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DNA Story Details
This image is a DNA ethnicity report from AncestryDNA titled "DNA Story for Fritz." It features a map of Northern and Western Europe with overlaid color-coded regions representing ancestral origins. A pie chart visually displays the percentages associated with each region. The corresponding legend explains the color coding and regional breakdown.
- Sweden: 34%
- Includes Southern Sweden (highlighted with a sun icon)
- Norway: 29%
- Central Norway (green dot)
- Eastern Norway (dotted green ring)
- England and Wales: 29%
- Ireland and Scotland: 4%
- France: 2%
- Finland: 2%
The map above the chart shows overlapping shaded regions corresponding to the listed ethnicities. Sweden and Norway occupy the largest areas, with distinct boundary regions for Southern, Central, and Eastern subregions. England, Ireland, France, and Finland appear with smaller, less saturated zones. The pie chart confirms that the majority of Fritz's genetic makeup is from Scandinavian and British Isles regions.
Dr. Fritz Erickson became Northern Michigan University's 15th president on July 1, 2014. Prior to his tenure at NMU, Dr. Erickson served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Ferris State University in Big Rapids. He formerly was dean of the College of Professional and Graduate Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, dean and professor in the College of Education and Human Development at Eastern Washington University and chair of the Education/professor of education and psychology at Michigan Technological University.
Erickson holds an interdisciplinary Ed.D. in educational psychology, technology and research methodology and a master's in curriculum and instruction, both from the University of Northern Colorado, and a bachelor's in social sciences from Western Michigan University. Erickson grew up in Kalamazoo, Mich., wanting to be a teacher like his parents. Following his graduation fro WMU in 1980, he was offered a position in the high plains of Utah. There, he said, he became a better teacher having to deal with the issues found in many rural schools. He became a middle school teacher in Greeley, Colo., a short time later where he taught "everything," including math, science, social studies, reading and even a few sections of health and physical education.
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Ancestral Chart Details
This ancestral chart, provided by the National Archives, documents four generations of Fritz Erickson's family history. It includes birthplaces, marriage dates and locations, and death information where available.
- Fritz Erickson
- Born: March 4, 1957
- Place: Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
- Married in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Spouse: Jan Doud
- Parents:
- Edsel Lee Erickson
- Born: November 18, 1928, Muskegon, MI
- Married: July 31, 1954, Dallas, TX
- Died in Arcadia, MI
- Ruth Evelyn Rogers
- Born: February 7, 1935, Jacksonville, TX
- Died: April 15, 2006, Bradenton, FL
- Edsel Lee Erickson
- Grandparents:
- Fritz Erickson
- Born: December 12, 1886, Fors, Västernorrland, Sweden
- Married: September 28, 1916, Fremont, MI
- Died: May 21, 1973, Muskegon, MI
- Ingrid Thompson (Winnifred)
- Born: September 29, 1890, Nebraska
- Died: February 14, 1980, Muskegon, MI
- Elton Vester Rogers
- Born: September 16, 1909, Jacksonville, TX
- Died: May 15, 1937, Artesia Wells, TX
- Mary Jowell
- Born: May 8, 1909, Frankston, TX
- Died: October 15, 1975, Dallas, TX
- Fritz Erickson
- Great-grandparents:
- Per Ol Erickson – Born in 1855, Sweden
- Anna Erika Krista Kempe – Born 1862, Sweden
- C.D. Thompson and Lena Nelson – No birth or death data provided
- James B. Rogers
- Born: June 30, 1871, Cherokee, TX
- Died: December 16, 1937, Cherokee, TX
- Jessie McKinney
- Born: August 1878, Bradley, AR
- Died: December 26, 1963, Cherokee, TX
- Robert Lee Jowell
- Born: March 17, 1882, Cherokee, TX
- Died: March 10, 1963, Frankston, TX
- Mary Francie Beard
- Born: 1897, Texas
- Died: 1915, Frankston, TX
The chart spans multiple states—Michigan, Texas, Nebraska—as well as Sweden, documenting generational migrations and heritage. It follows a traditional format used by the National Archives, including clear labeling and family groupings.
