Carl Simila

Male 1910 - 1956  (46 years)


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  • Name Carl Simila 
    Born 1 Jun 1910  Calumet Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Aug 1956  Chicago, Ill. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID P588  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2021 

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

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

    Documents
    Charles Simila Employment Card.
    Charles Simila Employment Card.
    This card show that he worked for the Chicago and North Western Railroad. Started July 11, 1945. His address then was 2612 Lincoln Ave., Chicago.
    Charles Simila World War II Draft Card.
    Charles Simila World War II Draft Card.
    At the time the card was filed out - after June 1, 1940, he was still living at home, and working for the Bonifas Gorman Lumber Company in Lake Linden Michigan.

  • Notes 
    • 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