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Ludwig family

1_stellablue1 — 2012-05-25 01:33:46Z

Thank you for the information! It's great to learn about family history. Karen can certainly reach out to me if she would like 732 403 4472. I currently live in Neptune, NJ with my wife Erin, our son William August Ludwig V and our new daughter Elise August. I knew very little about my grandfather and would enjoy learning more about him. Muriel was very special to us.

Re: William August LUDWIG

1_bill_ludwig — 2012-05-24 14:46:58Z

I'm positive that you are my cousins son. I may have seen you at your grandfather's wake in Keyport, again at my Aunt Muriel's funeral. I visited at your father's wake, but don't recall seeing you there.
I don't have much to report on your great or great greatgrandfather's history. The best that I can tell you is that my grandmother, Margaret, died in 1959 living at 63-72-84th place, Rego Park, Queens, New York.
My Grandfather, William August 1st died in 1961 while I was stationmed in the Far East. I believe that he was born here in Brooklyn or Queens in either 1886 or 1889. From what my father, Harry, tells me, his grandfather, also named William, jumped ship in New York harbor in the late 1800's and established a bakery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He's the one that married into the List family.
My father, Harry Ludwig, your grandfather's brother, just turned 96, and living in Lehigh Acres, Florida.
My daughter, Karen, apparently is also looking for relatives of William August Ludwig. Good luck in your search.

Re: William August LUDWIG

1_bill_ludwig — 2012-05-24 14:29:46Z

Karen:
Did you find any of your great grandfather's relatives.?

Re: Ludwigs of Syracuse, NY

randyclifton1 — 2012-05-20 06:36:48Z

Hello, there may be a connection here. The Robert Ludwig in my family was born June 3, 1873 in Alsace, France. I believe his father may be Adolf Ludwig (I have a couple of pictures of Robert's parents).
Census records show that he emigrated to the United States in 1900 at the age of 27. The scant information I have found shows that he may have had a sister who may be the Wilhelmina Louisa Ludwig born 1872 that you referenced. Do you have any information on Wilhelmina's parents or do you know if she married in the U.S.?

Thank you!
- Randy

Re: Ludwigs in Illinois

cesolo — 2012-05-02 17:01:50Z

I was finally able to find my ancestor Edith in the 1900 census under a nickname of Ida. Because of the way that German speaking immigrants pronounced Ludwig to English speaking census takers, there are many possible spellings you might want to examine. Ladewig, Ludvig and Lodevic are three of them. Also, see if there is a German nickname for Dorothy or try using a middle name as a first name for each possible surname. Good Luck!

Re: Dorothy Laura Louise LUDWIG - B. Niles Center, IL - 1866

PatticakeinMO — 2012-04-24 16:02:23Z

Wow! Thank you Andrea - I'd never thought to look for that spelling.

I have no idea how she got to Nebraska, but anything is possible. Now I'm wondering if it could have been with an older sibling, as her parents obviously stayed in IL.

Would not surprise me if she were a mail order bride either, as you never know what you will find when doing research! LOL!

I'm very interested in this line, as we didn't even know that we were a part of this line until a few years ago. We'd always been told that my paternal great-grandmother had a "boyfriend" with the last name Hirsch, but that was it. Well, no, he was her husband, the father of her only son (my grandfather). Hirsch's mother was Dorothy/Dorothea.

Thank you so very much for your most kind response!

Patti

Re: Dorothy Laura Louise LUDWIG - B. Niles Center, IL - 1866

sjdev — 2012-04-24 03:16:25Z

Not related just trying to help.

I believe this is the family you are looking for:

1870 census IL Cook Niles (name misspelled?)
Ladewig, Joachim 50 Mecklenberg Sch (Prussia)
Caroline 43 ditto
Maria 11 IL
Christine 9 IL
Joachim 7
Caroline 5
Dorathea 3
Ladwig (Ludwig?) 2

The 1860 census has Joachim listed, but the record image is unreadable. Perhaps there were more children.

