This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CStanley84 Surnames: Luusua Ahola Olson Olsen Anderson Peterson Petersen Pederson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.houghton/2437.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am connected to the LUUSUA family through my hubby. It is one of his lines. Phillip's mother, Eva, was a sister to Ida Marie Luusua. Ida married Stephan Olsen Ahola and they had 10 children together, before she died of T.B. in Allouez, MI. The children were split up during her illness and after her death. Most of them used the surname of Olson, as their father did, after several years in the US. One daughter, Jennie P. (Ahola) Olson, went to live with the Anderson family, of Norway, in Calumet. Later she married their only son, who changed the name to Peterson and later, Pederson. My husband is descended from that line. Generations later, some descendants spell the surname as Peterson, others Pederson, and still others - Petersen. A few dropped the name completely and adopted another. All of the above named people originally lived in the Arctic Circle of Finland and Norway. 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.