Antonios Andronikos (abt. 1865 - abt. 1935)

Born about 1865 in Greece [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1935 at about age 70 in Crimea, Ukraine

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Biography

Antonios was born about 1865. He passed away about 1935.

According to the story passed down by his grand-daughter Souzanna, as a young man Antonios left his village in Greece to seek his fortune in Sevastopol where he set up an import/export business trading with Turkey. The business was successful, he married, and he built a very nice house for his family within a sizeable estate.

Life was disrupted by the Russian revolution. In 1920, the Red Army invaded and occupied Crimea. Six years later, by which time Stalin had come to power, the communists seized the Andronikos family possessions and the family scattered. Due to his age, Antonios and his wife Suzanna were allowed to remain living in one room of their former house. His daughter Melpomeni, daughter-in-law Natalia and grand-daughter Souzanna were allowed to rent another room in the house.

Natalia and Souzanna joined Alexandros in exile in Siberia after a couple of years, leaving Suzanna and her daughters to care for Antonios until he died.

Sources

• Personal knowledge of family members