1880 census IL Cook Chicago
747 N. Halsted
John Ludwig 62
Caroline 52
Minnie 17
Annie 14 (Dorothea?)

John Ladwig d. 31 Jan 1884 lived 747 N. Halsted buried Graceland Cemetery

Caroline Ladwig d. 5 Jun 1900 lived 747 N. Halsted buried Graceland Cemetery

You can see both these dc on Family Search.

Do you know how Dorothea got to Nebraska to already be married to Otto by the Nebraska 1885 census? Did one of her other siblings go there? Could she have been a mail order bride?

Andrea

Dorothy Laura Louise LUDWIG - B. Niles Center, IL - 1866

PatticakeinMO — 2012-04-17 02:42:58Z

Looking for the parents of Dorothy Laura Louise Ludwig, born on 13OCT1866, in Niles Center, Cook County, IL. I've searched the 1870 and 1880 census, to no avail.

She went by the name Laura. She married Otto A. Hirsch reportedly in Norfolk, NE in 1885. She died in Glenwood Springs, CO in 1950.

Thank you for any help!

Re: Ludwigs in Illinois

PatticakeinMO — 2012-04-17 02:39:32Z

I too am looking for the family of my probable GG-grandmother, Dorothy Laura Louise Ludwig, who married Otto A. Hirsch in NE, and lived in Kansas City, MO, then Glenwood Springs, CO.

She was born in Niles Center, Cook County, IL on 13OCT1866. Should be easy to find, right? Wrong! I've searched the 1870 and 1880 census records, from IL to IA to NE to MO. Nothing. Nada.

Her parents were born in Germany too. Her obituary mentioned nobody other than her daughter, Mabel.

Re: Ludwigs in Illinois

joannaholly — 2012-04-06 02:34:04Z

I am looking for William Ludwig who lived in Chicago Il and worked as a cigar maker from 1880-1900. He died in 1940 destitute. 4 kids were adopted out in early 1900 after wife Burtha died of TB. Lots of different places of birth listed: Penn, Austria, Germany. Looking for clues.

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

cdawg47 — 2012-04-01 04:53:27Z

Lol go figure

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

bbowman293 — 2012-03-31 20:13:57Z

sounds like we're both in trouble on figuring this stuff out! Ha!

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

cdawg47 — 2012-03-30 02:53:33Z

yes thats right,great great grandmother

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

cdawg47 — 2012-03-30 02:51:10Z

oh ok,my math was off by one,your better at figureing it out then me lol

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

bbowman293 — 2012-03-30 02:35:16Z

Thanks.....ok, I'm a pretty good business woman but don't have a clue about this relative stuff....does 2nd great grandmother mean Pearl's Great Great Grandmother? Just trying to understand the generations.....I can't get past Pearl, then Catherine was her mother and then, Josephine was Catherine's mother. My trail stops at Josephine, and all I have is a name there.

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

bbowman293 — 2012-03-30 02:31:33Z

oh, not accustomed to having relatives out there so don't know this stuff well.....let's see, our grandmothers were sisters, right? would that make us 2nd cousins??

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

cdawg47 — 2012-03-30 01:39:40Z

the lady who is indian,couldn't find a name is pearls 2nd great grandmother on her mothers side

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

cdawg47 — 2012-03-30 01:31:07Z

oh,I would love to see any and all,you've been a big help to me,oh by the way what are you to me relation wise

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

bbowman293 — 2012-03-30 01:20:54Z

I did and I was so excited! Started digging myself and just couldn't find anything. Jo Ann supposedly has a paper that shows something that backs this up, but she's never shared it with me or confirmed. Sounds like she may have some great info for you...I really hope so. Since Pearl's ancestors are yours,too, if I come across anything, I'll be glad to share with you. Also, I do have her obituary and all of her funeral arrangement papers. Ruby (my grandmother) handled everything when Pearl died. Found a folder with alot of stuff in it about a couple more of the brothers. Will be glad to share if you'd like any of this stuff.

