Hi Lisa, I used to go with a girl named Laurie Kurtz. I knew her family well. They did, and probably still do, live in Huntington Beach, Orange Co., California.. If this is a match or your interested, I could probably dig up some contact information. Hal Land O' Lakes, FL Read the "Michael Hileman Memoirs", Hileman history 1749 - 1914, at: http://users.rootsweb.com/~iljodavi/index.htm -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, June 10, 1999 10:04 PM Subject: [PENNA-DUTCH-L] "KURTZ" >I am researching the following family and would like to hear from others that >are also researching this family. > >Elias G. KURTZ (no dates) >married: >Sarah Griffee (no dates) >children: >1. Elias Kurtz, 1879-1955 >married: Nora Kline >2. Issac KURTZ >married: Sallie Fetter >3. Samuel KURTZ >married: Annie Zartman >4. Nathan KURTZ >married: ? >5. Adam KURTZ >married: ? >I believe that there were 4 more children but I do not have their names. > >I am interested in Elias G. KURTZ, 1879-1955 who married Nora Kline. >They had the following children: >1. Earl who married Ruth Dissinger >2. Raymond who married Myrtle Noll >3. Samuel who married Helen Fetter > >Elias was born in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County. At the time that he >applied for his marriage application in 1901 he was living in Richland, >Lebanon County. >At the time that their last son Samuel was born in 1908 they were living in >Swamp, Cocalico, PA. >The story goes as follows: >When Samuel was 6 months old his father Elias left home and no one ever heard >from him or his whereabouts. Word came sometime in the 1970's that Elias had >moved to California, remarried and had more children. >I have recently found out that he died in 1955 in Clackamas, Oregon. He was >divorced at the time of his death and his 2nd wife's name is only given as >"Sina." > >If anyone has anything to share on this family please email me at [email protected] > >Thank You, >Lisa > > >==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== >Keep those PA DUTCH traditions alive and share them with the list. > >