The Political Graveyard: Kurtz-Dent family of West Virginia

Kurtz-Dent family of West Virginia

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Marmaduke Herbert Dent (1849-1909) — also known as Marmaduke H. Dent — of Grafton, Taylor County, W.Va. Born in Granville, Monongalia County, W.Va., April 18, 1849. Son of Marshall Mortimer Dent and Carrie (Roberts) Dent; married, October 10, 1876, to Mary Jones Warder; father of Herbert Warder Dent; ancestor of Virginia Dent Reay Kurtz. Democrat. Lawyer; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1893-1904. Presbyterian. Died September 11, 1909. Interment at Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, W.Va.
Herbert Warder Dent (b. 1880) — also known as Herbert W. Dent — of Grafton, Taylor County, W.Va. Born in Grafton, Taylor County, W.Va., April 16, 1880. Son of Marmaduke Herbert Dent and Mary (Warder) Dent; married, October 25, 1924, to Mary M. Welch. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 19th Judicial Circuit, 1932-44. Presbyterian. Member, Kappa Alpha Order; Delta Chi; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
Kenneth S. Kurtz (1903-1939) — of Weston, Lewis County, W.Va. Born October 16, 1903. Son of Harry W. Kurtz and Blanche (Swan) Kurtz; married, August 17, 1928, to Virginia Dent Reay; father of Kenneth Reay Kurtz. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1937-39; died in office 1939. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Theta Chi; Phi Alpha Delta; Rotary. Died July 10, 1939. Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Near Weston, Lewis County, W.Va.
Virginia Dent Reay Kurtz (1904-1987) — also known as Virginia Reay Kurtz; Virginia Dent Reay — of Weston, Lewis County, W.Va. Born in Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va., October 5, 1904. Descendant of Marmaduke Herbert Dent; daughter of David C. Reay and Marguerite K. Reay; married, August 17, 1928, to Kenneth S. Kurtz; mother of Kenneth Reay Kurtz. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1939-40; appointed 1939. Female. Presbyterian. Died in 1987. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
Kenneth Reay Kurtz (b. 1929) — also known as Kenneth R. Kurtz; Ken Kurtz — of Weston, Lewis County, W.Va.; Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in 1929. Son of Kenneth S. Kurtz and Virginia Dent Reay Kurtz. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Still living as of 2001.

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