This child is referred to in the obituary of his adult Brother, Steve Alastanos. Without that mention and because he was born and died in between the taking of two U.S. Census records, his existence would not have been known.

Frankly, this is a good reason to post both death and birth records on an individual's Memorial. This is especially true when it comes to persons who died as infants and were born after a U.S. federal census was taken but before the next one occurred. I have found that, especially for infants who died and were the sons/daughters of Greek immigrants, placing a death certificate is CRUCIAL to understanding the fact that an individual existed AT ALL.

There is a Greek tradition that a child goes UNNAMED until it is baptized in the Orthodox Church. This tradition, over time and to a large degree, has died, at least in the United States. Children are given their first and last names AT BIRTH. It was not uncommon for the children of Greek immigrants--especially during the period of the early twentieth century--to go unnamed until their Godparent named them, and hence if they show up on a census record at all, they are normally listed as either "infant" (surname) or "baby" (surname).

The first children born to a family of Greek immigrants during the early twentieth century may have NO birth records as their parents were not familiar with the practice of sharing such information with a doctor/public official. Couple that with the fact that MOST births took place at home and not in the confines of a hospital setting, it is no wonder that the first children born to immigrants in America, in general, during this period lacked birth records. Such is the case for little Constantine. His birth date and his place of birth are determined solely through his death record--which, of course, is posted.