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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
The History of the City of Dayton
and
The Montgomery County, Ohio.
by Rev. A. W. Drury
1909
A. M. Kittredge |
ARTHUR MELVILLE KITTREDGE
Source: The History of the City of Dayton and
Montgomery Co., Ohio by Rev. A. W. Drury - Publ. 1909 -
Vol. II - Page 28 |
William Kuntz |
WILLIAM KUNTZ
Source: The History of the City of Dayton and
Montgomery Co., Ohio by Rev. A. W. Drury - Publ. 1909 -
Vol. II - Page |
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MICHAEL KURTZ |
MICHAEL KURTZ, Sr.,
an old soldier and a gardener of Harrison township,
Montgomery county, has about seventy acres of land in
different tracts along the Covington pike, just outside
of Dayton. He was born in 1842 in Wurtemberg,
Germany, the son of Michael and Treasse Kurtz.
The father was a weaver by trade, but shortly after
coming to this country he purchased hte farm on which he
lived the remaining years of his life. The mother
died in Springfield, Ohio, very shortly after her
arrival in the United States.
Michael Kurtz, Sr., the
subject of the sketch, was the third in order of birth
in a family of six dren, of whom his sister Lena, next
younger, is the only other survivor; Fred, Christ,
George and an infant having passed away. He
was ten years of age when his parents came to this
country, and though he had started in school in Germany
the greater part of his education was acquired in this
county. He was a small boy, unaccustomed to
English and the school methods which prevailed here, so
he had to study a great deal at night, in fact obtained
almost all his education by work after the light of day
had gone. In August, 1862, he enlisted in the
Ninety-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as a private in
Company A, and served with honor and distinction
under Colonel Anderson in the Army of the
Cumberland throughout the Civil War.
Mr. Kurtz married Miss Margaret Stack, by
whom he had three children, William F., who
married a Miss Appenzeller, and is the father of
three children, Grace, Dorothy and Edward;
Julia, who lives at home; and Michael, Jr.,
who married a Miss Bordscher.
Miss Margaret (Stack) Kurtz died
and was buried in Shilo cemetery, and subsequently
Mr. Kurtz married Miss Elizabeth Diehl,
daughter of Carl Diehl, of Dayton. Of this
second marriage there have been born four children:
Bertha; Carrie, who is the wife of Bird Thealgy
and the mother of one child, Charles; Hattie,
the wife of Walter Farmer; and one who died in
infancy. The family attend the Lutheran church.
Mr. Kurtz is a public-spirited man, deeply
interested in educational matters and willing to give
generously of his time and energy for their advancement.
For twenty-two years he was a member of the school board
and during this time rendered valuable service to both
the schools and the community, and this despite the fact
that he has the care of a good sized berry farm.
Source:
The History of the City of Dayton
and
The Montgomery County, Ohio
by Rev. A. W. Drury - 1909 - Page 292 |
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