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Celestino Fernandez, engaged in cigar manufacturing in Milwaukee under the name of the C. Fernandez Company, was born in Aviles, Spain, September 8, 1869, and spent the first twelve years of his life in that sunny land, after which he went to Havana, Cuba. There he engaged in clerking in the tobacco department of a general store and learned much concerning the grading and selection of tobacco. He remained on the island for five years, then crossed to Tampa, Florida, where he resided for two years and in that city learned the cigar-making trade. He afterward removed to Chicago, where he continued for a short time and in 1894 came to Milwaukee, where he established a cigar manufacturing business under the style of B. Fernandez & Brother. This association was continued until the death of the brother, when the firm name of C. Fernandez Company was adopted. He is engaged in the manufacture of cigars for the wholesale and retail trade, his original brand being the well-known Mi Carmin, which had a very large sale. His leader today is M. A. C. The excellence of the product turned out from his factory insures a liberal sale and the business is constantly growing.

Mr. Fernandez was united in marriage to Miss Ida Beusch, a daughter of John Beusch. He finds his greatest pleasure when accompanied with his family he takes trips into the open, being a great lover of the woods. He also has the keenest appreciation for music and is frequently seen at the best musical entertainments of the city. His religious faith is that of the Catholic church and politically he maintains an independent course. He belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, also to the Association of Commerce and along trade lines has membership in the Protective Association of Tobacco Dealers. He has never had occasion to regret his determination to come to the United States, for here he has found the business opportunities which he sought and in their employment has reached a creditable point of success.