Untitled From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette, Wisconsin, publ. 1901- page 190-191

ANDREW J. BRANT was born in Prussia July 9, 1843, son of Joseph and Dorathea BRANT, both born in Prussia, where Mrs. BRANT died in 1848. Mr. BRANT married a second time before leaving for the United States, in 1851.

The family came to New York, and made their way to Rockford, then to Galena by wagon, and from there to Hazel Green, Wis., where Mr. BRANT purchased a tract of wild land. He did not live many years after his settlement in Wisconsin. By his first marriage he had six children, four sons and two daughters, the latter dying in infancy. The only child of the second union, Theresa, died in Hazel Green when a young girl. Of the four sons mentioned, (1) Christopher BRANT, born in Germany in 1838, completed his education in the Grant county public schools, and married Miss BURGHARDT, of Mineral Point, where they lived for some years, and where she died, leaving three children, Lizzie F., Henry A. and William. Mr. BRANT later married Miss Amelia BEACHER, of that city, and to this union one daughter, Veronica, has been born. He is a farmer. For a number of years he was manager for one of the Mineral Point smelting firms. (2) Adam BRANT, born in 1841, enlisted during the Civil war in Company E, 9th Wis. V.I., and served until the close of the war; he was in many hard-fought battles, and was once taken prisoner. After the war he came to Wisconsin, and married Miss Mary A. KING, settling in Missouri for a time, and he is now living in Oklahoma; he has a family of eight children, Charles, Frank, Godfrey, Joseph, Dora, Mary, Gertrude and Maggie. (3) Andrew J. BRANT, the third child, is our subject. (4) Valentine BRANT, born in 1845 crossed the Black Hills for his health, and remained there thirteen years. He came back to Wisconsin, and died at the home of his brother Andrew in April, 1883.

Andrew J. BRANT was a boy of nine years when his father came to Wisconsin. A district school education was given him in Hazel Green, and he was a lead miner until the breaking out of the Civil war, enlisting at that time in Company C, 7th Wis. Volunteers, under Capt. NAYSMITH, of Platteville. The regiment was sent east, and served under McDowell and Pope, in the brigade of Gen. Gibbons, being transferred to Battery B, 4th U. S. Artillery. During the battle of Sulphur Springs our subject lost his right hand, and was the first man to be injured after their transfer. Mr. BRANT was taken to the freight-car hospital, and was without attention for several days, the Rebels having temporarily broken the communication with Washington. He was sent to Philadelphia, and was detailed to hospital duty until his discharge, in 1864.

Mr. BRANT came back to Wisconsin, and was a miner until his marriage, in 1872, to Miss Caroline RAUP, who was born in Illinois in 1855. Frank and Caroline RAUP, her parents, were born in Germany, and emigrated to Grant county in 1856. Mrs. BRANT received her education in the local schools. After their marriage our subject and his wife settled in a home near the one in which they lived until recently, not far from the village of Louisburg, and in 1884 he put up a fine modern home. A short time ago Mr. BRANT sold his Wisconsin place and purchased one in Dubuque, Iowa, at No. 861 West 14th street.

Mr. and Mrs. BRANT are the parents of four children: (1) Frank J., born Sept. 8, 1875, was educated in the State Normal at Platteville. He married Miss Mary B. WAGNER, of East Dubuque, and has one son, Clarence. (2) John A., born in 1879, died in September, 1882. (3) Michael C., born Nov. 7, 1881, was educated in the public schools. (4) Miss Theresa K., born May 24, 1884, was educated in the public schools and St. Clara's Academy, at Sininawa, and is at home. Mr. BRANT has always been a Republican, was a member of the town board, constable, roadmaster, and a member of the school board. The BRANTS are all members of the Catholic Church. Mr. BRANT's mining experiences have been very successful, and he has, in company with Conrad MAY, taken from one mine over a million and a half pounds of clear lead.



This biography generously submitted by Carol Holmbeck