From: A HISTORY OF ALLEGANY COUNTY  ~ 1923 pg.880

WILLIAM A. BUCHHOLTZ, a self made man, has been in active business in Cumberland for forty years and more, and is a substantial representative of its industrial and commercial interests, having taken a prominent part in the promotion of both.  During most of this time he has been manager of the Cumberland Brewing Company, which has prospered amazingly under his guidance, and he has had other responsibilities of importance to the development of the city, where he has solid standing based on his accomplishments in the course of a busy career.
Mr. Buchholtz was born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, April 15, 1848, son of William and Mary (Kreimes) Buchholtz, who came to live in Cumberland, Maryland, when he was but three years old. The father, who was a cabinetmaker, died in 1855, the mother surviving to the age of eighty-two years, dying in 1889.  Of their three children, John is deceased; William A. is mentioned below; Mary Josephine is the widow of Henry Koelker, of Cumberland.
William A. Buchholtz grew up in Cumberland, and received his education in the St. Patrick's Parochial School.  He began regular work at the age of sixteen years as a clerk in the wholesome establishment of Clabaugh & Rhind, in Cumberland, where he continued for seven years.  At the end of this period he went to Baltimore, where he remained about three years in the lumber, sash and door manufacturing business.  Returning to Cumberland in 1876 he commenced the wholesale beer bottling business on his own account.  He carried on this line until 1890, in which year he was one of the organizers of the Cumberland Brewing Company, the first concern of its kind in Western Maryland, in which his interests were chiefly centered.  He was general manager from the beginning and the success of the business, largely attributable to his skillful direction of affairs, was sufficiently notable to place him among the foremost men of the city.  He is also president of the Citizens Motor Car Co. and the United Accessories Co., of Cumberland, both of which he has handled with characteristic enterprise.
On October 28, 1885, Mr. Buchholtz was married to Miss Elizabeth C. Maus, of Cumberland, daughter of Matthias and Mary A. (Zapf) Maus.  They have a family of five children: Mary Josephine, living at home; William H., who married Miss Maud Rollins, and has two sons, William H., Jr., and John, and one daughter, Katherine; Lucina, Vincent A., graduate of the Bliss Electrical School of Tacoma, [Washington]D. C.; and Paul J.  The family are Catholics, belonging to SS. Peter's and Paul's Parish in Cumberland.  In politics Mr. Buchholtz holds to the principles of the Democratic party. 

Descendants of William Augustum BUCHHOLTZ

1-William Augustum BUCHHOLTZ b. 15 Apr 1848, Somerset Co., PA, d. 7 Oct 1924, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD., bur. 9 Oct 1924, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD

      +Elizabeth Catherine MAUS b. Jul 1867, Cinncinati, OH, m. 28 Oct 1885, d. 1 Jun 1947, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD., bur. 4 Jun 1947, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD,; par. Matthias MAUS and Mary A ZAPF

     2-Mary Josephine BUCHHOLTZ b. 16 Aug 1886, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD., bap. 25 Aug 1886, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD, d. 30 Sep 1956, Unknown, bur. Ss Peter & Paul's Cumberland, MD

     2-William Harry BUCHHOLTZ, Sr b. 18 Jan 1889, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD., bap. 27 Jan 1889, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD, d. 25 Dec 1936, Allegany County, MD., bur. 28 Dec 1936, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD

     +Maud M ROLLINS b. 11 Nov 1886, Birmingham, England, m. 7 Jun 1911, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD, d. 13 Apr 1973, Marlboro, MA, bur. 16 Apr 1973, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD., par. James ROLLINS and Charlotte HADDOCK

     3-William H Jr BUCHHOLTZ, Jr b. 4 Jan 1913, Allegany County, MD., bap. 12 Jan 1913, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD, d. 9 May 1983, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD., bur. 13 May 1983, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD

     +Helen Margaret MILLER b. 4 Jan 1916, m. 16 May 1938, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD, d. 17 Jan 1997, bur. Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD, par. Herman MILLER and Fannie FRANTZ

     4-William Henry BUCHHOLTZ, 3rd b. 1 May 1939, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD., bap. 4 Jun 1939, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD

     +Georgia Catherine SPEIS m. 7 Feb 1958, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD

     3-John Marshall BUCHHOLTZ b. 2 Aug 1916, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD., bap. 13 Aug 1916, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD, d. Bef 1973, Unknown

     3-Katherine BUCHHOLTZ d. Unknown

     3-Ann Katherine BUCHHOLTZ d. Unknown

     3-Anna Katherine BUCHHOLTZ b. 18 Nov 1918, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD., bap. 1 Dec 1918, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD, d. After 1973, Unknown

     +KISER d. Unknown

     2-Lucinda BUCHHOLTZ b. Jan 1893, Allegany County, MD., d. Unknown, Unknown

     +Allen T LAKIN m. Abt 1921, d. Unknown

     3-John LAKIN b. Abt 1924, Maryland, d. Unknown

     2-Lucinda Catherine BUCHHOLTZ b. 22 Jan 1894, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD., bap. 4 Feb 1894, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD, d. Unknown

     +Allan Troupe LAKIN m. 25 Jul 1921, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD, par. William LAKIN and Amanda JOHNSON

     2-Vincent Andrew BUCHHOLTZ b. 12 Jul 1897, Lavale, Allegany Co., MD, bap. 25 Jul 1897, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD, d. 13 Dec 1987, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD., bur. Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD

     +Elsie M DREYER b. 12 Sep 1899, m. 8 Dec 1920, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD, d. 19 Nov 1965, bur. Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD, par. Carroll DREYER and Maria KRAPF

     3-Elizabeth Jean BUCHHOLTZ b. 13 Dec 1922, La Vale, Allegany, Maryland, bap. 17 Dec 1922, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD

     3-Gareth Drostan BUCHHOLTZ b. 1921

     +Hazel M CARROLL m. 5 Sep 1953, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD

     2-Paul J BUCHHOLTZ b. 1907, Lavale, Allegany Co., MD, d. Unknown, Unknown

     2-Paul Joseph BUCHHOLTZ b. 4 Apr 1906, Lavale, Allegany Co. MD., bap. 22 Apr 1906, d. 12 Sep 1977, Unknown, bur. Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD

     +Mary Jennings WILLISON b. 1904, m. 9 Jan 1929, Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD, d. 1997, bur. Ss Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD, par. Noral WILLISON and Judy PERRIN

Cumberland Brewing Co. ~ abt. 1890 William Augustum Buchholtz (seated right front)

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