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JOHN LUDWICK, farmer, post office McKeesport, was born in Westmoreland county, Pa., in 1821, son of John and Eliza (Curry) Ludwick, former of whom was a native of Maryland and of German descent, latter a native of Ireland. William Curry, maternal grandfather of our subject, was a native of Ireland, and he and his wife were among the pioneers of Versailles township, where they lived and died, and Jacob Ludwick, the paternal grandfather, was an early resident of North Versailles township, where he died; his widow made her home with John Ludwick, Sr., until her decease. Their children were George, Jacob, John, Abram, Adam, Catherine and Elizabeth. John Ludwick, Sr., married Eliza Curry, and located in Westmoreland county, but, having purchased a farm in Versailles township, they removed to it in 1828. There were born to them six children, of whom the subject of this sketch was the third. Mrs. Ludwick dying in 1832, Mr. Ludwick afterward married Matilda Craig, and to them were born nine children. Mrs. Ludwick died in 1848, and Mr. Ludwick lived but two years longer. John Ludwick, Jr., remained at home until the death of his parents, and in 1852 married Catherine, daughter of John J. Muse, of Versailles township. They located on the old homestead, where they still reside.