| John Mannfolk Williams |
John (Johan Vilhelm Mannfolk) Williams was born on 30 April 1874 in
Kristinestad, Finland. His father was Johan Michelsson Mannfolk and
his mother was Kaisa Carlsdotter Öman. His father died between
1878-1880 when John was just a young boy.
He and his family spoke Swedish. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1895
aboard the S.S. Scythia.
John married Anna Margreta Person on 19 March 1904 in Hibbing, St
Louis Co, Minnesota.
They had 8 children:
Doris Lillian, born 16 Jul 1904
Helen Kunigunda, born 16 Dec 1905
Walter Wilhelm, born 12 Jan 1907
Edith Margaret, born 22 May 1908
Albert, born 19 Jan 1911
Violet Marie, born 7 Jan 1913
Edna Evelyn, born 30 Mar 1915
Verna Eleanor, born 23 Dec 1916
John ran a saloon in Hibbing and later was a janitor at the Hibbing
High School.
John and Anna lived in Hibbing for the remainder of their lives. They
died within a month of each other. John died on March 14, 1953 and
Anna died on April 20, 1953. They are buried in the Hibbing cemetery.
John had 3 sisters in Finland. Their names were Ida Mannfolk, Emma
(Mannfolk) Salminen, and Henrika Mannfolk. Emma had 2 children
who immigrated to Minnesota, and their passage was paid by their
Uncle John Williams. Their names were Alice (Salminen) Anderson
and Karl Johan Salminen. Emma died in 1908 of pneumonia.
Kristinestad, Finland. His father was Johan Michelsson Mannfolk and
his mother was Kaisa Carlsdotter Öman. His father died between
1878-1880 when John was just a young boy.
He and his family spoke Swedish. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1895
aboard the S.S. Scythia.
John married Anna Margreta Person on 19 March 1904 in Hibbing, St
Louis Co, Minnesota.
They had 8 children:
Doris Lillian, born 16 Jul 1904
Helen Kunigunda, born 16 Dec 1905
Walter Wilhelm, born 12 Jan 1907
Edith Margaret, born 22 May 1908
Albert, born 19 Jan 1911
Violet Marie, born 7 Jan 1913
Edna Evelyn, born 30 Mar 1915
Verna Eleanor, born 23 Dec 1916
John ran a saloon in Hibbing and later was a janitor at the Hibbing
High School.
John and Anna lived in Hibbing for the remainder of their lives. They
died within a month of each other. John died on March 14, 1953 and
Anna died on April 20, 1953. They are buried in the Hibbing cemetery.
John had 3 sisters in Finland. Their names were Ida Mannfolk, Emma
(Mannfolk) Salminen, and Henrika Mannfolk. Emma had 2 children
who immigrated to Minnesota, and their passage was paid by their
Uncle John Williams. Their names were Alice (Salminen) Anderson
and Karl Johan Salminen. Emma died in 1908 of pneumonia.
The Hibbing High School were John Williams worked.
Postcard from John to his wife Anna, c. 1915
Saloon in Hibbing where John was a bartender.
The family lived upstairs.
The family lived upstairs.