Brief Life History of Andrew B
When Andrew B Ludwig was born on 30 November 1924, in Denver, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Harry M Ludwig, was 27 and his mother, Helen Baker, was 20. He married Dorace Ellen Faust on 27 January 1943, in Elkton, Cecil, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Cocalico, West Cocalico Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. He died on 17 May 2003, in Milton, Sussex, Delaware, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Pilottown, Sussex, Delaware, United States.
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- Andrew Ludwig in household of Harry Ludwig, "United States Census, 1940"
- Andrew B. Ludwig, "Find A Grave Index"
- Andrew B Ludwig Sr in entry for Andrew B Ludwig Jr, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1939 · Nylon Plant in Seaford
In 1939, DuPont opened a nylon plant in Seaford, Delaware. The idea came when in 1935, Dr. Wallace discovered a synthetic fiber.
1945 · Peace in a Post War World
The Yalta Conference was held in Crimea to talk about establishing peace and postwar reorganization in post-World War II Europe. The heads of government that were attending were from the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. Later the Conference would become a subject of controversy at the start of the Cold War.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Ernst, Hans, Fritz, Klaus, Franz, Guenter, Horst, Claus, Erna.
German and Dutch (of German origin): from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements hlūd ‘famous’ + wīg ‘war’. This was the name of the founder of the Frankish dynasty, recorded in Latin chronicles as Chlodovechus (see Louis ), and Ludovicus, which became German Ludwig. This became a hereditary name in the Wittelsbach family, the royal family of Bavaria.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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