Great Example of Immigration Name Change

How beautiful is this picture? I love it! 

This is the Wick Family. Erik Wick (bottom left) immigrated from Vestre Slidre, Norway in June 1866. His surname changes quite a bit throughout his life and then transferring to his children- 

~On the passenger list, he was listed as Erik Thorstensen Weig.

~On his marriage record to Kari Tuve, his name is listed as Erick Fostenson Week.

~Various spellings in census records.

~Iowa Death Index- Erick T. Vick

~Iowa Cemetery Records & Findagrave- Erik T. Wick

Erik & Kari had 9 children- you can see how their surname changes child-to-child:

• Sena Amanda Vik (1883-1976)
• George Samuel Week (1885-1962)
• Theodore Olaus Wick (1887-1937)
• Emma Caroline Vick (1888-1979)
• Clara Wick (1890-1977)
• Oscar Alfred Vick (1892-1966)
• Gina Rebecca Wick (1893-1922)
• Clarence N. Wick (1895-1979)
• Reuben E. Vick (1897-1974)

Top 10 Baby Girl Names That Used To Be Popular

Recently, I saw a post on Ancestry.com titled: 10 Baby Girl Names That Used Be Popular--I was reading through it and wondered how many of each name was in my family tree--- then, I decided it'd make a good blog post, so here we go! (I added one more at the bottom (#11) that was popular in my family but has died out of popularity)

(Most of these names are popular between the late 1800s- early 1900s- with a few exceptions of course)

#1: Betty: 32

#2: Ethel: 52

#3: Tammy: 2

#4: Dorothy: (This was my grandmothers name) 75

#5: Ida: 66

#6: Mildred: 40

#7: Edna: 40

#8: Gladys: 34

#9: Florence: 51

#10: Bertha: 45

#11: Charity: 43