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Grandfather

John Kivela (View posts)
Posted: 14 Jun 1999 6:06PM GMT
He was born 12,Aug. 1853 in Nurmo, Finland.
His wife's name is Justina Maki born 24, Jan. 1860
Come to the U.S. after 1892. Has seven children first
born in Finland last three in U.S.
John died in 18, May 1949 Pike Virgina Me.
Justina in 2, Nov. 1912. Please if you
have any inf. write to me. Thank you Chris

Kivela

jjt1 (View posts)
Posted: 20 Jun 2000 8:23PM GMT
Hi Chris-my g-grandmothers surname was Kivela,
I know little else than her first name was Ida
or Aida. Do you know the names of the children,
and is she one ?

family

Chris (View posts)
Posted: 6 Jul 2000 5:30PM GMT
My husbands g. aunts name was Ida Kivela. I do know
she was married to a John Hakola. I have sone
brothers and sisters names but I
don't have much on Ida. You can get me at
jck@uswers.net.

Kivelä

Posted: 2 Aug 2000 2:56PM GMT
Edited: 29 Jun 2001 11:57PM GMT
I found in passport lists that Justina Kivelä, b. 1860 and her 3 children, Gustav, Johan, Lempi Justina had got passport 27.9.1899. www.migrationinstitute.fi There is an English version. I didn´t find anything about the father and one child. Maybe they travelled earlier.

Hi there!

Julia Kivela (View posts)
Posted: 24 Aug 2000 11:04PM GMT
Hello. I'm Julia Kivela. I was wondering if we may be related. My Father, Ken K., my Uncle, Terry K., my Great Aunt was Irene K., and that's about all I know. I believe I had a Great Uncle, and a Grandfather in a band called "Johnny's Hot Shots". That is about all I know. Please Email me if you know more.

Justina Kivela

Chris Kivela (View posts)
Posted: 30 Aug 2000 6:49PM GMT
I think that we are tolking about the same family.We can be reached at jck@uswest.net

Great Grandfather

Dale Francis Tuomi (View posts)
Posted: 4 Nov 2000 1:32AM GMT
John Kivela was my Great Grandfather on my mothers side. He was born in 1851 in Finnland and died in 1947 in Virginia, Minn.
His wife was Justina Alpers, born 1850 in Finnland, died 1912 in Virginia, Minn.
Their son Arthur A. Kivela was my grandfather, he was born August 24, 1900, married in1921 to Amelia Jyring, and he died in Jan. of 1978 in Springfield, Oregon.
If your husband is Jerry Kivela then I'm his cousin Dale. Let me know.

Kivela/Pokela

Posted: 18 Feb 2001 3:27PM GMT
Edited: 26 Jun 2001 2:41PM GMT
My grandparents came to US in late 1800's, landed in North Carolina, walked with a group of Swedes and Finns North to Ohio and beyond. Andrew Kivela, born 9/6/1872 and died 2/1923, my grandfather, married Mathilda Pokela, born 8/3/1874, died 4/1946. They settled in Ashtabula, O., had nine children, now all deceased but there are some of the next two generations living. Mathilda Pokela had a sister Maria Pokela who went out West to Oregon or Washington, don't know who she married. A sister to Maria and Mathilda was Lydia Pokela who married John Mackey (perhaps Maki) and they had a son Victor Mackey. If this can fit in somewhere let me know and I'll provide other information that I have. Another sister, Margaret married John Ritonen; they had a son John and a daughter Florence and daughter Anne.

It's possible that other relatives of my grandfather came along in that group but I don't have any other names of the Kivelas.

Re: Kivela/Pokela

Posted: 25 Jun 2001 6:42PM GMT
Surnames: Kivela/Pokela/Maki
PLEASE-PLease tell me you are my family. My mother's name is Amelia Ingrid Maki, and Her parents names are Allie Puro (mom) and Victor Hiskey Maki. Her parents are Lydia Pokela and Victor(John) Herman Maki. His family Has a Kivela/Kavlia/Kevlia. My mom was a foster child in the end- the only info she has is the stuff her (drunk) mother gave her-we aren't sure of spellings, but NC, OHIO, NY They are Finnish. Please help me- or tell me you are family. I found you on the message boards. This is imperative. Thank you so much. Keittaa

Re: Cousins

Posted: 26 Jun 2001 3:03PM GMT
Surnames: Kivela/Pokela
Looks like we're cousins. Some of the Ashtabula, OH relatives are still there but many of them have retired and moved to Florida. There were some Makis in the Ashtabula phone book so there might be some clues there.
My one encounter with your great, great grandmother Lydia Pokela Maki was when my grandmother Mathilda Pokela Kivela died in April 1946. I was living in NYC at the time and took a train out to Grandma's funeral. My great aunt Lydia
(your great, great grandmother) went to the funeral from Greenwich, CT where she worked for the Toppings --some connection to Sonja Henie--and on the return trip from the funeral, Great Aunt Lydia and I left Ashtabula on the same train. I got off in NYC and she went on to CT. That was so long ago I can't remember any of our conversation but I do recall she had a son Victor Macki. Great Aunt Lydia was very proud of her job as kitchen supervisor. She stoutly maintained she didn't have to do any of the work like cooking or preparing vegetables, just sat on her stool and directed the other workers what to do. She was probably a little more than five feet tall, brownish hair, brown eyes and a very nice lady. I don't know if her husband had died earlier and she was left a widow at that time, but she mentioned her son who did not go to the funeral. I don't know if there were other children.

My mother, one of Mathilda Pokela Kivela's children, had four brothers and four sisters. They have all died either in Ashtabula, Florida, or Virginia -- where my mother died in 1977. We moved to Virginia when I was seven and contact with Ashtabula people after that was very limited. I have a family history to the extent I know it on paper and will send it to you if you send me your address. Write me, Dorothy Steele, 22 Spring Street, Portland, CT 06480.
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