Indiana State Board of Health death certificate for Oliver Perry Ludlow — d. 9 Dec 1903, La Porte Co., IN, age 89; b. 18 Nov 1814 Indiana.

Transcription and notes

Indiana State Board of Health — Certificate of Death. La Porte County, IN. Ancestry "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates" + maintainer-supplied scan 2026-06-26 ((image held in the family archive)). = catalog [p.1519].

Data from the document: - Full name: Oliver Perry Ludlow; Male, White, Widowed - Date of birth: 18 Nov 1814; Age 89 y - Occupation: Farmer - Birthplace: Indiana [= Lawrenceburg, Dearborn Co.] - Father: Stephen Ludlow — birthplace New Jersey - Mother (maiden name): Jane Porter — birthplace [blank] - Date of death: 9 Dec 1903 - Informant: John W. Ludlow (his son), La Porte, Ind. - Burial: Patton Cemetery, La Porte

Note (not on the document): Primary-source-confirms Oliver Perry Ludlow [p.1519] = a son of Stephen Ludlow [p.883] by his 1st wife Jane Porter [p.1511] — father "Stephen Ludlow, b. New Jersey" matches our Stephen exactly (b. NJ 1778), and the mother's maiden name "Jane Porter" matches his 1st wife. This resolves the [G.266] open question. It also means Stephen had TWO sons named Oliver: this Oliver Perry (1814, by Jane Porter) and Oliver Cooper [p.1036] (1837, by his 2nd wife) — a striking reuse of a given name across two marriages. Which of the two is L.4's single "Oliver" (cid 305) is ambiguous (see [p.883]).

Cross-references

• p.1519 Oliver Perry Ludlow Sr · father p.883 Stephen Ludlow · mother p.1511 Jane Porter · [G.266] (FaG) · [F.204]/[p.1036] (the other Oliver — Oliver Cooper)