Lydia Bertta EK

1881 - 1968  (87 years)

• Name	Lydia Bertta EK
  Born	23 May 1881	, Pernio, Turku-Pori, Finland
  Gender	Female
  Emigrated	27 Oct 1905	Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
  	on the S.S. Cymric traveling to Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  Immigrated	5 Nov 1905	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  	arriving on the SS Cymric
  	Listed on the manifest as: Lydia Ek / age 24 / female / single / servant / able to read / able to write / Nationality: Finland / Race: Finnish / Last Residence: Pernio / Destination: Duluth, MN / Fair Paid by Friend / In possession of $20 / Ever in US: No / Going to Friend: Gustav Helin 426 Spadding Hotel, West Duluth, MN
  		Ek, Lydia - Ships Manifest
  Census	18 Apr 1910	Ault Twp., St. Louis, Minnesota, USA   [2]
  	1910 US Federal
  	in the Lydia Helin household. Enumerated were LYDIA head female white 38 married once 4yrs mother of 2/2 living Finland-Finland-Finland immigrated 1905 housekeeper; TOIVO son male white 3 single MN-Finland-Finland; WILLIAM son male white 1 8/12 single MN-Finland-Finland; AXEL HELIN nephew male white 10 single Finland-Finland-Finland immigrated 1908
  Naturalization	25 Jul 1912	Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA
  	certificate in possession of Diane Sanders
  Census	20 Feb 1920	Fairbanks, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA   [3]
  	1920 US Federal
  	in the David Ahonen household. Enumerated were DAVID head male white 42 married immigrated 1902 naturalized 1910 Finland-Finland-Finland farmer; LYDIA wife female white 35 married immigrated 1902 naturalized 1910 Finland-Finland-Finland; TOIVO son male white 13 single MN-Finland-Finland; WILLIAM son male white 12 sinlge MN-Finland-Finlnad; ONNI son male white 4 single MN-Finland-Finlnad; ELLI daughter female white 7/12 sinlge MN-Finland-Finland; DAVID VOKUNTER hired man male white 40 single immigrated 1909 alien Finland-Finland-Finland Farm laborer
  Church-Witness	1921-1930	, Pernio, Turku-Pori, Finland
  	Records for Genealogical Purposes
  	Role: Witness
  		Ek, Lydia Bertta - Church Record 1
  		Ek, Lydia Bertta - Church Record 2
  Census	1 Apr 1930	Fairbanks, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA   [4]
  	1930 US Federal
  	in the David Ahonen household. Enumerated were DAVID head male white 60 married at 43 Finland-Finland-Finland immigrated 1900 naturalized Farmer; LYDIA wife female white 49 married at 24 Finland-Finland-Finland immigrated 1904 naturalized; TOIVO HELLIN stepson male white 23 single MN-Finland-Finland Section laborer Railroad; ONNIE AHONEN son male white 15 single MN-Finland-Finland; ELIE AHONEN daughter female white 14 single MN-Finland-Finland; ALEX HILL boarder male white 78 single Finland-Finland-Finland immigrated 1900 naturalized Farm laborer
  Census	7 May 1940	Fairbanks, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA   [5]
  	1940 US Federal
  	in the David Ahonen household. Enumerated were DAVID head male white 70 married born in Finland 1935 lived in same house Works at private job Worked 84 hr Mar 24-30 1940 Operator of Farm Worked 52 wks in 1939 / BERTHA L wife female white 58 married born in Finland 1935 lived in same house Works at home / ELLEN E daughter female white 20 single born in MN 1935 lived in same house At school
  Died	23 Nov 1968	Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA   [6]
  		Ahonen, Lydia Bertha (Ek) - Death Certificate
  Buried	23 Nov 1968	Brimson Cemetery, Brimson, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA
  	Address: Brimson Cemetery Brimson, Minnesota 55602
  		Ahonen, David and Lydia Bertha (Ek) - Gravestone
  Obituary	24 Nov 1968	Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA   [7]
  	Duluth News Tribune
  	Mrs. Lydia B. Ahonen Obituary "Duluth News Tribune" 24 November 1968 - Page 46 Col 3 Mrs. Lydia B. Ahonen, 87, of 1602 Jefferson St., former Brimson resident, died Saturday in a Duluth hospital. Surviving are three sons, Toivo Helin and Onni Ahonen, Duluth, and William Helin, Grand Rapids; a daughter, Mrs. Donald Porter, Denver, Colo.; a sister, Mrs. Elda Simola, Brimson; 10 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Johnson Funeral Home, Two Harbors.
  		Ahonen, Lydia Bertta (Ek) - Obituary
  Name	Bertta Lydia Ek
  Name	Lydia Bertha Ahonen
  Person ID	I142	Brenda's Branches
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Gustaf Adolf Ek GUSTAFSSON,   b. 9 Nov 1839, , Uskela, Turku-Pori, Finland ,   d. 11 May 1907, , Pernio, Turku-Pori, Finland  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Maria Vilhelmina MATTSDOTTER,   b. 3 Mar 1839, , Pernio, Turku-Pori, Finland ,   d. 28 Nov 1927, , Pernio, Turku-Pori, Finland  (Age 88 years)
  Married	14 Apr 1861	, Pernio, Turku-Pori, Finland
  Family ID	F69	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Gustaf Victor HELIN,   b. 27 Dec 1880, , Halikko, Turku-Pori, Finland ,   d. 9 Feb 1922, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail, Minnesota, USA  (Age 41 years)
  Married	12 Feb 1906	Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA
  	Duluth News Tribune ~ 14 Feb 1906 Marriage Licenses Permits to wed were yesterday issued by the clerk of court to the following: Gust V. Helin, Bertha Lydia Ek
  Death of One Spouse	Oct 1908	, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA
  Children	+ 1. Toivo Victor HELIN,   b. 12 Feb 1907, Brimson, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 20 Mar 1997, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 90 years) + 2. William Martin HELIN,   b. 2 Aug 1908, Brimson, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 24 Jun 2005, Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota, USA  (Age 96 years)
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	David AHONEN,   b. 7 Dec 1870, Uurainen, Vaasa, Finland ,   d. 21 Apr 1959, Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Married	23 Jun 1922	Toimi, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA
  		Ahonen, David & Lydia (Ek) - Marriage Record
  Children	+ 1. Onni Armas AHONEN,   b. 13 Nov 1914, Brimson, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 14 Nov 1985, Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA  (Age 71 years) + 2. Elli Elizabeth AHONEN,   b. 26 Jul 1919, Brimson, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 12 Dec 2007, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	3 Photos
  	Ahonen, Lydia Bertta (Ek) and Edla Mathilda (Ek) Simola
  	Ek, Lydia - 1905
  	Ahonen, Lydia (Ek) - 1962

