William W. Van Wormer, M. D., D. D. S., of Girard,
Illinois, is one of the prominent young professional men of the city, a
graduate in both medicine and dentistry, although he is confining his
efforts to the practice of medicine and surgery. Dr. Van Wormer was born
April 30, 1878, in Christian County, Illinois, and is a son of John E. and
Lucy (Rutherford) Van Wormer.
The father of Dr. Van Wormer was a
native of the State of New York, where he was engaged in a hotel business
for a number of years. Dr. Van Wormer completed the common and high school
course at Virden, Illinois, and then entered Marion Sims Beaumont Medical
College, at St. Louis, Missouri. There he graduated in the dental department
in April, 1899, receiving at that time a gold medal for proficiency. He
continued his studies in medicine and surgery and was graduated with the
degree of M. D. in 1903, receiving the highest honors of the class. He
located for practice in Girard, fitting up a suite of six rooms very
elegantly and installing all modem surgical appliances, making his quarters
the best equipped in the county. Although thoroughly competent in both
dentistry and medicine, he has devoted his attention solely to the practice
of medicine and surgery.
Dr. Van Wormer was married to Edith B.
Metcalf, the accomplished daughter of Charles H. Metcalf, a retired
capitalist of Girard. One son, Charles, has been born to them. They are
members of the Christian Church and both are prominent socially.
Dr.
Van Wormer continues to be an enthusiastic student of the great questions of
medical science and keeps in touch with all the wonderful discoveries and
successful experiments which lead the way toward still greater
accomplishment. He is a valued member of the Illinois State Medical Society,
the Macoupin County Medical Society as well as the American Medical
Association. Fraternally he belongs to the Masonic bodies, the Knights of
Pythias, the Improved Order of Red Men and the Modern Woodmen of America. He
is held in much esteem in Girard and is recognized as a young physician who
has every promise of a very brilliant career before him.
Extracted 2018 May 08 by Norma Hass from Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Macoupin County, Illinois, published in 1904, pages 274-275.
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