

Gregorakis, Georgios

Gregoropoulos, Nicholaos

Gregory, G. S.

Grigarchulos, Nick

Grilas, Anastasios

Gyfteas, Christ

Hadjidemetriou, Father Constans

Hadjidemetriou, George

Hadjidemetriou, Kalomira nee Maniates

Handelis, Chrysoula

Handelis, Constantinos

Handelis, D.

Handelis, John

Handelis, Konstantinos

Hangrioannis, George

Hanjaras, Christ

Hanjaras, Constantinos

Hanjaras, John

Hanjaras, Nick

Hantzaras, Demetrios

Hantzaras, Nicholaos

Hantzaras, Theodoros

Harharides, G.

Hatzopoulos, Evangelos

Hozzepolos, Evangelos

Iliakopoulos, Demosthenes

Iliakopoulos, L.

Iliakopoulos, Nicholaos

James, Nick

Kake, Charles

Kakouriotis, Petro & Victor (surname aka Brown)

Kallianos, Petros

Kalopothakes, Reverend

Kalovedouris, Demetrios

Kalovedouris., Angelis

Kanakopoulos, V.

Kanellas, Father Kallinikos

Kanelleas, Konstantinos

Kanellos, Costa

Kaneoglou

Kapouralis, Georgios

Karachalios, Christos

Karachouras, Konstantinos

Karagianni, Constandina

Karagianni, Constantina

Karalis, Georgios

Karalis, Panagiotis

Karalis, Stylianos

Karatas, Konstantinos

Katsoulas, Vasileios

Kavouras, Ilias

Keramidas, Charles

Kimbouropoulos, Georgios

Kimbouropoulos, Petros

Kiousis, Athanasios

Klamarias, Aristomenis

Kokotzis, Nicholaos

Kolikoniaris, Michael

Kollias, Mike

Kolyvanis, Demetrios

Konstantinopoulos, Charalambos

Konstantopoulos, Demetrios

Konts, Nicholas

Koriopoulos, Georgios

Koromilas, Lambros 

Kotsakos, Christos

Koubotos

Kouloukis, Georgios

Kouloukis, Nicholaos

Kouloukis, Nicholas

Kouloukis, Nicholas G.

Koundourelis, Eustratios

Kourlabas, Panagiotis

Kourogiannopoulos, Pano

Koutroulis, Alexandros

Krantz, Jake

Kutres, Nic

Kutres, Nicholaos

Kutres, Nicholas

Kylikas, Georgios

Kyriakopoulos, Kyriakos

Kyriakopoulos, Leonidas

Kyriakopoulos, Theodoros

Kyriakopoulou, Angeliki

Ladas brothers

Lambrides, Calliope nee Pilledes

Lambrides, Father Basil

Lambrides, Helen

Lambrides, Maria

Lambrides, Roxani

Lambrinos, Demetrios

Lazaris, Andreas

Leres, Charles

Liapis, Christos

Liapis, Panagiotis

Liappes, Christ

Linardos, Alexandros

Lingo, W. L.

Louis, Konstantinos

Louis, Peter

Louizos, Pete

Louizou brothers

Lysandros, Panagiotis

Macedon, George

Magritis, Vasileios

Makris, Constantinos

Makris, Konstantinos

Malevy, Jim

Mallas, George

Mallas, Nick

Mamos, Harry

Manedakis, Nikolaos

Manglaras, Ioannis

Manos, Andreas

Manos, Demetrios

Manos, James

Manos, Jim

Manos, Vasileios

Manou, Kalliopi

Mantis, L. A.

Margaritis, Minas

Marinos

Market, Charles

Matrangas/Matrangos, Christ

Matrangos, Christos

Matrangos, Nicholaos

Matrangos, Nicholas

Matrangos, Nick

Matsoulas, Demetrios

Mavroodis, George

Memos / Manos, Georgios

Mennias, G.

Mennias, J. V.

Messarchos, Ioannis

Metropapas, George

Michalakakis, Demos

Milias, Andreas

Misombis, Nicholaos

Mitchell, Angel

Mitchell, Chris

Mitchell, George

Mitchell, James

Mitchell, Jassiar

Mitchell, Jim

Mitchell, John

Mitchell, Pete

Mitchell, Robert

Mitchell, Victor

Mitropapas, Evangelos

Mitropapas, Georgios

Mitsanis, Panagiotis

Mitsanis, Petros

Molias, Nicholaos

Moore, Crist

Moore, George

Moore, John

Moore, Mihles

Moore, Nick

Moore, Paul

Moore, Pete

Mooroodis, George

Moukios, Angelis

Moundreas, Demetrios

Moundreas, Memis

Moutzopoulos, Christ

Muhler, John – Greek Wrestler

Nekas, John

Nickas, Nick

Nikas, George

Nikas, Ioannis

Nikas, John

Pagonas, James

Panagakopoulos, Angreas

Panagopoulos, A.

