BIOGRAPHY: Aloysius T. STRITTMATTER, Cambria County, PA 

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From Wiley, Samuel T., ed. Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria 
County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Union Publishing Co., 1896, p. 460-1
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ALOYSIUS T. STRITTMATTER, an energetic business man and a member of the 
successful planing-mill firm of Strittmatter Bros., of Hastings, is a son of 
Peter and Maria (Long) Strittmatter, and was born at Carrolltown, Cambria 
county, Pennsylvania, June 21, 1859. His paternal grandfather, Andrew 
Strittmatter, was a native of Bavaria, Germany, and came to Pennsylvania, 
afterwards removing to Carroll township, and after renting land for some time, 
bought a small tract of woodland, which he cleared up into a good farm. 
Subsequently he purchased more land, and at the time of his death owned a large 
and well-improved farm. He was a prominent and successful farmer, an active and 
influential whig, and for many years filled different township offices. He was a 
member of the Catholic church. He married a Miss Myers, a native of Baden, 
Germany, and to their union were born six sons and three daughters: Francis, a 
farmer and carpenter, now deceased; Mary, wife of John Elias, of Carroll 
township; Fannie, wedded John Kirsch, of Nicktown; Peter and Paul, twins; and 
Augustine and Joseph, twins, the former of whom resides on the home farm four 
miles south of Carrolltown, and the latter went south and died of yellow fewer. 
Peter Strittmatter learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed in 
connection with contracting until 1888, when he removed to his present farm near 
Patton, which he purchased in 1863. This farm contains one hundred and fifteen 
acres of good land underlaid with coal, and shortly after removing to it he 
purchased a second farm of one hundred acres, which is also underlaid with coal. 
Owing to the rise in coal land he finds himself quite wealthy. He is a democrat, 
and served several years at Carrolltown as a school director, which office he 
has held for the last thirteen years. He is an active member of the Catholic 
church, and married for his second wife Maria Long, whose father was a native of 
Switzerland, and settled near New Germany, this county. To their union have been 
born eight sons and five daughters: Joseph, now deceased; John B., a farmer of 
Carroll township; Aloysius; Paul A., a member of the firm of Strittmatter Bros.; 
Barbara, who was a member of the Benedictine Order and is now dead; Helena, wife 
of Leonard Holtz, a farmer, of Susquehanna township; Anthony C., a member of the 
firm of Strittmatter Bros.; Elizabeth, a member of the Benedictine Order; ______ 
a farmer; Cecilia, a member of the Benedictine Order; Thomas, who read law, and 
is now an attorney of Philadelphia; and Peter and Annie, at home. Mr. 
Strittmatter's first wife was Magdalena Koch, who died and left two children: 
Kate, wife of Simon Schrift, of New Germany; and Mary, a member of the 
Benedictine Order and is now deceased.
     Aloysius Strittmatter was reared on the farm, received a common-school 
education, and learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed from 1876 to 
1888. During a part of that period of twelve years he was engaged in contracting 
and building, as a member of the firm of Peter Strittmatter & Sons, but in 1888 
his father retired, and he formed the present firm of Strittmatter Bros., of 
Hastings, associating with himself his brothers Paul A. and Anthony C. The new 
firm started in business with a capital of $4000, which they have increased to 
$6000. They own an excellent planing-mill, manufacture and deal in all kinds of 
worked and rough lumber, keep all kinds of building supplies on hand, and make a 
specialty of all kinds of contracting. They secured a large patronage, and do a 
business of about $12,000 per year at the present time.
     On September 25, 1888, Mr. Strittmatter married Roselie Helfrich, a 
daughter of Peter W. Helfrich, of Hastings. They have three children: Rudolph 
Edwin, Modestus Peter and Leo Anthony.
     In politics Mr. Strittmatter has always been an unswerving democrat. He is 
a councilman and a school director of his borough, and while ever active in the 
interests of his party, yet gives his time chiefly to his business affairs. He 
is a member of the Catholic church. He has won the reputation of being a sound 
and careful business man of energy and practical judgment.