This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AliciaKMarshall Surnames: Karvela Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.houghton/4949/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Bessemer Herald (Bessemer, Michigan) > 1906 > September > 8 Mysterious Copper County Disappearence Hundreds of men have been unable to find a trace of 3 year old Karvela boy, who disappeared three weeks ago. Proceeding with other children to meet his father who lives in the Allouez Location , near Lake Linden, the little boy sat down in the woods alongside the road while his small companions continued on the way. The youngster was tired and could go no further. He was cautioned to remain where he was and has not been seen since. One belief it that he has been stolen. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AliciaKMarshall Surnames: Pearce Cameron Classification: death Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.houghton/4948/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Bessemer Herald (Bessemer, Michigan) > 1901 > September > 21 Elmer Pearce aged 27 and Thomas Cameron 25 were drowned by the capsizing of a rowboat near Calumet. The young men were on an excursion form Lake Linden. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AliciaKMarshall Surnames: Nadeau Classification: death Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.houghton/4947/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Bessemer Herald (Bessemer, Michigan) > 1901 > September > 21 Will Nadeau , the 12 year old son of Colix Nadeau of south Lake Linden was suffocated in a sand bin at the Lake Erie Asphalt Block Company at Tamarack mills,Torch Lake. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AliciaKMarshall Surnames: LeClaire Classification: death Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.houghton/4946/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Bessemer Herald (Bessemer, Michigan) > 1901 > August > 3 Samuel LeClaire, aged 30, shot himself through the heart, dying instantly, at his home in Lake Linden. He leaves a widow and a family of small children. He was engaged in the livery business for some years, at which he prospered but sold the stable and opened a saloon, May1, since which time he became entangled in a number of lawsuits and killed himself in a fit of despondency. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AliciaKMarshall Surnames: Dionne Classification: death Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.houghton/4945/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Bessemer Herald (Bessemer, Michigan) > 1909 > August > 28 Occupants lose lives while asleep in Hancock Mich Five lives were lost in a fire in a dwelling in Hancock, Mich., Thursday night. The dead are Mrs John Dionne, Edward Dionne, 8, Peter Dionne, and infant, Aminia Dionne, 12 and a girl named Racine. The fire started when the family was asleep. Mrs Dionne got out of the house, but returning to rescue a child, perished in the flames. Her body was found with the infant clasped in her arms. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: martin1811 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.houghton/4944.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Perhaps it is not a contradiction. The Nebraska newspaper might have just reported an incorrect name. Also, the strike went on for a while, so perhaps other women also carried the flag, and Big Annie did not carry it every day. There is just too much history, too many articles and also books about Annie to doubt that she was the woman most heavily involved. Joseph Martin, Romeoville, Illinois Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AliciaKMarshall Surnames: Gioca Cioga Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.houghton/4944/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The carrying of a large flag in 1913 has always been given to Big Annie but this article contradicts that. Lincoln Daily News (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1913 July Calumet Mich.July 29 No violence was in evidence today and union officials declared there was absolutely no nexessity of retaining the militin in the copper county... In yesterday's demonstration 6,000 miners paraded from here to Hainesdale, a distance of three miles , led by Mrs Nima Gioca , who carried a huge United States flag. ...( another newspaper has here as Nina Cioga.) Alicia Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dorotheamckenzie Surnames: Laite, Rauvala, Tevahauta, Franki Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.houghton/4940.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so much, I have the 1920 & 1930 census but didn't have the marriage certificate, which offered a lot of info on their parents, a big help. I have her ssdi date of date as 7 July 1988. Thank you again Dorothea Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ThomasKer2 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.houghton/4940.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm not related to this family. 1920 - Name: Charles Laite [Charles Sarti] Home in 1920: Greenland, Ontonagon, Michigan Age: 33 years Estimated birth year: abt 1887 Birthplace: Sweden Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Fannie Father's Birth Place: Sweden Mother's Birth Place: Sweden Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own Year of Immigration: 1907 Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Charles Laite 33, Sweden - farmer Fannie Laite 29, Finland William Laite 5, MI Edward Laite 4 5/12, MI Eino Laite 1 7/12, MI 1930 - Name: Fannie Laite Home in 1930: Greenland, Ontonagon, Michigan View Map Age: 38 Estimated birth year: abt 1892 Relation to Head of House: Wife Spouse's name: Charles Race: White Age at first marriage: 23 Parents' birthplace: Finland/Finalnd Charles Laite 43, Sweden - Age at first marriage: 28, dairy farmer Fannie Laite 38 William Laite 15 Edward Laite 14 Eino Laite 11 1930 is the last available census at this time. Marriage record - Groom's name: Charles Laiti Groom's race or color (on document): Groom's age: 27 years Groom's birth year: 1887 Groom's birthplace: Sweden Bride's name: Fanny Rauvala Bride's race or color (on document): Bride's age: 22 years Bride's birth year: 1892 Bride's birthplace: Finland Marriage type: Marriage date: 03 Jan 1914 Marriage place: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan Groom's father's name: John Laiti Groom's mother's name: Kaisa Franki Father of bride's name: Wm. Rauvala Mother of bride's name: Mary Tevahauta Marital status: Groom's previous wife's name: Bride's marital status: Bride's previous husband's name: Additional relatives: Film number: 2342705 Frame number: Digital GS number: 4209253 Image number: 402 Reference number: v 2 p 1 rn 8 Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925 Try - Social Security Death Index = FREE, Searchable = ALL STATES * * * * * This index features individuals who died after 1960. * * * * * * Use the ADVANCED option DO NOT SEARCH FOR A MARRIED WOMAN USING HER MAIDEN NAME. http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hi, it is palli: footstool; hassock. