Hugo Johan Petterson Waaranperä,född:12/12-1896.Sattajärvi Pajala

[Kerstin Mukka Tärendö.]

Vhere did this man move from Sweden. I know there is some family relations left in Amerika some where. He did have a brother namn August Adolf born 12/6-?? in Sveden. He died there.
Huga Johan his parents:
Petter Johansson Waaranperä.15/3-1848
d.7/7-1931. from Sattajärvi.
Married second:In Sattajärvi (Pajala Norrbotten).
Sofia Vilhelmina Koberg.23/7-1873 Sattavaara
d.5/7-1950.
My English in not so good.
 Meet again from Kerstin

[Maud Svensson]

Kerstin,
Farmlaborer Johan Waaranperä (Waaranpera), 21 (?), from Jerijärvi arrived at Ellis Island September 13, 1915  with the ship Frederik VIII from Kristiania, Norway.
According to ship's manifest his father was Petter Waaranperä, Sattajärvi.
Johan had two travel companions: Petter Kero, 26, from Ohtanajärvi and Hilja Paalovaro, 18, from Sattajärvi.
All three were going to their friends Karl and Julia Lanto, Box 511, Hancock, Michigan.
 
Source: www.ellisisland.org
 
Kind regards,
Maud

[Kristina Brown]

Hi Kerstin,
 
I did a search for Johan Waaranpera and have not been able to find him in any USA census - I will keep looking.
 
I did find that Petter Kero may have had family in Michigan.
In the 1920 USA census I found:
Walter Kero age 41 living in Hancock Michigan he was born in Sweden.
 
Regards,
Kristina

[Kerstin Mukka Tärendö.]

Hi Kristina and Maud,
Thanks for all informations. This Johan are my grandfathers brother. And I hope hes grandchildren is alive over there some where.
My grandfather Robert is ded for many years but my grandmother is still alive but in bad conditions. She have homehelp. Don\t know the enlish word for that. Shes 2 children are still home and lookin for her.
 
His brother August Adolf Petterson Waaranperä b. Beetween 1893-95 12 June. Something was wrong. After he phone home to Sattajärvi in Sweden. And sad know I comming home he dessapear. No body know at home what happening to him.
Who can help me.  
 
Sorry for my bad english left shool for 22 yars ago.
Regards from Kerstin

[Håkan Bergström]

The name Waaranperä might have been a bit too difficult to handle in the US so maybe he called himself Peterson or just Waara.
 
Namnet Waaranperä kanske var för svårt för amerikanerna så möjligen kallade han sig för Peterson eller Waara.