without the initials, until the last six or seven years of his life, when, because of his love for his father, he consistently added the "H. N." to his name. He was "Uncle George" not only to his niece and nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews, and their spouses, but also to all cousins of the family who were contemporaries of his nieces and nephews. Children of his friends and friends of his niece and nephews also called him "Uncle George".

Arthur Allen Luhrs (son of Arthur C. Luhrs): was given his father's first name and his mother's maiden name. In order to avoid confusion among the "Arthurs" in the family, he was called Allen Luhrs.

John Arthur Luhrs (son of Arthur C. Luhrs): was named John Christopher Luhrs after his great grandfather (Geo. H. N. Luhrs' father). In later life, John changed the Christopher to Arthur after his father.

George Luhrs Stroud (son of Emma Luhrs Stroud): was named after his grandfather and generally used the name of Luhrs Stroud or G. Luhrs Stroud to avoid confusion among the "Georges" in the family.

George Nicholas Tilbury Stroud (son of G. Luhrs Stroud): was named after his father and George Luhrs, Jr. and was called "Nicholas".

Matthew Nicholas Crane (son of Jean Stroud Crane): was named after George Luhrs, Jr. and is called "Nicholas" or just "Nick".

Arthur Clyde Taylor (Ella's husband): was often called "Cap" or "Cap" Taylor, his nickname earned by him before and during World War I when he was a captain in the Arizona National Guard. His niece and nephews and their friends called him "Uncle Cap".

Ella Luhrs (Taylor) was a watercolorist. One of her paintings hung in the St. Joseph's Hospital when it was located on Fourth Street, Phoenix.

Marjorie and George Luhrs moved to Arizona and Sun City shortly after it was established. She was a very fine painter; Walter Bimson purchased some of her paintings for the Valley National Bank collection. The Luhrs of Sun City and Phoenix became friends. No relationship to the Phoenix Luhrs family could be determined.

Dodenhof-Dodenhoff: Catharina Margarita was adamant that Dodenhof was the correct spelling. Her brother, Wilhelm, was just as positive that the spelling was Dodenhoff. Both had documents to support their views. This book uses both spellings.

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