John Balasio Sr.

   General Notes:

John was of Greek ancestry.His name was Sota in Greek. He was the first husband of Jannie and the father of eleven children, all girls except for one boy, by Jannie . They only raised four of them, the others died young.John followed the carnival circuit and worked as a candy maker, for this reason His children were born all over the country.After looking over John's and Jannie's marriage license there seems to be some discrepances in the spelling of John and Jannie's names.We know that John wanted an Americanized name , one that would be easy to pronounce.His Marriage License has the spelling of His name Loter Palasyo of Athens, Greece. Jannie's name is spelled Janie Tooten and not Tueten.Maybe this will clear its self up latter.

John married Jannie Elizabeth Tueten Or Tuten Balasio Elliott, daughter of John E. Walter Tueten Or Tuten and Susanna Katherine Eady Tueten Or Tuten, on Jan 19, 1882 in Chatham County , Georgia. (Jannie Elizabeth Tueten Or Tuten Balasio Elliott was born on Nov 7, 1865 in South , Carolina, died on Aug 17, 1944 in Her Home Richmond , Virginia and was buried maury Cemetery in Richmond , Virginia.)