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Thomas Deamo "Tom" Poppas[1, 2]
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Name Thomas Deamo "Tom" Poppas Birth 1890 Greece
Gender Male Arrival 1907 Age: 16-17 Death 5 Mar 1925 Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Age: 34-35 Person ID I502650 My Genealogy Last Modified 2 Mar 2026
Father Dimitic Poppas, b. Greece
Mother Edna Jule, b. Greece
Family ID F501827 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Carra "Opal" McGinnis, b. 22 May 1899, Unionville, Putnam, Missouri, USA
d. 1973, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
(Age 73 years) Marriage 22 Sep 1914 Polk, Iowa, USA
Type: MARR Married 3 Jul 1923 Dallas, Iowa, USA
- Remarriage
Children 1. Mary Frances Poppas, b. Abt 1916, Iowa
d. 1975 (Age 59 years)2. John Thomas Poppas, b. 11 Mar 1917, Iowa
d. 3 Feb 2000, Sterling, Johnson, Nebraska, USA
(Age 82 years)+ 3. James Deamo "Jimmy" Poppas, b. 17 Oct 1918, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
d. 8 Apr 1929, Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, USA
(Age 10 years)4. Betty Jean Poppas, b. 11 Jun 1921, Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, USA
d. 2009, Arizona, USA
(Age 87 years)5. Ruby Maxine Poppas, b. 22 Dec 1922, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
d. 2 Mar 1928, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
(Age 5 years)6. Maude Izzetta Poppas, b. Abt 1923, Iowa
d. 1996 (Age 73 years)7. May Darlene Poppas, b. 21 Nov 1923, Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, USA
d. 2 Mar 1928, Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, USA
(Age 4 years)Family ID F501779 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Mar 2026
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Sources - [S500098] Nylene hass, hass Family Site, 21 Feb 2021, Thomas Deamo "Tom" Poppas (Reliability: 3).
Added via a Smart Match - [S500049] Scott Caauwe, Scott Caauwe Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-3000166_571760501_571760501/thomas-deamo-tom-poppas (Reliability: 3).
Added by confirming a Smart Match
- [S500098] Nylene hass, hass Family Site, 21 Feb 2021, Thomas Deamo "Tom" Poppas (Reliability: 3).

