On 28 Jun 1908 when Olga Juhontr was 20, she married
August Kustaanpoika Paajanen (68578) , son of
Gustaf Paajanen (67200) (11 Apr 1848-) &
Anna Lovisa Pitkänen (66653) (18 Mar 1853-).
Born on 23 Apr 1883 in Juva, Mikkeli, Finland. August Kustaanpoika died in Norwood, MA, on 11 Mar 1939; he was 55. Buried in Highland Cemetery, Norwood.
Passenger Record
Ship of travel United States; port of departure Copenhagen; arrival date 20 Dec 1910; manifest line number 0008.
August Paajanen. Age 27, single, laborer, can read and write, Finnish. Last permanent residence Juva, Finland. Relative or friend in home country: friend Olga Kettonen of Juva. Destination Norwood, Mass. Ticket paid by self, in possession of $25. Going to join friend Willehart Karkkainen at 10 Johansan Court, Norwood, Mass. Good health, 5’ 7 1/2”, dark hair, brown eyes. Born in Juva, Finland.
(Villehard Kärkkäinen, b. 6.2.1886, bp. 11.2.1886 at Purhola, son of Kalle Kärkkäinen & Ulla Maria Hämäläinen. Willehart had come to Boston in 1907 from Sulkuvo to visit his friend Gavril Lanhkonen of Gardner, MA. Willehart was boarding in Rockport, MA in 1910 with the Mattila family.)
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registered at Norwood, MA. 12 Sep 1918
August Paajanen. 47 Tremont St., Norwood, Mass.
Age 35, b. 23 Apr 1883. Nonresident. Finland
Occupation: [can’t read it]
Nearest relative: wife Olga Paajanen.
Tall, stout, brown hair, brown eyes
1920 Federal Census. Norwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Roll 723, page 210.
Golam Ave.
All born in Finland, as were their parents. August came to US in 1911, wife and children in 1912.
August Paajanen, 36, carpenter railroad shop
Olga Paajanen, 32
Sylvia Paajanen, 10
Kaino Paajanen, 9
William Lindquist, border, 25, b. Lithuania
Living in the same building as
Otto Asikainen, 34, b. Finland
Edna Asikainen, 29, b. Finland
Martin Asikainen, 4 months, b. in MA
Albin Hannvenen, border, 29, b. Finland
William Kolamus [Kolanners?], border, 48, b. Finland
1930 Federal Census. Norwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
185 Roosevelt Avenue
August Baajanen, 47, head, immigrated 1910, carpenter
Olga Baajanen, 42, wife, immigrated 1911
Kino Baajanen, 19, son, immigrated 1911, works for paper manufacturer
All born in Finland, parents b. Finland
Declaration of intent for naturalization.
Dedham, Massachusetts. August Paajanen, residence 185 Roosevelt Ave., Norwood, MA. Age 48, unemployed. Male, white, medium complexion, gray eyes, brown hair, 5’ 8 12”, 200 pounds. Finnish, born Juva, Finland, born 23 Apr 1883. Married 28 Jun 1908 at Juva to Olga, born Juva 23 Aug 1887. She ntered the United States 21 Aug 1911 at Boston. Two children (1) Sylvia b. 2 Oct 1909 in Finland, residing at Westwood, MA, and (2) Kino b. 13 Jan 1911 in Finland, residing at Norwood. August entered the United States from Copenhagen, Denmark, 21 Dec 1910 at New York, NY, on the S.S. United States.
Highland Cemetery
On one marker
August Paajanen, 1883-1939
Olga Paajanen, 1939-1972