Polyxene (Alexander) Mavrogordato

Notes:

Residence: 1870, New Orleans presumably, but she is not listed with her 4-year-old son, who lived in a household headed by Ernilien Gallasta, 42, cotton broker, and her nephew Demosthenes (Aristides) Pateraki; 1880, Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Wisconsin; 1900-1913, 54 York St., Norfolk, Va.; 1913-1917, 426 W York; 1918-1923, 800 Armistead Bridge Rd; 1923, Apt 206 Carenstead Court ; 1930, Hague Apts., Norfolk, Va.

Her sister Victoria is on the Negroponte-Agelasto tree.

Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Agelasto, of Norfolk, stayed at the Rennert (Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan 1906).

1900 US Federal Census for 54 York Street, Norfolk City, Virginia, headed by Alex M Agelasto, 67, b. Feb 1833, Greece; naturalized, parents b. Greece, Cotton Buyer, own home, Married 1866 (34 years); wife Polyrene M Agelasto, 53, b. Jan 1847, Greece; parents b. Greece, both immigrated 1859, 41 years in US; sons Peter A Agelasto, 31, b. Mar 1869, India, lawyer; Michael A Agelasto, 29, b. Apr 1871, Greece, electrical engineer, both immigrated 1877, naturalized, 23 years in the US; Alex M Agelasto Jr, 26, b. Dec 1873, Louisiana, all single, cotton buyer; and one servant.

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.

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.

Birth:
14 Nov 1846, according to death certificate.

Buried:
Elmwood Cemetery record: AGELASTO, POLYXENE I28118 Section ELM, Block 7TH A E, Lot 15, Space 9 0 09/02/1934

Died:
2 Sep 1934, according to death certificate.

Polyxene married Alexander (Michel) Agelasto on 02 Feb 1866 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece. Alexander (son of Michael (Pandely) Agelasto and Maria (Ioannis) Parembli) was born on 10 Sep 1833 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece; died on 01 Dec 1906 in 54 York St., Norfolk, Virginia USA; was buried on 02 Dec 1906 in Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Occupation: Lawyer, Norfolk, Va. Fentress & Agelasto, 1893-1897, over 96 Main St.; 1898, 228 Main, with William A. Fentress; solo practice, 1899-1900, 230 Main; 1901, 234 Main; 1902, 236 Main; 1903, 44-45-46 Virginia-Carolina Blg; Agelasto & Miller, 1904, same add. with Frank C. Miller; Agelasto, Miller & White, 1905, same add. with Wm. J. White; 1906, 500-504 Board of Trade Bldg; Agelasto & Miller 1907-1918, 502-503-504 Board of Trade Bldg; 1919, Ledger-Dispatch Bldg 118 E Plume R234.

Naturalization: Application filed 20 March 1888. the 1900 census says he immigrated to the US in 1877.

Residence: 1870, New Orleans with his mother; 1888-1897, 18 York St.; 1897-1912, 54 York St.; 1913-1917 426 W York; 1918, 416 W 19th St.; 1919, 1044 Spottswood Av, all Norfolk, Va.; 1920 & 1930, Sixpound, Warren, NC.

Travel: with parents, 7 Oct. 1869, arrived NYC from Liverpool aboard China.

On passport application, aged 21: 5'5" tall, high forehead, brown eyes, Roman nose, medium size mouth, medium round chin, dark complexion and full face, brown moustache.

Appears in a photo with his brothers, taken in Memphis, where his father was a founding member of the Memphis Cotton Exchange. The boys are, from left to right: Alexander Michael, Peter and Michael.

According to Peter A. Agelasto III, his grandfather, Peter A Agelasto, had to work hard to pay the debts that his younger brother Alexander ran up in trying to run the cotton business after their father (Alexander Michael) died. The Grandy family that controlled Seaboard Bank, on which great grandfather had been a board member, let them stay in their house for a few years although it was mortgaged and taken over by the bank.

24 Jan. 1908: acquitted with brother Alexander M. by jury of $83,000 larceny from Citizens Bank, Norfolk, based on alleged false warehouse receipts (Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Jan 25 1908).

