Markus
02-11-05, 01:58
Hej!
I am asking if anyone can help me to trace the American period of two brothers Ahlskog, who were in Coos Bay area, Oregon, in the 1880’s and 1890’s, and then returned to Finland. They originated from Gerby (Korsholm/Mustasaari) near Vasa. The brothers are:
1) Johan (21/12 1859 - ?), married 29/5 1882 Maria Johansdr. Sparf.
Children: Edla Maria 3/9 1882
2) Mathias (a.k.a Mats, Matt,…) (12/11 1863 - 27/7 1932) married 1895, back in Finland, Edla Flygar.
I am especially interested in Mathias, my great-grandfather. A third brother, Wilhelm, became US citizen. Wilhelm emigrated in 1887 and went also to Oregon where he settled down (Coos County). His life since then is described in the “Centennial History of Oregon” from c. 1912.
3) Wilhelm (17/4 1869 - 1/8 1942) emigr. to USA. married. 11/5 1901 Marie Dahl (13/5 1869 – 17/1 1931). Children: Adopted two brothers by the name: Sigvald (Sigfrid A. ?) Smith & Walter Smith (?).
We know/presume the following:
Johan married in 1882 Maria Sparf and, probably, in 1882 Mathias went abroad, perhaps together with Johan. It is said that Mathias worked on a dairy farm in the USA. We know that by 1895 he was back in Gerby where he married the daughter of a farm owner. Johan must also have been back by then (his daughter returned to the USA). So we are rather certain that Mathias was in the U.S for 13 years. We know that he was, and Johan also, in Oregon since we have photos of them where on the backside of both of them is the text “McMillan Bro’s, Marshfield, Oregon”. The main task is therefore to find some details about where and what Mathias and Johan might have been doing during their American years.
Finally I would point out that besides Mathias, my ancestor was also known as Matias, Mats, Matts, or Mattis. I do not know which is the correct version.
I am asking if anyone can help me to trace the American period of two brothers Ahlskog, who were in Coos Bay area, Oregon, in the 1880’s and 1890’s, and then returned to Finland. They originated from Gerby (Korsholm/Mustasaari) near Vasa. The brothers are:
1) Johan (21/12 1859 - ?), married 29/5 1882 Maria Johansdr. Sparf.
Children: Edla Maria 3/9 1882
2) Mathias (a.k.a Mats, Matt,…) (12/11 1863 - 27/7 1932) married 1895, back in Finland, Edla Flygar.
I am especially interested in Mathias, my great-grandfather. A third brother, Wilhelm, became US citizen. Wilhelm emigrated in 1887 and went also to Oregon where he settled down (Coos County). His life since then is described in the “Centennial History of Oregon” from c. 1912.
3) Wilhelm (17/4 1869 - 1/8 1942) emigr. to USA. married. 11/5 1901 Marie Dahl (13/5 1869 – 17/1 1931). Children: Adopted two brothers by the name: Sigvald (Sigfrid A. ?) Smith & Walter Smith (?).
We know/presume the following:
Johan married in 1882 Maria Sparf and, probably, in 1882 Mathias went abroad, perhaps together with Johan. It is said that Mathias worked on a dairy farm in the USA. We know that by 1895 he was back in Gerby where he married the daughter of a farm owner. Johan must also have been back by then (his daughter returned to the USA). So we are rather certain that Mathias was in the U.S for 13 years. We know that he was, and Johan also, in Oregon since we have photos of them where on the backside of both of them is the text “McMillan Bro’s, Marshfield, Oregon”. The main task is therefore to find some details about where and what Mathias and Johan might have been doing during their American years.
Finally I would point out that besides Mathias, my ancestor was also known as Matias, Mats, Matts, or Mattis. I do not know which is the correct version.