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California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1835-1931 (Born in Greece - 258 Names)

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California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1835-1931 The following 258 names are recorded with  Greece as the place of birth  in the above database.  Please visit the above link to view the FREE database along with copies of the Actual Funeral Record  associated with these records through   FamilySearch.org John Eliopoulos or Brown - b. 1888 - d. 1917 Frank or Stelianos George or Varelopoulos - b. 1872 - d. 1920 George Eoawnou - b. 1881 - d. 1916 Gust Karpazli - d. 1921 John Kufolian - b. 1895 - d. 1913 James Kaplanis - b. 1883 - d. 1916 Emmanuel Kalogrias - b. 1854 - d. 1914 Mary Kockos - b. 1899 - d. 1920 Nic Kostan - b. 1871 - d. 1908 Spiros Sideros - b. 1898 - d. 1920 Apostolos Skiadas - b. 1850 - d. 1918 John A. Exarhou - b. 1879 - d. 1918 James Letsas - b. 1886 - d. 1907 Thomas Lehas - b. 1865 - d. 1915 Aristides Staveris - b. 1895 - b. 1918 Georgeous Stefanopoulos - b. 1894 - b. 1919

"Arrested on Ship for Defalcation - Greek Army Officer Taken Prisoner When Liner Arrives at New York - Accused Alleged Embezzled $500,000" article - Chicago Daily Tribune, December 19, 1910

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Published in Chicago Daily Tribune, December 19, 1910 ARRESTED ON SHIP FOR DEFALCATION ----- Greek Army Officer Taken Prisoner When Liner Arrives at New York. ----- WIRELESS PROVES AID. ----- Accused Alleged to Have  Embezzled $500,000  Hitch in Legal Plans. ----- New York., Dec. 18 - [Special.] - Commander Nikolas Simopoulos of the Greek army, said to be implicated with another officer in defalcation of government bonds involving $4,000,000, was made prisoner today on the Greek liner Themistocles, on which he reached this port under an assumed name. Immigration officials have been on the lookout for the man, but when the vessel was approaching port a wireless was received by Capt. Spiridon Paramythioll, commander of the steamer, transmitted from the Greek minister at Washington. Say He Embezzled $500,000. Commander Simopoulos admitted his identity.  He was booked under the name of Spirus Souras.  He was locked up when the steamer came to