Samuel was born at
York Co., Pennsylvania, on 29 September 1829. He was the son of
Bernhart Henry Burgholtzhaus and
Magdalena Helen Dellinger. He married
Rachel Fry at
York Co., Pennsylvania, on 1 April 1852. Samuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at
Lower Windsor Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania. Samuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at
Lower Windsor Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania. He married
Mary Elizabeth Kocher at
York Co., Pennsylvania, on 17 December 1899. Samuel died on 18 January 1909 at
York Co., Pennsylvania, at age 79. He was buried in January 1909 at
East Prospect Cemetery, East Prospect, York Co., Pennsylvania.