A volume of memoirs and genealogy of representative citizens of the city of Seattle and county of King, Washington, including biographies of many of those who have passed away . ar judgment and experience. ERIDOLIX WILHELAI. More than a third of a century has passed since ]\[r. Wilhelm came towliat was then the territory of Washington, arrixing here in the year previous year he had made his way to California by the Isthmus ofIanama route. He was bom in Germany on the 14th of September. came of good German Catholic parentage, his father being NathanWilhelm. He was a farmer, fo
A volume of memoirs and genealogy of representative citizens of the city of Seattle and county of King, Washington, including biographies of many of those who have passed away . ar judgment and experience. ERIDOLIX WILHELAI. More than a third of a century has passed since ]\[r. Wilhelm came towliat was then the territory of Washington, arrixing here in the year previous year he had made his way to California by the Isthmus ofIanama route. He was bom in Germany on the 14th of September. came of good German Catholic parentage, his father being NathanWilhelm. He was a farmer, following that occupation throughout hisentire life. He reared a family of six children, four sons and two lived to be eighty-four years of age. His wife, however, had passedaway ten years prior to his death. Mr. Wilhelm was educated in his native country and ihcre learned thecabinet makers trade. In 1858. when he had attained his eighteenth year,he left the land of his birth for he had heard favorable reports concerningAmerica, its opportunities for improvements and for progress. He sailedfor New Orleans, his father furnishing him the money to pay his passage.
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