Looking for the descendants of the family Raaks immigrated the States from Finland

[keiraa]

In the first decade of the twentieth century two Raak families immigrated the States (Michican).


The first one was the family of Juho (John) Raak who was born in 1875. Other members of the family were wife Tilda Kumpulainen (Mathilda Kumblin) and the children Johannes (John) born 1897, Viljami (Waino) born 1898 and Verner (Werner) born 1901.


The second was the family of Emil Raak, born 1883 with wife Akaatta and two children, Anna and Peter. Their third child Vaino was born in the States. Emil and the family moved back to Finland in 1911 and they do not have direct descendants in the U.S.


The Family of Juho (John) settled down in Michican. Juho's second wife was Hilma Kulju (Kulja) and they got married in 1914.


Juho's eldest son Johannes (John) was married to Esther Kotiaho 1915 and they had one son who, in turn, had one daughter, who might be now around her sixties.


Viljami's (Waino) wife was called Olga.


Juho's (John) youngest one Verner (Werner) seem to have been married twice. The first wife was Catherine Hamalainen and the second one was Aili Saviluoto whom Verner have a son Robert with, born 1946.

All the names in brackets above are like they appear in U.S. documents.

Any additional information about those family Raaks is highly appreciated.

[Marjapuu]

According to passenger and passport lists of finnish Institute of Migration www.migrationinstitute.fi (http://www.migrationinstitute.fi), these families came from northern Finland, the villages of Maaninka and Pihtipudas.

John Raak, b. abt 1876 travelled to Calumet, Michigan in 1901.

Emil Rikard Raak b. 1883 travelled to USA in 1908, he was from Maaninka. His wife Akaatta Raak, born Räihä, 1880, travelled from Maaninka in 1909. Akaatta had their children with her, Anna Edita b. 1904 and Petter Emil b. 1905. They were going to Hancock, Michigan.

Tilda Raak, b. 1876 travelled in 1902 with her children Johannes, b. 1897, Verner b. 1901, and William b. 1898 from Pihtipudas to her husband, who was already in USA.

[keiraa]

Thanks for the pains for sending the info. What I wrote I already know. What I would like to know more is written on the last line...additional information...
Thanks anyway

[Marjapuu]

If you are looking for living or deceased persons in USA, try these:

http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
SSDI records contains birth and death dates, and last known residences of most of the sons of John Raak, and their wives.

http://www.usa-people-search.com/Results.aspx?find=Raak


US genealogy forum, where you can make a query of Raaks in the state of Michigan:

www.genforum.genealogy.com (http://www.genforum.genealogy.com)

Emil Raak's daughter Anna Edita changed her family name Raak to Raijela in 1936. She was at that time a servant in Kuopio, Finland.

[keiraa]

Thanks for the links, Marjapuu. Yes, Anna did ghange her last name as you mentioned, but for the reason I don't know she later took back her maiden name Raak.

[Sari H]

About name Raak - I think it was military name..
My ancestor Matvej Lesonen used name Raak in 1780 ->
he were soldier.

[keiraa]

Raak definetely is a military name. The problem with these military names is that the same name, some time both first and last, the other time only the last one, was given to the person who replaced departed "warrier". My great-grandfather's grandfather was given new last name Raak, but his first name remained unghanced. He kept his military name, so as a result of that there are couple of us, Raaks, both in Finland and the United States. I know that there couple of other Raaks as well, without any relationship to us.

I finaly found our US relatives, but the problem with the name in the States is that there are a lot of Raaks having Dutch roots.

[Tapani Kovalaine]

Pekka Räihä and Anna Katri Ruotsalainen
daughter Akaatta Räihä b. 15.12.1880 Maaninka

http://hiski.genealogia.fi/historia/sl.gif (http://hiski.genealogia.fi/hiski/37tyk3?fi+0317+vihityt+2671) 3.11.1867 Kurolanlaks 19 Drg.ungk Petter Pettersson Räihä Lb dotter Anna Katrin Ruotsalainen Dito 19
http://www.digiarkisto.org/sshy/kirjat/Kirkonkirjat/maaninka/rippikirja_1864-1873_mko27-54/357.htm
http://www.digiarkisto.org/sshy/sivut/jasenille/paikat.php?bid=13235&pnum=98 (http://www.digiarkisto.org/sshy/sivut/jasenille/paikat.php?bid=13235&pnum=98)

Johannes Raak b. 16.5.1897 Pihtipudas, Muurasjärvi, Partala
parents Johan Raak and Tilda Kumpulainen
http://www.digiarkisto.org/sshy/sivut/jasenille/paikat.php?bid=2920&pnum=172 (http://www.digiarkisto.org/sshy/sivut/jasenille/paikat.php?bid=2920&pnum=172)
Before marriage 12.12.1896 in Pihtipudas: http://www.digiarkisto.org/sshy/sivut/jasenille/paikat.php?bid=2919&pnum=29

[Tapani Kovalaine]

Johannes Raak 1897
Johan Raak 1875 and Matilda Kumpulainen 1876 (Pihtipudas after 1893)
Abel Raak 1839 and Lovisa Charlotta Arpiainen 1849 (Keitele)
Matts Raak 1810 and Brita Caisa Djärf 1810 (Rautalampi)
Matts Raak 1777 and Walborg Tossavainen 1780 (Rautalampi)
Magnus Raatikainen 1736 and Margareta Huttunen 1742 (Rautalampi)

http://suku.genealogia.fi/showthread.php?t=13819&highlight=raak (http://suku.genealogia.fi/showthread.php?t=13819&highlight=raak)
Kukertais (jos ossois): http://www.digiarkisto.org/sshy/sivut/jasenille/paikat.php?bid=17182&pnum=97 (http://www.digiarkisto.org/sshy/sivut/jasenille/paikat.php?bid=17182&pnum=97)
http://hiski.genealogia.fi/historia/sl.gif (http://hiski.genealogia.fi/hiski/383e5a?fi+0445+kastetut+14788)8.6.1810 23.6.1810 Hapamäki Mats Rak Valb: Tossavain 30 Matts

[Tapani Kovalaine]

Vasta nyt tulin katsoneeksi, että tämän viestiketjun aloittajana on henkilö, joka erinomaisen tarkkaan tuntee Raak-suvun esipolvet. Ei niitä olisi tarvinnut listata näkyville. Mutta tulipahan askendentit laitettua. Poistaisin ne näkyvistä kukertamalla jos vuan ossoisin! :) Tai jospa sittenkin jollekulle nettiin uponneelle Raak -suvusta kiinnostuneelle on apua esipolvien tiedoista?