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The family picture is of John (Juho) Pyykkonen and his
wife Wilhilmiina Kaartinen and their children. John
Yalmer Pyykkonen is the tallest son, Gustaf Arvid
Pyykkonen is the blonde son, Ann Pyykkonen Wanhainen
is standing in front of her father and Wilhilmiina is
holding Fredrikka (Carrie) Pyykkonen Junttila. This
picture was probably taken in the spring of 1894 at the
Frenchtown Location in Atlantic Mine, Michigan. The
father lost his legs in a train accident.
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- This photo of five women dates from about 1910. In the
back row, Anna Pyykkonen Wanhainen, Wilhelmiina Pyykkonen, and a cousin.
- In the front row: Fredrikka (Carrie) Pyykkonen Junttila
and a cousin.
- These pictures are from the Margaret Smith collection.
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- This is the Jacob (Jaakko) Pyykkönen family
about 1903. The
- picture includes Jacob Pyykkonen, Anna Wilhelmiina
Mulari (formerly
- Kemppainen), Eli Kemppainen, Charles Kemppainen
and Hilda Mary, George,
- Ann, Olga and Matt Pyykkönen. This picture
is from Oliver Paavola collection.
- Charlie (Kalle) Pyykkonen and his wife
Lizzy (Briita Elizabeth Juntunen)
- were married in Finland and immigrate
to Houghton County around 1880.
- Great grandfather Andrew (Antii) Pyykkonen
was born April 3, 1884 in
- Boston, MI. Other family members
were born in Atlantic Mine. The family
- later in 1894 moved to Esko, MN
(near Duluth) and stayed there. The farm
- is still in the Family name.Charlie
had a sister Fredrikka (Rigi) who married Henry Juntunen. She died 9/9/1949
in Dollar Bay, MI.
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