Generation 4 · born in Greece
Anna Chios
Anna G. Lambros-Chios · known as Thea Anna
Titusville, Pennsylvania, and home again
- Born
- 1891, Zoupena, Greece
- Died
- 1976, Zoupena, Greece
At fifteen Anna married Spiros Chios, a merchant twice her age, and sailed with him to Pennsylvania on the Koenig Albert, the same ship as her cousin John D. (opens in a new tab) and his bride, arriving on 5 September 1907.
They lived on West Spring Street in Titusville, where Spiros and his brothers kept a store. Her younger brother Athanasios (opens in a new tab) came to work there in 1911 and died there in 1915. The couple visited Greece in 1910 and 1913 and eventually moved back for good.
Widowed in 1940, childless and very poor, Anna lived alone until she was 85: a dignified, warm hostess who loved visits from her nieces and nephews. The author of the family history remembers her laughter, her sparkling blue eyes, and her delicious diples.
Marriage
Spiros I. Chios (c. 1877–1940)
- Also known as Heos
- Married c. 1906
- Born c. 1877, Goritsa, Greece
- Died 26 Dec 1940, Greece
The Chios family, originally named Nikiforos and spelled Heos in America, came to Tsintzina as refugees from the island of Chios after the massacre there in the 1820s. Three brothers, Peter, Markos and Spiros, emigrated. Spiros, a merchant, became a U.S. citizen in 1909. No descendants of the family have been traced.
Where the records disagree
- The family history says she was widowed at 39; by her 1891 birth year she would have been about 49.