The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . of Newark, was born in NewYork City on the 21st of September, 1854. His father, U. Guenther, who was for forty-six years the pastorof the First German Presbyterian Church of Newark, wasborn in Eisenach, Saxony, May 3, 1825, was educated inthe Moravian Church, and came to this country in following year he was ordained a minister, and fora time did missionary work among the immigrants in Castle Garden. He was mar-ried in New York, in1852, to Miss MariaBuhle, a native of Ger-many, and moved toNewark in 1854 as pas-tor of the
The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . of Newark, was born in NewYork City on the 21st of September, 1854. His father, U. Guenther, who was for forty-six years the pastorof the First German Presbyterian Church of Newark, wasborn in Eisenach, Saxony, May 3, 1825, was educated inthe Moravian Church, and came to this country in following year he was ordained a minister, and fora time did missionary work among the immigrants in Castle Garden. He was mar-ried in New York, in1852, to Miss MariaBuhle, a native of Ger-many, and moved toNewark in 1854 as pas-tor of the First GermanPresbyterian 1900 he retired fromactive duties in thechurch, after havingserved forty-six yearscontinuously in the pas-torate. His wife diedSeptember 8, 1892. Hisdeath occurred May 10,1901. Their childrenwere Eniil E., the sub-ject of this article; Al-bert T., City Treasurerof Newark; Eev. JohnC. Guenther; Maria and Babette Guenther; and Dr. CharlesA. and Elizabeth C, deceased. Dr. Emil E. Guenther was educated in the parochial. EMIL E. GUENTHER, BIOGKAPHICAL 471 schools connected with his fathers church and in the pub-lic sciiools of Newark. In 1872 he began reading medicineWilli Dr. P. V. F. Hewlett, of Newark, with whom he re-mained a year and a half, when he entered the Medical De-jiartment of the University of the City of New York, fromwiiicii institution he was graduated in March, 1877, withthe degree of ^). In the spring of 187(5, while making a])ost-mortem examination, he contracted blood poisoning,and, his health failing, he was forced to spend six monthsin Wisconsin, immediately after his graduation, in rest andrecuperation. Iveturniug to his home in Newark, Dr. Guen-llier began the practice of his profession about January 1,1878. During the first year he was appointed district phy-sician and attending physician at the NeAvark Dispensary,but failing hcaltli compelled him to return to the West,and he located in Forreston, Ogle County, 111
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