457 names listed from book "SWEET GREEKS – First Generation Immigrant Confectioners in the Heartland"

The book “Sweet Greeks – First Generation Immigrant Confectioners in the Heartland” by Ann Flesor Beck, published by University of Illinois Press in 2020.

Below you will find the Description, Table of Contents and a list of the 457 names mentioned in the book.

DESCRIPTION

Gus Flesor came to the United States from Greece in 1901. His journey led him to Tuscola, Illinois, where he learned the confectioner's trade and opened a business that still stands on Main Street. Sweet Greeks sets the story of Gus Flesor's life as an immigrant in a small town within the larger history of Greek migration to the Midwest.

Ann Flesor Beck's charming personal account recreates the atmosphere of her grandfather's candy kitchen with its odors of chocolate and popcorn and the comings-and-goings of family members. "The Store" represented success while anchoring the business district of Gus's chosen home. It also embodied the Midwest émigré experience of chain migration, immigrant networking, resistance and outright threats by local townspeople, food-related entrepreneurship, and tensions over whether later generations would take over the business.

An engaging blend of family memoir and Midwest history, Sweet Greeks tells how Greeks became candy makers to the nation, one shop at a time.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1 – Foundations

Chapter 2 – The Journey: 1880-1930

Chapter 3 – Acculturation and Americanization

Chapter 4 – Finding a Niche in Chicago and St. Louis

Chapter 5 – Greeks vs. Goblins

Chapter 6 – My Grandfather and His Mentors

Chapter 7 – Small-City Greek Confectioners

Chapter 8 – Small-Town Greek Confectioners

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

 

LIST OF NAMES

Adam, Emily (nee Bartsis)

Adam, Nick

Adam, Pete

Adam, Peter “Panos”

Alexander, Nicholas George

Alwardt, Emma (aka Emma Potakes)

Anderson, Will

Angel, Paul

Apostle, Frank

Apostle, Louis

Apostle, Peter

Arroll, Robert (Dr.)

Ashemos, Gus

Ashemos, Kyros

Athas, Theodore

Bacopulos, Anthe (nee Karakathona)

Bacopulos, Basil “Bill”

Bacopulos, Gregory

Bacopulos, Peter G.

Balamos, Peter J.

Balk, Helen

Bank, Edith (aka Edith Lecas)

Bartges, Art

Bartges, Christos

Bartges, Dean

Bartges, Margaret (nee Baryames)

Bartges, Phyllis (aka Phyllis Bayles)

Bartsis, Emily (aka Emily Adam)

Baryames, Margaret (aka Margaret Bartges)

Basil, James

Bayles, Phyllis (nee Bartges)

Benekos, James A.

Bitzis, Georgia (aka Georgia Pooley)

Bliss, Dorothy

Bookides, Charles

Bouclamon, Tom

Brach, Otis

Brines, Eunice Lela (aka Eunice Lela Ginos)

Burrows, Lillian (aka Lillian Nichols)

Callas, Mike

Callas, Thomas

Callinicos, Constance

Canelake, Chris

Canelake, Gust

Canelake, John

Canelake, Nick

Canelake, Pamela (aka Pamela Matson)

Canelake, Patricia

Cannon, Joseph G.

Canoutas, Seraphim George

Chagares, Peter

Chagares, Sophia (nee Cheorvas)

Chagares, William

Chekos, Vassiliki “Bessie” (aka Vassiliki Geanetos)

Cheolas (aka Cholas, Chilos, Chiolos), Nick

Cheolas, Alexandria (aka Alexandria Louis)

Cheolas, Katherine

Cheolas, Kristefelia – aka Kristefelia Zarkadas

Cheolas, Nick

Cheorvas, Panagiota “Pota”

Cheorvas, Sam

Cheorvas, Sophia (aka Sophia Chagares)

Chilos, (aka Cheolas, Cholas, Chiolos), Nick

Chiolos (aka Cheolas, Cholas, Chilos), Nick

Cholas (aka Cheolas, Chilos, Chiolos), Nick

Chrisagis (aka Chrisakis), Chris

Chrisagis (aka Chrisakis), Gus

Chrisakis (aka Chrisagis), Chris

Chrisakis (aka Chrisagis), Gus

Chrysovergis, Helen (aka Helen Theofanopoulos

Cokinos, John

Cokinos, Stephen

Cokinos, Tom

Constant, Theodore

Constantopulos, Angelo

Constantopulos, Christ

Constantopulos, Christ George

Constantopulos, Gust

Constantopulos, Theodore

Constantopulos, Vasula (nee Platopulou)

Cosman, Daniel

Cosman, James G.

