Anna Amelia Lahtinen
Anna Amelia Lahtinen
She was the daughter of Oulu natives Juho Jakob Sylfvén (1851-1923) and Briita Elisabeth Seppanen (1849-1920) who had married in 1874. Her known siblings were: Carl Albert (1875-1942), Johan Victor (b. 1876), Ellen (1881-1918, later Mrs Emil Heikkila), John Benhart (1882-1951), Lydia (1884-1931, later Mrs Emil Heikkila), Edward Elias (1887-1940), Kathryn Elvira (1888-1968, later Mrs Harry Trosin) and William Arthur (1891-1928).is believed to have been born in Michigan on 17 February 1878.
Biography
Anna and her family emigrated to the USA around 1878, perhaps not long after her birth, initially settling in Michigan and appearing on the 1880 census as residents of an unspecified address in Hancock, Houghton County where her father worked in a foundry. They relocated in the mid 1880s to Meade, South Dakota where they worked a homestead. Anna would not be present at the family home by the time of the 1900 census when they were living at an unnamed address in Meade County. It appears Anna may have travelled to Finland before returning to the USA around 1903.
She was married circa 1905 to William Lahtinen (b. 1876), a Finland native. The marriage was without issue but they adopted a child, Martha Agnes who was born in St Paul, Minnesota on 29 September 1907. The family were shown on the 1910 census residing at their farm in Cokato, Wright County, Minnesota.
Anna, her husband and daughter returned to Finland for a visit around September 1911 and her husband had arranged with contractor Nels Hill of Cokato to have a new residence built in Minneapolis, with completion expected soon after their return.
Anna and her husband, for their return to the USA, boarded Titanic at Southampton as second class passengers and they were joined by her relative Lyyli Silvén for the journey.
Ticket number
Cost
£26
The sinking
On the evening of 14 April 1912 Anna's niece had enjoyed a "dance" in second class but had returned to her cabin and was asleep at the time of the impact which later wakened her. After this she hastened to find the Lahtinens. Lyyli seemingly remained with the Lahtinens during the evacuation and reported that Anna, despite appearing to be very nervous, refused to be parted from her husband.
Wage
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Lost in the sinking
Anna Lahtienen, as well as her husband, died in the sinking and their bodies, if recovered, were never identified.
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