An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company,
Spokane, WA. 1905, page 410.

MAX LUEDDEMANN. The Antelope Herald, a bright and newsy sheet, well known in
central Oregon, is now edited by the subject of this article. He also conducts
the Madras Pioneer and owns a half interest in the Bend Bulletin. Mr. Lueddemann
is a thorough and capable newspaper man and a very worthy citizen. He was born
in Tuscumbia, Alabama, on September 29, 1873. His father, Guido Lueddemann, was
born in Germany and came to the United States when seven years old with his
parents, it being then 1848. His father, the grandfather of our subject, was an
officer in the German army and settled on Lake Michigan, in Wisconsin, where he
cleared a place out in the timber. When eighteen, our subject's father went to
New York and enlisted to serve in the Civil War, continuing there for three
years. After the war, he located in Tuscumbia, Alabama and engaged in the
mercantile business, which occupied him there for thirty-six years. Then he
retired from business and moved to Los Gatos, California, where he now resides.
He married Joanna Chisholm, also a native of Tuscumbia. She was the
granddaughter of John Seveir, the first governor of Tennessee. She is still
living in Los Gatos, California. Our subject began studying in the graded
schools of his native town and then completed a course in the Alabama
University. After this, he graduated from the law department of the Cumberland
University at Lebanon, Tennessee, and took up the practice of law at Tuscumbia
for two years. Then he came west and bought the Antelope Herald. Later, he sent
for his old friend, E.C. Goodwin, of Tuscumbia, who came here and took an
interest in the business. They were together one year and since that time, Mr.
Lueddemann has been conducting the business alone. In April, 1899, Mr.
Lueddemann was appointed United States commissioner and was reappointed in 1903.
He is also city recorder of Antelope.      

On October 7, 1903, at Moscow, Idaho, Mr. Lueddemann married Miss Ollie
McConnell, a native of Oregon, the wedding occurring at the home of the bride's
parents, Hon. William J. and Louise (Brown) McConnell, natives of Ohio. Mr.
Lueddemann has two brothers, Fred, at San Jose, California, and Ernest L.,
assistant cashier in French and Company's bank at The Dalles. He also has one
sister, Freda, living with her parents. Mrs. Lueddemann has the following named
brothers and sisters, Benjamin, William, Mamie, the wife of W.E. Borah, an
attorney in Boise, Idaho, and Carrie, dwelling with her parents at Moscow. Mr.
Lueddemann is a Republican in politics and has been delegate to the state and
county conventions. He is very active and is well informed in political matters.
Fraternally, he belongs to the A.F. & A.M. He and his wife are members of the
Presbyterian church and are highly respected people.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2005 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.