Coutrakon, Basil

Coutrakon, Charles (aka Constantine)

Coutrakon, Isabelle (nee Hattoon)

Coutrakon, John

Coutrakon, Katherine (aka Katherine James)

Coutrakon, Peter

Coutrakon, Peter (Jr.)

Coutrakon, Peter Perikle

Creighton, Julia (aka Julia Tomaras)

Dalamas, Paul

Dalamas, Paul T. (Jr.)

Dalmares, James

Dash, Mary (nee Karon)

Deley, Apostolon (aka Bertha Deligianis)

Deley, Elias (aka Louis Deligianis)

Deley, John (aka John Deligianis)

Deley, Stella (aka Stavroula Deligianis)

Deley, Thomas (aka Thomas Deligianis)

Deligianis, Bertha (aka Apostolon Deley)

Deligianis, John (aka John Deley)

Deligianis, Louis (aka Elias Deley)

Deligianis, Stavroula (aka Stella Deley)

Deligianis, Thomas (aka Thomas Deley)

DeMets

Demos, Mary

Devekas, James K.

Drake, Nancy (nee Karon)

Ekonomidou, Maria Sarantopoulou

Eliopoulos, Frank (aka Frank Elliot)

Eliopoulos, George (aka George Ellis)

Elliot, Frank (aka Frank Eliopoulos)

Ellis, George (aka George Eliopoulos)

Ellis, Lena (nee Sanders)

Flesor Beck, Ann

Flesor family

Flesor, Ann

Flesor, Constantine “Gus”

Flesor, Devon

Flesor, George

Flesor, Gus

Flesor, Helen (aka Helen Skinner)

Flesor, Irene

Flesor, Margaret “Betty” (nee Leonard)

Flesor, Marigoula (nee Papadakos)

Flesor, Nick

Flesor, Paul Gus

Flesor, Scott

Flesor, Sophia (nee Tingus)

Flesor, Tom

Flesor, Viola – aka Viola Voltis

Flesor, Viola (nee Vriner)

Flesor, Viola “Milia” (aka Viola “Milia” Soteras)

Flessor families

Flessor, Agnes (nee Tzanopoulos)

Flessor, Angie Chiou

Flessor, George

Flessor, Georgia (nee Tzanopoulos)

Flessor, Helen (nee Papageorge)

Flessor, Jim

Flessor, John

Flessor, Lee

Flessor, Nick

Flessor, Tom

Frangos, Steve

Frank, Eugenia (nee Theofanopulos)

Frank, Jack

Frank, Steve

Furla, Gus Leo

Geanetos families

Geanetos, Basil

Geanetos, Jennie (aka Jennie Haikalis)

Geanetos, Vassiliki “Bessie” (nee Chekos)

Georgakas, Dan

Georgopoulos, James

Georgopoulos, Peter

Ginos, Bessie

Ginos, Bill

Ginos, Eunice Lela (nee Brines)

Ginos, Nicholas

Ginos, Nikoletta

Ginos, Paul

Ginos, Spyros (William “Bill”)

Ginos, Thomas

Ginos, Zissis

Golfinopoulus, Andy

Govits, Gus

Govitz, Mick “Mike”

Granupulos, Eva

Granupulos, Ina

Granupulos, Peter

Granupulos, Tom

Gray, Theodore

Greanias, Andrew

Greanias, George

Greanias, Thomas

Haikalis, Dennis

Haikalis, Jennie (nee Geanetos)

Haikalis, Peter

Harris, Mittie (aka Mittie Markos)

Hassakis, Denny

Hassakis, Despo

Hassakis, Efstathia (nee Karpouzi)

Hassakis, John

Hassakis, Nick

Hassakis, Spiro

Hattoon, Isabelle (aka Isabelle Coutrakon)

Hatzideris, Panagiotis

Hiamilton, Georgia (nee Kehias)

Hullinger, Edna (aka Edna Samaras)

Jacobs, Paul

James, Antonella (nee Konrad)

James, James P.

James, Katherine (aka Katherine Coutrakon)

James, William

Kalogeras, Yirogos D.

Kanelos, Andrew

Kanelos, George

Kapodistrias, Ioannis

Karakathona, Anthe (aka Anthe Bacopulos)

Kareotes, Gus D.

