I'm doing a family tree and while looking in on the Luedke family plot, I have found that the very early grave has the name LUDKE and while looking for records, the nat.papers the mane is LUEDTKE and now the name is spelled Luedke. The family I am connected to was Wilhelm and Wilhelmina Luedke they came from the villiage of Mechlin, province of Brandenburg, Germany, They married Nov. 7 1876 in Germany and came to the USA in 1880 they stayed in Chicago for 5 years then they came to Sheboygan, WI. and raised their family here, they had 9 children 7 of which were living at their 50 aniv.The children were,
Charles "Karl"
Anna
Ida, William, Alfred and
Herman and Max.
If you can add any information, I would appricate it Thank You please E-mail to dawiltz1@aol.com