Adam Keränen (dob July 27, 1876; dod Dec. 2, 1958) was my grandfather. I know very litle about his life before coming to the USA in 1897. My mother & aunts said he did not talk about the "old country nor any relatives there". I received a little information from someone in Finland and they listed his parents as: Juho Keränen, 1833-1901 and Hedvig/Heta Sofia Nissinen, 1843-1914. Siblings that came to USA are listed as Josefina Lämpsä, Juho/John?, Heikki/Henry? & Jenny Hilja. Somewhere I have that there was a Hanna who also came to America but no proof as of yet.
Adam married twice, he had 5 children with Mary Lahti (unsure of maiden name) and 7 children with Emily Tulppo, my mother being the last child.
If any of this information connects us maybe we can check what each of us know and help with the unknown facts.
I can be e-mailed direct at:
sec412@ameritech.net.
I sure hope we have a connection as I have not found anyone else working on this Keränen line.
Sharon in Toledo OH USA