Family Group Sheet for Elias Heikki Eliass Hellbacka
Husband: Elias Heikki Eliass Hellbacka
Birth: 21 June 1863 in Harsila Lapua Finland
Death: 04 March 1942 in Ely, Minnesota
Marriage: 04 April 1885 in Lapua Finland
Father: Elias Jaakkoss Hellbacka
Mother: Kaisa Serafia Johansdtr Maki
Wife: Anna Kaisa Johansdtr Kaatiala
Birth: 31 January 1864 in Handula Lapua Finland
Death: 27 June 1928 in Ely Minnesota
Father: Johan Ericss [IsoHella] Hella
Mother: Anna Mattsdtr Handula
Children:
1 Name: Elias Vihtori Eliass Hellbacka
M Birth: 12 August 1885 in Lapua Finland
Death: 20 February 1968 in Hibbing Minnesota
Spouse: Ida Kangas
2 Name: Serafia Eliasdtr Hellbacka
F Birth: 24 August 1887 in Rantala Lapua Finland
Death: 17 March 1966
Spouse: Jacob Hill
3 Name: Tyyne Maria Eliasdtr Hellbacka
F Birth: 14 May 1897 in Lapua Finland
Death: 11 July 1979 in Ely, Minnesota
Burial: July 1979 in Ely, Minnesota
Spouse: Joseph Domich
4 Name: Anna Matilda Eliasdtr Hellbacka
F Birth: 14 May 1897 in Lapua Finland
Death: 14 May 1897 in Lapua Finland
5 Name: Gust Johan Helbacka
M Birth: 17 February 1903 in Ely, Minnesota
Death: 10 April 1995 in Duluth Minnesota
Burial: April 1995 in Ely, Minnesota
Marriage: 18 July 1928 in Ely, Minnesota
Spouse: Lulu Alina Kultala
Notes
Elias Heikki Eliass Hellbacka
Elias was in America 1888-96 and again in 1897. He first worked in the copper mines in Ishpeming Michigan, and later moved to Bessemer Michigan where he worked in the iron mines. He moved to Ely, MN in about 1890 where he worked at Chandler mine. He later opened a saloon in Ely, Minnesota which was sold in 1895, and headed back to Finland. He worked in Butte Montana in the mines for a period of time. He then went to Canada where he took the Northern Pacific Railroad to the East coast and boarded a boat to Finland to make another attempt to bring his family to the US. He succeeded. In 1902 he moved into 115 West Sheridan street. In 1907 Captain Toms of the Chandler mines picked out 6 or 7 men to go to Ely, Nevada to open the mines since there was no work in Ely. They stayed there about a year until the mines were operating well, they then returned to Ely where Elias returned to the Chandler Mine. On March 21, 1935 Elias was jailed for one year for second degree assault. He was released on January 20, 1936. The family had 2 cows which provided plenty of milk for the family. Butter was also made. Elias homestead property North of Cedar Lake and up the Cloquet line and the lake property came to be known as Helbacka lake.
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