| 1. | Peter Alexander (Peter) Agelasto, Jr. was born on 03 Aug 1905 in Norfolk, Virginia USA; died on 07 May 1985 in General Hospital of Virginia Beach, 1060 First Colonial Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia USA; was buried on 09 May 1985 in Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Notes:
Occupation: attorney, Norfolk, VA, USA (1927-1930) 203 Granby R407/R507; (1931) 102 W Plume R611; (1953) Ashburn, Agelasto & Sellers; (1953) Woodward, Agelasto, Ward and Jarvis; (1969) Agelasto & Bernard, 501 Citizens Bank Building; (1976) Agelasto & Agelasto; (1979) Jett, Agelasto, Berkley, Furr & Price.
Residence, Virginia USA: 1927-1931 602-4 Fairfax Av apt C2-4, Norfolk, with his uncle Michael and sister-in-law Mary; 1930, Hague Apts., Norfolk; York Apartments, Norfolk; 1938- abt 1940, 703 Graydon Ave.; abt 1940-1949, 1443 Graydon Place, Norfolk; 1949-, RFD 1, Alanton, London Bridge, later readdressed as 1500 McCullough Lane, Va. Beach 23451.
Education: Macon High School (NC); Wake Forest College, North Carolina (Kappa Sigma Fraternity); T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (Bachelor of Law, Jun 1929). It is likely he clerked for a judge, passed the bar and graduated law school in that order.
Following in his uncles' footsteps, he played tennis competitively; his bird hunting interests took after those of his father. He is referred to in a Washington Post tennis retrospective (13 Oct 1929) that mentioned [Michael] Agelasto, who played in the 1903 Southern Championships, stating his son [should be nephew] had played for Norfolk against Washington in the Hotchkiss Cup in the summer, 1929. The next year in the Hotchkiss Cup he played for Norfolk against Richmond, losing 6-1, 6-4 to C. Miller jr. in singles but teaming up with W.L. Lamerdin for a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Tarpeley-Morgan. In the finals against Washington, he lost 6-2, 6-1 to D. Mitchell, as Norfolk was blanked (Washington Post 21 Jun 1930, p 15; 22 Jun 1930, p M18). The following year Norfolk lost 7-1 to Yale with the sole victory in doubles: McGann-Agelasto over Holloway-Lorenzen 9-7, called for rain. He lost his singles 6-1, 6-3 to Andrews (Washington Post 5 Apr 1931, L11). Two weeks later Norfolk lost 8-1 to Harvard. Agelasto was defeated by Frame, 6-0, 6-4 in singles and , partnered with McGann, 6-2,6-0 by Breeze-Frame in doubles (Washington Post, 17 Apr 1931, p 31).
Mrs. P.A. Agelasto and Master Alexander Agelasto are mentioned in several notes in The Warren Record [Warrenton, North Carolina], 1918: "Mrs. P. A. Agelasto and Master Alexander Agelasto, of Norfolk, have returned to their home in Six Pound for the summer. Mr. Agelasto will come up from Norfolk to spend every other week end with his family." (28 Jun, p. 3); "Mrs. P. A. Agelasto and Master Alexander Agelasto, of Six Pound, were in town Wednesday." (26 Jul 1918, p. 3.); "Mrs. P. A. Agelasto and Master Alexander Agelasto of Norfolk are spending sometime at their bungalow in Six Pound." (24 Dec, p. 3).
1910 US Federal Census for 54 York Street, Norfolk City, Virginia, headed by Mrs. P. Agelasto, 62, b. 1848, Greece, widowed, parents b. Greece, naturalized, own home, married 40 years, 3/3 children living; son P Agelasto, 40, b. 1870, India, immigrated 1900, Married, parents b. Greece; lawyer, naturalized; Daughter-in-law Catherine Agelasto, 29, b. 1881, Virginia, parents b. Virginia, 5 years married; grandson Alex Agelasto Jr., 5, b. 1905, Virginia; father b. India; mother b. Virginia; sons Mickey Agelasto, 38, b. 1872 Greece; immigrated 1890, naturalized, single, parents b. Greece, Cotton Mill manager, Alex Agelasto Sr., 37, b. 1873 Louisiana, Married, parents b. Greece, clerk cotton mill, married 7 years; Daughter-in-law Mary W. Agelasto, 26, b. 1884, Virginia, parents b. Virginia, all native English speakers, can read/write.
1920 US federal census for Blacks Road, Sixpound Township, Warren, North Carolina, household headed by P A Agelasto, owner, 51, b. India, parents b. Greece, alien, naturalized, arrived USA 1869, parents b. Greece, native tongue English, lawyer, home owned free; wife Catherine Agelasto, 38, b. Virginia, parents b. Virginia, alien [incorrect]; Alexander Agelasto, 14, b. Virginia, parents b. Virginia, pupil, all able to read/write.
1930 US federal census: Hague Apartments, 617 Fairfax Avneue, Olney Road, Norfolk, Va. household headed by Michael Agelasto, renter, 58, single, b. Greece, parents b. Greece, arrived USA 1880, naturalized, manager cotton mill; mother Pauline [sic], 77, widow, 20 y.o. at marriage; naturalized, arrived USA 1977; Alexandria [sic], nephew, 25, single, b. Virginia, father b. India, mother b. Virginia, lawyer.
1940 US federal census, Norfolk, Virginia: P A Agelasto, 33, b. Virginia, attorney; wife Hannah, 27, b. North Carolina, housewife.
Buried:
Elmwood Cemetery record: AGELASTO, PETER A I28116 Section ELM, Block 7TH A E, Lot 15, Space 6 0 05/07/1985
Peter married Hannah Margery (Holman) Rawls on 17 Dec 1938 in Norfolk, Virginia USA. Hannah (daughter of Holman Calvin (Quinton) Rawls and Haddie Parker (John) McCullough) was born on 21 Jul 1912 in Durham, North Carolina USA; was christened on 24 Mar 1913 in St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Brunswick, Georgia USA; died on 31 Mar 1971 in Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Drive, Norfolk, Virginia USA; was buried on 02 Apr 1971 in Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Peter married Ann Carter (Jeremiah) Morton in Dec 1977 in Virginia Beach, Virginia USA. Ann (daughter of Jeremiah Strother (Jeremiah) Morton and Elizabeth Frances (John) West) was born on 18 Oct 1939 in Norfolk, Virginia USA; died on 04 Jan 1987 in Westminister-Canterbury, 3100 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia USA; was buried in Eastern Shore Chapel Cemetery, Virginia Beach, Virginia USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1905 - 1985 (79 years)