Second Generation

3. Wilhelm Christian L. BUCHHOLZ was born in May 1850 in Preussen (Prussia).^1,3,5 (His surname is spelled "Buchhols" in the Marriage Registration Index and "Bucholtz" in the 1880 Census.) He emigrated in 1868 from Germany.⁵ He appeared in the census in 1880 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹ His household was next door to his parents' farm. Wilhelm appeared in the census in 1900 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵ He was buried in 1918 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.^9,10 in the St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, South Ridge. He died in 1918 at the age of 68.¹¹

Wilhelm Christian L. BUCHHOLZ and Caroline Wilhelmine MUSCH were married on 8 December 1875 in Monroe County, WI.^3,12 Caroline Wilhelmine MUSCH, daughter of Ferdinand Lewis MUSCH and Ernestine MARTALOCK, was born on 30 November 1853 in Posen Province, Preussen (Prussia).^12,13 She emigrated in 1857 from Germany.^5,12 She appeared in the census in 1870 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴ Caroline appeared in the census in 1880 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹ She appeared in the census in 1900 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵ She died on 18 January 1948 at the age of 94 in Wilton, Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³

Obituary Notes: (Taken from the Wilton Herald Newspaper):

"Caroline Buchholz (nee Musch) was born on November 30, 1853 in the province of Posen, Germany and passed away suddenly on Sunday evening, January 18, 1948 at the son of her son, Phillip, in Kinney Valley near Wilton, at the age of 94 years, 1 month, and 20 days.

She came to America with her parents, Louis Musch and Ernestine Martalock Musch, when she was but 8 years old. They settled in Watertown, Wisconsin, later moving to Monroe county. She was married to Wm. Buchholz and they spent all of their married life near Wilton and the last years on the farm in Kinney Valley, where she passed away.

Eleven children were born to this union, three girls and two boys preceding their mother in death. Her husband passed away in 1918.

She was a kind and loving mother, neighbor, and friend. Surviving are six sons, Bernard of Ladysmith; Dan of Loyal; George of Winona, Minn; Louis of Madison; Phillip and Clarence of Wilton; 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; besides a host of friends and relatives.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 21, at 1:30 PM at the Ferries Funeral Home. Burial in South Ridge Cemetery." Caroline was buried on 21 January 1948 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.^9,13 in the St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, South Ridge.

Wilhelm Christian L. BUCHHOLZ and Caroline Wilhelmine MUSCH had the following children:

24	i.	Anna BUCHHOLZ was born about 1870 in Wisconsin.^1,15,16 (She may have married Louis Langfeldt, and they may have had a son, Leo, who was baptized at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, on 5 Mar 1905, and a daughter, Frieda, who was baptized on 26 May 1907.) She appeared in the census in 1880 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹ She died before January 1948 at the age of 78.¹¹ (She may not have been a child in this family.) .
25	ii.	Walther Ludwig Gottlieb "Walter" BUCHHOLZ was born on 15 September 1876 in Sheldon Township, Monroe County, WI.^1,17 He was baptized on 10 December 1876 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁷ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹ Walter died before January 1948 at the age of 71.¹¹
26	iii.	Angelena BUCHHOLZ was born about 1878 in Wisconsin.¹ She appeared in the census in 1880 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹ She died before January 1948 at the age of 70.¹¹
+27	iv.	Caroline Lena BUCHHOLZ.
28	v.	Bernard Frederick BUCHHOLZ was born on 16 December 1881 in Monroe County, WI.⁸ He lived at his home in Ladysmith, Rusk County, WI in January 1948.¹¹
29	vi.	George Frank T. BUCHHOLZ was born on 9 December 1883 in Monroe County, WI.⁸ He lived at his home in Winona, Winona County, MN in January 1948.¹¹
30	vii.	Louis BUCHHOLZ was born in June 1884 in Wisconsin.⁵ He appeared in the census in 1900 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵ He lived at his home in Madison, Dane County, WI in January 1948.¹¹
+31	viii.	Daniel E. "Dan" BUCHHOLZ.
32	ix.	Theodora A. BUCHHOLZ was born in October 1887 in Wisconsin.⁵ She appeared in the census in 1900 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵
+33	x.	Phillip G. BUCHHOLZ.
34	xi.	Clarence V. BUCHHOLZ was born in February 1896 in Wisconsin.⁵ He appeared in the census in 1900 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵ He lived at his home in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI in January 1948.¹¹
35	xii.	William A. BUCHHOLZ was born in May 1898 in Wisconsin.⁵ He appeared in the census in 1900 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵ He died before January 1948 at the age of 49.¹¹