Abraham Holzmann was born in New York City in 1874 to Hungarian immigrant (interchangeable with German as many sources cite) Jacob Holzmann and his Louisiana born wife Isabella Holzmann. According to the 1880 Census the family was living in New York with Jacob working in wholesale tobacco, and Abraham's sister Charlotte had been added to the family. Sister Estelle was added the following year. They are next seen in official records taking a trip to Hamburg, and possibly on to Hungary, in August of 1889. bunch of blackberries coverWhat happened to the family in the 1890s is unclear, but it appears that Jacob father died, and his mother remarried to Aschel Worms, who was of German descent. This added 2 stepsisters and 3 stepbrothers into Abe's extended family, and an additional brother was born to the couple. During the mid part of the 1890s Abe received a fine music education, learning skills in notation, music theory and harmony, and piano performance. Some of this was evidently learned in Germany, but much of his education was received at the New York Conservatory of Music. And where did all this training lead him? Into the new genres of American popular music.

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Lacome, P. (Paul), 1838-1920

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