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

cdawg47 — 2012-03-29 22:18:22Z

ok thanks,did you get my last post about indian ancester

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

bbowman293 — 2012-03-29 03:28:33Z

She will eventually answer. You just have to let it ring and ring....sometimes as many as 20 - 25 times. It takes her a bit to get to the phone. We will tell her you're trying to get in touch with her, so she'll be expecting your call. There is no time that she goes to bed or won't answer. Good luck!

Re: Ludwigs of Syracuse, NY

wrshepardson — 2012-03-29 00:21:40Z

I have a Wilhelmina Louisa Ludwig born 1872 in Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France. She died in 1946 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. She also had a brother Robert whom came to America also. She also had a daughter named Johanna an a brother named Robert. Is there a connection?

Obit of Mrs. Jesse (Anna Ludwig) Moore 1925

MaryRunyonHanshew — 2012-03-28 19:25:50Z

From the Chatsworth Plaindealer
Chatsworth,Livingston,Illinois

MRS. JESSE MOORE
JANUARY 8, 1925

Mrs. Jesse Moore passed away at her home in this city Friday (Jan. 2) afternoon at 1 o'clock following a year's illness with dropsy.
Funeral services were held Sunday forenoon at 10:30 at the Chatsworth Lutheran church, conducted by Rev. August Rettberg. The services were very largely attended. The burial was in the Chatsworth cemetery.
Anna Ludwig was born in Germany August 23, 1870 and emigrated to America when 15 years of age. She became ill with diphtheria upon arrival in this country and was taken to a hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. As soon as she had sufficiently recovered she came to Chatsworth.
In 1836 she was married to Anton Kemnitz. Four sons were born to this union. Twenty-six years ago Mr. Kemnitz died. They were then living on a farm and the widow continued there for two years, then moving to the village of Chatsworth. August 23, 1903, she was married to Jesse Moore. Two daughters were born to them.
The deceased had much to endure of sickness. Thirteen years ago she submitted to a serious operation from which she seemed to fully recover. Five years ago, however her physical condition became so impaired that she was taken to Peoria for treatment. Again she rallied for several years, until about a year ago her health again began to fail.
She was confined to her bed for the greater part of the time during the last nine months of her life. She suffered much. Her illness first appeared to be diabetes, later developing late enlargement of the heart and finally dropsy. Only a strong constitution and patience enabled her to live as long as she did.
She leaved to mourn for her, her husband, four sons -- Jake, Ernest, George and Frank Kemnitz, two daughters -- Mrs. Ruth Hornickel and Miss Anna Moore. The latter very faithfully and lovingly cared for her mother during those long months of sickness. There are also four step-sons, one sister in Germany and other relatives.

Re: Edward Ludwig / Mattie McKinnon

cdawg47 — 2012-03-22 02:17:39Z

Thanks for responding I will look into it

best regards

Chris

Moritz Ludwig

cdawg47 — 2012-03-22 02:12:58Z

Hi,I am looking for info on Moritz Ludwig.He was born in 1844 in Germany and moved to the U.S. not sure where or when he was married to Addileid Carnegie and had 4 children,Charles,Louis,Josephine and Ernest.Can anyone clue me in

thanks

Chris

Re: Edward Ludwig / Mattie McKinnon

LMcguire0088 — 2012-03-22 02:07:13Z

Hi Chris ..
I don't know if You and I have the same Edward ...
But I see there is a HAMELTON tree at Ancestry. com which has your Edward and wife Mattie Mckinnon , his parents listed as Charles Oswald LUDWIG born 1862 and Julia Auguste Adelheide Friederike Rubino, born 1862, grandparents are there also .. and two beautiful pictures !!! At least 7 siblings listed for Edward (he born 1899 PA ).. (the family was from Germany) there are census records . Contacting the owner of the tree will provide you with more info.

