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The oldest of ten children, our subject was born in Hartsville, Tenn., June 5, 1845. Ile was reared in the place of his birth and attended the academy
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there. In October, 1861, he joined the Confeder- ate army and was appointed Orderly-Sergeant of Company B, Seventh Battalion. Ile remained with his father until the latter withdrew, and then he also came home. Ile had been at Shiloh, and in a skir- mishing expedition around Corinth. In July, 1862, he re-enlisted and assisted his father in raising the regiment and became Sergeant-Major of the Ninth Tennessee Cavalry. Ile was in the battle of Galla- tin, with Gen. Morgan; at White's Creek; at Mil- ton, where he was made Second Lieutenant for gallantry on the field; at Gordonsville; then with Morgan through Tennessee, Kentucky and into Ohio, engaging in battle at Somerset, Ky., Green River, Lebanon and Brandenburg, on the Ohio, and was the third man who jumped off the boat upon Ohio soil. lle fought in all the minor engage- ments in Ohio and Indiana, and was one of the sixty men sent to cross the Ohio River at Buffing- ston Island, where Morgan was repulsed.
brigade when Davis was captured near Woodstock, Ga. There the regiment disbanded. But a few days before that our subject was captured by Gen. Palmer and was kept at Greenville, S. C., for twenty days, when he was permitted to return home.
After his hazardous life, Capt. Bennett settled down in Hartsville and entered the academy to complete an education that the clarion of war had interrupted. Later, he entered the law department of the Cumberland University at Lebanon, from which he was graduated in 1869. He began the prac- tice of his profession with his uncle, the Hon. R. A. Bennett, and the Ilon. Bailie Peyton, of Gallatin. There he remained for two years, and it was not until the fall of 1872 that he came to East St. Louis. In 1878, he was City Attorney during the dual Government, and in other ways became well and favorably known. He has managed some valuable property and has been the local attorney for the Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad. For one year he was connected with the firm of Gross, practiced law. He has been very active in political matters and has made many campaign speeches for the Democratic party. Socially, he is a member of the order of Knights of Pythias. He has adhered to the religious faith in which he was reared and attends the Christian Church.
Our subject was one of the remainder of the ' sixty men who escaped from the island and went on foot three hundred miles through the mountains, . Voss & Co., real estate men, but since then he has subsisting upon what they could find and often reduced almost to starvation. When they reached Morristown, Tenn., they were reorganized, assigned to Forrest's command, and took part in the battle of Chickamauga and Wheeler's raid. Capt. Bennett was at Murfreesboro, Stone River and Laundy's Ferry. The regiment then encamped at Decatur, Mr. Bennett was first married in Tennessee, in 1869, to Miss Onie Payne. a native of that State, who died two years after their union. His second marriage occurred at St. Louis in 1880, and the lady who became his wife was Miss Rebecca Crane, a native of Beaver, Pa. Her life ended in 1888. The third marriage of Mr. Bennett occurred in 1890, this wife being Miss Zetta Millvum, who was born in St. Louis, Ala., and later was sent back to Chickamauga. Our subject was at the right wing in command of the pieket post where Sherman erossed, and was cap- tured, being the first officer brought to Gen. Sher- man. He was a prisoner from November 23, 1863, to October 1, 1864, at Johnson Island, Lake Erie, and was the youngest officer there. On a cold winter day, with thirty others, he was taken thence to be exchanged at Richmond, and, proceeding up the James River, was exchanged at Atkin's Land- ing. After two months spent at Wytheville, Va., he joined his eommand in time to participate in the battles of Big Spring and Abingdon. Ile was C HARLES CANNADY, the efficient and in- telligent Superintendent of Schools for St. Clair County, is the gentleman to whom we call the kind attention of the reader. with Gen. Duke, who, hearing of Lee's surrender, made an attempt to eross the mountains to join Gen. Johnson. At Charlotte, N. C., they found Jefferson Davis, and our subjeet was in Duke's
Mr. Cannady is a native son of Illinois, having
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been born near where New Memphis Station now stands, in Clinton County, March 3, 1844, being the son of Stephen and Tabitha (Ilarryman ) Can- nady. The former was born in Tennessee, coming to Clinton County in 1833, where he remained for a few years, and then removed to Washington County, the home of Mrs. Cannady. This lady was the daughter of Charles Harryman, one of the old pioneers of the State. In 1867, he left the State of Illinois and went over into Southwest Mis- souri, settling in Jasper County, and removing from there to Lawrence County, where he died November 16, 1886, leaving nine children to mourn his loss, six of whom were by a later marriage. The two brothers of our subject were Elijah, a Justice of the Peace of Belleville, and Stephen D., of Law- rence County, Mo. Mr. Cannady carried on the occupation of farming all his life and succeeded in his life work.
