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PRANT, H. A. grocer and tobacconist, north side of Square, Carrollton, Illinois. H. A. Prant is a native of Germany, and was born in 1837; at an early age he developed marked energy of character and accordingly at the age of twelve years he embarked on board a sailing vessel bound for New Orleans. On arriving here, the yellow fever then prevailing, made it incumbent upon the authorities of the city to prevent the departure of any and all passengers, and accordingly the subject of our notice remained there until the quarantine was removed, when he made his way to Memphis, Tenn. Having learned the trade of a tobacconist in Germany he now worked at his trade for a number of years. On leaving Memphis he proceeded to St. Louis where he worked as a journeyman and subsequently as foreman for a manufacturing firm. While a resident here he was united in marriage to Miss Theresa Groffe, a daughter of John Groffe, of Prussia. On leaving St. Louis he went to work at Jacksonville, Morgan County, where he was foreman for a tobacco firm four years, when he took his line of departure for Jerseyville, Jersey County, Ill., where he embarked in business for himself; for a period of three years here he prospered, until his property was destroyed by fire in 1863; about 1865 he located at Carrollton, where he at first ventured in the tobacco trade, subsequently adding a stock of groceries. By strict attention to business and honorable dealing he now has a large and increasing trade. See business card elsewhere.