~FAMILY TREE~
This tree
dates
back to the 1600's. Highlighted
in red is
my lineage. Our family in the USA are descendants of
Matts Hansson Palo. To save space, some spouses and children
are omitted. Some names have photos with links
underlined. Place names are listed as village, county,
then country.
Matts Hansson Palo (b. about 1670. d.
February
14, 1714 in Storkyro, Palo, Finland)
married Carin Persdotter Hoppa (b. 1673,
d. December 12, 1733 in Storkyro, Palo, Finland)
Matts is the earliest documented family member. Palo
was
the name of the village Matts lived in. He owned the
Palo farm in
the village of Palo. The use of place names as surnames
started
when
the Lutheran Church began keeping family records in the
1600's.
Matts had 4 children. Their 2nd son:
Hans Mattson Palo Brenner (b. about
1690,
d. about 1741 in Storkyro, Palo, Finland)
married Maria Gustafsdotter (b. 1693, d.
June 22, 1751 in Storkyro, Palo, Finland)
Palo meant "burn" in Finnish. Brenner was Swedish for
"burning". Hans used both the Finnish and Swedish form
of Palo
for
his surname, a common practice for Swedes living in Finland.
Hans had 5 children. Their 1st son:
Erik Hansson Brenner (born 1725, died
October
31, 1786 in Storkyro, Palo, Finland)
married Lisa Carlsdotter (b. 1731, d.
March
5, 1804 in Storkyro, Palo, Finland)
Erik and Lisa were married March 21, 1750 in the village of
Pernula.
She was from the Reinilä farm. He was a soldier, she was
a
maid. Together
they acquired land and named their farm Skatan (means Magpie),
and had
9 children.
Their 4th son:
Johannes Eriksson Brenner (b. February
13,
1757 Storkyro, Palo, Finland)
married Elisabetha (Lisa) Samuelsdotter
Korpi
(b. June
21, 1758 Ylistaro, Palo, Finland)
Had 4 children:
A. Johan Johansson Brenner (b. 1776
Storkyro,
Palo, Finland)
B. Matthias Johansson Brenner (b. 1778
Storkyro,
Palo, Finland)
C. Thomas Johansson Brenner (b. 1780
Storkyro,
Palo, Finland)
D. Isak Johansson Brenner (b. August 15,
1782 Storkyro, Palo, Finland)
married Maria Jacobsdotter Ryssman March
18, 1809 (b. 1787 Laihala, Finland)
Isak settled in the homestead of Österholm in 1811, taking
Österholm as his
surname. Isak had 10 children (one listed here):
1. Jakob Isaksson Österholm (b.
1810, Laihia, Jokikylä, Finland)
(brother
of the famous artisan Isak Österholm)
married
Margareta
Henriksdotter in 1834 (b. 1812, Korsnäs, Träskböle,
Finland)
Had 4 children (one listed here):
A. Isak
Jakobsson
Österholm (b. 1837 Korsnäs, Molpe, Finland)
married
Anna-Maja Johansdotter Båsk (b. 1840 Petalax, Finland)
Had 11
children:
1.
Anna-Maja
Österholm
(b.
1859 Petalax, Finland)
2.
Johan "John" Österholm (photo)(b.
1860
Petalax,
Finland)
Emigrated
to
U.S.A.
in
1890's.
Had 3 Children:
A.
John Walter Osterholm (b. 1895, USA)
1.
Jewell
Laverne
Osterholm,
Dr. (photo)
(b.
1929, d. 2017,
USA)
A.
Kristine
Howard
Osterholm
(b. 1963, USA)
B.
Jewell
(Jay)
Osterholm,
Jr. (b. 1964, USA)
2.
Ronald
G.
Osterholm
(b. 1932, d. 1997, USA)
A.
Lori
Osterholm
(b.
USA)
B.
Lisa
Osterholm
(b.
USA)
B.
Arthur
Wilde
Osterholm
(photo)
(b. 1897, USA)
1.
Arthur
Osterholm,
Jr.
