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Surname	Location/Date/Comments
Wiitamaki	Your Name*: Amy Piercy Your Email Address*: ctrtle74@yahoo.com Surname*: Wiitamaki Finland Location*: Oulainen Birth Date: 1872 Death Date: Comment about Family*: I am looking for any information regarding Jon and Tekla Wiitamaki.. I have been unable to locate any information regarding them while in Finland
wahlman	Your Name: beth Your Email Address: beth_healey@hotmail.com Surname: wahlman Finland Location: turko Birth Date : Death Date: Comment about Family:
Westerholm, Richard	Helsinki 1865 His father was Adolf Westerholm. I am searching for the name of Richard's mother and any siblings. Also death dates for Adolf and his wife.  Richard emigrated to the UK and married in 1897 to a Rosina Holderness. Their first son was my father also named Richard. Adolf is listed on my grandfather's marriage certificate as a cab proprietor so I assume that he was alive at that time. I don't know when or how old my grandfather was when he emigrated. Rosina   bern(at)istnet.net.au [2008]
Wicksten, William	Turku 27 August 1868 Name could also be August William Wicksten. He moved to Terraville, Lawrence Co., South Dakota and worked in the mines. He married Mary Ann Jussila 5-3-1893 in Cokato, Wright County, Minnesota. Mary Ann Jussila b. 6-9-1872 in Minnesota, USA and her parents were from Finland, father was Emil Jussila b. 1876 Finland they also had a son Aho aka Sam Jussila b. 1878 probably Minnesota. They had 10 children. Also looking for Veljini Urllie Jussilla a relative of Mary Ann Jussila Linda Wicksten   ll13@nvbell.net  [2007]
Williams	Kristinestad 1874 John used the surname Williams after arriving in the United States in 1900.  He was born 30 April 1874 in Kristinestad, Finland.  He died 14 March 1953 in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA.  Any information about his life before leaving Finland would be appreciated. Monsonlois@aol.com [2008]
Wirtanen	1880/1884 Maternal Grandmother: Maria Wilhelmina Wirtanen Born: 24 Mar 1884  Place: Kuuslouto, Turun Laani, Finland  Maternal Grandfather: Israel August Heini-Luoma  Born: 16 Dec 1880 Place: Teuva, Vaasan Laani, Finland   Maternal Great Grandmother: Wilhelmina Lehtinen    Maternal Great Grandfather:  Kustaa Wirtanen Karen Gromley             kagorm@verizon.net
Wuoristo	Laura Wuoristo that came to the US on 4-6-1912 at age 17, and George Wuoristo that came to US 3-26-1911, age 31, from Ellis Island records.    Wuoristo is the name I have for my father's birth certificate and I am trying to trace my roots back to Finand.   I am planning to visit the Baltic region n August and woud love to trace my roots and make contact with someone.  My father was adopted  in New York City, born on 9-16-1916,  so we only have limited information, but I do have a copy of the birth certificate.  Jean Melcher  JeanMelcher(at)aol.com

 

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