Woodrow and Alta Ludlow
Family of Jesse Woodrow Ludlow & Alta Francis, 1939-1992 (b. 1914)
Residence: Utah County, Utah
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Additional details: Private Notes
Parent's Childhood
Jesse Woodrow Ludlow ("Red") was born in 1914 to Jesse and Florence Ludlow in Spanish Fork, Utah.
Alta Francis was born in 1920 to Joseph and Ursula Francis in Lake Shore, Utah, near Spanish Fork.
Family Life
Woodrow and Alta spent most of their adult lives in Spanish Fork, from the 1930s to the 1990s. During World War II, Woodrow served in the National Guard and was deployed away from his family for about 4 years.
| 1939 | Married in the Salt Lake Temple |
| 1941 | Woodrow joined the National Guard |
| 1941 | Woodrow Kirk born in Santa Maria, California |
| c. 1942 | Woodrow deployed, Alta moved back to Utah |
| 1946 | Woodrow discharged from military service |
| 1947 | Duane Francis born |
| 1953 | Michael J born |
| 1992 | Alta, age 72, & Red, age 77, died |
Woodrow joined the National Guard in March 1941, early in World War II (a few months before the Pearl Harbor attack). Kirk was born three months later during training in California. When Woodrow was deployed to the Pacific Theater, Alta and Kirk returned to Utah, living at 335 S Main St, Spanish Fork.
After military service, Woodrow built a house at 250 West 100 South in Spanish Fork, adjacent to his parents' house. They raised five children there. Woodrow worked as a truck driver for McCord Oil Company and American Oil Company. Alta worked as a restaurant cook and, in her later years, managed the Provo Temple cafeteria.
Alta had cancer and died in 1992. Woodrow died the same day.