(b. 1917, USA)
2.
Leland
Osterholm
(b.
1919, USA)
A.
Robin
Osterholm
(b.
1954, USA)
C.
Victor
Logan
Osterholm
(photo)(b.
1900, USA)
1.
Mary
Therese
Osterholm
(photo)(b.
1936, USA)
A.
Thomas
Logan
Voss
(b. 1957, USA)
B.
Therese
Ann
Voss
(b. 1958, USA)
C.
Kathleen
Marie
Voss
(b.1961, USA)
D.
Pauline
Louise
Voss
(b.1964, USA)
2.
Patricia
Ann
Osterholm
(b. 1939, USA)
A.
Valerie
Gordon
(b.
1961, USA)
B.
Cynthia
Gordon
(b.
1962, USA)
C.
David
Gordon
(b.
1964, USA)
D.
Shawn
Gordon
(b.
1965, USA)
E.
Glen
Gordon
(b.
1969, USA)
2.
Mary Therese Österholm (b. 1861, Petalax, Finland)
3.
Beata Sofia Österholm (b. 1862, Petalax, Finland)
4.
Greta Stina Österholm (b. 1865, Petalax, Finland)
A.
Erika
Kristina
Gretasdotter
(b. 1886, Foglo, Aland)
5.
Emma Österholm (b. 1869, Petalax, Finland)
6.
Johanna Österholm (b. 1871, Petalax, Finland)
7.
Vendla Karolina Österholm (b. 1874, Petalax, Finland)
8.
Beata Lovisa Österholm (b. 1876, Petalax, Finland)
9.
Carl
"Charles"
Fredric
Österholm (photo)
(b.
1878
Petalax,
Finland)
Emigrated
to
U.S.A.
in
1890's.
Had 3 Children:
A.
Vera Josephine Osterholm (b. 1904, USA)
B.
Fredrick
B.
Osterholm
(b. 1906, USA)
C.
Charles Alva Osterholm (photo)(b.
1910,
USA)
1. Janice Darlene Osterholm (b. 1935, USA)
A.
Tammi
Lee
Reynolds
(b. 1958, USA)
B.
Sheryl
Ann
Reynolds
(b. 1960, USA)
C.
Jill
Candace
Reynolds
(b. 1963, USA)
D.
Robert
Alan
Reynolds
(b. 1965, USA)
2. Charles Dean Osterholm (photo)(b. 1936, d.
2018, USA)
A. Charles Lonnie Osterholm (b.
1961, USA)
1.
Katelyn
Osterholm
(b.
1992, USA)
B.
Michael
Craig
Osterholm
(b. 1963, d. 2017, USA)
C.
Timothy
Dean
Osterholm
(photo)(b.
1965,
USA)
1.
Kayln
Renée
Osterholm
(b. 1994, d. 2015, USA)
2.
Nathen
Anders
Osterholm
(b. 1996, USA)
D. Troy David Osterholm (b. 1967, USA)
E.
Todd
Derek
Osterholm
(b. 1969, d. 2011, USA)
1.
Derek
Dean
Osterholm
(b. 1993, USA)
10.
Vilhelm "William" Österholm (photo)(b.
1881,
Petalax,
Finland)
Emigrated
to
U.S.A.
in
1901. Children:
A.
Alban Wilde Osterholm (b. 1910, USA)
11.
Viktor "Victor" Reinhold Österholm (b. 1884, Petalax,
Finland)
Emigrated
to
U.S.A.
in
1890's. Children:
A.
Aina Ingrid Vendla Osterholm (b. 1902, USA)
B.
Theresa
Sophia
Osterholm
(b. 1906, USA)
C.
Lillian
Osterholm
(b.
1908, USA)
D.
Esther
Osterholm
(b.
1913, USA)
E.
Edith
Osterholm
(b.
1915, USA)
F.
Ruby
Osterholm
(b.
1919, USA)
G.
Alfred
Arthur
Osterholm
(b. 1921, USA)
1.
Pamela
Osterholm
(b.
1949, USA)