('harles Cannady is a finely educated gentleman, having attended McKendree College for three years, and also the Northern Normal School, at Normal, after which he taught for sixteen years, giving entire satisfaction wherever he was engaged. Ile took a prominent part in the schools of Mas- coutah for ten years, being Principal during that time. This gentleman has been interested in edu- cational matters ever since he attained to man- hood, and his efforts in this direction have been of great benefit to the different schools for whose improvement he has used his knowledge and no inconsiderable influence. Mr. Cannady had been Principal of the Mascoutah schools up to the time when elected to fill the office of County Superintendent, in 1886, and so creditabiy did he fulfill all the obligations of his office that he was again elected to the same office in 1890. Ile is not, however, entirely dependent upon his exertions for maintenance, as he is the owner of a fine farm in Shiloh Valley and a pleasant home in Mascoutah.
Our subject was married to Miss Ella A. Wise, the charming daughter of Adam Wise, an old settler of Lebanon, Ill., the ceremony occurring September 5, 1872. These two are the proud par- ents of six as fine children as can be found anywhere in the county. These are: Edward W., at school; Minnie Lee, Arah A., Orla. Kelsoe
and Julia. One little one, Charles II., aged eight, was called home on the 25th of March, 1892.
Mr. Cannady is an influential member of Doug- lass Lodge No. 361, A. F. & A. M., of Mascoutali, of which he has been Master, and has occupied almost all of the offices. llis family is a superior one, owing to the fine educations the members are re- ceiving at the hands of their father, who is a man of high attainments, and all of them give promise of developing into accomplished men and women, who will be a credit to the parents who bore them.
W. CARTER, D. D. S. The subject of this notice is a man of means and promi- nence in this city, and was the first mem- ber of his profession to locate here. Ile came in 1852 and has been in continuous practice for forty years.
Dr. Carter was born in New Hampton, N. II., on the 29th of May, 1826, and was the son of Levi and Mary ( Mason) Carter. The father of our subject belonged to the Carter family whose first representative to come from the Old World to America was Thomas Carter, who was born in the year 1611. He came to Massachusetts and shared in the first division of the town of Salis- bury, September 4, 1639. His son John was born in the year 1650, and his son John, in 1688. The next in line was Thomas, born in 1713; then Moses, in 1739; and then came Levi, the father of our sub- jeet, who was born May 16, 1788. The latter married Polly Mason, who was born April 5, 1792, and the couple lived in New Hampshire, bringing up one of those sterling families which have gone out over the world as a leaven to many communities. The father was a Colonel of the State militia, and one of the Seleetmen on the organization of the town. He died June 6, 1885, at the advanced age of ninety-seven years, and his wife's demise oc- eurred October 15, 1840. They were members of the Baptist denomination.
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Our subject was reared and educated among the New Hampshire hills, and when he came to decide upon a profession he chose that of dentistry, and entered the office of Dr. Williams, of Waterford, Vt. Ile began practice in I'niontown, Ohio, and remained in that vieinity for several years, and then came to this place, where he has occupied the office on Main Street ever since. He is a mem- ber of the Southern Illinois Dental Association, and had a membership in the Masonic fraternity before he came to Belleville.
The marriage of Dr. C'arter took place December 6, 1855, and the bride was Miss Melissa, the daugh- ter of Samuel Stookey, who was the son of Daniel Stookey. The mother of Mrs. Carter was Mary Eymann, who lived on the farm where her daugh- ter was married. Three children were the result of this marriage: Mary E., who married Robert Young; Eliza, known as Lyda, who is still at home; and Samuel Levi, who died May 28, 1882, at the age of fifteen. The Doctor has been very success- ful in his practice, and to him the older citizens turn, as they have so long profited by his skill.
