Living married Living [Group Sheet]

Living married Living [Group Sheet]

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Hudson was the oldest surviving child of John and Estella Sonnenberg, born in Hartford, IL. Hudson and his future wife Adair were neighbors in IL and later met in Aruba where both their parents were working for Standard Oil. Hudson and Adair married in Aruba and had their first two children there, they left to come back to the US when it was apparent that war was imminent. Hudson was drafted to serve in WWII and was stationed for a while in Atlantic City, NJ where his wife and 3 children visited him on weekends. After an honerable discharge due to severe medical problems but with a highly satisfactory rating and a promotion to corporal, Hudson left the army in 1943. He held a few odd jobs but then was hired as a stock broker by Merril Lynch brokerage firm. He later broke away from Merril Lynch and formed his own stock brokerage firm at the Waldorf Astoria in NY. After one year he established his firm in Linden, NJ where the family was residing. Hudson died unexpectedly of a stroke shortly before his 4

Hudson often spoke of his mother's birthplace and the caves nearby where he would go to play as a child. The caves had been inhabited by the likes of Jesse James and the Dalton Boys at some time according to local lore and Hudson remained fascinated with Western lore all of his life. He was a tall and handsome man with black hair and striking blue eyes, a meticulous dresser and was well spoken. He had a great sense of humor and playfullness and his early death was a great loss to the family.

Hudson married Living [Group Sheet]

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Information provided by Hudson Sonnenberg McGlynn, husband of daughter of Peter.

The parents of Lydia Hinz went from Germany to Russia at the turn of the century. They were seeking an improvement in lifestyle. They had a farm and vineyards, but lost everything in the Russian revolution. All Germans were forced to speak Russian and things were very hard for the family. In 1942 the German troops took Odessa and Peter and Lydia and the family took off on foot for Germany, following the German retreat. In their escape, the family lost all of its possessions. It took the family years to reach Esslingen, Germany. The family was not welcomed in Germany because they were seen as Russian. The family lived in a one room shack and survived on discarded GI rations to feed the family in the first year. In order to grow crops, Lydia followed horses into town to pick up droppings to use as fertilizer. They moved to the United States in 1956.

Peter married Living. [Group Sheet]