Re: Ludwigs from Lancaster County, PA

cdawg47 — 2012-03-22 01:50:33Z

I don't see your email,I have ancesters from lancaster,please contact me at ce_moore1962@yahoo.com thanks

Re: Edward Ludwig b. 1905, (Philly) PA

cdawg47 — 2012-03-22 01:35:51Z

I just ran across your post on Edward Ludwig,my Edward=
was born in PA.,dont know what city or township.I show he was married to M=
attie McKinnon,I don't have a lot of info.on him,was he married more then o=
nce? I don't know of any children for lack of info. I would like info as we=
I just ran across your post on Edward Ludwig,my Edward=
was born in PA.,dont know what city or township.I show he was married to M=
attie McKinnon,I don't have a lot of info.on him,was he married more then once? I don't know of any children for lack of info. I would like info as well

Thanks,

Chris

Re: Oswald Cross Ludwig

Amerikanisch — 2012-03-21 06:06:44Z

Cousin,

I have a question:

I have heard from my mother that Ludwig was not the original family name. Do you know anything about this.

Also a cousin of mine welt to Ludwig Ar and said that the town and lake was named after another Ludwig and not O. C. Ludwig.
Any info on this?

Bruce Stewart

Re: Oswald Cross Ludwig

Amerikanisch — 2012-03-21 05:59:51Z

Hello, Cousin.

My name is Bruce Stewart.
I live in Orange County, Ca. I am 61 years old (I still cannot believe I am THIS old) and I am married. We have one daughter who just completed a 4 year degree at UCI.
I am a semi-retired real estate investor.

Any interesting family history would be appreciated.

Thank You.

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

cdawg47 — 2012-03-21 02:15:06Z

I called the number you gave me but get no answer,do you know if Jo Anngoes to bed early as i don't get too call untill about eight oclock

Re: Oswald Cross Ludwig

cdawg47 — 2012-03-21 02:12:22Z

Hi Dell,I have a question,do you know if fredrick had a brother named Morritz Ludwig also from Hessen

Chris

Re: Oswald Cross Ludwig

ludwigdallas — 2012-03-19 04:25:45Z

So I am a grandson of Thomas Dean Ludwig in Knoxville and I'd love to receive any and all info you have. To family I may never know my love extends to you all

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

cdawg47 — 2012-03-18 16:57:04Z

Hi Charles.

I did find something on Pearls ancestry,but my subscription ran out and I can't renew it for a little bit(financial obligation)motorcycles aren't cheap lol.It appears her great grandmother is the one who is native american,I will dig around elsewhere

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

cdawg47 — 2012-03-16 03:03:23Z

Hi,

I haven;t had the chance,I been working a lot of hours and my computer crashed and just got it fixed but definatly will call,thanks for the number

Chris

Re: William Ludwig s/o Jacob & Mary E. Fink Ludwig Crites

ludwigrick — 2012-03-13 03:14:10Z

Dear Robert,

I enjoyed receiving your message. I basically took a break from Ancestry.com about a year ago after I had gone about as far as I could go. I spend most of my time now writing novels and trying to get them published, since retiring as a Research Advisor from Eli Lilly and Company four years ago.

My Dad grew up in Independence, MO and I went back with him once and met a couple of cousins, one of whom was named Cecil Ludwig. But that trip was in 1964 so I know little more about the contemporary members of the Ludwig family.

I did know that Louvisa Norvell was born Noble, but I did not know who her parents were. I also got confused trying to work backwards from Jacob Ludwig as I believe there was another Jacob who was his father and that was where I lost a solid trail.

I plan to return to this some day and will certainly post everything that I find. I would like to post the images that I made of the relevant family Bible pages, but haven't made time to do so yet. Your message encourages me to do so. Best wishes, cousin, I look forward to keeping in contact. My email is ludwigrick@aol.com. I am retired so I don't check email every day, but I do check it pretty often. My wife and I live in Lahaina, Hawaii (on the island of Maui).Aloha

James Richard (Rick) Ludwig

Re: William Ludwig s/o Jacob & Mary E. Fink Ludwig Crites

ludwig3655 — 2012-03-12 06:24:08Z

Rick,

I was very pleased to see your message, though I'm a little late in finding it... almost 2 years late.

