Webb Genealogy - Person Sheet
Webb Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameIda Ruuska 
Birth25 Jul 1882, Pihtipudas, Finland
Death4 Apr 1973, Bellevue, King County, WA, USA
Immigration1910, Pihtipudas, Finland
FlagsDeceased
FatherHeikki Ruuska (~1850-)
MotherWapu Jämsä (~1850-)
Spouses
Birth16 Apr 1881, Pihtipudas, Finland
DeathAug 1964, Issaquah, King County, WA, USA
OccupationLumberman
FatherHenry Mattila (~1850-)
MotherTilda Cook (~1850-)
Marriage1902, Pihtipudas, Finland
Notes for Ida Ruuska
Found on internet: common last name = "Jämsä". No Jamsens found in Finland.
Came to USA 2 years after Matt Mattila.
Letter from Edith on 3-29-98:
Dad (Matt) came (to USA) in 1908 and Mom (Ida), Einer, and I came in 1910 to Monohan for my 6th birthday. Started to school in Sept and my future husband was in the 2nd grade. We were married 69 1/2 years when Glen left on 2/18/93 at 4:45am.
2/93 minus 69 1/2 years = approx Aug 1923 marriage.
Came to USA 2 years after Matt Mattila.
Letter from Edith on 3-29-98:
Dad (Matt) came (to USA) in 1908 and Mom (Ida), Einer, and I came in 1910 to Monohan for my 6th birthday. Started to school in Sept and my future husband was in the 2nd grade. We were married 69 1/2 years when Glen left on 2/18/93 at 4:45am.
2/93 minus 69 1/2 years = approx Aug 1923 marriage.