Stefanos V. Kolokythas was born in Viniani, Evrytanias to Vasilis and Vasiliki Kolokythas. His siblings were Angelos and Persefoni (who were twins), Georgios, and Kleomenis. Stefano's father Vasili was in America in the early part of the 1900's, and resided in Texas. Interestingly, Stefano's father Vasilis had a brother named Nikolaos Kolokythas who lived in Knoxville, Tennessee (1861-1905).

In 1946, Stefanos married Vasiliki Smaragdis (1925-2019), who was from Anatoliki, Fragista. They had four daughters: Irene (1949), Maria (1951), Georgia (1954), and Eleni (1960), who were all born in Viniani. In 1964, Stefanos came to America to briefly visit his cousins in Texas, as well as others from Viniani who were residing in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Charlotte, NC. In October of 1968, Stefanos returned to America and settled in New York, all while making preparations for his family to join him in 1969. He worked at several local restaurants and held a strong passion for cooking. He was an avid volunteer in the Greek Orthodox Church in his community. He made many trips to Charlotte, NC, (and other southern states) to attend the Vinianites' gatherings, and enjoyed meeting up with old friends and relatives from his village.

ADDENDUM On Stefanos' siblings: Angelos and Persifone were twins.

George died around 1940 in World War 2, leaving his widowed wife Paraskevi and daughter Alexandra.

Kleomenis died in the Greek Civil War on August 11th,1949 at the age of 29.