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OHIN WEBER. The importance of mechani- cal and sanitary plumbing cannot be over- estimated, and it has frequently been proved that much of the sickness developed in many households has been due to deficient work- manship on the part of the plumber. The least defeet in the piping may cause sickness and death, as it has too often done, without the cause being known until too late. Fevers, etc., lurk in defec- tive drainage and sewer connecting pipes, and it is absolutely necessary, therefore, that the work should be done by a competent sanitary plumber. Prominent among those in this line of business in Belleville is Jolin Weber, senior member of the firm of Weber & Son, with headquarters at No. 19 South High Street, where they have been en- gaged in plumbing and gas-fitting for the past four years. They are live, energetic business men and are worthy of all success.
The original of this notice was born in Prussia, Germany, near the Rhine, on the 18th of July, 1833. and his parents, Jacob and C'atherine Weber, were natives of the same country. In the year 1847, the parents decided to cross the ocean to America, and with their eight children took pas- sage for this country. They settled at Pomeroy, Ohio, and after one year came to Belleville, Ill., where the father followed bis trade, that of a shoe- maker. He died of cholera in 1849, leaving a widow and the following children: Ottilli, widow of Andrew Newmann, of Jackson County; Philip; Eve, widow of Jacob Puterer; John, our subject; Frank; Kate, who died in 1861; Margaret, Mrs. Neutzling; and Henry, who died in 1866.
Although he attended school for some time in his native country, the principal part of our sub- ject's education was received in this country. At an early age, he began learning the tailor's trade and served an apprenticeship of three years in St. Louis. Later. he worked as a journeyman for some time and then started a saloon, which he con- ducted for twenty-seven years., After this, he ran the West Belleville Post-office until the office was abolished, and then engaged in plumbing in con- nection with his son Edward. Ile is a practical plumber, thoroughly understands his business, and is meeting with unusual success. Ilis son, who has now taken hold of the business, has had consider- able experience and is an e'xpert plumber and sani- tary engineer.
The marriage of our subject to Miss Mary Shall, of Belleville, daughter of Jacob Shall, an old resi- dent of the city, occurred on the 20th of October, 1855, and their union has been blessed by the birth of eight children, who are in the order of their births as follows: Amy, Mina; Jacob, now clerk in the Western Brewery, married Miss Ida Barth; Edward S., Louis M .; Anna S., teacher in the city; Otto, learning a trade in Belleville; and Ferdinand F., attending school. Mr. Weber is one of the excellent citizens of the county, and in every walk of life has conducted himself with up- rightness, justice and fairness to his fellow-citi- zens. To show his appreciation of seeret organiza- tions, he has joined the Odd Fellows' lodge, Knights of Honor, Knights and Ladies of Honor,
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the Ancient Order of Druids, and the Philhar- monics. He resides at No. 1002 West Main Street. He has been Street Inspector of the city for one year. for ten years was City Trustee, and for four years was President of the Board, and is now serving his seventeenth year on the Board of Education.
UGUST FAULBAUM, V. S. The scientific attainments of the veterinary surgeon have so advanced, that the dumb animals now have their sufferings relieved equally with the human raee. It requires constant study on the part of the veterinary student and profes- sors, however, to attain these results, and the an- atomy of the domestic animals is studied as closely as that of man. Among those holding a high po- sition in this profession in Belleville is Dr. Faul- baum, who has been a resident of the city since 1864. Ile was born in Saxony, Prussia, November 8, 1838, and received his literary and professional education at Hanover, Magdeburg and Halberstadt. After a long course of study, he practiced his pro- fession one year, during which time he had the benefit of the instruction and experience of his father, Christian Faulbaum, who was for many years a veterinary surgeon in the Prussian army.
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lu September, 1857, Dr. August Faulbaum came to the United States and first located in Milwau- kee, Wis., but at the end of two years he removed to Chicago. When the war cloud which had hov- ered over the country for so long a time burst in all its fury, he enlisted from Milwaukee, August 10, 1861. Not wishing to wait for the whole regi- ment, he was, with the other members of Com- pany M, transferred by the Government to the Benton & Fremont Hussars, and later became a part of the Fourth Missouri Cavalry, the consoli- dation taking place at Ilelena, Ark. They were sent to Pea Ridge and Cotton Plant, and were in many different localities in Kentucky and Missis- sippi engaged in cavalry raiding. Dr. Faulbaum received his discharge from the service in October, 1864, after three and a-half years of faithful ser-
vice in the cause he so warmly espoused. Soon afterward he came to Belleville, and at once re- sumed the practice of his profession, and has be- come the leading veterinary surgeon of this sec- tion. While in the army he was on special service as veterinary surgeon to look after contagious diseases, and has been very successful in his treat- ment of many of the most fatal diseases known to horses. His practice extends all over the country, for he devotes his entire time to this occupation, and he has won more than a merely local reputa- tion.
