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EUGENE T. WILHELM, M. D. The physicians of South Bethlehem are men who compare favorably with those of any other city in point of learning, as well as in skill and ability as practitioners; and to entitle their successors to high rank among their professional brethren of the state, it only remains for them to sustain the character which has already been given to the profession of this city. Among the busiest, as well as the most successful, of this class of men is Dr. Wilhelm, who is well and favorably known, not only in South Bethlehem, but also throughout Northampton County.

The medical skill possessed by Dr. Wilhelm, while largely developed by thorough training, has been inherited from his father, Dr. Benjamin Wilhelm, a very prominent physician and especially successful as a surgeon. The latter was born in Baden, Germany, and was a graduate of Tubingen, where he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine. On leaving his native land, he emigrated to America, and settling in South Bethlehem, engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery until his death, which occurred in the prime of manhood. In his religious connections he was identified with the Moravian Church. His wife bore the maiden name of Frederieka Paulus, and was born in Bethlehem, Pa., her father having come hither from Germany. She died in 1852, leaving four children, two of whom yet survive.

The subject of this sketch was born in Bethlehem, February 5, 1849, and was reared to man’s estate in this city. His education was obtained at the parochial schools, and he also took a special course at Lehigh University, Dr. Abram Stout being his preceptor. Subsequently, in 1876, he entered Jefferson Medical College, and was graduated therefrom three years later with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Dr. Wilhelm began his practice in South Bethlehem, and has succeeded admirably in his profession. In 1886 he built his residence and office at No. 11 West Fourth Street.

The pleasant home of the Doctor is presided over by his amiable wife, whose maiden name was Eleanor Bemis, and who was born in Boston, Mass., where her marriage to the Doctor was celebrated in 1891. Her father, A. S. Bemis, is a wholesale merchant and prominent business man in “the Hub.” One child, whom they have named Pauline, brightens their home.

Dr. Wilhelm is a member of the Board of Health of South Bethlehem, and is Physician for the Children’s Home, and District Physician for South Bethlehem. He is also Examining Physician for the leading insurance companies of the place: The New York Life, the New York Mutual, the Massachusetts Mutual and the Mutual Benefit Society of New York. Fraternally he is connected with the Free and Accepted Masons, with the Royal Arch Masons and the Council. Among the members of the Lehigh Valley and Northampton County Medical Associations he is numbered, and it is his endeavor to keep thoroughly posted in every new discovery relating to his profession. In religious belief the Doctor holds membership with the Moravian Church, the faith of his fathers.