Charles and Effie Dickey of Maine married in 1881 and went on to welcome 22 children — 14 girls, 8 boys — from the 1880s until the 1910s.
Here are the names of all the kids:
- Emma Mae (b. 1882)
- Ada Alice (b. 1883)
- Arthur Earness (b. 1884)
- Everlena Maude (b. 1885)
- Fannie Blossom (b. 1886)
- Nina Eudora (b. 1887)
- George Elwin (b. 1888)
- Fay Edna (b. 1889)
- Everett Onward (b. 1890)
- Merritt Carnot (b. 1891)
- Lema Inez (b. 1894)
- Margaret Ellen (b. 1896)
- Charles Loring (b. 1897)
- Effie Etta (b. 1898)
- Mildred Hortense (b. 1900)
- Ivan Thomas Nye (b. 1901)
- Floyd Merton (b. 1903)
- Arline Beatrice (b. 1904)
- Theodore Rayden (b. 1906)
- Middle name could be Royden.
- Jessie Alberta (b. 1908)
- Ila Pearl (b. 1909)
- Hilda Bernice (b. 1911)
I think it’s funny that they decided to name two of the children after themselves only after already having a dozen. Maybe they were running out of ideas at that point. :)
Which of the above is your favorite? (I’d have to go with #8’s middle, “Onward.” What an interesting choice.)
Sources: Descendants of 22 siblings plan Maine reunion, Effie Etta Estes Dickey (1866-1950) – Find a Grave