George Vergis - Revision history

Liz: marriage date: removed application date & place, added marriage date & place. Source 21 Ella Wilson re. Geo.Vergis employment

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marriage date: removed application date & place, added marriage date & place. Source 21 Ella Wilson re. Geo.Vergis employment

Liz: /* Children */ all born Oil City PA; Jim's spouse Rosemary G, O'Donnell

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‎Children: all born Oil City PA; Jim's spouse Rosemary G, O'Donnell

Liz: Source 20 Oath of citizenship, & image

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Source 20 Oath of citizenship, & image

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Liz: source 19 Naturalization Petition of Mar 1926 abstract

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source 19 Naturalization Petition of Mar 1926 abstract

Liz: Abstract Naturalization Declaration,, Source 18

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Abstract Naturalization Declaration,, Source 18

Liz: "Immigrant 1916" added to page heading; Image naturalization declaration source 18

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"Immigrant 1916" added to page heading; Image naturalization declaration source 18

Liz: /* BIOGRAPHY NOTES */ arrival 1908 NYC Andrea Vergitakis

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‎BIOGRAPHY NOTES: arrival 1908 NYC Andrea Vergitakis

Liz: /* Source Notes */ Biographical Notes section: Andrea Vergitakis arr. NY 1908 age 21

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‎Source Notes: Biographical Notes section: Andrea Vergitakis arr. NY 1908 age 21

Liz: continuation, editing biography

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continuation, editing biography

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 | '''Birth'''  || 20 July 1900 || near Iraklion, Crete || || <sup class="reference">[14]</sup>
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-| '''Marriage''' ||license 15 Nov. 1934, New Castle PA ||marriage, West Virginia ||   To [[Ruth M. Wilson]] (divorced ~1951))  ||<sup class="reference">[11]</sup>
+| '''Marriage''' ||30 Jan 1935 ||Wheeling, West Virginia ||   To [[Ruth M. Wilson]] (divorced ~1951))  ||<sup class="reference">[11]</sup>
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 | '''Death''' ||26 Feb 1974  || || || <sup class="reference">[12,14,15]</sup>
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 | '''Naturalization Oath''', 18 June 1926. Order of Court admitting petitioner Georgis Vergitakis to citizenship.
 |[[Image:Naturalization Oath 18 June 1926.jpg|50px|left]]
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 * Georgios Vergetakis' name is seen in some records as "Georgio".  In Greek the final "s" is silent; it was dropped by some record makers.  The "s" at the end of the surname "Vergetakis" was also silent. The name was eventually anglicized to "Vergis";  the "s" is pronounced.
 PRIMAGENITURE IN GREEK NAMING: SURNAME & GIVEN NAME
-* (Per Mike Vergis): First sons were expected to carry the family name forward.  Often, the father's given name also goes forward, but reversing the order of first and middle names in alternating generations. It is believed here that Demitrios, later changed to James (see source note above), was the middle name of immigrant Giorgios Vergitakis. His name appears in some records as Georgios D. Vergetakis; in later records as George J. Vergis. He went by the name George. His first son was named James George Vergis.  Extension of this alternating generation naming logic back a generation suggests that Georgios' father's first name could have been Demitrios.  Thus (Demitrios) Georgios Vergetakis' first son was Georgios Dimetrios Vergetakis. The grandson was James George Vergis, as was perhaps his grandfather.
+* (Per Mike Vergis): First sons were expected to carry the family name forward.  Often, the father's given name also goes forward, but reversing the order of first and middle names in alternating generations. It is believed here that Demitrios, later changed to James (see source note above), was the middle name of immigrant Giorgios Vergitakis. His name appears in some records as Georgios D. Vergetakis; in later records as George J. Vergis. He went by the name George. His first son was named James George Vergis.  Extension of this alternating generation naming logic back a generation suggests that Georgios' father's first name could have been Demitrios.  Thus (Demitrios) Georgios Vergetakis' first son was Georgios Dimetrios Vergetakis. The name-line grandson was James George Vergis (as was perhaps his grandfather).
 CORROBORATING DATA
 * Andrea Vergitakis, Male age 21, arrived at Port of New York 25 Nov. 1908 on a ship of the Regina d'Italia series, possibly built in Genoa 1905.