P.A. Agelasto, Macon, N.C. advertised "Shooting club property for Sale" (Forest and Stream, Dec 1926, Jan & Feb 1927).

Sportsman: While his brothers played tournament tennis, Peter followed in his father's footsteps as a game sportsman, most likely dove and quail, and participated in various trap and skeet events. 26 Jan 1901: live-bird shoot sponsored by the Norfolk Gun Club, withdrawing in second event (Forest and Stream, 2 Feb 1901); 2-4 Sep 1901: second annual tournament of the Virginia State Sportsmen's Association, Richmond, Va, shooting with Portsmouth Gun Club (29 points); individually, : 13/15,17/20,13/20,8/15,10/20,17/25, withdrew (Forest and Stream, 14 Sep 1901. 7-9 Sep 1903: tournament of Virginia Trapshooters Association, Lynchburg, Va. His Portsmouth Team finished exactly in middle of the 11 teams, and among his team members he was the mean. 2nd day: 11/15,13/15,9/15,12/15,13/15,15/20,15/20,17/20 = 105/135; he tied 4th from bottom among the 29 shooters. 3d day: he broke 132/150: 12,13,14,12,13,14,14,12,15,13, placing 15 out of 25 shooters. Individual championship (with gun handicap [16] 23) he shot 81 (20-22-21-18), thus tied for 21st out of 35 shooters, 30 May 1905: sixth annual tournament of the Analostan Gun Club [Tennallytown Road, Washington DC] scored 144/200 in rifle competition, placing 25/29 shooters (Washington Post, 31 May 1905, p 14).


Argued before the Virginia Supreme Court in Wright vs. Agelasto, trustee (Washington Post, 15 Mar 1905, p 9).

1893-1900, vice-consul of Greece [city directory]; Petros A. Agelastos is listed a Greek Consul (VC) for Norfolk, Virginia, from July 31 1892. He was again appointed between 1896 and 1901. The date 31 July 1890 is given in the Register, US Dept of State (Washington: GPO, 1893).

Education: 1888, Law, University of Virginia.

Treasurer of Dixie Manufacturing Co., 1906

1908-1909: P. A. Agelasto sec-treas, A. M. Agelasto & Son (Inc), cotton brokers Front St., Norfolk, Va. Brother A.M. Jr. was v-pres.

The family is 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).

1900 US Federal Census for 54 York Street, Norfolk City, Virginia, headed by Alex M Agelasto, 67, b. Feb 1833, Greece; naturalized, parents b. Greece, Cotton Buyer, own home, Married 1866 (34 years); wife Polyrene M Agelasto, 53, b. Jan 1847, Greece; parents b. Greece, both immigrated 1859, 41 years in US; sons Peter A Agelasto, 31, b. Mar 1869, India, lawyer; Michael A Agelasto, 29, b. Apr 1871, Greece, electrical engineer, both immigrated 1877, naturalized, 23 years in the US; Alex M Agelasto Jr, 26, b. Dec 1873, Louisiana, all single, cotton buyer; and one servant.

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: Sixpound Township, Warren, North Carolina household headed by Peter A Agelasto, owner, 60, 35 y.o. when married, b. India, parents b. Greece, naturalized, arrived USA 1871, orchardist, apple orchard; wife Catherine C., 46, 20 y.o. at marriage, b. Virginia, parents b. Virginia; Sallie A. Long, 30, cook, Melvin A. Long, 5, son, both b. North Carolina.

Birth:
more on Malabar Hill

Buried:
Lot 15, 7th Alley East Elm.