Kareotes, James

Karon, Alex George

Karon, Mary (aka Mary Dash)

Karon, Nancy (aka Nancy Drake)

Karpouzi, Efstathia (aka Efstathia Hassakis)

Katris, Chris

Katris, Christine (aka Christine Kockler)

Katris, Maria (nee Soteras)

Katsinas, John

Kehagias (aka Kehias), Avgary

Kehagias (aka Kehias), George Avgary

Kehagias (aka Kehias), Louis

Kehias (aka Kehagias), Avgary

Kehias (aka Kehagias), George Avgary

Kehias (aka Kehagias), Louis

Kehias, George

Kehias, Georgia (aka Georgia Hiamilton)

Kerasotes, Gus

Kerasotes, Louis George

Kimlel, Reatha (aka Reatha Rezinas)

Kockler, Christine (nee Katris)

Koken, Paul

Kolettis, Ioannis

Kominos, Angela “Lil” (aka Angela “Lil” Loomis)

Konrad, Antonella (aka Antonella James)

Kontoyiannes, Dina (aka Dina Lessaris)

Kopan, Andrew

Kores, Thomas

Kouchiveris, George

Kouchiveris, Phillip

Kourvetaris, George A.

Krandel, Diana (nee Vriner)

Lecas, Christ

Lecas, Edith (nee Bank)

Lecas, George H.

Lehares, Peter

Lehares, Stella (nee Rezinas)

Lekas, Napoleon

Lenardos, Sophia (aka Sophia Lessaris)

Leonard, Margaret “Betty” (aka Margaret “Betty” Flesor)

Lessaris, Dina (nee Kontoyiannes)

Lessaris, George

Lessaris, John

Lessaris, Peter

Lessaris, Sophia (nee Lenardos)

Lessaris, Thomas

Lewis, Earl

Lewis, Sinclair

Loomis, Angela “Lil” (nee Kominos)

Loomis, Annie

Loomis, George

Loomis, Peter

Loomis, Thomas

Louis, Alexandria (nee Cheolas)

Louis, John

Malleos, Nickolas

Malleos, Peter J.

Malleos, Sam J.

Malleos, Thomas

Marantis, Photula “Photo” (aka Photula Sutter) (aka Photula Sotiropoulo)

Markos, Gene

Markos, George

Markos, Mittie (nee Harris)

Markos, Peter

Masourides, John

Mastorakas, Stephen

Mastorakas, William

Matalas, Constantinos

Matalas, Gus

Matalas, John

Matalas, Nicholas George

Matalas, Penelope

Matson, Pamela (nee Canelake)

Mavrokos, John

Mechalas, Jeni (nee Pelafos)

Michaels, Margie (aka Margie Poulos)

Mitrakos, Peter

Mocoulis, George B.

Mocoulis, Gust

Mocoulis, John B.

Moffett, William

Moukas, Pete

Mouyios, Christine – aka Chresula “Christine” Vriner

Mouyios, Nick

Mouyios, Peter

Nases, Angel B.

Nases, Thomas

Nichols, Lillian (nee Burrows)

Nichols, Louis George

Notaras, John

Notaras, Louis

Notaras, Tom

Oden, Cinnia – aka Cinnia Vaky

Orfanos, Thomas

Paflas, Nicholas

Panagiotopolos, Bill (aka William A. Panas)

Panas, William A. (aka Panagiotopolos, Bill)

Papadakos, Marigoula (aka Marigoula Flesor)

Papadakos, Mary “Panagiota” (nee Rallis or Rollis)

Papadakos, Stavros “Stephen” John

Papadopulos, John

Papadopulos, Lucretia

Papageorge, Helen (aka Helen Flessor)

Papageorge, Jim

Papanikolas, Helen Zeese

Papapanagiotou, Emmanuel (Reverend)

Pappaganes, Stella – aka Stella Vriner

Pappas, Gust

Pappas, William

Parkyakarkus, Nick

Paulos, T. C.

Pelafos, Antonia

Pelafos, Georgia

Pelafos, Jeni (aka Jeni Mechalas)

Pelafos, John Peter

Pelafos, Mark

Pelalas, Eleutherios

Platopulou, Vasula (aka Vasula Constantopulos)

Pooley, Georgia (nee Bitzis)

Pooley, Peter

Poolitsan, Angelika (nee Zaharkos)

Poolitsan, Catherine

Poolitsan, Gus

Potakes, Emma (nee Alwardt)

Potakes, James John

Poulos, Charles

Poulos, George Peter

Poulos, Margie (nee Michaels)

Poulos, Mike

Poulos, Mike P. Jr.

