Taimi was born in 1898 in Pori, Finland.[1]. She was the daughter of Viktor Santanen and Ida Holman. Taimi means “young plant” or “sapling” in Finnish. She immigrated in 1905 with her mother and brother, joining their father [2]in Ely, Michigan. [3] In 1910 Taimi lived in Ely with her parents, her siblings Frank, Kauno, and Esther, and a lodger, Victor Mattson. [4]She married Arvid Johnson before 1923. [5] She passed away in 1959 in Douglas, Alaska.
↑ "Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943" (National Archives Microfilm Publication T843, roll 84, line number 2, record id 005103170_00338_1)
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLRH-N7W : accessed 27 July 2019), Taimi S Sandanen in household of Victor Sandanen, Ely, Marquette, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 174, sheet 8A, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 662; FHL microfilm 1,374,675.
↑ "Alaska, State Archives (Juneau), Naturalization Records, 1900-1972", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WH7H-HR3Z : Thu Nov 30 14:33:00 UTC 2023), Entry for Arvid Johnson and Taimie, 30 Jul 1923.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGC-8LHV : 11 July 2016), Tiami Sophia Santanen Johnson, ; Burial, Douglas, Juneau Borough, Alaska, United States of America, Eagles Cemetery; citing record ID 116386420, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKLC-7JBR : accessed 12 July 2019), Taimi Sophia Santanen Johnson in entry for Hilda Esther Horn Johnson, Scappoose, Oregon, United States, 29 Jun 2011; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing South County Spotlight, The, born-digital text.
United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB2-W1B : accessed 12 July 2019), Ruby H Johnson in household of Finn Johnson, Sitka, First Judicial District, Alaska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 39, sheet 2A, line 7, family 20, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2626; FHL microfilm 2,342,360.
"Pori - Björneborg." The Genealogical Society of Finland The HISKI Project. Accessed 14 July, 2019.
"Alaska, Vital Records, 1816-1959," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2BR-N725 : 17 March 2018), Tannie Johnson in household of Arvid Johnson, Juneau, Juneau, Alaska, United States; citing Death, Juneau, Juneau, Alaska, United States, Alaska State Archives, Juneau; FHL microfilm .
"Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943" (National Archives Microfilm Publication T843, roll 84, line number 2, record id 005103170_00338_1).
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLRH-N7W : accessed 27 July 2019), Taimi S Sandanen in household of Victor Sandanen, Ely, Marquette, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 174, sheet 8A, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 662; FHL microfilm 1,374,675.
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4X-9MZ3 : 11 February 2023), Tainie Santonen in entry for Violet Tirah Whitley, .
"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K48-9SKZ : 11 February 2023), Taime Santonem in entry for Arvid Raymond Johnson, .
"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KWB-1ZPT : 10 February 2023), Taime Santonen in entry for Victor Edward Johnson, .
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Norm Lindquist for finding information on Taimi's birth and father on HISKI. The help is much appreciated!
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