Husband Hon. Frederick Kurtz 1 2
Born: 28 Dec 1833 - York, York Co, PA 1 3
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Father: Ludwig Kurtz (1784-Abt 1872) 4
Mother: Johanne S. Brehm (1799-1882) 4
Marriage: 26 Jan 1861 5
Wife Anna Harter 6
AKA: Anne Harter 1 5
Born: 6 Sep 1835 1 5
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Father: William Harter (1812-1885) 6
Mother: Rebecca Hess (1815-Aft 1898) 6
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1 M William L. Kurtz 5
Born: 12 Apr 1862 5
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2 M Charles R. Kurtz 5
Born: 31 Oct 1864 5
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3 M John F. Kurtz 5
Born: 23 May 1868 5
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4 M George W. Kurtz 5
Born: 21 Mar 1874 5
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General Notes: Husband - Hon. Frederick Kurtz
He was born in York, Pennsylvania, and came from there to Aaronsburg in the fall of 1846. After conducting the Centre Berichter for upward of ten years, he removed to Centre Hall. There he established the Centre Reporter on the 1st of April, 1868. From the start he conducted the business of his office in business style, editing its columns with vigor and to the best interests of his party, and diversifying his reading-matter with more original matter than is contained in the majority of inland journals. Success crowned his efforts, and the Reporter became one of the largest of the county papers, and a dominant factor in county politics.
He was elected to the Legislature in 1866 over Gen. James A. Beaver, and re-elected in 1867 by a largely increased majority, and the highest vote on the Democratic ticket. At a public meeting of the citizens of the county, irrespective of party, held at Bellefonte in the winter of 1867, his course in opposition to the railroad monopoly was heartily indorsed by Hon. H. N. McAllister and other leading citizens.
He was one of the hardest and most earnest workers for railroad facilities for Penn's Valley, devoting days and weeks canvassing for subscriptions, and giving the enterprise continued editorial support, while he was also one of the most liberal subscribers for the stock.
He always took high ground in support of educational interests, especially advocating the establishment of teachers' institutes, and speaking on that behalf at various points in the Valley. He served some twelve years as a school director. For over a dozen years he was president of the joint council of the Lutheran charge; for about sixteen consecutive years he was elected president of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co., of Centre County; for some twenty-six years was president of the Centre Hall Water Co.; was chairman of the building committee in the erection of the handsome Lutheran church building at Centre Hall, and for nearly ten years was an elder in that Society. Centre Hall was also indebted to him for the reconstruction of its water-works, and change of the wooden pipes to iron pipes, and he added to the improvement of the town itself a large roller flouring-mill and five dwellings.
General Notes: Wife - Anna Harter
Centre Hall, Centre Co, PA