Living

Living married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to son George: "My father had a very conflicted relationship with the USA. My mother and father came to New York at the "request" of my Coumantaros grandfather Nicholas. The story goes that he wanted one of his children out of Europe as the war broke out. My father worked for Stavros Niarchos at first. In the early 1940s. Then for Didi Stathatos. Then eventually for himself both here and in London. He always did fairly well in his business but it wasn't easy. We were all sent to the very established schools (Choate, Exeter, Yale and MIT). Our "Americanization" was really accomplished more by these schools than our parents."

1940 US federal census, 995 5th Avenue, New York, New York: Dimitri Negroponte, 25, b. Switzerland, renter, $250/month, living London 1935, alien; wife Catherine, 23, b. New York, living Athens, Greece 1935.

Birth:
7 Apr 1915 according to both Sturdza and the US Social Security Death Index.

Died:
The US Social Security Index gives his last residence as the UK. Social Security number: 085-24-3634.

Dimitrios married Aikaterini (Nicolas) Koumandaros on 30 Sep 1938 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Aikaterini (daughter of Nicolas S. Koumandaros and Eleni Phoustanos) was born on 05 Aug 1916 in New York, New York USA; died on 26 Jun 2000 in London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Philanthropy: Aide to the chairwoman of a charitable woman's committee, "Party Is Arranged for Relief in China," (New York Times 12 Oct 1941, p D2); On the committee sponsoring four dinner dances to raise funds for Friends of Greece, Inc. (New York Times, 20 Nov 1942 p 20); Patroness for a rummage dinner dance and gin rummy party held in aid of Friends of Greece, Inc. ("Proceeds of Dinner Event Thursday Will Help in Purchase of Vaccines," New York Times, 31 Jan 1943, p X13); Ran the Friends of Greece shop, 52 E 57th St, New York, in 1943 to raise funds in the Greek war effort ("Greek Women's Heroism recalled As Underground Pleads for Aid," New York Times, 4 Feb 1943 p 26); Executive Committee member of Friends of Greece, Inc. ("Art Show will Aid Friends of Greece,"New York Times, 4 Dec 1943, p 9); On the reception committee of the Friends of Greece, Inc. (New York Times, 16 Oct 1946 p 33); Represented Greek War Relief on the committee raising funds for the Crusade for children of the American Overseas Aid-United nations Appeal for Children, ("Mrs. Gibbons to Give Tea," New York Times, 7 Apr 1948, p 22); Fund-raiser for the Pendeli Preventorium for Tubercular Children (New York Times, 18 Mar 1951 p 82); Raised funds for destitute Greek villages ("Greek Destitute to Gain," New York Times, 2 May 1951 p 35); Raised funds for the Seamen's Church Institute (New York Times, 18 Nov 1951 p 98); Patroness at an anti-polio benefit ("Easter Luncheon to Aid Polio Unit," New York Times, 11 Mar 1956, p 95). With her husband: Attended a dinner and benefit for the Boys Club of New York (New York Times, 15 Oct 1949 p 12); Assisted in the preparations for a Friends of Greece dinner Dance (New York Times, 14 Dec 1940, p 18); attended a dinner dance to benefit the Navy Relief Society ("Supper Club Fete Aids Navy Relief" New York Times, 23 Oct 1941, p 20); Co-hosts at a Greek fund-raiser. "Friends of Greece Give Dinner Dance Here to Buy Food and Medicine for That Country" (New York Times, 5 Feb 1943 p 15); Among hosts of a dinner dance given by Friends of Greece, Inc. to raise money for the Pendelis Preventorium for tubercular children, Athens, ("Friends of Greece Give Dinner Dance," New York Times, , 3 May 1949, p 32); Invited guests to a fund-raising dinner party hosted by the James Stewarts for the Boys Club ("'Fete des Roses' Helps Boys Club," New York Times, 20 Oct 1950 p 31); Became "patrons for the private preview showing of paintings from the collection of Stavros Niarchos, noted shipowner" (New York Times, 17 Nov 1957, p 99); Among those who gave dinner parties to aid the scholarship fund of the Town School Parents Association, ("Fetes to Precede Art Show Sunday" New York Times, 4 Dec 1957, p 48).

Mrs. D. J. Negroponte was among those who auctioned off possessions at the Croydon Galleries, New York (New York Times 14 & 19 Jun 1942).