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 ! Name || Gender || Date of Birth || Birthplace || Spouse || Notes || Sources
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-|[[James G. Vergis]]     || M|| ~1935 || ||    ||d. 11 Sept 2016 || <sup class="reference">[8,14]</sup>
+|[[James G. Vergis]]     || M|| ~1935 ||Oil City, Venango Co., PA|| Rosemary G. O'Donnell   ||d. 11 Sept 2016 || <sup class="reference">[8,14]</sup>
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 |  John Vergis    ||M|| 31 Oct 1937  ||Oil City, Venango Co., PA ||  unmarried   || || <sup class="reference">[8,14]</sup>
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-|  living Vergis    ||F|| ~Jan, 1940  || ||     || || <sup class="reference">[8,14]</sup>
+|  living Vergis    ||F|| ~Jan, 1940  ||Oil City, Venango Co., PA||     || || <sup class="reference">[8,14]</sup>
 |-
-|  living Vergis    ||M||   || ||     || || <sup class="reference">[8,14]</sup>
+|  living Vergis    ||M||   ||Oil City, Venango Co., PA||     || || <sup class="reference">[8,14]</sup>
 |}
 =Places of Residence=

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 | '''Naturalization Petition''', No. 64766, '''18 Mar. 1926''', Georgis Vergetakis<br>  Resides 332 Fifth Ave. Tarantum PA. Emigrated from Piraeus Greece on 7 Sept 1916; arrived New York 19 Sept 1916 on the Patria. Declared intention to become a citizen of the U.S. on 5 Oct 1923 at District Court, Pittsburgh Pa. Not married. Allegiance to U.S., renounced Greece. He is able to speak English. Has resided in the U.S. for at least 5 yrs, & in Pennsylvania for at least 1 year before date of Petition. Attached for filing: Declaration of Intent No. 93498. Signed Georgis Vergitakis. Witnesses: Harry Stewart, salesman, residence Tarentum, & Edward Riddle of Tarentum.
 |[[Image:Naturalization Petition 18 Mar 1926.jpg|50px|left]]
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 | '''Naturalization Petition''', No. 64766, '''18 Mar. 1926''', Georgis Vergetakis<br>  Resides 332 Fifth Ave. Tarantum PA. Emigrated from Piraeus Greece on 7 Sept 1916; arrived New York 19 Sept 1916 on the Patria. Declared intention to become a citizen of the U.S. on 5 Oct 1923 at District Court, Pittsburgh Pa. Not married. Allegiance to U.S., renounced Greece. He is able to speak English. Has resided in the U.S. for at least 5 yrs, & in Pennsylvania for at least 1 year before date of Petition. Attached for filing: Declaration of Intent No. 93498. Signed Georgis Vergitakis. Witnesses: Harry Stewart, salesman, residence Tarentum, & Edward Riddle of Tarentum.
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-| '''Naturalization Declaration of Intent''', US Dept. of Labor, Naturalization Service, Western District of Pennsylvania District Court, 1923, Pg.2774, No. 93498<br>Georgis Vergetakis, age 23, occupation Shoe Stand, color white, complexion dark, height 5 ft 6 inches, wt. 175 lb., hair black, eyes brown, no distinctive marks. Born in Crusona, Greece on 20 July 1900. Residence 332 Fifth Ave., Tarantum, PA. Emigrated to the US from Piragus, Greece on the vessel Patria; last foreign residence was Cruseona, Greece. Not married.Renounces allegiance to present government of Greece. Arrived at port of New York on 9th of Sept. 1916. Is not an anarchist, not a polygamist etc. Intends to become a citizen & reside permanently in the US. Signed  Georgis Vergetakis