  
  

• Sources

  [S1028] Ancestry.com - Boston Passenger and Crew Lists 1820-1954, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Ancestry.com . http://www.ancestry.com : 2006), "Boston Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1954" (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Mar 2014), manifest, \i S.S. Cymric departing Liverpool, England\i0, 27 Oct 1905, Lydia Ek, line 22 (Reliability: 3). [S253] MN, St. Louis - 1910 - US Census, Minnesota, St. Louis County, Ault Twp.; ED 132; Sheet 3A; Dwell/Family 33/33; Lydia Helin household. (Reliability: 3). [S254] MN, St. Louis - 1920 - US Census, Minnesota, St. Louis County, Fairbanks Twp.; ED 73; Sheet 4A; Dwell/Family 85/85; David Ahonen household. (Reliability: 3). [S306] MN, St. Louis - 1930 - US Census, Minnesota, St. Louis County, Fairbanks Twp.; ED 69-98; Sheet 1A; Dwell/Family 7/7; David Ahonen household. (Reliability: 3). [S846] MN, St. Louis - 1940 - US Census, Minnesota, St. Louis County, Fairbanks Twp. T56-R12; ED 69-48; Sheet 2B; Lines 62-64; Family 59; David Ahonen household. (Reliability: 0). [S449] MN - Death Certificate Index, Minnesota Dept. of Health, (Minnesota Historical Society Online Death Certificate Index ), AHONEN, LYDIA BERTHA certid# 1968-MN-030354 Date of Death : 23 Nov 1968 County of Death: ST. LOUIS (Reliability: 3). [S1006] MN, St. Louis - Newspapers - Duluth News Tribune, Minnesota. Duluth., "Mrs. Lydia Ahonen Obituary," 24 November 1968, p. 46, col. 3. (Reliability: 3).