Researching Ah Louis
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ah Louis and the Louis Family Tree
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Some Famous People called Ah Louis
Ah Louis
On Wong ( 1840 – December 16, 1936), more commonly known as Ah Louis, was a Chinese American banker, labor contractor, farmer, and shopkeeper in San Luis Obispo, California, during the late 19th and early 20th century. His Ah Louis Store building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Ah Louis was a central figure in the development of the Central Coast of California, serving as an organizer of Chinese laborers during the construction of the Pacific Coast Railway's Avila—Port Harford spur and the tunnels through Cuesta Grade over the Santa Lucia Range.
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Other names that sound a bit like Louis
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