Poulos, Peter George

Presvelos, Chris

Presvelos, Nick

Rallis, Mary “Panagiota” (nee Rollis or Papadakos)         

Rassogianis, Alexander

Regiokos, D. A.

Rezinas, Peter “Panagiotis”

Rezinas, Reatha (nee Kimlel)

Rezinas, Stavroulas

Rezinas, Stella (aka Stella Lehares)

Rezinas, Tom P.  “Athanasios Panagiotis”

Rezinas, William

Rollis, Mary “Panagiota” (nee Rallis or Papadakos)

Saloutos, Theodore

Samaras family

Samaras, Alexander “Lex”

Samaras, Edna (nee Hullinger)

Samaras, George

Samaras, Nicolas

Samaras, Paul “Apostolos”

Samaras, William

Sanas, James

Sanders, Lena (aka Lena Sanders)

Sandis, Eva

Schy, Phil

Schy, Sam

Schy, Terry

Seolas, James G.

Seolas, Mary

Sheopoolos, Cuddy “Cora”

Sheopoolos, George

Skeadas, Konstantinos “Gus”

Skinner, Bill

Skinner, Helen (nee Flesor)

Soteras (Priest)

Soteras, Maria (aka Maria Katris)

Soteras, Viola “Milia” (nee Flesor)

Sotiropoulo, Photula “Photo” (aka Photula Sutter) (aka Photula Marantis)

Sotiropoulos, George

Sotiropoulou, Anthony (aka Anthony Sutter)

Sotiropoulou, Peter J. (aka Peter J. Sutter)

Souris, John

Souris, Peter

Souris, Theodore

Stamas, G. P.

Stamatopoulos, George

Stavropoulos, Peter

Sutter, Anthony (aka Anthony Sotiropoulou)

Sutter, Peter J. (aka Peter J. Sotiropoulou)

Sutter, Photula “Photo” (aka Sotiropoulo) (nee Marantis)

Theofanopoulos family

Theofanopoulos, Bill

Theofanopoulos, Constantine “Gus”

Theofanopoulos, Helen (nee Chrysovergis)

Theofanopoulos, Sophia               

Theofanopulos, Eugenia (aka Eugenia Frank)

Tingus, Dimitra

Tingus, James

Tingus, Sophia (aka Sophia Flesor)

Tomaras family

Tomaras, Julia (nee Creighton)

Tomaras, Panagiotis “Pete”

Trebelas, John

Treudley, Mary Bosworth

Tsakonas, Christos

Tsourunis, George

Tzanetopoulos (aka Zanetos), Antonios

Tzanopoulos, Agnes (aka Agnes Flessor)

Tzanopoulos, Georgia (aka Georgia Flessor)

Tzanopoulos, Georgia (aka Georgia Flessor)

Vaky family

Vaky, Alpha

Vaky, Cinnia (nee Oden)

Vaky, George

Vaky, James

Vaky, Theodore

Vapos, Annie

Vapos, Anthony “Gust”

Venizelos, Eleftherios

Verdulas, John

Viola, Joe

Viola, Mary

Vlahos, Mary (aka Mary Zarafonetis)

Voltis, Chris

Voltis, Viola (nee Flesor)

Vriner family

Vriner, Athanasia

Vriner, Chresula “Christine” (nee Mouyios)

Vriner, Diana (aka Diana Krandel)

Vriner, George John

Vriner, George Peter

Vriner, James

Vriner, John “Joannis”

Vriner, John Louis

Vriner, Louis “Lambros” John

Vriner, Pete

Vriner, Peter George

Vriner, Sammy P. “Tyke”

Vriner, Stella (nee Pappaganes)

Vriner, Stella G.

Vriner, Thomas P.

Vriner, Viola (aka Viola Flesor)

Vriner, William Peter

Vrinios

Xamis, George

Xamis, Gust

Xamis, Peter

Yalouris (Priest)

Zaffer, John

Zaffer, Theodore

Zaharakos brothers

Zaharkos, Angelika (aka Angelika Poolitsan)

Zanetos (aka Tzanetopoulos), Antonios

Zanetos, Thomas

Zarafonetis brothers

Zarafonetis, James

Zarafonetis, Louis

Zarafonetis, Mary (nee Vlahos)

Zarafonetis, Nicholas

Zarafonetis, Peter

Zarkadas, Jim

Zarkadas, Kristefelia (nee Cheolas)

Zicos, Alexandra “Mama”

Zicos, Aristides (Aris)

Zicos, George