John William Makimaa

  General Notes:

John William Makima is from Tornio, Finland. This is in the northwest part of the country. He went by the name William.

The name changed from Makimaa to Makima. It is felt by family members that this happened during immigration processing where the second 'a' was left off.

The name on his grave in Greenland Cemetery is William Makima.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation, 1900, Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan. On Enoch Makima's birth certificate, William Makima's occupation is farmer.

• Residence, 1920, Ontonagon, Ontonagon, Michigan. This information is from the 1920 United States Census.

John married Kaisa Maria Maronen in Aug 1889 in Torino, Finland. (Kaisa Maria Maronen was born on 6 Jan 1864 in Kemi, Finland,³⁴ died on 25 Jan 1947 in Michigan ³⁴ and was buried in Greenland Township Cemetery, Greenland, Michigan ³⁴.)