John H. Wurtz and Ellen Quinn

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Husband John H. Wurtz ¹

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           Born: 10 Oct 1852 - near Confluence, Somerset Co, PA 1
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         Father: Christian Wurtz (1823-1888) 1
         Mother: Susan Hyatt (1832-Aft 1900) 1

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       Marriage: 21 Nov 1877 - Connellsville, Fayette Co, PA 2

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Wife Ellen Quinn ²

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           Born:  - County Roscommon, Ireland
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         Father: James Quinn (      -1886) 2
         Mother: Unknown (      -Aft 1900)

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1 M Andrew Jackson Wurtz ²

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2 F Anabelle Wurtz ²

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3 F Ellen Wurtz ²

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4 F Bertha Elizabeth Wurtz ²

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5 M John Taylor Wurtz ²

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General Notes: Husband - John H. Wurtz

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He was brought up on a farm by his parents, and after attending the winter term of the public schools for ten years, engaged in teaching in the public schools for three terms. He took the course of bookkeeping at Iron City college, Pittsburgh, and in 1872 engaged as bookkeeper with the firm of Brown & Cochran, at the Jimtown coke works, near Dawson, Pennsylvania, at which place he remained, with the exception of one year spent in Kansas, until the business was sold in 1879, to Colonel J. M. Schoonmaker. He was retained by Colonel Schoonmaker in the same position until 1888, when he was promoted to the position of general manager of the stores of Redstone, Alice, Jimtown and Youngstown, which position he held until the absorption of the Schoonmaker property by the H. C. Frick Coke Company. After being employed about two years in the purchasing department of the latter company, he became connected with the James Cochran coal and coke interests at Dawson, and in 1892 was appointed cashier of the First National Bank of Dawson. He was also a stockholder and officer in the Washington Coal and Coke Company, Washington Run Railroad Company, Cochran Coal and Coke Company, Star Supply Company (Limited), and Dawson Electric Light and Power Company, and was also connected with various other business interests in and about Dawson.
In politics Mr. Wurtz was a Democrat, and was always an ardent supporter of the policy of that party. He several times held local offices and took an active interest in the local affairs. He was a member of the Royal Arcanum and of the Loyal Additional Benefit Association.
He retained the ownership of his father's farm in Franklin township, and also owned a large acreage of farming land near Abilene, Kansas, in what was known as the winter wheat belt of that state.

1 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 987.

2 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 988.