Died:
DOD 6 Nov 1939, according to death certificate and obituary

Peter married Catherine Elizabeth (Silas) Thorpe on 18 Jun 1904 in Williamsburg, Virginia USA. Catherine (daughter of Silas Bruce (Martin) Thorpe and Susan Elizabeth (James) Foley) was born on 11 Sep 1877 in Mercer, Loudon County, Virginia USA; died on 30 Jul 1964 in Virginia Beach Hospital, 25th & Arctic Avenue, Virginia Beach, Virginia USA; was buried on 01 Aug 1964 in Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Michael Agelasto, my great-uncle, for whom I was named, worked in cotton brokerage, which he thoroughly detested, according to my mother. Known as Mickey, he was educated as both an engineer and medical doctor, but he practiced neither of these professions. The middle of the three brothers, it was he who never married and had the responsibility to take care of his mother who did not die until Mickey was himself 65 years old. Mickey was fluent in several languages, including classical Greek, and he managed to flee to Europe for summer vacations, leaving his mother, I suspect, to his siblings' management.

Occupation, Norfolk, Va.: 1896-1898 electrical engnr 29 Plume; 1899 151 Granby; 1900 108 Ferebee, Jones & Co. Bldg; 1901 elecrical engnr; 1902 3d av cor Front; 1903-1909 42 Front; 1910-1914 gen mngr Atlantic Mnfg Co; 1915-1916 cotton; 1917-1931 supt Norfolk Cotton Co. Inc.; also with J.S. Jenkins & Co., Nofolk, cotton brokers.

Vice-consul for Greece 1888-1891 (Norfolk Directory). M. Agelasto listed as Greek consul, Norfolk, Dun and Bradstreet Publications Corporation, 1917.

Residence: Baltimore, MD 1890, student, 205 W. Madison; 1891-91, student, 914 McCulloh; Norfolk, Va.: 1896-1897 18 York; 1897-1912 54 York; 1913-1917 426 W York; 1918-1923 800 Armistead Bridge Rd; 1924 206 W Princess Anne Rd; 1925-1931 602/604 Fairfax Av; 1927 & 1930, 4-C Hague Apartments, 606 Fairfax Ave; 1941Heart o' Ghent Hotel; May 1947 Henry Clay Inn, [Ashland, Va.]; 319 W Freemason St.; Mar 48 Waverly Hotel & Jefferson Hotel, VA Beach; Aug-Oct 1948 rm 509 Hotel Southland, Granby St.; Mar 49 Hotel Mileuor, Granby St.

Education: 1888-91, BA, St Johns College [Johns Hopkins University], Annapolis MD, USA ( 14 Jun 1891, p 24); 1891-92, graduate studies, Electrical Engineering, St Johns College [Johns Hopkins University]Annapolis , MD, USA; 1892-1893, AM [medicine], Columbia University, NYC, USA


Naturalization: Citizenship granted 2 Apr 1906, no. 9267, signed by Elihu Root, Secretary of State; height indicated as 5’4”. Passport application filed 31 March 1906 in advance of 3 April 1906 sailing. The 1900 census says he immigrated to the US in 1877.

Patent #571,426, Electric Thermometer, 17 Nov. 1896

Travel: 18 June 1888: Liverpool to Queenstown, NY, on Umbria, Cunard Line; 3 April 1906, from New York, on S.S. Barbarossa; 1 June 1906, Naples to New York on Konig Albert; 10 May 1907, Cherbourg, France to New York, on Kaiser Wilhelm; 23 Aug 1927: Hamburg, Germany to Philadelphia, PA, on Denderah. NB: he was not with his parents and older brother, 7 Oct. 1869, Liverpool to NYC aboard China.

Appears in a photo with his brothers, taken in Memphis in 1870, where his father was a founding member of the Memphis Cotton Exchange (George Scrini collection). The boys are, from left to right: Alexander Michael, Peter and Michael.

He is listed (Box 485, Norfolk, Va.) Jan 1903, as a member/associate of the American branch of The Society For Psychical Research. See, Edward T. Bennett, The Society For Psychical Research - Its Rise And Progress And A Sketch Of Its Work (Kessinger Publishing, 2006, re-issue), p 455


He attended the 5 Feb 1893 wedding of E. Pilalas and Catherine Elesteropoulo at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, W 53d St., New York City, along with Theodore P. and Mrs. Ralli, P.P. Negreponte, and John C. Maximos.
At the time he was probably a student at Columbia.

