Last year I blogged about a family with 12 children, all girls. Today I’ve got the opposite: a family with 12 children, all boys.
On August 4, Jay and Kateri “Teri” Schwandt of Michigan welcomed their 12th son in a row.
Here are the names and current ages of all 12 Schwandt boys:
- Tyler, 21 years old
- Zach, 17
- Drew, 16
- Brandon, 14
- Tommy, 11
- Vinny, 10
- Calvin, 8
- Gabe, 6
- Wesley, 5
- Charlie, 3
- Luke, 2
- Tucker, 1 month
According to one source, the Schwandts are “devout Roman Catholics who leave the size of their family to God. Teri’s sister has 10 children, and they, too, are all boys.”
Teri’s birth name, Kateri, was no doubt inspired by Kateri Tekakwitha, who was formally made a Roman Catholic saint just last year. Kateri is derived from Catherine (French pronunciation).
Now it’s your turn! If you had a dozen sons, what would you name them?
Sources: All-boys club: West Michigan couple welcomes 12th son, Couple who had their 12th Son gave up on having a daughter ‘a long time ago’
Image: Ein Kinderfest (1868) by Ludwig Knaus
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