Generation 4 · born in Greece
Basil G. Lambros
Basil George Lambros · known as Bill
Restaurateur in Chicago
- Born
- 2 Jan 1882, Zoupena, Greece
- Died
- Feb 1966, Los Angeles, CA
Basil came to Chicago in 1889 at the age of seven with his older brother John (opens in a new tab), who worked to send him to school.
By 1920 he was a restaurateur, sharing a household with John (opens in a new tab) and his own wife Stella. They raised four children in Chicago and later followed their son P. Basil (opens in a new tab) to Los Angeles, where Basil died at 84.
Marriage
Stavroula “Stella” Mougoulias (1895–1984)
- Daughter of the Mougoulias and Chronopoulos families
- Born Dec 1895, Kalavryta, Greece
- Died 22 Aug 1984, Los Angeles, CA
Stella did not see Greece again until 1962, when her son P. Basil (opens in a new tab) took her back at 67. Walking into her family home for the first time in 56 years, she exclaimed, “My God, nothing has changed!”
Children (4)
On record
- Arrived
- 1889, aged seven
- Chicago addresses
- 3447 W. Madison (1918); 2439 Gunnison St. (1939)
Where the records disagree
- Stella’s birth is recorded as 9 or 10 December, in 1895 or 1896.
- The family tree gives her death as 1994; the California Death Index says 22 August 1984.