Golf: Mrs. D.J. Negroponte, Creek, shot 95-16-79 in the Women's Metropolitan Golf Association one-day Class A medal-play tournament, ("Miss Swift Is Victor in Golf with Net 71," New York Times 25 Jul 1951, p 40); Mrs. John Negroponte, Creek, shot 92-13-79 in the Women's Long Island Golf Association one-day tournament, ("Mrs. Torgerson Is Victor," New York Times 29 May 1952, p 22); "Mrs. D.J. Negroponte of the Creek Club carded 88-14-74...to take low net honors in the Women's Metropolitan Golf Association tournament at the Plandome Goft Club", ("Mrs. Negroponte Wins," New York Times 20 Aug 1954 p 12); Mrs. Dimitri Negroponte, Creek, shot 89-13-76 in the Women's Long Island Golf Association championship, ("Mrs. Kirkland's 75 Leads in L.I. Golf," New York Times 22 Sep 1954, p 37); Mrs. Dimitri J. Negroponte, Creek, combined for a 33-35-68 victory in the Women's Long Island Golf Association best-ball tournament, ("Mrs. Herzog Team Wins; Mrs. Negroponte Shares in Creek Golf Victory," New York Times 29 Sep 1955, p 43).

1940 US federal census, 995 5th Avenue, New York, New York: Dimitri Negroponte, 25, b. Switzerland, renter, $250/month, living London 1935, alien; wife Catherine, 23, b. New York, living Athens, Greece 1935.

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the Hotel Moorlands, Portsmouth Road, Haslemere, Surrey, lists Catherine Negropontis, b. 5 Aug. 1916, married, private means.

Died:
US Social Security Index lists her last residence as the UK. Social Security number: 100-12-0708.

Notes:

Married:
Their honeymoon took them to Paris, California, New York and Washington, DC., where they visited with his sister and her husband, an attache to the French Embassy. "Negropontes Stop Here on Return Trip to England" (Washington Post 15 Nov 1938 p X18 p 35).

Notes:

Left Taganrog around 1910. Spent some time in Berlin and then settled in Lausanne, Switzerland, were he lived out the rest of his life. (Christopher Long)

He is likely the Jean Negroponte who is identified in a May 1896 photograph of students' outdoor activity at Sainte Sophie de Monemvasie. Georges Radet, L'histoire et l'oeuvre de l'École française d'Athènes, A. Fontemoing (Paris): 1901, p 230.

John married Eleni (Denis) Stathatos on 04 Jun 1908 in Athens, Attica, Greece, and was divorced about 1920. Eleni (daughter of Denis Anthony (Anthony) Stathatos and Maria Anatzitos) was born on 06 May 1889 in Braila, Romania; died on 19 Aug 1932 in Interlaken, Switzerland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

After her divorce, she spent the rest of her life in Davos, Switzerland, according to her grandson George.

Her father perhaps named a cargo ship for her. See website.

Another steam merchant, Eleni Stathatou, was sunk by a German U-Boat, 1940, according to a website.

Notes:

Nicholas Koumandoros, merchant, married, departed Liverpool, England 20 Jun 1907 for New York aboard Arabic.

Nick Koumandakis, 3026 Market St., Wheeling, West Virginia, is listed as nearest relative on the WW I draft registration card of his brother Steleos Gust Koumandakis, b. 26 Jan 1880, residing 21 W. Park St, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana.

Nicholas Coumantaros, 64, Greek national, shipowner; wife Helene, 46; daughters Aglaia, 20 (US citizen noted); and Lida, 15, both students, all last domiciled Athens, arrived 25 Apr 1940 aboard Conte Di Savoia from Genoa, Italy; all b. Athens; change in immigration status noted.

Name:
Nicholas S. Coumantaros

Buried:
Funeral at the Hellenic Cathedral, 15 Nov 1948 (New York Times 13 Nov 1948, p 15).

Nicolas married Eleni Phoustanos. Eleni was born about 1894 in Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nicholas Coumantaros, 64, Greek national, shipowner; wife Helene, 46; daughters Aglaia, 20 US citizen; and Lida, 15, both students, last domiciled Athens, arrived 25 Apr 1940 aboard Conte Di Savoia from Genoa, Italy; all b. Athens; change in immigration status noted.