Korva

Korva

Korva family branch decends from Olli Antti's son Pitkä (1702–1795). Olli went to Virranniemi at lake Alakitka on 1720's with her widowed mother.

The Korva farm at Virranniemi was founded in 1689. At the beginning of the 1720's Olli Korva's step father Heikki Tuomas' son Korva became the owner of the farm. When Heikki died in 1741, Olli got the farm. The farm was quite wealthy at the end of the 18th century.

Korva family church book 1760:

Juho Korva (1780-) founded the Kaukosaari farm on 1820's. Descendants of him have moved to Korpela and Kuusela farms at lake Ylikitka and also to Maaninkavaara. Some of them changed their surnames to Kuusela and Tasala.

Photo from Korpela. Photo source KirjastoVirma.

Pictured soldiers year 1937. Hannes Korva on the right side at the back row. Photo source KirjastoVirma.

Some Korvas have moved to Norway, to Salla county and to Mourujärvi and Anetjärvi lakes at Posio county.

Rontti, Kantola, Korhonen, Ronthi

From Ronttivaara some of the family moved to lake Vuotunki around 1814, where family adopted name Kantola.

Kantola family church book 1816:

Juho Kantola (1814-) moved to Tapionkylä at Rovaniemi county in 1857. His son and grandson worked as forest rangers.

Pictured Kantola far cowhouse, which is nowadays at Rovaniemi outdoor museum. Photo source Rovaniemi outdoor museum.

Juho Aapo Korva (1828–1904) moved from Ronttivaara to Virranniemi around 1857. Korvas at Virranniemi decend from this family branch. His son Antti (1880–1969) moved to Brule, Douglas, Wisconsin in 1900 and started using surname Korhonen.

From Ronttivaara part of the family moved to Vardo in Norway in 1868. Family named changed there to Ronthi. Some moved further on to Esko, Carlton, Minnesota using Rontti name and later some other to Michigan using Ronthi name

From Ronttivaara people have also moved to Salla county around 1836, where Abram (1805–) was using name Takalo and to Becker, Minnesota around 1888.

Anetjärvi, Köngäs, Kaihua, Peura

Tuomas Olli's son Korva (1730-1793) founded the Kokkoniemi farm between Kitka lakes in 1760. Kokkoniemi family church book on the same year:

Many men from the family died young and some moved away. The last men moved away from Kokkoniemi on 1850's.

Olli Korva (1824–1870) moved to the Kaihua farm at Rovaniemi county around 1852 and changed his surname to Kaihua.

Heikki Korva (1818–) moved to lake Anetjärvi at Posio county in 1881 and changed his surname to Anetjärvi.

Pictured sitting on the right side Antti Anetjärvi (1874-1961), who moved to Ranua 1912. Photo source www.mantyjarvenimpionsuku.net.

His brother Taneli (1814–) moved to the Luusua farm at Kemijärvi county in 1854 and changed his surname to Köngäs.

Some of his sons moved to Koivukylä at Tervola county around 1882. Some of them started using surname Peura.

Hannus

Sihveri Olli's son Korva (1768–1856) moved to Hannusperä in Kiiminki county in 1803. Family used name Hannuksenaho, which eventually shortened to Hannus. Part of the family moved later to Martinniemi in Haukipudas county.