John Hertzler, Sr., A Brief Biographic Memorial of Jacob Hertzler, and a Complete Genealogical Family Register of His Lineal Descendants and Those Related by Inter-marriage, from 1730 to 1883 (1885), with an appendix on the Christian Zug family. This is the “Hertzler Gen.” cited by family number in the 1912 Hochstetler book and the 1911 Mast book. Its footnotes trace in-married Amish families (Kurtz, Mast, Zug, Yoder) back to the immigrants, often with exact dates.
Key passages for this tree
- Footnote to Fam. 414 (p. 210): Abraham Kurtz, from Germany, came on the Robert and Alice (3 Dec 1740); after his first wife died he went back, married Barbara Bolinger, and returned on the Phoenix (15 Sep 1749). Children: Abraham (m. Barbara Ritter), John (m. Barbara Garver), Peter, and others.
- Footnote to Fam. 579 (pp. 295–296): Abraham Kurtz (b. 5 Jul 1753, d. 21 Sep 1831) m. 22 Jan 1775 Barbara Ritter (1749–1823); their children include Mary (m. David Mast) and Susan, “b. Feb. 17, 1792”, m. Christian Mast. “(1) Abraham Kurtz, and (4) Joseph Kurtz, born May 21st, 1765, married to Frances Miller, born Sep. 18th, 1769, were sons of Abraham Kurtz who was married to Barbara Bolinger.”
- Fam. 633 note: Barbara Kurtz (b. 25 Apr 1755, m. Henry Zug 1775) was another daughter of Abraham Kurtz and Barbara Bolinger.
Used for: Joseph Kurtz (fl. 1800), Susanna Kurtz (fl. 1800), Abraham Kurtz (arr. 1749), Abraham Kurtz (1753–1831)
Record compiled 31 October 2026.
About this research
Supporting documentation is linked throughout. This project is an exercise in AI-assisted research and development, and I haven’t manually verified every link or conclusion. All transcriptions and translations of Swiss parish records were made with AI, and their accuracy should be treated accordingly.