| WILLIAM EMMANUEL POKHIAS TIMELINE | |||||||||||||
| Based on public documents and family member recollections | |||||||||||||
| 1897 | Emmanuel Pokhias (biological grandfather) was born in Italy. (Bio-grandfather) Educated in Rhodes, Greece during the Italian Occupation in 1912 | ||||||||||||
| 1906 | Mary (maiden name unknown) Pokhias (biological grandmother) was born in Italy. Met and married Emmanuel Pokhias in Rhodes, Greece. | ||||||||||||
| 1920 | Emmanuel Pokhias immigrates to Yorkville, OH | ||||||||||||
| 1927 | Mary Pokhias immigrates to Yorkville, OH | ||||||||||||
| 1928 | Emanuel (one "m") Papademetriou (Pappas) is born. He became the husband of Pauline Pokhias, daughter of Emmauel & Mary Pokhias | ||||||||||||
| Wednesday, August 01, 1928 | Pauline Pokhias was born in Yorkville, OH | ||||||||||||
| Friday, January 10, 1930 | William Pokhias was born in Yorkville, OH | ||||||||||||
| Friday, June 27, 1930 | Viola Jane Kontras was born in Martins Ferry, OH | ||||||||||||
| 1946 | Emanuel Papademetriou (Pappas) immigrates to Ambridge, PA from Rhodes, Greece | ||||||||||||
| 1947 | Emanuel Papademetriou (Pappas) moves to Baltimore, MD to be with his father. First worked in the bakery department of Western Maryland Dairy. | ||||||||||||
| Wednesday, August 04, 1948 | William enters the Army. He residence is listed as 2317 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD | ||||||||||||
| 1948 | William's sister, Pauline, marries Emanuel Papademetriou (Pappas) in an arranged marriage by their families - both of whom were from Rhodes, Greece | ||||||||||||
| Monday, January 10, 1949 | William Pokhias and Viola Kontras are married in Columbus, OH | ||||||||||||
| Tuesday, November 08, 1949 | William is discharged from the Army | ||||||||||||
| 1950-52 | William is working as a cobbler on West Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio in a shoe repair shop that was financed by mom's two oldest brothers, Gus and Bill | ||||||||||||
| Sunday, November 26, 1950 | The "1st" Michael Pokhias is born to William and Viola Pokhias | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | Emanuel (Papademetriou) Pappas, husband of Pauline (Pokhias) Pappas, becomes a naturalized citizen | ||||||||||||
| Monday, January 28, 1952 | Nicholas Pokhias is born to William and Viola Pokhias | ||||||||||||
| Monday, April 21, 1952 | William re-enlists in the Army, deserting his wife and two baby boys. | ||||||||||||
| Thursday, February 04, 1954 | William is discharged from the Army | ||||||||||||
| Early 1957 | William is photographed working in a shoe repair shop in Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||||||||
| Mid 1956 | Nick and I meet William for the first time as he is traveling through Columbus. Later that same day, he calls mom and asks her to bring the family to Baltimore, MD. We do not go. | ||||||||||||
| Early 1958 | Viola's divorce petition from William Pokhias is granted on the grounds of desertion | ||||||||||||
| Monday, March 24, 1958 | Mom has our names legally changed back to her maiden name, Kontras (William signs the legal documents)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Sunday, January 24, 1960 | William Pokhias marries Elsie Christal in Columbia, Missouri | ||||||||||||
| January, 1961 | The "2nd" Michael Pokhias is born to William and Elsie in Columbia, Missouri | ||||||||||||
| Monday, April 29, 1963 | Gregory Pokhias is born to William and Elsie in Columbia, MS | ||||||||||||
| 1965 | Steven Pokhias is born to William and Elsie in Columbia, MS | ||||||||||||
| December, 1966 | Nick and I see William for the second and last time in Columbus, OH. He was already married to Elsie by then and had a son named Michael Pokhias. He never mentions either of these things during his visit with us. He did say he still cared a lot about mom and us. | ||||||||||||
| 1971 | William suddenly moves family from Columbia, MS to Cornville, AZ | ||||||||||||
| 1973 | William experiences his first heart attack at 43 years old | ||||||||||||
| March, 1977 | Gregory Pokhias dies at the age of 13 in Cornville, AZ, from being hit by a school bus while waiting at the bus stop, playing with friends. His older brother, Michael Pokhias, was there, but could not prevent the accident. | ||||||||||||
| 1980 | The "2nd" Michael Pokhias is baptized in Greece at age 19 | ||||||||||||
| Sunday, July 28, 1991 | William Pokhias dies from his second heart attack at age 61 in Yavapai County, AZ | ||||||||||||
| Saturday, August 03, 1991 | William was buried at Johnson Cemetery, New Cambria, MS. It was a military funeral service. His gravestone says PFC William E. Pokhias. | ||||||||||||
| Friday, October 25, 1991 | Emanuel (Papademetriou) Pappas, husband of Pauline (Pokhias) Pappas dies from a stroke at Johns Hopkins Hospital at 63 years old | ||||||||||||
| Friday, July 14, 2006 | Viola Jane Petikas (Kontras/Pokhias) dies at 76 years old from pancreatic cancer | ||||||||||||
| Thursday, April 21, 2011 | Receive first communication via Facebook from Amy Pokhias, granddaughter of William Pokhias and daughter of the "2nd" Michael Pokhias | ||||||||||||
| Saturday, April 23, 2011 | Speak with Amy Pokhias for the first time by phone at 4:30pm est | ||||||||||||
| Saturday, June 04, 2011 | Spoke again with Amy Pokhias at 1pm | ||||||||||||
| Wednesday, May 30, 2012 | First contact via Facebook Messaging with the 2nd Michael Pokhias | ||||||||||||
| Sunday, June 03, 2012 | Phone conversation with 2nd Michael Pokhias at approximately 2:10pm | ||||||||||||
| Friday, May 24, 2013 | Pauline Pappas (Papademetriou), older sister of William Pokhias and dear friend of mom's dies at 84 years old | ||||||||||||