On the 20th of December, 1865, Dr. Faulbaum was married to Miss Ida Daneiske, of Belleville, who was born in West Prussia, Germany, and was brought to America by her parents when ten years of age. Of eight children born to them, the following are living at the present time: Minna, wife of Nicholas Thome: Justus D .; Lena, Mrs. George Bracke; Adolph, a successful and experi- enced druggist; Hellmann, Emma and Otto. Au- gusta became the wife of George Bracke, and upon her death left an infant named Charles.
Dr. Faulbaum is well supplied with worldly goods, and beside his pleasant and very comfort- able residence at No. 220 East Avenue, where his home has been for the past twenty years, he is the owner of a fertile farm of ninety acres near Mar- issa. llis career through life has remained un- tarnished, and he rejoices in the respect and esteem of a large circle of friends, whose good-will he has won by his straightforward course, generosity and natural kindness of heart.
G EORGE FAHNE, SR., owns and operates two hundred and sixty-nine acres of land, upon which he has resided since 1859. This farm in O'Fallon Township is situated on section 2, and is under a high state of cultivation and well im- proved. The owner was born in Langate, Lorraine, France, in 1828, and is a son of Jean Niekolas Fahne. The father, being an only son, was thus
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exempt from military duty, and in June, 1832, he came with his family to America, landing in New Orleans, whence he went up the river to St. Louis. lle was there offered a block of land just south of the court house, but, preferring to live in the country, he removed to Belleville, and securing forty acres of land established a brickyard. lle afterward came to this township, where he purchased fifty-nine aeres and began farming, which he fol- lowed until his death in 1878, at the advanced age of eighty-one years. Ilis wife, Maria Magdelena Fahne, died in O'Fallon Township in 1833.
The family of this worthy couple numbered six children: Peter, who married Elizabeth Remmel, died February 7, 1878, at the age of fifty-seven years. They had two children: a daughter who died in childhood, and George, of Murfreesboro, Tenn. Mary became the wife of ('hristoph Baggy, and removed to Belleville and afterward to Car- lyle, where she died at the age of sixty-eight years, leaving four daughters and one son: John, Mary, Rosa, Annie and Isabel, all of whom live in Car- lyle. Margaretha was married, and both she and her husband died of cholera in 1849, she being about twenty years of age. The next child died in infancy. George, whose name heads this sketch, is the next younger. Nicholas, born in 1848, died April 8, 1869.
Our subject was only four years old when he came to America. Upon his father's farm he was reared, there working until 1852, when he started out in life for himself as a farm hand, being thus employed until his marriage in 1854. Hle wedded Phillipine Loyd, who was born in 1833 and died November 26, 1869. Eight children were born of that union: John, born July 18, 1854, wedded Mary Siegel, daughter of George and Louisa Siegel, and is a farmer of this community. They have had five children: Mary, twelve years of age; Louisa, a maiden of ten; C'elia, who died in infancy; Philli- pina, four years old, and Clara, ten months old. Elizabeth, the second child of the Fahne family died in infancy. Mary, born April 27. 1858, is the wife of William Schaefer, a resident farmer of ()'Fallon Township, by whom she has six children: Phillipina, George, Linda, William, Anna and Louisa. Conrad died in infancy. George, born
April 3, 1861, was married, in March, 1886, to Lizzie, daughter of Michael and Ann Rock. and they have three children : Annie, five years of age; Johnnie, who died in infancy, and Phillipina; they reside on a farm near the old homestead. Philli- pina, born April 14, 1863, was married February 17, 1887, to Adam Schildknecht and they have two children, George and Lilly, aged respectively four and two years. Margaretha, born September 24, 1865, was married, April 11, 1888, to William Siegel, a farmer of Madison County, and they have two children, George and Louisa. Michael, born February 7, 1868, is at home and completes the family.
After the death of his first wife, Mr. Fahne mar- ried Mrs. Catherine (Krug) Meyer, widow of John S. Meyer; she was born December 21, 1824, in Ba- varia, Germany, landed in New York August 23 1845, and thence went to St. Louis. By her first marriage, she had two children. The elder, John N. Meyer, born July 12, 1853, resides on his fa- ther's farm; he married Lizzie Ensinger and they have five children: John, Emma, William, Annie and Caroline. Henry W., born December 1. 1859, lives with his brother.
