Holmbergs of Cleveland Family Tree

Genealogy of the Holmberg Family, Cleveland, Ohio

Elizabeth Holmberg

1910 - 1968 (57 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1909	4 Mar 1909—4 Mar 1913: William Howard Taft William Howard Taft U.S. Presidency
2	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.
3	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.
4	1917	6 Apr 1917—11 Nov 1918: World War I World War I
5	1921	4 Mar 1921—2 Aug 1923: Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding U.S. Presidency
6	1923	2 Aug 1923—4 Mar 1929: Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge U.S. Presidency
7	1929	4 Mar 1929—4 Mar 1933: Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover U.S. Presidency
8	1931	May 1931—May 1931: Einar Holmberg leaves the U.S. In May 1931, Einar Holmberg leaves his family to live in the Soviet Union. In the U.S. he was a member of the Socialist Worker's Party.
9	1933	4 Mar 1933—12 Apr 1945: Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt U.S. Presidency
10	1938	21 Nov 1938—21 Nov 1938: Einar Holmberg executed. On Nov. 21, 1938 Einar Holmberg was executed in Murmansk, U.S.S.R. by the KGB for "espionage".
11	1941	7 Dec 1941—2 Sep 1945: World War II World War II
12	1945	12 Apr 1945—20 Jan 1953: Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman U.S. Presidency
13	1950	25 Jun 1950—27 Jul 1953: Korean War Korean War
14	1953	20 Jan 1953—20 Jan 1961: Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower U.S. Presidency
15	1959	26 Sep 1959—30 Apr 1975: Vietnam War Vietnam War
16	1961	20 Jan 1961—20 Nov 1963: John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy U.S. Presidency
17	1963	20 Nov 1963—20 Jan 1969: Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson U.S. Presidency