. New York state's prominent and progressive men;. faith, and settle in Germany. Of such parentage William Haubennestel was born, at No. 157Reade Street, New York city, on October 20, 18-10. He waseducated in the schools of New York city and of Poughkeepsie,to which latter place the family removed in 1849. Being theeldest of eight children, he was compelled to leave school and goto work at the age of fourteen years, in order to help maintainthe family. At first he was employed in a bakery for twoyears, and then for three years was an errand boy in a clothingstore in Poughkeepsie. Finally he de
. New York state's prominent and progressive men;. faith, and settle in Germany. Of such parentage William Haubennestel was born, at No. 157Reade Street, New York city, on October 20, 18-10. He waseducated in the schools of New York city and of Poughkeepsie,to which latter place the family removed in 1849. Being theeldest of eight children, he was compelled to leave school and goto work at the age of fourteen years, in order to help maintainthe family. At first he was employed in a bakery for twoyears, and then for three years was an errand boy in a clothingstore in Poughkeepsie. Finally he decided to engage in hisfathers occupation. He accordingly took his place upon theshoemakers bench, learned the trade thoroughly under hisfathers guidance, and ultimately became his fathers partner. It was in 1866 that the two opened a retail boot and shoe busi-ness in Poughkeepsie, under the firm-name of Haubennestel &Son. The business was continued, with increasing prosperityand enterprise, until the death of the father, in 1890, William 150. /y^y4^^^^^^<^^^
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