William B. Cutshall

From History of Frederick County. p. 1176-1177:

William B. Cutshall, ex-register of wills of Frederick County, Md., and one of the county’s best known citizens, is a native of Woodsboro District, where he was born February 10, 1865. He is a son of William and Henrietta (Hull) Cutshall.

Philip Cutshall, the grandfather of William B. Cutshall, was a descendant of an old German family. He was a native of Pennsylvania, and emigrated to Maryland about a century ago, settling in Frederick County. He was the father of three children: John H., Louisa and William.

William Cutshall, the father of William B. Cutshall, is a native of Frederick County, Md., where he was born in 1833. During his active life, he followed the occupation of a farmer, and is now living retired in Woodsboro District. He is well-known and held in high regard by all who know him. Politically, Mr. Cutshall is a supporter of the Republican party, and he is allied in a religious way with the Lutheran Church. The name of his wife is Henrietta Hull. They are the parents of five children, four of whom are living: George M., a farmer, residing in Woodsboro District; Annie, the wife of William A. Smith, of Woodsboro; William B., of whom presently; and Catharine, the wife of George D. Barrick, of Woodsboro.

William B. Cutshall, son of William and Henrietta (Hull) Cutshall, was reared on a farm, and attended the public schools of the county until he was seventeen years of age. He then came to Frederick City, and became employed in the confectionery store of A. C. McCardell as a clerk. Here he remained for a period of three years, when he returned to Woodsboro, and embarked in the coal and lumber business in partnership with William A. Smith. Later his partner was John R. Lough and at a still later time, John T. Fogle. Mr. Cutshall continued active at the head of the several partnerships until the spring of 1905, when he sold his interest in the business. The enterprise met with success from the start, and during the many years during which Mr, Cutshall was at its head, he directed the affairs of the establishment with an ability, foresight and sagacity that stamped him as a man of high executive capacity and rare mercantile acumen. To his forceful personality was due much of the prosperity and prestige attained by the enterprise. His business methods were always characterized by the highest principles, and he commands the respect and confidence of business circles generally. Mr. Cutshall’s business interests are both diversified and important. He is manager of the Woodsboro Canning Company, and in the management of that flourishing establishment, he has displayed the same abilities that characterized the direction of his lumber and coal business. At the same time, he conducts his fine farm, situated near Woodsboro, which contained 156 acres of fine agricultural land. Since its organization in 1902, he has been one of the directors of the Woodsboro Savings Bank. Mr. Cutshall is one of the most active and best known business men of the county, and is recognized as one of its public spirited and progressive citizens.

Since attaining his majority, Mr. Cutshall has always been an ardent adherent and stanch supporter of Republican principles. He has been a hard worker for the success of his party, and in the fall of 1903, he was nominated and elected register of wills for Frederick County for a term of six years.

Mr. Cutshall is also prominent in fraternal circles, being an active member of Lynch Lodge, No. 163, A. F. and A. M.; Mountain City Lodge, No. 29. Knights of Pythias; Frederick City Lodge of Elks, No. 684; King David Lodge, No. 50, I. O. O. F.; and Winfield Scott Schley Camp, No. 9, Knights of Maccabees.

Mr. Cutshall has been twice married. He was married first to Myrtle Lough. By this marriage, he had three children: Mary J., Neva M. and Gail L. After the death of his first wife, he was married secondly to Cora E. Shaw. By this marriage, he is the father of two daughters: Catharine E. and Sarah Louise.