A modern art enthusiast who was an early member of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. He introduced T. Catesby Jones, an arts patron, to the State of Virginia art collections. Jones bequeathed the bulk of his modern art collection to Virginia institutions in 1947; Michael Agelasto is cited in the exhibition catalogue for his role. (The exhibition catalogue, Matisse, Picasso, and Modern Art in Paris: The T. Catesby Jones Collections, The U. Va Art Musueum, 30 Jan - 24 Apr 2009 (Parker Agelasto).

He and his brother Alec played the amateur tennis circuit. While in Europe (3 Apr - 1 Jun) either he or a namesake 'M Agelastos' represented Greece in singles tennis in the Athens 1906 Olympics [22 Apr - 1 Jun], losing in the first round by default.

Michael Agelasto was influential in bringing T. Catesby Jones' modern art collection to Virginia.

M. Agelasto, "The Discharge of Magnetism," The Electrical World, v. 24, 15 Sep 1894, n. 11, p. 256-257.

Johns Hopkins University Circulars, v. 9, no. 76, Nov 1889, lists Michael A. Agelasto, Norfolk, Va., among 'special students', enrolled in classes on Church History, International Law, English Constitutional History, Continental History, Psychology, and Logic.

1900 US Federal Census for 54 York Street, Norfolk City, Virginia, headed by Alex M Agelasto, 67, b. Feb 1833, Greece; naturalized, parents b. Greece, Cotton Buyer, own home, Married 1866 (34 years); wife Polyrene M Agelasto, 53, b. Jan 1847, Greece; parents b. Greece, both immigrated 1859, 41 years in US; sons Peter A Agelasto, 31, b. Mar 1869, India, lawyer; Michael A Agelasto, 29, b. Apr 1871, Greece, electrical engineer, both immigrated 1877, naturalized, 23 years in the US; Alex M Agelasto Jr, 26, b. Dec 1873, Louisiana, all single, cotton buyer; and one servant.

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.

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, Princess Anne Co., Virginia: M A Agelasto, 71, lodger, single, b. Greece, naturalized citizen, unemployed, other income, residence Norfolk, 1935.

Birth:
The 1900 census gives his birth date as Apr. 1871.

On passport application, he reports birth as 25 Jan. 1869, New Orleans.

Died:
Obituary: Washington Post, 21 Sept. 1949



Buried:
Elmwood Cemetery record: AGELASTO, MICHAEL A I28115 Section ELM, Block 7TH A E, Lot 15, Space 11 0 09/20/1949

Notes:

Occupation: 1900, cotton merchant and broker, Norfolk, VA; from 1915, employee, United States Department of Agriculture (DOA). 1917, specialist in charge, Office of Markets and Rural Organization, DOA, 225 Carondelet, New Orleans, LA; 1918-22: specialist in cotton classing dept, DOA, Washington, DC; 1920, government cotton specialist.

Employment history: 1888-1891, agency clerk, McCullough Building, Water St. cr. Fayette, Norfolk, VA; 1906, cotton broker; Dec 1907 - Jan 1908, indicted, tried and acquitted for fraud; appointed assistant in cotton business methods, Office of Markets and Rural Organization, US Dept. of Agriculture(Washington Post, 4 Jul 1915); from 1920: staff member, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, US Dept. of Agriculture, Washington DC.; 1921, lead author of "The Cotton Situation," 1921 USDA Agriculture Yearbook, pp 323-406; 1943, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Distribution, Administration, Cotton and Fiber Branch, 12th and C St SW, Washington DC.

Residence: Norfolk, Va.: 1882-1886, 24 Botetourt; 1886-1897, 18 York; 1894, student [Alex M jr.], 913 N Calvert, Baltimore, MD; 1898, 54 (18) York; 1898-1912, 54 York; 1906, apparently living in Liverpool, England, and returned to US shortly before father’s death; 1913-1914, 426 W York; 1915, 518 Colonial Av; 1917, 1737 Jackson Av, New Orleans, LA; 1918-1920, Aurora Apartments n 2, 1846 Vernon NW, Washington, DC; 1921, Apt 401, 2426 19th St NW, Washington DC; 1930-1933, 2922 18th St. NW, Washington, DC.; 1937, 1943: 2019 Allen Place NW, Washington DC.

