Re: Looking for Wanttaga's
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Re: Looking for Wanttaga's
Jason Nelson 4/08/06
Hello Jason!
Looks like we are family.I ordered a book a while back called the "History of the Finnish Settlement: In Brown and Dickey Counties of South and North Dakota 1881-1955" from a person named Kay Dumire.After researching, someone gave me her name.
In the book, it has a brief summary of our family.This is what it says,
"Sakari Wanttaja was born in Kuusamo, Finland in 1849.Gustava Jumisko was also born in Kuusamo in 1845.They were married in Petsamo, Finland in 1872.Sakari came to Calumet, Mich. from Norway in 1876.Gustava came later with the two children, Greta Elisa and Johan Peter, who were born in Norway, in 1874 and 1876 respectively.Three children were born at Calumet: Frans Wilhelm in 1877, Emil Edward in 1878, and Sakari Walter in 1882.
In 1883 the Wanttajas came to Dakota, settling about three miles north of Hecla on NE one-fourth of Sec. 10-128-61.
The first years were full of difficulties and privation.Gradually, however, their own labor force grew up and they expanded their operations including a herd of milk cows.Sakari Wanttaja also did much custom threshing.Gustava was an energetic housewife.She also took care of livestock and poultry.She fished in the James River providing fish not only for her own family but also a supply for her neighbors.In 1902 they bought and moved to a place near the James River.Several more childrenwere born to them but only three survived.Maria was born in 1884, Emma in 1892 and Arvid Abiel in 1894."
My great grandma is Emma.She married Henry Hill, and they had many children including my grandma, Fern.
The summary continues and it gives short summaries of Greta Elisa, Frans Wilhelm, Emil Edward, Sakari Walter, Maria, Emma, and Arvid.
The last paragraph says,
"Sakari Wanttaja died in 1928 and his wife, Gustava, died in 1919 when a tornado struck her sons farm in Cokato, Minn. where she as visiting."
Let me know if you want the rest.I will type it if you want.Also, there is another name listed.Henrick S. Wanttaja was born in Kuusamo, Finland in 1837.He married Ulla Jumisko, who was born in Kuusamo in 1828.Do you know how these people are related?I wonder if Henrick is Sakari's brother and Gustava is Ulla's sister.Do you know Sakari's and/or Gustava's parents names?
Shanna