Edwin Simila

1908 - 1974  (65 years)

• Name	Edwin Simila
  Born	9 Sep 1908	Calumet Michigan
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Jun 1974	Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan
  Person ID	P587	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Kusti Simila,   b. 19 Jan 1880, Muhos, Oulun Laani, Finland ,   d. 1958, Mohawk Michigan  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Maria Esther* Kero,   b. 21 Oct 1888, Haukipudas Finland ,   d. 4 Oct 1961, Mohawk Michigan  (Age 72 years)
  Married	3 Nov 1906
  Family ID	F137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Location of Bonifas Gorman Lumber Company, Lake Linden. Map on the left is from 1935, map on the right is current.

  
  

  Documents		Edwin Simila World War II Draft Card. Card filed out after his birthdate in 1940. Age 32, living at home in Mohawk Michigan. Working for Bonifas and Gorman Lumber Company in Lake Linden.
  		1950 U.S. Census for Simila family in Mohawk Michigan. This census form shows Gust and Esther along with son Edwin (age 41) still living at home, daughter Mayme age 19, and granddaughter Rita age 11.

  
  

• Notes

  Enlisted in the Army Sep. 10, 1942 and discharged Jan. 11, 1943, according to Army records. The Bonifas and Gorman Lumber Company, Lake Linden, Michigan : Operates three of its own camps, employing between 80 and 125 men per camp, and contracts with five or six jobbers employing between 20 and 60 employees each. The lumber is sent to the sawmills at Lake Linden, Michigan, and the pulp is sent to various Wisconsin paper mills : National Labor Relations Board 1940