Travel: 10 May 1899, Liverpool on the Germanic from New York; A.A. Agelasto, 22, male, departed Liverpool 13 Jun 1891 for New York aboard the Alaska; 29 June 1906, Liverpool to New York, Lucania.

Appears in a photo with his brothers, taken in Memphis, where his father was a founding member of the Memphis Cotton Exchange. The boys are, from left to right: Alexander Michael, Peter and Michael.

According to Peter A. Agelasto III, his grandfather, Peter A Agelasto, had to work hard to pay the debts that his younger brother Alexander ran up in trying to run the cotton business after their father (Alexander Michael) died. The Grandy family that controlled Seaboard Bank, on which great grandfather had been a board member, let them stay in their house for a few years although it was mortgaged and taken over by the bank.

1933, apparently ran a dog breeding operation. From a classified ad in the 8 Jan 1933 Washington Post: "Puppies--Boston Terriers, pedigreed. Adams 5902. Call at 2022 18th St. NW ...and seven cute little pups are sold...Mr. Agelasto, 2922 18th street northwest, was offered music lessons, jewelry and other articles in exchange for his puppies, but Post readers paid cash for all seven. Mr. Agelasto was highly pleased with the number and character of calls."

Education: 1892-93, student in Arts, St Johns College [Johns Hopkins University], Annapolis MD, USA. Sports: He participated in the Johns Hopkins University Athletic Association (Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb 1889, p 4); on rooster of 10-man Johns Hopkins University's 'Ninety-one's' football team (Baltimore Sun, 22 Oct 1890, p 6).

He is listed in the Grand Catalogue of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, 1 Feb 1910, as cotton broker.

The following 2008 note is from George Scrini, the great-grandson of Virginia Mavrogordato Scrini, who was Alexander's aunt and god-mother[perhaps secretive as it is unclear whether Alexander's parents knew that she had had their son baptized].

"Earlier in the year, we were in Chios and did an interview for the local paper about my connections with Chios. They did their own research and came up with a mention of Virginia and Alexander in a book by the authoress Penelope Delta. Her maiden name was Benaki (Benaki Museum in Athens) and her family had met the Scrinis while on holiday in Llandudno in North Wales. Alexander was about 13 at the time. He was 'a spoilt little boy who refused to speak any Greek!'"


He donated objects to the Smithsonian Natural History Museum, Washington, DC, with correspondence dating 11 May 1937 and 10 Aug 1943. The several items were lent to the Smithsonian in 1937 and later given as a gift in 1938. Their records show that the items were acquired in India by his father, A.M. Sr., on a trip in 1875.

A. M. Agelasto, Jr. was a member of the New York Cotton Exchange in 1907. He is on a list of 34 cotton traders on the Exchange who lived in the U.S. South. The newspaper article concerns a congressional investigation over the Exchange's 'gambling methods.' ("The Cotton Exchange Side of It," Atlanta Constitution, 1 Mar 1907, p 6)

He was one of the three Department of Agriculture agents conducting a public investigation of cotton exchanges in Southern cities, including Norfolk, Va., 26 Aug 1918 ("Probing the Disparity in Prices of Cotton," The Atlanta Constitution, 27 Aug 1918).

Attended a social event at the Norfolk Country Club (Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb 1911).

He gave a two-spotted gourami to the National Zoo, Washington, DC. (New York Times, 3 Nov 1935, p N1).

He and his brother Mickey played the amateur tennis circuit.

"A.M. Agelasto, of the office of markets and rural organization, is taking a week's vacation at Norfolk" ("In Uncle Sam's Government Departments," Washington Post, 2 Jul 1916, p A5).