+| '''Naturalization Declaration of Intent''', US Dept. of Labor, Naturalization Service, Western District of Pennsylvania District Court, '''Date 4 Oct, 1923''', Pg.2774, No. 93498<br>Georgis Vergetakis, age 23, occupation Shoe Stand, color white, complexion dark, height 5 ft 6 inches, wt. 175 lb., hair black, eyes brown, no distinctive marks. Born in Crusona, Greece on 20 July 1900. Residence 332 Fifth Ave., Tarantum, PA. Emigrated to the US from Piraeus, Greece on the vessel Patria; last foreign residence was Cruseona, Greece. Not married.Renounces allegiance to present government of Greece. Arrived at port of New York on 9th of Sept. 1916. Is not an anarchist, not a polygamist etc. Intends to become a citizen & reside permanently in the US. Signed  Georgis Vergetakis
 |[[Image:Naturalization Declaration of Intent, 9 Oct1923.jpg|50px|left]]
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 | '''Certificate of Arrival, Ellis Island''' Dept of Labor, Bureau of Immigration, Ellis Island, NY.  Name of alien: Vergietaquis, Giorgios.  Date of arrival:  Sept 19, 1916.  Manner of arrival:  Patria.  Issue No. 111384, Date Jan 26, 1926.
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-= BIOGRAPHY NOTES =
+== BIOGRAPHY NOTES ==
 NOTES ON GREEK NAMES,SPELLINGS, ANGLICANIZATION
 * Greek name "Demitrios" is technically linked etymologically to Jacob, but is often translated to English as James. See Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_%28name%29):  "James (and so Jim and Jimmy) are anglicized from the Greek name Dimitri ''as used by the Greek diaspora in the USA'', even though the names are etymologically unrelated."
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 PRIMAGENITURE IN GREEK NAMING: SURNAME & GIVEN NAME
 * (Per Mike Vergis): First sons were expected to carry the family name forward.  Often, the father's given name also goes forward, but reversing the order of first and middle names in alternating generations. It is believed here that Demitrios, later changed to James (see source note above), was the middle name of immigrant Giorgios Vergitakis. His name appears in some records as Georgios D. Vergetakis; in later records as George J. Vergis. He went by the name George. His first son was named James George Vergis.  Extension of this alternating generation naming logic back a generation suggests that Georgios' father's first name could have been Demitrios.  Thus (Demitrios) Georgios Vergetakis' first son was Georgios Dimetrios Vergetakis. The grandson was James George Vergis, as was perhaps his grandfather.
 * Andrea Vergitakis, Male age 21, arrived at Port of New York 25 Nov. 1908 on a ship of the Regina d'Italia series, possibly built in Genoa 1905.
-SOURCES NOTES
+==SOURCES NOTES==
 *'''Source 3, Draft Reg. - "Cousin John Humas" '''. A memory of Mike Vergis, son of George Vergis:  " I remember someone visiting us, just once that I know of; and my father told me it was "Uncle John" who lived in Pittsburgh. I was perhaps 7- 9 years old and I recall that "Uncle John" gave me a ride on a motorbike that had a sidecar. I sat in the sidecar and he drove around Franklin for a while. It is that motorbike ride that makes me remember him, and how my father acted. He cooked a really big meal for Uncle John, seemed delighted to see him.  I don't think I ever saw my Dad so cordial and attentive, waiting on him, before or after. It left an impression on me for sure.  The odd thing is my brothers have no recollection of this Uncle John; only me.  He could be why my 2nd brother is named John.
 *'''Source 3, Draft Reg. - Birth Date of George Vergis''', Source 1, Draft Registration has birth date 20 July, 1900; Source 7, son Mike Vergis has birthday as 3 July, 1900.  Mike Vergis: "My memory associates my father's birthday with the day before 4th of July, and on his Certification of Death the birth date is 21 July."   ''Ed.Note: This site  will use the 20 July, 1900 date, as given by George Vergis at age 18, rather than as remembered later by family members.''

