My 2nd Great-Grandfather was Lars Ek, a blacksmith, from Sweden. His wife was Hedwig Jerv. Their son (my Great-Grandfather) was Charles Ek b.1863 in Sweden. He owned Ek's Grocery on 7th Broadway in St. Paul, MN. His wife's name was Anna Charlotte Moberg b. 1871 in Sweden. (A.G. Eck, probably a relative, signed his naturalization papers.) Hazel Pauline Ek b. 1899 in St. Paul, MN was my grandmother.