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William Buchheit, Sr
1827 - 1911
William Buchheit (1) , grain dealer; born in Bavaria, August 15,
1827; came to America in 1851; landed at New York City April 8, 1851; came to
Milwaukee in May of the same year; came to Watertown and located in August
1852.
Engaged in the liquor business for a number of years; carried on a
rectifying establishment and did a large wholesale business after doing a
retail business for some years.
Plank Road Brewery
He also built and carried on a brewery for awhile (2).
In 1860, he commenced business as a commission and produce
merchant; in 1865, he commenced buying grain and is now one of the largest and
most prosperous grain dealers in the West.
On July 30, 1857, he was married in Watertown to Helena Weis, a
native of Prussia; they have ten children living - Anna, Helena, Mena, Amelia, Josephina (Mrs. William Sproesser), William Jr.,
Alexander, Henry, Gustav and Albert.
(1) “The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1879. (2)
Corner of Dayton and W Main St. In 1852 William
Bucheit and Charles Reidinger opened a small brewery on this site, called the
Plank Road Brewery, near the Mud Tavern. In 1865 it was acquired by Friedrich Schwartz
of Milwaukee who brewed “weiss beer” or wheat been in this plant and in 1867 it
closed. Afterwards the buildings were
used as a glue factory, before burning to the ground in 1871.
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Buchheit,
William & Son, Malt House, Weltburger,
12 07 1889, drawing
Cross-References:
No
1: 1911, Buried in Oak Hill
Cemetery
No 2: 1902, William Buchheit home, S. Fourth St
No 3: 1919, William Buchheit home purchased; site for
Trinity Lutheran Church
No 4: Ignatz Mallachowitz, employee
No 5: Partnership with Fred Miller