Pandovolos, Georgiou

Pantazopoulos, Demetrios

Papadakis, Demetrios

Papademetropoulos, Nicholas

Papademetropoulos, Nikolaos (Nick Pope)

Papadimitrakopoulou, Miss.

Papadimitriou, Ioannis

Papadopoulos, Andreas

Papadopoulos, Panagiotis

Papageorgakopoulos, Georgios

Papageorgakopoulos, Georgios (George Moore)

Papagiannis, Georgios

Papanastasiou, Georgios

Papanikolopoulos, Nikitas

Papanikolopoulos, Panagiotis

Papas, Alex

Papastathopoulos, Panag.

Papoutsalaras, Georgios

Pappas, Pete

Pappas, Phil

Pappas, Tom

Paraskevopoulos, Nicholas

Patapis, Georgios

Pefanes, Nick

Pefanis, Demetrios

Pefanis, Georgios

Pefines family

Pefinis, George

Pendovolas, Dionysios

Pergantes, Stephen

Pergantis, S.

Petrides, (Father) Demetrios

Petrople, Constantine

Petropol, Peter

Petropol, Vacell

Petropoulos, Georgios

Petropoulos, V.

Petroulas, Ioannis

Petroutzis, Konstantinos

Pheles, Argyr

Pheles, Argyre

Philaretos, J.

Photopoulos, Demetrios

Pistolimou, N.

Polychronas, Dionysios

Polychronopoulos, Demetrios

Poolos, Pete

Pope, Jim

Pope, N. I,

Pope, N. N.

Pope, Nick

Pope, Soterios

Potagos, Pete

Poulo, James

Poulos, Charles

Poulos, George

Poulos, James

Poulos, John

Pouris, George

Pournanas, Nicholaos

Pournaras, Athanasios

Praktikakis, Michael

Prates, Athen

Pratis, Georgios

Prattes, Athan

Prattes, George

Prattes, J.

Prattis, Athanasios

Pratts, Tom

Preles, Victor K.

Prylis, Vasileios

Psadourakis, Thomas

Psaras, Vasileios

Psaros, D.

Psaroudakis, Demetrios

Psaroudakis, Dimitris

Psaroundakis, D.

Psychalinos, Stephanos

Psychalinou, Eirini

Pullos, Niklas, 

Sallas, Angel

Saravakos, Nicholaos

Sardelis, Eustathios

Seimenis, Georgios

Sellas, Angle

Serafeimides, Ioakim

Seretis, Miltiades

Siasas, G. Iosyf

Sirmakezis, Ioannis

Sirmas, John

Sivilas, Nicholaos

Skamentos, Demetrios

Skandalis, Vasileios

Skandangos, Nicholaos

Smerles, Angel

Solon, George

Solon, Nicholas

Soteriou, Vasilios

Soteropoulos, Angel

Sotiropoulos, Stavros

Soules, Sam

Souranis, Dionisios

Spanogiannis, Vasileios

Speropoulos, Nick

Spon, Nicholas

Spyropoulos, Athanasios

Spyropoulos, Nicholaos

Spyropoulos, Panagiotis

Stalimeros, Ioannis

Stamos, Speros

Stavropoulos, John

Stephanides, V.

Stephanopoulos / Stefinies, Andrew

Stephens, Orestes T.

Stephens, P.

Stroumboulis, G.

Syrmas, Ioannis

Teodorakopoulos, Konstantinos

Themelis, George

Themistoklis, Evangelos

Theodosiou, Michael

Theodosiou, Vasoulis

Theoharis, Georgios

Theoklitos, Metropolitan

Thomas, Dernus

Tountas, Nicholaos

Tountas, Nicholas

Tountas, Nikolaos

Travelos, Maria

Tripose, P.

Tsakopoulos, Thanos

Tsamouklas, Georgios

Tsatas, Elias

Tsouraklas, Ioannis

Tsouroulas, Georgios

Tsousis, Christos

Tziroulas, Demetrios

Vachliotis, Christos

Vafeiades, Dimitri

Valeras, Anastasios

Valliotis, Ioannis

Valwals, Jaues

Vardouniotes, John

Varellas, John

Varellas, Paul

Varles, Paul

Vasileiou, Konstantinos

Velis, Georgios

Velis, Vasileios

Venias, Georgios

Vergheotes, Myte

Vergios, Andreas

Vergiotis, Panagiotis

Vergiotis, Pete

Vergiotis, Pete

Vergiotis, St.

Visvardis, Dionysios

Vlachos, Demetrios

Voulgaris, George

Vryonis, Dr. S.J.B.

Vryonis, Dr. Spero G.

Vryonis, Speros

Vryonis, Spyros

Williams, Jim

Xenides, Reverend J. P.

Zakas, D.

Zakas, Dionysios

Zakas, Vasileios

Zervas, Ilias

Zervis, Georgios

Zervis, Panagiotis

Zuzulas, Alex A.