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Pikka & Anderson Family History
Descendants of Johan Pikka
Generation No. 1
1. JOHAN 1 PIKKA was born 27 Oct 1847 in Hevonkoski, Finland, and died 01 Aug 1912. He married SANNA
SKOLD 1872 in Finland. She was born 18 Dec 1849 in Sweden, and died 19 Mar 1930.
Notes for JOHAN PIKKA:
Johan (Pikkala) Pikka was born on October 27, 1847, in Hevonkoski, Finland. At the age of 25, Johan
married Sanna Skold in the year 1872. Sanna had been born in Sweden the 18th of December 1849, and was 23
years old when she married Johan in Finland. They had eight children, six of which would immigrate to America.
Matti, Johannes, Maria, Elina, Etla, Jacob, Sanna and Kusti, who died at the age of 11. Matti and his brother
Johannes were the first to pay for passage to America. They worked aboard a cattle ship to pay their wages West;
and once on land, they headed to Wakefield, Michigan. Maria, Elina, Etla and Jacob would follow. Their
daughter Sanna remained in Finland. Johan died, August 1, 1912 at the age of 64. Sanna followed March 19,
1930 at the age of 80. It is unclear if the couple ever made it to America to join with their children.
Children of JOHAN PIKKA and SANNA SKOLD are:
i. KUSTI 2 PIKKA, b. Finland; d. Finland.
ii. SANNA PIKKA, b. Finland; d. Finland.
2. iii. MATTI PIKKA, b. 14 Aug 1872, Isokyro, Vaassan laani, Hevonkosken kyla, Finland; d. 12 May 1961,
Wakefield, Gogebic, Michigan.
3. iv. JOHANNES PIKKA, b. 01 Sep 1874, Isokyro, Vaassan lanni, Hevonkosken kyla, Finland; d. 13 Jan 1946,
Wakefield, Gogebic, Michigan.
4. v. MARIA PIKKA, b. 03 Jun 1882, Isokyro, Vaassan laani, Hevonkosken kyla, Finland; d. Oct 1974, Wakefield,
Gogebic, Michigan.
5. vi. JACOB H. PIKKA, b. 07 Jul 1883, Isokyro, Vaassan laani, Hevonkosken kyla, Finland; d. Jun 1975, Moss
Point, Jackson, Mississippi.
6. vii. ELINA SERAFINA PIKKA, b. 01 May 1889, Isokyro, Vaassan laani, Hevonkosken kyla, Finland.
7. viii. ETLA PIKKA, b. 30 Sep 1893, Isokyro, Vaassan laani, Hevonkosken kyla, Finland; d. 15 Jul 1941, Wyoming.
Generation No. 2
2. MATTI 2 PIKKA (JOHAN 1 ) was born 14 Aug 1872 in Isokyro, Vaassan laani, Hevonkosken kyla, Finland, and
died 12 May 1961 in Wakefield, Gogebic, Michigan. He married ELINA LILLIJAKKU. She was born 04 Jul 1875
in Laihia, Vaasan laani, Kasinkyla, Finland, and died 17 Feb 1943 in Wakefield, Gogebic, Michigan.
Children of MATTI PIKKA and ELINA LILLIJAKKU are:
8. i. TAUNO (JOHN) 3 PIKKA, b. 21 Aug 1898, Wakefield, Gogebic, Michigan.
9. ii. URHO (MATT) PIKKA, b. 22 Sep 1899.
10. iii. TYYNE PIKKA, b. 09 Feb 1901.
11. iv. VIIVI (VIVIAN) PIKKA, b. 20 Apr 1903.
v. LYYLI (LILLIAN) PIKKA, b. 16 Dec 1904, Wakefield, Gogebic, Michigan; d. Ferndale, Michigan; m. EINAR
W. LAINE; b. 01 Dec 1901, Detroit, Michigan; d. Ferndale, Michigan.
12. vi. LEONARD JACOB PIKKA, b. 02 Jan 1907.
vii. NIILO (NELS) AURTHUR PIKKA, b. 24 Apr 1909; d. 13 Aug 1927.
13. viii. TOINI (SYLVIA) PIKKA, b. 16 Jul 1914, Wakefield, Gogebic, Michigan; d. Ferndale, Michigan.
14. ix. HELEN RAAKEL (RACHEL) PIKKA, b. 15 Jan 1917.
15. x. WILLIAM PIKKA, b. 08 Apr 1920.
3. JOHANNES 2 PIKKA (JOHAN 1 ) was born 01 Sep 1874 in Isokyro, Vaassan lanni, Hevonkosken kyla, Finland, and
died 13 Jan 1946 in Wakefield, Gogebic, Michigan. He married MARIA SERAFINA MAKI 1 1896 in Finland. She
was born 14 Aug 1877 in Finland 1 , and died 30 Sep 1917 in Wakefield, Gogebic, Michigan.
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