EMIL JOHN LEHTIMAKI was born in Lempäälä Finland in 1883 (Johan Emil Juhonpoika Lehtimäki b. 24.9.1883 Lempäälä, was son of railroad guard and went to USA with passport dated 1902, used later name Maki and Hill – information added by Solja. 1)
His son Arnold tells about his childhood family:
My dad ran the farm for almost 30 years. He then took the job of managing the local farmers cooperative in Astoria, Oregon. By then Hugo and I were old enough to do most of the farm work. My dad died of natural causes in 1956 at the age of 74.
HILDA MARIA HILL, Hilda Tormanen (in the picture) was born in Kuusamo, Finland 17.12.1879. After she married my dad she worked very hard. All the clothes had to be scrubbed by hand. All the baking had to be done on a wood stove. We all pitched in to help. My mother passed away from a massive heart attack on March 14, 1938.
WILLIAM “Bill” HILL was born in 1907 and passed away in 1928 from TB. He graduated from Knappa Svensen High School. He played football and basketball while in school. After Bill graduated he went to work as a whistle punk at the logging company. Bill and my dad went together and purchased our first car, it was a Model T Ford. It had two seats and side curtains.