Stayed at the Navarre Hotel, New York City ("Glimpses of Washingtonians Visiting the Metropolis," Washington Post, 5 May 1919).

Business address, Norfolk, Va.: com mer (1882-1884); mngr Ralli Bros agcy (1885-1886); agt Ralli Bro’s Agency, 40 Main St. (1888); agt , McCullough 1 Water cor Fayette (1889-1892); clk/agt Ralli Bros 27 (29) Plume St. cor Randolph (1893-1897); agt Ralli Bros’ Agency, Front cor 3d, Atlantic City (1898-1900); cotton dir Ralli Bros 42 Front (1900-1903); A.M.A. & Son, 42 Front (1904-1906); A. M. Agelasto & Son (Alex M. Agelasto Jr.) cotton exporters Front cor 3d, Atlantic City (1907); A. M. Agelasto & Son (Inc), cotton brokers Front, A. Am. Agelasto Jr. v-pres (1908-1909); pres Atlantic Mnfg Co. (1910-1914); cotton broker (1915).

1900 US Federal Census for 54 York Street, Norfolk City, Virginia, headed by Alex M Agelasto, 67, b. Feb 1833, Greece; naturalized, parents b. Greece, Cotton Buyer, own home, Married 1866 (34 years); wife Polyrene M Agelasto, 53, b. Jan 1847, Greece; parents b. Greece, both immigrated 1859, 41 years in US; sons Peter A Agelasto, 31, b. Mar 1869, India, lawyer; Michael A Agelasto, 29, b. Apr 1871, Greece, electrical engineer, both immigrated 1877, naturalized, 23 years in the US; Alex M Agelasto Jr, 26, b. Dec 1873, Louisiana, all single, cotton buyer; and one servant.

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.

1930 US federal census: 2922 18th St., Washington, DC household headed by Alexander Angelasto [sic], owner, house valued at $13,000, 56, 27 y.o. at marriage; b. Louisiana, parents b. Greece, cotton specialist, US Government; wife Dorothy, 48, 21 y.o. at marriage; b. Virginia, parents b. Virginia.

Name:
Recorded as Alexandre Alexandre Agelasto on his birth certificate and Alexander Michael on his gravestone. While his father A.M. Agelasto lived, he referred to himself as A.M. Agelasto Jr. He apparently also anglicized his spelling from Alexandre to Alexander and from Michel to Michael. The 1900 census calls him Alex M. Jr.

Birth:
14 Nov 1873, according to death certificate.

Christened:
He was baptised by Archimandrite Constantine Stratoulis. The church register exceptionally does not include the father's given name, although it gives his occupation as merchant and the address as Southport [Merseyside, Lancashire]. It states that the 4-year-old child came from America. The God-parent is Ms. Scrini [Virginia Scrini, his maternal aunt]. [Speculation: In Orthodox tradition a son can have the same given name as his father, only if the father is deceased by the time of the son's baptism, which was clearly not the case in this situation. Thus, the father's name is omitted.]

Buried:
Elmwood Cemetery record: AGELASTO, ALEX M I28110 Section ELM, Block 7TH A E, Lot 15, Space 8 0 05/22/1947

Alexander married Mary Higgins (Joseph) Walton on 18 Jun 1902 in Norfolk, Virginia USA. Mary (daughter of Joseph Alfred (David) Walton and Mary Caroline (Ignatius) Higgins) was born on 23 Apr 1880 in Norfolk, Virginia USA; died on 15 Apr 1970 in Manassas Manor Nursing Home, 625 Maple St., Manassas, Prince William, Virginia USA; was buried on 27 Apr 1970 in Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence: 2008, Provence, France & Shenzhen, China

website: http://www.agelastos.com

cycle-touring website: http://agelasto.crazyguyonabike.com

visit me in France: http://www.agelastos.com/sanary

Co-ordinated and attended family reunion, London 2008.

A photo album with ten years' worth of pictures

Genetic DNA testing results

Attended the Agelasto Family Reunion, Chios, 20-26 September 2009.

Attended the London family gathering, July 2012.