Thanks. Your information was very valuable to me, and I hope that you are still wanting more info. I can direct you to where I came by some of my information by pointing you to the biography of Isaac Ludwig in the History of Allen Co., OH., which details some of the siblings of our William Ludwig who married Ann Jemima Webber and identifies his parents as Jacob Ludwig (who fought in the War of 1812) and Mary Elizabeth Fink. It also gives two more named generations going back to a Revolutionary War soldier, though these earliest facts are a bit murky and harder to figure out, and I haven't figured out how all the pieces fit together with other Ludwig and Ludwick families dating to the Revolution that are possibly related, including the families of Molly Pitcher and the ancestors of the billionaire Daniel K. Ludwig who died in 1992.

Several separate Ludwig / Ludwick families have similar rumors about their family origins involving George Washington and the baking of bread, or that they were Hessian Soldiers who admired America and stayed after the war.

Only DNA tests could sort out which Ludwig's are related from that far back, I'm afraid, but so many of their stories lead to the same places with similar names that it seems likely that many of them are related. But I'm not sure if anyone out there is interested in going down that line of DNA investigation because it costs money and takes time. You and I are clearly from the same family line, but how we fit into the larger tree is still not clear to me.

I'd love to see the family bible someday, or at least get a good copy of it. I'm a descendant of George Washington Ludwig, William's brother. And my brother currently lives near Index, Mo. where William's wife Ann Jemima is buried and where William Henry Ludwig married Louvisa Norvell. (By the way, you may or may not know that Louvisa Norvell was her married name and that her maiden name was Noble, and that her father's name was Mathew Noble and her mother's name was Sarah Henderson.)

I would be happy to share any of my information, but I don't know how to contact you.

You can contact me at ludwig3655 @yahoo.com (remove the space).

Thanks again. Sorry about the wait, but I had given up on checking these message boards long ago. Hopefully you will check this one soon and we can communicate again before another 2 years, or more, go by.

Your 3rd cousin, once removed,

Robert Ludwig.

Amelia Ludwig

Russell_Patty — 2012-03-05 09:24:56Z

I am looking for info on Amelia Ludwig, Born 1902 in Salamanca, Cattaraugus, New York. Father was Andrew Ludwig from Germany. Her mother was Mary Brandt ( Nuse ) Ludwig.
She had 1/2 brothers, Albert charles Nuse, Ernest Nuse. All lived in New York. Any info would be so helpfull.
You can also email me at: webgreen2@msn.com

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

bbowman293 — 2012-02-21 23:36:48Z

Have you had the opportunity to give Jo Anne a call?

Re: Ludwigs in Ark. - PH# Correction!!

bbowman293 — 2012-02-12 21:29:00Z

oops...correct ph# is 662-827-2478.

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

bbowman293 — 2012-02-12 21:27:31Z

My apologies for the delay in responding. My work forces me to put things to the side for a while. I did get a phone number for you. 662-824-2478 is my aunt Jo Ann's number. She is Ruby's daughter. I was told she remembers alot of info about your grandmother and Tom Moore and that she would look forward to your call.
Hope this helps. I'd be interested in hearing what you learned after talking with her.

Re: Ludwig Family of NZ

BonnieCabrini — 2012-02-04 14:34:27Z

Hi,
My Mother was Alison Lydia Maud Mason (Ludwig) born in Waihi 17 June 1922.
He father was Charles William Benjiman Ludwig born 13.12.1900
He Mothers name was Ethel Annie Barbary Ludwig (Plank)born Nov 6 1900 Coolgardie Western Australia.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Ferdinand Wilson Ludwig from Cleveland, Ohio

schimera1 — 2012-01-29 18:19:23Z

Dave,

Thank you for forwarding this info to me. There were 2 Ferdinand Wilson Ludwig from Cleveland. I will have to get the obituary and look up the death certificate to see if this is my 2nd grandfather. I have very little info on him and felt it was a dead end. This is a great lead.

