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Born 1840
From Biographical records of Linn County, Iowa .. (1901)
C. H. KURTZ.
Prominent among the business men of Marion is C. H. Kurtz, who is cashier of both the First National Bank and the Iarion Savings Bank of Marion, Iowa. He is a man of keen perception and sound judgment, and his executive ability and excellent management have brought a high degree of success to the business enterprises with which he has been connected.
Mr. Kurtz was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, March 29, 1840. and traces his ancestry back to an old and honored family which was founded in that state nearly two centuries ago. His paternal grandfather, Conrad Kurtz, who was born January 8,
As printed in Biographical records of Linn County, Iowa .. (1901). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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