Charles Kurtz ^{1 3 4 5 6}

   FamilySearch ID: 96DS-82K.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1860 in York, York, PA. ⁷ The 1860 census recorded William H. Kurtz, 36, living with wife Mary Ann, 25; Charles, 3; Julia B., 1. Also in the home was Anna M. Smith, servant, 22, and Agnes Smith, 14. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except the Smiths in Wurtemburg, Germany.

2. Census in 1870 in York, York, PA. ⁸ The 1870 census recorded in the 5th ward in York: Wm. H. Kurtz, malters, 45, living with wife Julia A., 29; Charles, 13; Julia B., 11; and a domestic servant, Catharine Foust, 28. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. William's real estate was valued at $30,000 and personal estate at $30,000, very wealthy for the times.
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3. Census in 1880 in York, York, PA. ⁹ The 1880 census recorded at 215 West Market Street: William H. Kurtz, leather and malt manufacturer, 57, living with wife Julia, 37; Charles, clerk in malt house, 23; and daughter Julia, 21. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. Also in the home are servants Catharine Foust, 37, and Amanda Riegraff, 19.

On the same census page is Charles' future wife, Emma M. Beecher, 14, living at 227 West Market Street with her brother, Elmer B. Beecher, 6, and her mother Mary H, 30, and step father, butcher Henry J. Gresley, 46, who married Mary after she divorced her first husband, Elias Beecher. Mary's children fathered by Gresley are with them: David A. Gresley, 20; Bertha L. Gresley, 14; and12-year old twins Nellia G. and Robert J. Gresley. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

Living at 219 West Market Street is Henry's father, grocer Andrew Gresley, 77, and Henry's step-mother, Sophia, 53, and their children: Mary, 28; Jennie, 20; Ella, 19; Lizzie, 17; and Andrew, 11. Andrew was born in Baden, Germany, and Sophia in Hanover, Germany, and their children in Pennsylvania.

4. Census in 1900 in York, York, PA. ² The 1900 census recorded at 38 N. Beaver Street: Charles Kurtz, malster, 43, born Jun 1857, living with wife Della M., 26, Aug 1874; and son William H. Kurtz, 12, May 1888. Also in the home is Ella M. Lloyd, servant, 34, Dec 1866, single, and boarder Robert J. Gressley, bookkeeper for malt manufacturer, 32, May 1868, single. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

Charles married Emma May Beecher, daughter of Elias Beecher and Francis Anna Mary Snyder, on 9 Feb 1887 in York: Christ Lutheran Church, York, PA.¹ (Emma May Beecher was born on 12 Mar 1866 in York, York, PA,^{1 6 10} died on 6 Mar 1895 in York, York, PA ^{6 10 11} and was buried in York: Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, PA ¹⁰.)

Charles next married Della M. Gemmill on 21 Feb 1899 in Wilmington, New Castle, DE.^{2 3} (Della M. Gemmill was born on 20 Aug 1873 in , York, PA,^{2 6} died on 22 Feb 1945 ^{6 12} and was buried in York: Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, PA ¹².)