John Lyly Sr. Pedigree JOHN LYLY SR.
Pedigree

John Lyly Sr.
Born Juho Michelss. Lyly
Born:03/09/1860 In Kalajoki, Finland
Died: 04/15/1909 Wawina, Minnesota

John Sr. was born to Michel and Maria Lyly in Kalajoki, Finland. He was one of 7 Children, 3 Boys, Antti, Juho, and Mikko, and 4 girls Elisebeth, Anna Kreta, Lusina, and Brita Maria.
John (Juho) came to the US at the age of 34, in or around 1894 and settled in Wawina, Minn. He and Eric Hakkala were the first Finnish settlers of Wawina and spent their first winter together in a small cabin on the Lyly Homestead now known as the Malila Place.


Original Cabin on left and cabin built later on Right.

On 11/15/1994 He applied for a land patent/homestead of 120 acres in Wawina. (Application was granted 4/19/1900, which is the same date that John became a US citizen)
John Married Wilhelmina Kannus of Kalajoki, FIN on 05/16/1886, in Finland. She did not travel to the US until 1906 with their daughter Selma. Previous to this younger son Andrew came in 1901 at the age of 13 and son John Jr. came in 1903 at the age of 13.
They had another daughter in the US in Wawina, Minnesota named Selma born in the year 1907.
In the early years John Sr., Andrew, John Jr. and their families all lived on the original Homestead until John Jr. built a log home in 1914-1915 located on the �back 40� of the homesteaded land. (John Jr.�s daughter Lannea Saari still owns and lives on the farm in the summer months!)
John Sr. died on 4/15/1909 and was buried at that time in the Cedar Valley Cemetery, as the Wawina Cemetery had not been dedicated yet. When it had John�s sons Andrew and John Jr. believed that their father should be buried in Wawina because of him being one of the first settlers and because it was believed at the time that the Cedar Valley Cemetery was haunted. So they went out one night and removed his body and moved it to its rightful place in Wawina Cemetery.
Anders Erichss Lyly  & Unknown
B:  Nov 1677
D:  6/20/1760
    (This is an assumption)
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   Michel Anderss. Lyly & Maria Pahlsdr.
   B: June 1717 FIN
   D: 4/06/1778 FIN
          Married: 11/30/1756
           (11 Children)
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          Anders. Michelss. Lyly & Anna Lisa Ansersdr.
          B:12/7/1778 FIN         
          D:10/13/1850 FIN
                      Married: 12/20/1803
                        (9 Children)
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                  Mikko Antip. Lyly & Maria Antint. S Kuuko
                  B:7/11/1820 FIN     B:2/25/1829 FIN
                  D:12/11/1888 FIN    D:4/17/1890 FIN
                          Married: 12/21/1846
                             (7 Children)
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                              John Lyly Sr.
                              B:3/9/1860  FIN
                              D:4/15/1909 USA

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