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John Alfred Ludlow (1894 - 1990)

John Alfred Ludlow
Born in East Orange, Essex, New Jerseymap
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Biography

John Ludlow served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 19 Feb 1918
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Service ended: 10 Apr 1919

John was born on 24 December 1894 in East Orange, Essex, New Jersey.[1][2] He was the son of John Davies Ludlow and Eugenie Emilia Houghton (Stubbs) Ludlow.[1] In the 1900 census John (age 5) was living in Neptune, Monmouth, New Jersey.[3] Prior to the 1910 census the family moved to Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey, where he was a schoolboy.[4] He was a clerical worker, working for the Erie Railroad Company in New York City in 1917.[2] He was a tall, slender man, with gray eyes and blond hair.[2]

By the 1930's John was now the proprietor of a stock brokerage firm,, J.A. Ludlow & Company, in New York City, and a married man with two children.[5][6][7][8] He served as president of his company for 40 years until he retired in 1975.[8] He also had been governor of the American Stock Exchange and served as the chairman of its gratuity committee.[8] He was the mayor of the Village of Saltaire on Fire Island, New York betweeen 1950 and 1958.[8] He was also a trustee there and a commodore of the Saltaire Yacht Club.[8]

John registered for the draft in 1917 in his hometown of Essex, New Jersey.[2] According to his obituary, he actually served during World War I.[8][9] He registered again in 1942 from Essex, New Jersey, age: 48.[10]

He married Louise S. Schlachter in October 1980 in Montclair, New Jersey.[11]

John died at the age of 95 on 4 July 1990. In Montclaire, Essex, New Jersey.[12] He had been a vestryman and senior warden of the St. james Episcopal Church in Upper Montclaire and a member of the Montclaire Gold Club in West Orange and the Dunworkin Club of Montclair.[8] He was survived by his wife, a daughter, a son, 10 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren.[8]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Birth: "New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931", database, (Ancestry Record 2539 #761142 : accessed 19 October 2023); citing FHL Film Number: 4209192.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Draft Registration: "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 6482 #33558340 : accessed 19 October 2023); citing Registration State: New Jersey; Registration County: Essex County.
  3. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census", database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 7602 #66006421 : accessed 19 October 2023); citing Year: 1900; Census Place: Neptune, Monmouth, New Jersey; Roll: 987; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 0137.
  4. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census", database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 7884 #161296445 : accessed 19 October 2023); citing Year: 1910; Census Place: Rutherford, Bergen, New Jersey; Roll: T624_870; Page: 33a; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1374883.
  5. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census", database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 6224 #4343997 : accessed 19 October 2023); citing Year: 1930; Census Place: Montclair, Essex, New Jersey; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0515; FHL microfilm: 2341067.
  6. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census", database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 2442 #132806436 : accessed 19 October 2023); citing Year: 1940; Census Place: Montclair, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02337; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 7-237.
  7. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census", database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 62308 #166526639 : accessed 19 October 2023); citing National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Montclair, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: 5436; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 7-178.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 Obituary. The Montclair Times (Montclair, New Jersey); digital images, Newspapers.com (Newspapers Clippings : accessed 19 October 2023); citing Thursday, 12 July 1990, pg. 23, col. 5.
  9. ↑ Military: "U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940", database, (Ancestry Record 61861 #4221768 : accessed 19 October 2023); citing Original data: United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2019.
  10. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 1002 #7544840 : accessed 19 October 2023); citing The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of New Jersey; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1986.
  11. ↑ Marriage: "New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016", database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 61253 #1173165828 : accessed 19 October 2023); citing New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; Marriage Indexes; Index Type: Bride; Year Range: 1980; Surname Range: N-S; Certificate Number: 43342.
  12. ↑ Death: "New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1848-1878, 1901-2017", database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 61260 #3610869 : accessed 19 October 2023); citing New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; New Jersey, Death Indexes, 1904-2000.




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