Under mum’s protective wing. Unconditional love in that gaze. Lillian & Max Ludlow, mother & son, photographed in the late 1910s.
Max Marcus Ludlow was born to the Michigan couple William Joy Ludlow and Lillian née Niel in 1910 as their only child.
Will and Lillian had got married on May 15, 1907, in Sandstone, Jackson in Michigan. Lillian had been born in 1882 and was 27 years old when she gave birth to Max. Father Will worked as a grocery store merchant and a cobbler.
Father Will was drafted for WWI in 1918. Perhaps this photo was taken for him and he kept it in his pocket at all times? That would explain why the photo is in pretty bad shape.
By 1920, the Ludlows had moved to 237 Cutler Street in Allegan. Father Will continued to work as a cobbler. By 1930, the Ludlows rented a house at 201 La Grave Avenue in Grand Rapids. Son Max was 20 years old, living at home.
By 1934, Max had been employed by the Tisch Auto Supply Co as a credit manager. He married Dorothy C. Mapier 5 years later in August 1939 in Douglas, Allegan. The newly-weds had moved into 1134 Qickard Hill in Grand Rapids by 1940. They soon became parents to Lynne and William J.
Unfortunately, Lillian was widowed in May 1950. And in 1965, she also witnessed the passing of her son Max at just 55 years of age. Max had moved his family to Lighthouse Point in Florida the same year. I don’t know what caused this premature loss.
Link: newspapers.com
Lillian stayed behind in Grand Rapids until her death in 1972 and was laid to rest at the Chapel Cemetery in Sandstone, Michigan.
I will add Lillian's photo to FindaGrave, as well as Max's to the FindaGrave page dedicated to him.
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