kurtz, milton, a native of hanover twp.,july 26, 1839, s/o henry kurtz, and grandson of johan george kurtz, who was a native of germany. his great-grandfather, who also bore the name joh george, was likewise born in the fatherland, and was the first of that branch of the family to make his way o the new world. after choosing a location i the countyh he erected a log cabin thereon, and returnd to germany for his family. while he was gone the indians burned his cabin, and he was obliged to erect another before his family could be shelttered. the grandfather of subject also farmed on that place where his death occured at ag 65. he had 5 children, george, henry, subject's father, elisabeth, helena, and susanna. the father was born april 2, 1833, died feb. 5, 1890. member of the lutheran ch. mrs. lydia (schoener) kurtz, mother of subject, was born in shoenersville, mrs. kurtz died july, 1867 milton kurtz was the 6th of 12 childrnn. he married feb. 8, 1863 in allentown to emma d/o moses roth, a native of whitehall, where her father was born. the grandfather of mrs. kurtz, henry roth was of german descent, and was a native of above twp. her mother was mary (nagle) roth, d/o john nagle. children of mr. and mrs. kurtz, oscar h., clara a., milton m. Best Wishes, Geri -----Original Message----- From: geri brennan Sent: Friday, March 9, 2007 7:27 AM To: palehigh@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PALEHIGH] Johann Georg Kurtz, Hanover Township kurtz andreas 7 july 1766 johan and catharine elisabeth-frieden's union ch., friedensville anna margaretha june 1761 hans jurg and maria elisabeth-daniel schmacher's register john george ca 1767 george and elisabeth-zion ref.-allentown maria anna ca 1765 adam and elisabeth-frieden's maria magdalena 13 dec 1758 george and elisabeth-st paul's lutheran and ref.-uppen saucon, aka st. paul's blue ch. phila. co kurtz johann adam 10 jan 1753 johann adam and anna sybillia johann friedrick 15 oct 1751 same parents st. michael's-germantown kurtz/kloebere johan peter l (ill) johannes kurtz and elisabeth kloeberer-st michael's lutheran, phila kurtz anna maria 11 nov 1774 george and margaret, st. michael's, phila dorothey 28 sept 1774 john paul and agatha-st. joseph's r.c. ch elisabetha 29 oct 1773 heinrich and rosina st. michael's-phila henrich peter 30 oct 1772 peter and sara sarah elisabeth 24 jan 1777 georg and elisabeth Best Wishes, Geri -----Original Message----- From: nancyrutman@aol.com Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2007 6:57 PM To: palehigh@rootsweb.com Subject: [PALEHIGH] Johann Georg Kurtz, Hanover Township Anyone else researching descendants of this family? I'm trying to find an immigration record for him. He settled in the Schoenersville area of Hanover Township, Lehigh County, by 1760 after living in the Wyoming Valley for a while. His wife's name was Elizabeth Wannemacher. Thanks, Nancy R ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALEHIGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALEHIGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message