James G. Kotsianas and Family
Files
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Title
James G. Kotsianas and Family
Subject
Kotsianas, James G. (1886-1956)
Ligdis, George
Kotsianas, Konstando (1884-1969)
Caracostis, Evanthia Kotsianas (1915-1988)
Consin, George J. (1918-2004)
Description
Photograph of James G. Kotsianas, super-imposed onto a photograph of his wife, in-laws, and two oldest children in Greece.
Identified (l to r) in the picture are: the young wife of Father George Ligdis, Father George Ligdis (James G. Kotsianas’ father-in-law), James’ daughter Evanthia Kostianas (Caracostis), Konstando Kotsianas (James’ wife), and George Consin (the couple’s oldest son). The date of the picture is unknown, but it was most likely taken in Kalesmenon, Greece, where the family lived.
James G. Kotsianas was a Greek immigrant who operated the New York Restaurant in Woodstock Virginia from 1922-1947. He was known locally as “Jimmy the Greek.”
He had left his wife and children behind in Greece when he immigrated to the United States and made many trips back to Greece to visit.
When the Italians invaded Greece in 1940, James returned to Greece to fight. He was unable to return to the United States until 1946, after the war. When he returned, he brought his wife and two youngest children back with him.
In 1947, he moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, with his family and lived there until his death in 1956.
Identified (l to r) in the picture are: the young wife of Father George Ligdis, Father George Ligdis (James G. Kotsianas’ father-in-law), James’ daughter Evanthia Kostianas (Caracostis), Konstando Kotsianas (James’ wife), and George Consin (the couple’s oldest son). The date of the picture is unknown, but it was most likely taken in Kalesmenon, Greece, where the family lived.
James G. Kotsianas was a Greek immigrant who operated the New York Restaurant in Woodstock Virginia from 1922-1947. He was known locally as “Jimmy the Greek.”
He had left his wife and children behind in Greece when he immigrated to the United States and made many trips back to Greece to visit.
When the Italians invaded Greece in 1940, James returned to Greece to fight. He was unable to return to the United States until 1946, after the war. When he returned, he brought his wife and two youngest children back with him.
In 1947, he moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, with his family and lived there until his death in 1956.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified in July 2023, by James F. Kotsianas of Knoxville, Tennessee, who is the son of Frank Kotsianas, the third child of James G. and Konstando Kotsianas.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
James G. Kotsianas appears in Morrison Studio Collection 001412, 004910, 006637, 007326, 007327, 007731, 008634, 013935, 017590, 017591, 021692, 022186, and 022563.
Identifier
013935
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “James G. Kotsianas and Family,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/43795.
Comments
james kotsianas
The two adult women are mis-identified in the photo. The lady on the left is the priest's wife. The lady on the right is James's wife Konstando, holding her son George.
I am their grandson, James F. Kotsianas, son of Frank (Theofanis) Kotsianas, the third child of James G. and Konstando Kotsianas.
Thanks to Tracy McMahon for writing to me about the existence of these photos!
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