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| || Mother || Lizzie || June 1864 || Immigrated from Finland 1885 || 10 children, 7 alive in 1900 || | || Mother || Lizzie (??) || June 1864 || Immigrated from Finland 1885 || 10 children, 7 alive in 1900 || |
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| *[[ http://www.finamhsw.com/ | Finnish American Society of the West ]] | *[[ http://www.finamhsw.com/ | Finnish American Society of the West ]] in Portland. |
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| *[[ http://www.migrationinstitute.fi/ | Migration Institute of Finland ]] | |
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| *[[ http://www.hannabasinmuseum.com/hanna-1903-explosion-fatality-list.html | another list with town names]] The 5 Longi surnames are from Yliveteli, which some maps place south of Veteli. | *[[ http://www.hannabasinmuseum.com/hanna-1903-explosion-fatality-list.html | another list with town names]] The 5 Longi surnames are from Yliveteli, which some maps place A south of Veteli. |
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Emily did not lose her father or brothers to the explosions, but may have lost uncles. Finns were expendable immigrant trash, the wetbacks of the early 20th century. |
Emily Longi
Emily Longi was born December 1897 in Carbon, Wyoming, of Finnish ancestry. She married Johan Sigfried Lofstrom in Astoria Oregon on December 29, 1917 and had two children, Hubert and Sigurd. She died in the Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon on December 22, 1950.
Father |
William Longi |
May 1868 |
Immigrated from Finland 1882 |
Married 1886 (estimated) |
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Mother |
Lizzie (??) |
June 1864 |
Immigrated from Finland 1885 |
10 children, 7 alive in 1900 |
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Sister |
Ida Longi |
November 1888 |
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Sister |
Hilla Longi |
March 1890 |
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Brother |
William Longi |
November 1891 |
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Brother |
Elmer Longi |
November 1893 |
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Sister |
Lempi Longi |
March 1896 |
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Emily Longi |
December 1897 |
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Brother |
John Longi |
June 1899 |
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Hanna Mine #1 Disaster of 1903, killed 96 Finnish immigrant coal miners
another list with town names The 5 Longi surnames are from Yliveteli, which some maps place A south of Veteli.
The Union Pacific mines used gouging, digging downwards to get the coal more cheaply. Safer practice involves sinking the main shaft all the way to the bottom of the works, then mining upwards, so that gas collects below the working area. Miners carried "safety lamps" which theoretically reduced risk, but sometimes opened them to light their pipes (!). A second disaster in 1908 killed 59 more. The mine was closed after that.
Emily did not lose her father or brothers to the explosions, but may have lost uncles. Finns were expendable immigrant trash, the wetbacks of the early 20th century.