Born in Maringais (Marinkainen), Lohtaja Parish, Ostrobothnia, Finland
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Henry John Romberg
— married
1882 in Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA
Wife of
Joseph Smith
— married
22 Jun 1901 in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Lydia Romberg and Rose J. (Smith) Rancour
Died
at age 82
in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Oct 2014
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Biography
Mary was born in Findland. She came to America in 1881. [1] She married Henry Romberg.
- Henry John "Hank","Hake" Roanpää Romberg 1883–1956
- Frank William Romberg 1885–1886
- Edward Frederick "Eddie" Roanpää Romberg Sr. 1886–1937
- Ida Matilda Romberg 1889–1968
- Samuel William Romberg 1890–1964
- Emmanuel Romberg 1892–1892
- Lydia Romberg Weisenborn 1893–1970
- Mayme E. Romberg Dootson 1894–1991
- Minnie Romberg Howard 1895 –
Henry died in a mining accident at The Calumet and Heckla Mine in Calumet, Michigan in 1895. Mary helped support the family by weaving rugs. Her older children worked. They lived in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan. [2] Mary began dating her neighbor Joe Smith. Mary and Joe married in 1901. [3] He is believed to be the father of:
- Arthur John Romberg 1898–1980
- Leonard Wilbur Romberg 1899–1960
- Rose Smith Rancour 1902 - 1920ish
Since they were not married at the time Arthur and Leonard were born, they carried the name Romberg. Rose was born after their marriage, so she was a Smith.
Joseph died in 1908. Mary continued living in Calumet, Michigan with her children. [4]
Mary moved to Chicago with her 2 youngest sons. They lived with her daughter Ida Romberg Harland. [5] She lived with her son Arthur in 1940. [6] Maria died in 1942 [7] and was buried on 1 Jul 1942 in Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plains, Cook, Illinois [8]
Sources
- ↑ Finland Birth Record Book. Göteborgs Poliskammare, EIX 1-143, 1869–1950. Landsarkivet i Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden.
- Name: Maria Salo
- Departure Date: 24 jun 1881
- Departure Place: Göteborg (Gothenburg), Göteborg och Bohus, Sverige;
- Ship Name: Romeo
- Birth Date: abt 1859
- Birth Place: Finland; Age: 22
- Destination: Hull, England.
- ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
- Name: Mary A. Salo Ramborg
- Gender: Female
- Age: 38
- Birth Date: abt 1863
- Marriage Date: 22 Jun 1901
- Marriage Place: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, USA
- Father: Sacris Salo
- Mother: Katy Salo
- Spouse: Joseph Smith
- Film Number: 001008269
- ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan; Roll: T624_646; Page: 40A; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1374659. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
- Year: 1920; Census Place: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan; Roll: T625_769; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 118; Image: 164. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 1626; FHL microfilm: 2340220. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
- ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_1007; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 103-2713. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
- ↑ Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010.
- Name: Mary Romberg Smith;
- Birth Date: 24 Mar 1860;
- Birth Place: Finland;
- Death Date: 29 Jun 1942;
- Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois;
- Death Age: 82;
- Occupation: Housewife; Race:
- Residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois;
- Father Birth Place: Finland;
- Mother Birth Place: Finland;
- Spouse Name: Joseph;
- FHL Film Number: 1953746
- ↑ Find a Grave ID: 60940314
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She supposedly smoked a corn cob pipe according to a grandson.
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