Submitted by Mike Miller
Ernest Altemus, Plaquemine, La.,
the senior member of Altemus Brothers, dealers in groceries,
hardware and furniture, is a native of New Jersey, who emigrated to
Louisiana in October, l879. He did not, however, begin the
establishment of the present business until 1884. The firm are also
extensively engaged in the manufacture of brick, having a large yard
in the suburbs of Plaquemine. They also conduct a general supply
store at Indian Village, in Iberville parish; they do a large
advancing business, and take rank among the leading merchants of the
parish. David Altemus, a young man of high personal standing and
good business qualifications, is the junior member of the firm.
Ernest Altemus was married in 1880, to Miss Celeste Beck, a daughter
of Lemuel J. and Z. (Marionnaux) Beck. Three children were born of
this union, one of whom is deceased; Lemuel and Ernest are the names
of those living. The parents of Mr. Altemus both died in New Jersey.
From Biographical and Historical Memoires of Louisiana,
volume 2, p. 248.
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