Brief Life History of Melvin
When Melvin Luft was born on 19 August 1924, in Spalding, Menominee, Michigan, United States, his father, Henry Luft, was 28 and his mother, Della A Lemay, was 23. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Therese Mae Blanchette. He lived in Spalding Township, Menominee, Michigan, United States in 1940 and Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United States in 1985. He died on 9 June 1985, in Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Melvin J Luft, "United States 1950 Census"
- Melvin J Luft, "Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996"
- Malvin Luft in entry for Shirley Ann Luft, "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006"
Spouse and Children
1924–1985 Male
1935–2010 Female
Children (3)
1957–1991 Female
1961–2020 Male
1963–2019 Male
Parents and Siblings
1896–1980 Male
1900–1982 Female
Siblings (13)
1922–2007 Male
1923–2004 Female
1924–1985 Male
1925–1995 Female
1927–2007 Male
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World Events (8)
1927
Age 3
1929
Age 5
1941
Age 17
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Alois, Dieter, Guenther, Hans, Heinrich, Johann, Johannes, Siegfried, Ulrich.
German:
from Middle High German luft ‘air’, of uncertain application, either a topographic name for someone who lived in an exposed place or a nickname for a happy-go-lucky fellow.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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