Timeline: Matti Kero

1859 - 1922 (63 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1857	4 Mar 1857—4 Mar 1861: James Buchanan James Buchanan U.S. Presidency
2	1861	4 Mar 1861—15 Apr 1865: Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln U.S. Presidency 12 Apr 1861—9 Apr 1865: American Civil War American Civil War
3	1865	15 Apr 1865—4 Mar 1869: Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson U.S. Presidency
4	1869	4 Mar 1869—4 Mar 1877: Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant U.S. Presidency
5	1877	4 Mar 1877—4 Mar 1881: Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes U.S. Presidency
6	1881	4 Mar 1881—19 Sep 1881: James A. Garfield James A. Garfield U.S. Presidency 19 Sep 1881—4 Mar 1885: Chester A. Arthur Chester A. Arthur U.S. Presidency
7	1885	4 Mar 1885—4 Mar 1889: Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland U.S. Presidency
8	1889	4 Mar 1889—4 Mar 1893: Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison U.S. Presidency
9	1893	4 Mar 1893—4 Mar 1897: Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland U.S. Presidency
10	1897	4 Mar 1897—14 Sep 1901: William McKinley William McKinley U.S. Presidency
11	1898	25 Apr 1898—12 Aug 1898: Spanish-American War Spanish-American War
12	1899	1899—1899: Esther Kero arrives in U.S. Our maternal grandmother Esther Kero arrives in the U.S. in 1899. She was an 11 year old child who made the trip from Finland by herself. 2 Jun 1899—4 Jul 1902: Philippine-American War Philippine-American War 2 Nov 1899—7 Sep 1901: Boxer Rebellion Boxer Rebellion
13	1901	14 Sep 1901—4 Mar 1909: Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Presidency
14	1904	22 May 1904: Einar Holmberg First Communion Einar's first communion, living in Valkeala Parrish.
15	1905	Mar 1905: Kustii Simila arrives in North America Our maternal grandfather, Kusti Simila arrives in Halifax Nova Scotia. in March 1905.
16	1906	Nov 1906: Kustti Simila & Esther Kero married Kustti and Esther were married on November 3, 1906 in Hancock Michigan.
17	1909	4 Mar 1909—4 Mar 1913: William Howard Taft William Howard Taft U.S. Presidency
18	1913	4 Mar 1913—4 Mar 1921: Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson U.S. Presidency Jul 1913—Jul 1913: Einar Holmberg arrives in U.S. Our paternal grandfather, Einar Holmberg arrives in the U.S in July 1913. Nov 1913—Nov 1913: Amanda Holmberg arrives in United States Our paternal grandmother, Amanda Holmberg arrives in New York in December 1913 with her infant son Pekka (Leo) and her three year old daughter Elizabeth. 24 Dec 1913—24 Dec 1913: Italian Hall Disaster On Christmas Eve 1913, families of striking copper miners gathered at the Italian Hall in Calumet Michigan to celebrate Christmas. The Italian Hall ballroom was at the top of a steep stairway. Sometime during the celebration a person or persons unknown yelled "FIRE" and also locked the door at the bottom of the stairs. In the ensuing panic a crash of people (mostly children) were trapped at the bottom of the stairs. Seventy three people died.
19	1914	1914: Simila family moves to Makinen Minnesota After the strike of 1913, the family left Calumet Michigan to move to a farm in Makinen Minnesota. One of their neighbors was Anders Kero, the Uncle of Esther Kero Simila.
20	1917	6 Apr 1917—11 Nov 1918: World War I World War I
21	1921	4 Mar 1921—2 Aug 1923: Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding U.S. Presidency

Holmbergs of Cleveland Family Tree

Genealogy of the Holmberg Family, Cleveland, Ohio

Matti Kero