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Index to Ilmonen Amerikan Suomalaisten Historia Vol. II

S. Ilmonen (Salomon Ilmonen) printed a three volume history of Finns in the United States titled Amerikan Suomalaisten Historia.  The second volume, first printed in 1923, includes extensive lists of Finnish settlers in parts of the United States that were settled by Finns.  In addition to lists of settlers, S. Ilmonen also wrote short biographies of some of the settlers, varying in length from a couple sentences to five sentences, usually containing detailed genealogical information.  An index to the lists of names would probably number in the tens of thousands and is not included below - the following list represents the names which are featured in short genealogical biographies.

The names of wives, if they had a surname, are also included in the following index.  Additionally, those individuals with two last names (one for Finland, on in the United States), are listed twice under both names.

Created by Kevin Hughey and Kent Randell, Spring 2011.

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