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 ** Sister of [[John Thomas Wilson]]
 ** Daughter of [[Bert Winiford Wilson]] and [[Clara Mabel Wimer]]
-|}'''Georgios Dimetrios Vergetakis''' was born on 20 July 1900 in the village of Krousonas, which is about 25 miles south of Iraklion, Crete. His father's name was ''Dimetrios Vergetakis'' and his mother’s name was ''Maria''. They were farmers.  Their son ''Georgios'' had 2 brothers and 4 sisters.  Their names were ''Giannis, Michalis, Athina, Katerina, Kristali, and Kyrgiakoula''.<br>'''Georgios''' arrived in America in September 1916 at the Port of New York and was processed through Ellis Island.  Another Greek immigrant, ''Andreas Vergetakis'', who lived in New York City had immigrated in 1908.  It is very possible that he was a relative and Georgios stayed with him in NYC for a couple of months before being sent to Breckinridge, Pa. to work in the steel mill there.<br>''Georgios'' then found work at the Allegheny Steel Mill in Brackenridge, Allegheny County, Pa. near Pittsburgh.  A cousin, ''John Humas'', was already working at the steel mill.  ''John Humas'', his wife ''Pelagia'' and two children, ''Michael'' and ''Nicholas'', lived in Brackenridge and Georgios possibly lived with them.  He worked in the steel mill for two or three years before moving to New Philadelphia, Ohio where he worked for another Greek immigrant, ''George Polis'', who owned a shoeshine and hat cleaning business.  Georgios lived and worked in New Philadelphia for 3 or 4 years, before returning to Tarentum, Pa. to start his own shoeshine business.<br>Sometime, during the Great Depression, he had a shoeshine concession at the train station in Butler, Pa. He also worked as ticketing agent. Later Georgios moved to Oil City to work at the train station there as the ticket agent. It was there that he met his future wife, [[Ruth M. Wilson|Ruth Mabel Wilson]], who was a clerk at the station selling train tickets, newspapers, cigars, candy, and other concession items.  Georgios and Ruth were married in January 1935.  They had four children, all born in Oil City, Pa. <br>At some point Giorgios Dimitris Vergetakis shortened & anglicized his name to George James Vergis. Early insurance receipts list his wife Ruth as ''Ruth Vergetakis''. They moved to Franklin, Pa. in 1945, and opened a shoeshineing, hat-cleaning business with concession stand, arcade, and billiards parlor.  The business evolved into a restaurant with the family living in an apartment above.  In January 1963 a fire started in an adjacent store and cause  damage to the restaurant and to the apartment.  Many family papers and pictures were lost, but George & Ruth did reopen the restaurant. All the children went to college, and went on to professional careers. George died in 1974, and is buried in the Franklin Cemetery at Franklin/Rocky Grove, Pa.<br>These biographical notes were provided Jan. 2015, by Michael Vergis, son of George & Ruth Wilson Vergis. They have been edited by [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|EWW]] as documents became available, & research proceeded. (See Source Notes section below regarding naming customs & assumptions.)
+|}'''Georgios Dimetrios Vergetakis''' was born on 20 July 1900 in the village of Krousonas, which is about 25 miles south of Iraklion, Crete. His father's name was ''Dimetrios Vergetakis'' and his mother’s name was ''Maria''. They were farmers.  Their son ''Georgios'' had 2 brothers and 4 sisters.  Their names were ''Giannis, Michalis, Athina, Katerina, Kristali, and Kyrgiakoula''.<br>'''Georgios''' arrived in America in September 1916 at the Port of New York and was processed through Ellis Island.  Another Greek immigrant, ''Andreas Vergetakis'', had immigrated in 1908. It is possible that he was a relative and that Georgios stayed with him in NYC for a couple of months.<br> Georgios then was sent to Brackinridge Pa. near Pittsburgh, to work in the Allegheny Steel Mill where a relative, ''John Humas'', was working and lived with his wife ''Pelagia'' and two children, ''Michael'' and ''Nicholas''. Georgios possibly lived with them for a time.  