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JAMES WILHELM
Originally published in 1900 |
JAMES WILHELM, of Harrison, belongs to the old Wilhelm family
which settled in West Hudson County, N. J., at a comparatively early day.
He resides on the old homestead at Harrison, where be was born April 26,
1559. He is the son of Peter Wilhelm and Mary Hasson, natives respectively
of France and Ireland. They came to the United States when young
and were married in Harrison. Mr. Wilhelm was educated in the public schools of Harrison and Newark, and afterward learned the trade of painting and decorating, which he has since followed with marked success. He is a Democrat in politics, and a member of Ethic Lodge, No. 115, Knights of Pythias, of Harrison, and of Branch No. 45 of the Workingmen's Sick and Death Benefit Association, also of Harrison. In every capacity he has displayed sound judgment, marked ability, and great enterprise. He was married in Hoboken, June 27, 1888, to Minnie Gloor, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Gloor, of Elizabeth, N. J.
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