From History of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Volume II, Publ. by The Western Historical Company 1881, Page 908

REV. HERMAN JOSEPH HOLZHAUER, Pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, was born at Hocherzollern Hechingen, in Germany, November 14, 1830; was educated at the Gymnasium of Ehingen on the Donau, and at the University of Freiburg in Breisgau.  He came to the United States in 1853, and was ordained priest in 1854, and appointed assistant priest one year at St. Mary's in Milwaukee.  In the Spring of 1855, he was appointed to gather and organize a new congregation, which is St. Joseph's; he organized the school the same year.  The next year he built the large brick church.  In 1869, he built the priest's house and in 1875, the brick school house, having then fifty scholars.  It now has over 700 scholars.  One congregation besides, has been formed from St. Joseph's Parish.  Father HOLZHAUER holds no official position outside his parish.  His duties as pastor of this large congregation demand all his time and energies.  Twenty five of the twenty-six years of his priesthood have been passed in his present parish.  His service of one-fourth a century has been uniform, pleasant and prosperous, and he is greatly endeared to thousands who have enjoyed his ministrations.

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