Harriet Ellen Wiita

Notes:

!STATUS: JULY 1989 CAP:
BIRTH: At home on the family farm.
BAPTISM: At home by Eveangelical Lutheran Pastor, F. Y. Kala
RELIGION: Lutheran.
EDUCATION: Young and Hursh Business College, Duluth, Minnesota, 1933.
Univ. of Wisconsin River Falls, B.S. in Education, 1965.
Post graduate education courses at State U. of Calif., Long Beach
State U. of Calif., Irvine; and at Pepperdine, 1965-1971.
NOTES: Raised on parents' farm on Glen Rte., Aitkin, Minn. Graduated fromAitkin High school 1930; Young and Hursh Business College, Duluth, Minn, 1931;
Crosby-Ironton Normal Training Dept., 1933. Taught in the Aitkin County school
system and worked as a secretary until 1936. Was a pastor's wife, serving in
the various congregations with her husband for many years. Received a B.S.
degree from U. of Wisconsin River Falls in 1965, moved with her husband and
family to California and taught there in the Huntington Beach public school
system until 1973. She and her husband bought their first house in 1971,
which is located in Huntington Beach, and are now retired.
LR: Huntington Beach, CA.

Harriet married Wilhelm Christian Dahl Aanestad, Rev. on 26 Jun 1936 in Esmond, Benson, North Dakota, United States. Wilhelm (son of Rev. Helge Martinus Aanestad and Anna Dahl) was born on 6 Feb 1907 in Cottonwood, Lyon, Minnesota, United States; was christened on 24 Mar 1907 in Cottonwood, Lyon, Minnesota, United States; died on 19 Apr 2003 in Anaheim, Orange, California, United States; was buried on 26 Apr 2003 in Westminster, Orange, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Wilhelm Paul Ramon Aanestad
2. David Luther Aanestad was born on 21 May 1943 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States; was christened on 3 Oct 1943 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States; died on 1 Aug 1952 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States; was buried on 5 Aug 1952 in Stewartville, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States.
3. Samuel Mark Aanestad was born on 16 Jul 1946 in Bismarck, Burleigh, North Dakota, United States; was christened about 1946; died on 6 May 2018.
4. Stephen Ellis Aanestad
5. Ellen Marie Aanestad

Notes:

!STATUS: 1989 CAP
SO: Harriet Wiita
BAPTISM: Baptised and confirmed in Finland.
RELIGION: Lutheran.
OCCUPATION: Farmer.
BURIAL: Oneota Cemetery.
NOTES: Daughter Harriet relates, "A tribute to my father who was a young
bachelor of about 24 or 25 in a new country married a widow with 5 living
children and supported them on a farm he built from virgin land on Glenn
Route, Aitkin County, Minnesota. During the winter months he worked in
the coal mines of the Cuyuna Range, Crosby-Ironton, Minnesota to earn
supplimentary income."

Jaakko married Maria karki, * * in Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States. Maria (daughter of Elias karki and Maria ELIASDTR.) was born on 14 Aug 1876 in Vasa, Kuortane, Finland; died on 20 Apr 1950 in Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States; was buried in Proctor, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!BAPTISM: Baptized and confirmed in Finland.
!BURIAL: Oneota Cemetery.
!RELIGION: Lutheran.
!NOTES: Maria was first married to Nestor Jacob Mackey but was widowed at
approximately the age of 29 or 30 with 6 children in a new country.
She supported them by taking in roomers and boarders until she married
Jacob Wiita and they bought virgin land in 1913 and built a
farm on Glen Route in Aitkin County, Minnesota.

Notes:

!BAPTISM: Baptised and confirmed.
NOTES: Lived in YLISTARO VIITALA, FINLAND

Michel married Susanna (Hermansdtr.) Bjorkqvist. Susanna was born on 13 Jun 1840; was christened in in Vasa, Kuortane, Finland; died on 4 Oct 1886 in Viitala, Vasa, Ylistaro, Finland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!see notes on data sheet regarding Elsa Viita, Lutheran Deaconess and great
granddaughter of Michel Wiita and Susanna Bjorkqvist. Also notes regarding
Liisa and Jaakko Viita, children of Elsa's brother, Armas Viita, head pastor of
the largest Lutheran church in Finland. Enter this data when additional family
members are known. Armis Viita is seeking information of American relatives.

!RELIGION: Lutheran.
!BAPTISM: Yes.

Notes:

!BAPTISM: Baptized and confirmed.
!RELIGION: Lutheran.

Elias married Maria ELIASDTR.. Maria was born on 16 Dec 1845. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Hedvig Jouppi. Hedvig was born on 21 Jun 1807. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]