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WILLIAM WALTERS, M. D., one of the prominent young physicians of Northampton County, is recognized as a man of superior attainments, and one well calculated to add fresh laurels to the profession to which he devotes his time and talents. He was born in this county, September 23, 1865, and is the son of Dr. B. C. Walters, a prominent physician of this locality, and a native of Northampton County. The grandfather of Dr. William Walters was a farmer by occupation, and fought as a soldier during the War of 1812. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, aud lived to be seventy years of age. His wife lived to the advanced age of one hundred and five years, dying in November, 1894, at Easton. Prior to her marriage she was known as Mary Boenstein.

Dr. B. C. Walters is a graduate of the Jefferson Medical College, receiving his diploma in 1859. He immediately located for practice in Farmersville, this county, where he is still residing. The mother of our subject prior to her marriage was Camilla Bruner. She was born in Lower Saucon, this county, and was the daughter of Jacob Bruner, also a native of that place, where he was engaged in farm pursuits. The parental family included four sons and four daughters, who grew to mature years. Robley D., also a physician, is engaged in practice in Easton; Mitchell, a physician of prominence, resides in South Bethlehem, and Jacob B. is a student in Easton. William, who was the fifth in order of birth, carried on his primary studies in Trach’s Academy at Easton, from which institution he was graduated in 1885. The same year he entered Lafayette College, and, after finishing the scientific course, accepted the position of civil engineer in the employ of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, locating at Mauch Chunk, and during the year in which he worked for that company he laid out several branches of their road and located the loop at Allentown.

Although being engaged as a civil engineer for some time, Dr. Walters found time to keep up his medical studies, it being his ambition to follow in the footsteps of his honored father and older brothers. In the fall of 1888 he entered the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, from which he was graduated in 1890. When looking around for a suitable location, Dr. Walters began practice in Bethlehem, very soon built up a lucrative patronage, and is classed among the most skilful of the profession in this section.

Dr. William Walters was married in Philadelphia, in 1892, to Miss Jennie, daughter of Theodore F. Lawall, now deceased. Socially he is a Knight of Honor, and in politics a strong Democrat. He is connected by membership with Grace Lutheran Church, and is found to be a liberal contributor toward all good works.