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Frty9rgal@aol.com> To: <mihought@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 1:21 PM Subject: [MIHOUGHT] Finnish or Swede-Finn word > My Swede-Finn grandfather called a little wooden stool a 'pala'...not sure > of the spelling. Does it have a translation? Thanks. > > Judy > > *************************************** > This is a themed mail list for discussion of genealogical research and the > history of Houghton Co. Michigan. Please respect other list members by > staying within this theme. > Houghton Co. MIGenWeb > http://www.mfhn.com/houghton > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MIHOUGHT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My Swede-Finn grandfather called a little wooden stool a 'pala'...not sure of the spelling. Does it have a translation? Thanks. Judy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AliciaKMarshall Surnames: Johnson Allen Classification: lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.houghton/4943/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ironwood Daily Globe (Ironwood, Michigan) > 1933 > January > 18 Calumet Oliver Johnson 22, of Laurium was held in the county jail on a tenative charge of robbery while armed, after a holdup of Ray Allen's pool hall here early today. One of five shots fired by the robber struck Allen in the shoulder, wounding him slightly. The robber took $5.00 from the cash register and fled. Johnson was captured an hour later by Sheriff Frank Francisco. volunteer Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AliciaKMarshall Surnames: Siller Etapa Classification: lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.houghton/4942/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ironwood Daily Globe (Ironwood, Michigan) 1928 February 17 Sued for $20,000. Houghton . A capias was served by Sheriff John T. Rowe Tuesday upon Guy Siller , in civil action for $20,000.damages, brought by Galbraith & McCormick, attorneys for William Etapa, father of Gertrude Etapa, the complaining witness in the driminal case of The People vs Siller recently heard in the circuit court, wherein the jury found the respondent guilty of assault and battery. volunteer Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AliciaKMarshall Surnames: Lahnala Lahnola Classification: lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.houghton/4941/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Wakefield Advocate (Wakefield, Michigan) 1915 March 20 John Lahnola, who has been on trial for the murder of his father in Oskar, this county, was found guilty of murder in the first degree after the jury had been out all night. The evidence was largely circumstantial. Lahnola, who is 17 years old, was charged with calling his father to the door of his home at night and shooting him. There were no witnesses. alicia Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ALevijoki Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.houghton/4936.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a 1910 census showing a Lawrence Murphy living in the poor house in Stanton, Houghton, Michigan. My gr-gr-grandfather, Peter Walker, also lived there. He is buried in the Lakeview Cemetery in Calumet, MI. There were family members living in Calumet so that may be why he is buried there. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is my first venture into Michigan and any help or suggestions would be great. Found this marriage on http://www.mfhn.com/keweenaw/archivestemp/k50003.txt MARRIAGES AT KEWEENAN COUNTY, MICHIGAN 1868 July 29 marr at Eagle River, HENRY KING, both of Clifton, both born England; Ae 30, miner = AGNES BENALLACK, ae 26 , WITS- Wm HAMBLEY of Eagle River & Wm BENNALLACK of Clifton. I believe Agnes may have been Agnes Gilbert, born Lamerton 1839, who married James Holwill Bennallack, born abt 1838, in Tavistock, Devon, England on 16 July, 1861. Would appreciate if someone would know where I can find deaths in this vicinity between 1861 and time of marriage to Henry King in 1868. Here is the 1870 census for Henry and Agnes Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Marquette, Marquette, Michigan; Roll M593_689; Page: 376; Image: 421. Family Number Surname Given Name Estimated birth year Gender Race Birthplace Add Update 253 King William H abt 1839 Male White England Add Update 253 King Agnes abt 1841 Female White England Add Update 253 King Alberta abt 1868 White Michigan Add Update 253 King John abt 1869 Male White Michigan Would like to find later censuses which might have year of immigration, but so far no luck. Marjorie Fisher in Calgary, Canada.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dorotheamckenzie Surnames: Rauvala, Laite Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.houghton/4940/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am researching a co-workers direct line from Fannie, who was her grandmother born about 1891 in Finland and immigrated about 1903, she married Charles Laite. We believe her father's name was John but unsure of her mom's name. Thank you for any information you can supply. Dorothea Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Greetings, listers— My g-grandfather, Philip Phelan, and other male members of his family were copper miners at the South Pewabic Copper Co. mine from Sept 1865 to Sept 1870. I know this from entries in a journal kept by Philip's mother. Because the family came from Ireland and then was employed by that company for precisely 5 years, I wonder if their work was by contract. Does anyone know if it was a common practice for copper companies to employ miners for a certain period of time, perhaps in exchange for paying for their passage? Thanks for any help. Judy Phelan _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: I wanted simpler, now it's simpler. I'm a rock star. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?h=myidea?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_myidea:112009

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AliciaKMarshall Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.houghton/4939/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I had used his site quite often in Norway. It disappeared from the internet quite some time ago. My great grandparents were listed on it, immigration here in 1877 along with many other local names. I have found out they I can access it using the wayback machine ( Internet archives). What a wonderous feature. You type in the URL and it comes up. Alicia Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

I've "rescued" an old photograph identified as that of John SULLIVAN of Winona, Michigan. The photograph was taken at the H. I. RADBRUCH Studio in Milwaukee, WI and is dated 1880. John appears to be in his teens at the time the photograph was taken. A partial note can also be seen on the back of the photograph, it appears to say "...or 1912 Milw.". I know that the photograph is older than 1912 so I'm guessing that refers to something other than the dating of the photograph. I am hoping to locate someone from the SULLIVAN Family so that this wonderful old photograph can be returned to the care of this family. If you are a member of this family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley