Matti Kero

1859 - 1922  (63 years)

• Name	Matti Kero
  Born	7 May 1859	Lohtaja
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Jul 1922	Allouez,Keweenaw,Michigan,USA
  Person ID	P153	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Antti Kero,   b. 8 Nov 1835, Lohtaja ,   d. 28 Oct 1896, Lohtaja  (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Elisabet Niemi,   b. 23 Apr 1833, Lohtaja ,   d. 24 Feb 1900, Lohtaja  (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F54	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Greta Grekilä,   b. 4 Feb 1863, Haukipudas ,   d. 4 Aug 1906  (Age 43 years)
  Married	20 Jan 1884
  Children	1. Annie Kero,   b. 24 Feb 1885, Finland ,   d. 20 Jul 1957, Tacoma, Washington U.S.A.  (Age 72 years) + 2. Maria Esther* Kero,   b. 21 Oct 1888, Haukipudas Finland ,   d. 4 Oct 1961, Mohawk Michigan  (Age 72 years) + 3. William Anders Kero,   b. 4 Sep 1892, Allouez Township, Michigan ,   d. 23 Oct 1959, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 67 years)   4. Helmi Kero,   b. 1893, Calumet MI ,   d. 1974, New York Mills, Otter Tail County, Minnesota  (Age 81 years)   5. Eino Kero,   b. 1898, Allouez Township, Michigan
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 3 Jul 1922 - Allouez,Keweenaw,Michigan,USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		My closest DNA relative in Finland, Tauno Kero. This is a photograph taken sometime in the late 1940's. The small child is my closest DNA relative in Finland, Tauno Kero. The man by the horses is Matti Kero, the son of Johan Kero, and the nephew of our Great Grandfather, also named Matti Kero. This phototgraph was taken on the Kero Farm, and was sent to me by Mika Kero.
  		Lohtaja Church. This is the church in Lohtaja, built in 1768. This is the church that Esther Kero Simila went to, while she lived with her grandparents, Matti Kero and Elisabet Niemi. She lived on the Kero Farm until 1899, when she came to America.
  		Kero Farm and Lohtaja Church. My 3rd cousin Mika sent me the location of the Kero Farm, and this "photo" shows them both, as shown on google maps. The water out in the distance is the Gulf of Bothnia, separating Finland from Sweden.
  		Matti Kero Grave Site. Gravestone of Matti Kero in Lakeview Cemetery, Calumet Michigan.
  		Matti Kero home in Finland before leaving for the U.S. Photo of Matti Kero's home in Finland before he left for the U.S. Sent to me by Mika Kero.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Matti Kero Death Record.
  		Federal Census 1900 listing Matti Kero, Anne Kero, and children Annie, Esther, Willie, and Eino. Kero family is on lines 87-92. Living in Allouez Township, Michigan. Matti lists his occupation as miner.
  		1920 Federal Census for Matti Kero. In 1920 he is living with new wife Kattie, lines 39-40. In Allouez Township, Michigan.
  		Matti Kero second marriage From Michigan archives. Matti marries again, after the death of Anna Greta Grekila. His new wife is Kaisa Savela, age 41.
  		Official Immigration document for the Kero brothers. This document, sent to me by Mika Kero, shows the birthdates, and the departure dates for the Kero brothers from Finland to the USA. My Great Grandfather was Matti Kero, who left Finland in 1889, along with his brothers Antti and Jaakko. Tuomas Kero came in 1893, and Jaako returned to Finland in 1905.
  		Official Michigan Death Certificate for Great Grandfather Matti Kero This official Death Certificate, which was sent to me by Allison Neely of the Michigan Tech Archives show him to be buried at Lake View Cemetery in Calumet.

  
  

  Histories

  Matti Kero relationship chart. Matti Kero is my great grandfather.

  
  

• Notes

  Came from Oulu 5.11.1887. Moved to Lohtaja 28.3.1889. Haukipudas Rippi 1886-1895 Sivu 319 Kuva 266