Any info you can add would be awesome. I would appreciate an updated photo when the headstone looks cleaner. I see that there are about 50 Ludwig buried in Green Lawn Cemetery. I was not aware of any Columbus Ludwig so I will have to give that a look also.

Regards,

Steve Chimera
Kent, Ohio

Re: William Ludwig

marieclaxon10 — 2012-01-24 18:44:17Z

Hi william my name is marie. My dad was donald ludwig. my grandfather was james oliver ludwig james father was david. I looking for any info about david. I know thaat david came from germany

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

cdawg47 — 2012-01-16 03:40:40Z

If you would like I can invite you to my ancestry page and you can view the info I have and even edit any errors I made,all I need is your email address so I can invite you

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

cdawg47 — 2012-01-16 03:14:01Z

wow,would you contact her for me,I would be very interested in talking with her and I really apriciate any and all info.you can come up with.Do you remember Tom Moore,he is my dad and he mentioned that he visited aunt Ruby in Mississippi and her and her husband owned a furniture store there

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

bbowman293 — 2012-01-16 01:53:58Z

Aunt Katherine was the sister of Ruby Ludwig Wade, my grandmother. Other bros and sis were Henrietta (still living in Detroit Michigan), Joseph (deceased, lived in Anguilla, MS), Adam (deceased), Eugene (no info), Felix (no info), Travis (deceased), James (no info), Vernon (no info), Helen "Babe" (deceased), Juanita (no info), and Jane (no info). Ruby's house was the "homeplace"....many, many memories there with family in and out, sometimes living there for a time on and off, like Katherine. Ruby saved alot of records, even kept dairies throughout several years. I understand Ruby's daughter has a ton of stuff, and I have a bit myself...I'll go back through when I can to see if I have anything that may be of interest to you. This weekend, I am cataloging my Dad's (Charles Wallace Hughes Sr) vinyl record collection and came across a couple that had KMoore written on the labels....small world, huh? I appreciate anything you could find out more about Pearl's ancestry. There is supposedly a record where a soldier purchased an indian princess ancester of Pearl's for $25 in Oklahoma and brought her to Mississippi. Both my parents talked about Pearl's mother being full blooded indian. Ruby's daughter may hold any info you might like to have since she was living there and would be very familiar with family members more than I would be. If you think you might like to contact her, I can see if she'd be ok with my giving you her ph#. Sadly, she is not in the best of health these days. And as far as I know, she just might be the keeper of the most knowledge of Ruby's side of the family.

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

cdawg47 — 2012-01-15 22:41:49Z

the sad thing is I only met her once as my dad said that she had moved to Kansas with his sister and my dad moved with my grand dad,I heard my grandfather was adopted and that his name was matthews but thats another story.My dad had a sister wich were her,grandmas,children.As far as specifics go in the Ludwig line I would like any information you have.My dad keeps mentioning he had a aunt Juanita,but it isn't mentioned on ancestry or any other website.I think I read something to the effect that Pearl or one of her siblings was born in indian territory but dont know if she is of native american decent,I'll have to look further.Who were your Parents

Re: Ferdinand Wilson Ludwig from Cleveland, Ohio

DCFDAVISSON — 2012-01-14 17:10:14Z

I am no relation, I took some photographs of memorials in Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus and I psot them on Find A Grave and try to learn more about the veteran for the biography section, and to link them to their families. Here is Ferndinand:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71...

Re: Ludwigs in Ark.

bbowman293 — 2012-01-13 23:42:01Z

I was around "Aunt Catherine" quite a bit growing up. There was not alot I knew about her because I was too young to think about things that I wish I would have asked "way back then". I knew she was or had been married because her last name being Moore, but didn't know there was ever any children. Is there anything specific you'd like to know? I am trying to follow a few stories about Pearl's line being of Native American ancestry. Do you happen to know anything about that?