History of Hendricks County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . y respect, well deserving of beingperpetuated on the pages of a historical work of the nature of the one inhand. Like his sterling father before him, he has been a man of well-definedpurpose and never failed to carry to successful completion any work or enter-prise to which he addressed himself. Beginning life in a new country andunder many unfavorable auspices, he let nothing deter him and before thelapse of many years he had a fine farm under cultivation. Knowing that thecountry was destined to take a high rank i
History of Hendricks County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . y respect, well deserving of beingperpetuated on the pages of a historical work of the nature of the one inhand. Like his sterling father before him, he has been a man of well-definedpurpose and never failed to carry to successful completion any work or enter-prise to which he addressed himself. Beginning life in a new country andunder many unfavorable auspices, he let nothing deter him and before thelapse of many years he had a fine farm under cultivation. Knowing that thecountry was destined to take a high rank in the productive and rich localitiesof the North, he applied himself very closely to his work and waited for thefuture to bring its rewards, and today he is one of the substantial men of hiscounty. Jacob L. Kurtz, who is now living retired in Danville, was born onJuly 22. 1854, in Putnam county, this state, the son of Henry F. and Mar-garet (\annice) Kurtz, both of whom were natives of Kentucky. Henrv came to Putnam countv. Indiana, with his father from Kentuckv. and. JACOB L. KURTZ I IIFNDRICKS COUNTY, INDIANA. 481 lived in that county until his marriage and in Hendricks county the remainderof his life. Henry Kurtz served in the Civil War as a member of the Ninety-ninth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry and gave three years of his lifeto that memorable struggle. On July 22, 1864, on the tenth birthday of hisson, Jacob L., he was taken prisoner and was held seven months, four monthsbeing spent amid the horrors of Andersonville prison. Upon his return fromthe war he settled in Marion township, this county, where he lived until hisdeath, June 10, 1913. His wife died on May 28, 1913. Mr. and Mrs. HenryKurtz were the parents of eight children: Caroline Francis, the wife ofJohn F. Underwood, of Danville; Jacob L., the immediate subject of thissketch; Eliza, the wife of James A. Hadley, of Danville; William H., whodied in infancy; Jennie, the widow of Charles Hadley, of Dan
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