He worked there for two or three years before moving again, possibly wishing to leave heavy industrial work. In New Philadelphia, Ohio he worked for another Greek immigrant, ''George Polis'', who owned a shoeshine and hat cleaning business.  Georgios lived and worked in New Philadelphia for 3-4 years, before returning to the Pittsburgh area to start his own shoeshine business in Tarentum PA, near Pittsburgh.<br>Sometime, during the Great Depression, he had a shoeshine concession at the train station in Butler, Pa. He also worked as ticketing agent. Later Georgios moved to north to work at the Oil City train station as the ticket agent. There he met his future wife, [[Ruth M. Wilson|Ruth Mabel Wilson]], a clerk at the station selling train tickets, newspapers, cigars, candy, and other concession items.  Georgios and Ruth were married in January 1935. Early insurance receipts list wife ''Ruth Vergetakis''. <br>At some point Giorgios Dimitrios Vergetakis shortened & anglicized his name to George James Vergis. They had four children, all born in Oil City, Pa. They moved to Franklin, Pa. in 1945, and opened a shoeshine & hat-cleaning business with concession stand, arcade, & billiards.  The business evolved into a restaurant with the family living in an apartment above. Ruth's family were of the Presbyterian faith, while George came from a Greek Orthodox background. The children went to Catholic schools and church.  All four went to college and on to professional careers. <br>In January 1963 a fire started in an adjacent store and cause  damage to the restaurant and   apartment.  Many family papers and pictures were lost, but George did reopen the restaurant. George & Ruth divorced and Ruth remarried.  George died in 1974, and is buried in the Franklin Cemetery at Franklin/Rocky Grove, Pa.<br>''These biographical notes were provided Jan. 2015, by Michael Vergis, son of George & Ruth Wilson Vergis and edited by [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|EWW]] of this website, niece of Ruth Wison Vergis, as documentation became available''. (Please see Source Notes section below, regarding naming customs & assumptions.)
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 * (Per Mike Vergis): First sons were expected to carry the family name forward.  Often, the father's given name also goes forward, but reversing the order of first and middle names in alternating generations. It is believed here that Demitrios, later changed to James (see source note above), was the middle name of immigrant Giorgios Vergitakis. His name appears in some records as Georgios D. Vergetakis; in later records as George J. Vergis. He went by the name George. His first son was named James George Vergis.  Extension of this alternating generation naming logic back a generation suggests that Georgios' father's first name could have been Demitrios.  Thus (Demitrios) Georgios Vergetakis' first son was Georgios Dimetrios Vergetakis. The grandson was James George Vergis, as was perhaps his grandfather.
-NOTES ON THE SOURCES
+SOURCES NOTES
 *'''Source 3, Draft Reg. - "Cousin John Humas" '''. A memory of Mike Vergis, son of George Vergis:  " I remember someone visiting us, just once that I know of; and my father told me it was "Uncle John" who lived in Pittsburgh. I was perhaps 7- 9 years old and I recall that "Uncle John" gave me a ride on a motorbike that had a sidecar. I sat in the sidecar and he drove around Franklin for a while. It is that motorbike ride that makes me remember him, and how my father acted. He cooked a really big meal for Uncle John, seemed delighted to see him.  I don't think I ever saw my Dad so cordial and attentive, waiting on him, before or after. It left an impression on me for sure.  The odd thing is my brothers have no recollection of this Uncle John; only me.  He could be why my 2nd brother is named John.
 *'''Source 3, Draft Reg. - Birth Date of George Vergis''', Source 1, Draft Registration has birth date 20 July, 1900; Source 7, son Mike Vergis has birthday as 3 July, 1900.  Mike Vergis: "My memory associates my father's birthday with the day before 4th of July, and on his Certification of Death the birth date is 21 July."   ''Ed.Note: This site  will use the 20 July, 1900 date, as given by George Vergis at age 18, rather than as remembered later by family members.''