Mr. Fahne of this sketch has engaged in the operation of his present farm for a third of a cen- tury. He is industrious and enterprising and is numbered among the substantial agriculturists of this community. In religious views, he was form- erly a Catholic, but at this writing is connected with no church. In polities, he is a Democrat.
B ERNARD TWENILAFEL. The career of this gentleman has been one of persever- ance and integrity, and has been erowned with the success which those meet who stead- ily pursue their way, doing always that which their hand findeth to do. Mr. Twenhafel is an exponent of the fact so frequently stated, and which so many young men seem to doubt, "that in acting well one's part there all the honor lies."
Ilerman Twenhafel, the father of our subject,
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was a native of Germany, born in that coun- try in the year 1800. He received a good education in the German common schools, and, after finishing his course in school, learned the trade of baker, which he followed for a liveli- hood all his life. After serving the customary five years in the German army, Herman Twen- hafel returned to his trade and married Miss Regina Stienker, also a native of Germany. Ile was blessed with a family of six children, three of whom are yet living: Bernard the subject of this sketch; Hannah, wife of Conrad Lautenschlager; and Caro- line, who is yet in Germany. Herman Twenhafel and his wife were always active members of the Lutheran Church.
Bernard Twenhafel, the subject of this sketch, was born in Germany in the year 1826. He received a good education in the common schools of his na- tive country, and, after leaving school, learned the trade of a cigar-maker, which pursuit he fol- lowed for a number of years while in Germany. The fever of emigration seized him in the year 1843, and he accordingly set sail for America in that year. After arriving in this country, he lo- cated at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he soon found work at his trade, and remained there for three years. Louisville, Ky., was his next place of resi- dence, and for seven years he remained in that city working, and, by economy and industry, accu- mulating a small sum, the nucleus of the prosper- ity and fortune he now enjoys.
In the year 1853, Mr. Twenhafel dropped his trade, and, having become impressed with the pos- sibilities to be derived from a residence in Darm- stadt, St. Clair County, Ill., he accordingly moved to that spot, invested his earnings in property there, and has ever since been identified as one of the leading citizens of the county. Ilis first busi- ness venture in this vicinity was the opening of a general merchandise store, of which he made a great success, and from which he retired only a few years ago, having become known as one of the most reliable and upright merchants in this part of the State, his active business career in this community having extended over a period of twenty-six years.
One year after his migration to Darmstadt, Mr.
Twenhafel married Miss Appolonia Fruth, daugh- ter of Adam and Mary E. (Peter) Fruth, and to them were born six children: Anna, wife of F. S. Weekler; Elizabeth, wife of William Ruemmler; Mary (deceased); Appolonia, wife of Charles Mar- lock: Philip B. and Gustave (deceased).
Politically, Mr. Twenhafel is a Republican, and one of the stanchest adherents of his party. Ile has always given the heartiest support to the party of his choice, and he never hesitates to east his vote for the nominee set forth as the leader thereof. Socially, he is a member of Lodge No. 418. A. F. & A. M., of Freeburg, and carries a life insurance in the same order.
Mr. Twenhafel has increased his first purchase in Darmstadt, St. Clair County, from time to time. and is at present the possessor of three hundred acres of choice land here, in addition to his other accumulations. Ile has made a success of life in every sense of the word. By judicious invest- ment and careful management, he has acquired a goodly amount of property, and his record in all the relations of life and in the duties devolving upon him as an honorable man and faithful citi- zen is of the highest. He is now leading a retired life and enjoying the fruits of his labor.
OIN M. SULLIVAN. Among the varied and extensive business operations carried on in the thrifty and progressive city of East St. Louis, there is none that meets with more general recognition than that of general mer- chandising. Among those actively engaged in it is John M. Sullivan, who has one of the finest, if not the finest, stores in the city and has established an enviable reputation not only as a wide-awake, thorough-going business man, but as a citizen whose honesty and uprightness have never been ques- tioned.
Mr. Sullivan was born in St. Louis, Mo., on the 6th of May, 1859, and inherits the quick wit and active brain of his Hibernian ancestors. His father, Michael Sullivan, was a native of County
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