ADOLPH KREBAUM
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ADOLPH KREBAUM. Now somewhat retired from active business cares, this honored citizen of Havana enjoys in the afternoon of life the fruits of years of toil. He and his wife occupy a brick residence which was erected in 1875, and which, both in point of architecture and appointment, is one of the finest in the city. He was born in Hesse-Cassel, Germany. October 10, 1814, and is a son of Bernhard Krebaum, also a native of the fatherland. The father came to America in 1834, landing at New Orleans in June, after a voyage of two months on the Atlantic. Thence he made his way up the river to Havana, where he remained until his death, in 1853. The lady, whom he married in Germany was Miss Fredericka Siebert. She, too, was living in Havana at the time of her decease, which event occurred in 1845. Adolph was the eldest but one of fourteen children and spent the first nineteen years of his life in Germany, where he was given a good education in the German language. He emigrated with his parents to America, and thirteen years after locating in Havana was elected Clerk of Mason County, to which position he was re-elected for eighteen successive years. He was the second man to hold that position in the county, and while the incumbent thereof performed his duties in a most satisfactory manner. In 1875 he was one of the organizers of the First National Bank of Havana, in which he is still a large stockholder. He is the proprietor of a valuable farm in this county, besides owning a large amount of real estate in the city. In 1856 he was instrumental in securing the Illinois River (now the Jacksonville South-eastern) Railroad through Havana. In numerous other ways he has aided in promoting the best interests of the city and has contributed very liberally of his means toward gaining this end. In 1860 Adolph Krebaum married Miss Sarah E. Field, an intelligent and estimable lady, who was born in Massachusetts in 1832. Her parents, Ransom and Eliza (Russell) Field, were natives respectively of Leverett and Hadley, Mass., and her ancestors were people of influence in that state. Rev. John Russell was the founder of the first church in Hadley and was also its first pastor. The Fields were long one of the leading families of Massachusetts, and the present representatives have there honorable lives added lustre to the name they bear. The political affiliations of Mr. Krebaum have always been with the Democratic party. Socially, he is a member of Havana Lodge No. 88, A. F. & A. M. Although now is his eightieth year, he enjoys good health and the unimpaired use of his mental faculties. He well merits his successes and the high character for probity which years of intimate business and social acquaintance have brought him.

1894 Biography Index

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