William Joel Fantle

1 Mar 1870 - 17 Sep 1945

• RESIDENCE: Yankton, South Dakota, USA
• OCCUPATION: Merchant
  
• BIRTH: 1 Mar 1870, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
• DEATH: 17 Sep 1945, Yankton, South Dakota, USA

• MARRIAGE: 12 Jul 1898

1. +Lerena May Fantle
2. +Willard Eiseman Fantle
3. +Karl Simon Fantle
4. +Marion Belle Fantle

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 _Charles Fantle _____|
| (1833 - 1908) m 1862|
|                     |                      _Juda Fantl _________+
|                     |                     |  m 1792             
|                     |_ Fantle ____________|
|                                           |
|                                           |_Rosa _______________
|                                              m 1792             
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|--William Joel Fantle 
|  (1870 - 1945)
|                                            _Aaron Gregor _______
|                                           | (.... - 1837)       
|                      _Simon Gregor _______|
|                     | (1812 - 1885) m 1849|
|                     |                     |_Franzischka ________
|                     |                       (.... - 1841)       
|_Regina Gregor ______|
  (1842 - 1919) m 1862|
                      |                      _Josua Sittig _______+
                      |                     | (1780 - 1861) m 1809
                      |_Rosalia Sittig _____|
                        (1812 - 1879) m 1849|
                                            |_Regina Weil ________+
                                              (1783 - 1832) m 1809

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William Joel Fantle Biography


This biography appears on pages 157-158 in "History of Dakota Territory"
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WILLIAM JOEL FANTLE.

William Joel Fantle scarcely needs an introduction to the readers
of this volume beyond the statement that he is one of the partners in
the firm of Fantle Brothers, dry goods merchants of Yankton, for this
house in which he is interested is one of the foremost mercantile
enterprises of the state and its policy is largely accepted as the
standard of activity in that field. He bends every energy to the
further upbuilding and development of the business and he comes of a
family of merchants, so that his inherited tendency is in the line of
his chosen vocation.

Mr. Fantle was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on the 1st of March,
1870, and was educated in the schools of that city and of St. Paul,
Minnesota, the family having removed to the latter place when he was in
his twelfth year. After leaving school he was employed in a wholesale
millinery house for one year and then entered his father's store, in
which he was employed through the succeeding nine years, thoroughly
acquainting himself with every phase of the business and gaining
intimate and accurate knowledge of modern commercial methods. He
recognized the fact that close application and unremitting energy are
necessary to meet the competition of the present day and he has always
cultivated those qualities. In 1893 he located in Yankton and entered
the dry-goods business in partnership with his brother, Moses Fantle,
of whom mention is made elsewhere in this work. The venture was
immediately successful, for their business methods at once won for them
the confidence and patronage of the general public. Soon afterward they
purchased the store of John McElroy, which they conducted until
February, 1902, when the building with its contents was entirely
destroyed by fire. The new store, however, rose Phoenix-like from the
ashes, for they immediately began rebuilding and in February, 1903,
their present store was opened to the public. Their business today
constitutes one of the finest mercantile establishments of the state
and is a monument to the genius, enterprise and progressiveness of the
owners. The brothers constitute a strong combination, the efforts and
ability of one ably supplementing and rounding out the labors of the
other.

On the 12th of July, 1898, Mr. Fantle was united in marriage to
Miss Carrie E. Eiseman, a daughter of Charles and Seba (Lehman)
Eiseman, who were pioneer settlers of Yankton, and the father was one
of the city's earliest merchants, continuing active in business there
for a number of years. He is deceased but his wife now resides in Sioux
City, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Fantle are the parents of four children,
namely: Larena May, Willard Eiseman, Karl S. and Marion Belle.

Mr. Fantle holds membership in the Commercial Club and is in
hearty sympathy with its purposes and its efforts to upbuild the city
and extend its business connections. For five years he served as its
president and under his administration the club accomplished
substantial results. In politics he is independent. In Masonry he has
attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite and he also has
membership with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He indulges in
hunting, fishing and motoring when business leaves him time for
recreation and he is a devotee of all healthful outdoor sports. He also
greatly enjoys travel and has made extensive trips both in America and
abroad. Genial, generous, and with well earned and well deserved
prosperity, he is one of Yankton's solid citizens.