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John Kurtz 1843–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 July 1843

Birth Location: Germany

Death Date: 14 November 1927

Death Location: Evart, Osceola County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Gerhard Kurz

Mother: Maria Meinsinger

Spouse(s): Margaret Kurtz

Children(s):

In 1843, John Kurtz entered the world in Germany, born to Gerhard Kurz And Maria Francisca Meinsinger. In 1851, John Kurtz resided in Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. John Kurtz married Margaret Kurtz. John Kurtz passed away in 1927 in Evart, Osceola County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1843, John Kurtz entered the world in Germany, born to Gerhard Kurz And Maria Francisca Meinsinger.
  • In 1851, John Kurtz resided in Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.
  • John Kurtz married Margaret Kurtz.
  • John Kurtz passed away in 1927 in Evart, Osceola County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gerhard Kurz
1815–1890
Birth Location: Huetschenhausen, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany
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Maria Meinsinger
1822–1917
Birth Location: Huetschenhausen, Rheinland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
MM

Spouses(s)

Margaret Kurtz
1844–1913
Birth Location: Frutigen, Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Bern, Switzerland
MK

Children(s)

John Kurtz's Ancestors

Self
John Kurtz
1843–1927
Birth Place: Germany
Parents
Gerhard Kurz
1815–1890
Huetschenhausen, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany
Maria (Francisca) Meinsinger
1822–1917
Huetschenhausen, Rheinland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Grandparents
Johann (Gerhard) Kurz
1784–1840
Spesbach, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Maria (Katharina) Schmitt
1789–1846
Holzhausen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Kurtz's Timeline

6 Records

1843
15 July 1843
Birth of John Kurtz in Germany
Germany
1843
16 Jul 1843
John Kurtz was baptized in Spesbach, Bayern, Germany
Spesbach, Bayern, Germany
1851
1851
Age 8
John Kurtz resided here in Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1900
1900
Age 57
John Kurtz resided here in Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA
Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA
1910
1910
Age 67
John Kurtz resided here in Petoskey Ward 4, Emmet, Michigan, USA
Petoskey Ward 4, Emmet, Michigan, USA
1927
14 November 1927
Age 84
Death of John Kurtz in Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan
Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 July 1843
    Event Place: Germany
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1843
    Event Place: Spesbach, Bayern, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11754; Page: 143; Line: 21

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1895
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Petoskey Ward 4, Emmet, Michigan; Roll: T624_645; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1374658

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1896
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan; Roll: 710; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1240710

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan; Roll: 710; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1240710

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Petoskey Ward 4, Emmet, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Petoskey Ward 4, Emmet, Michigan; Roll: T624_645; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1374658

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Evart, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Michigan, United States
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Spesbach, Bayern, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 November 1927
    Event Place: Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Evart, Osceola County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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