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E. GUY WILLIAMS, D. D. S.
Among the rising and successful
professional men of the San Joaquin Valley, the name of E. Guy Williams, D. D.
S., stands pre-eminent as a successful dentist of Lodi. He was born at Elliott, San Joaquin County,
California, on December 1, 1879, a son of Ory E. and Emma (Swett)
Williams. His father is a native of
Oregon and his mother of Vermont. In the
early seventies his father settled in the vicinity of what is now Christian
Colony; later he removed to Oakdale; then to Ukiah, Mendocino County, where he
was proprietor of the Palace Hotel. He
now resides in Colfax, Placer County, California, with his wife, where he is a
successful merchant. His first
experience in farming in San Joaquin County was on the tule lands of the
Sargent ranch, and he experienced many trying difficulties before the land was
reclaimed. There are three children in
the family: E. Guy, the subject of our
review; Bernice; and Bertha, the wife of S. L. Price of Oakland, who has four
children.
E. Guy Williams attended the
Stockton grammar and high schools and afterward Ukiah high school, where he was
graduated. After a course at Heald’s
Business College he decided to take up the study of dentistry and entered the
dental department of the University of California and graduated in 1903 with
the degree of D. D. S. For two years he
practiced his profession in San Francisco, at the end of which time he removed
to Lodi and began his practice. Since
1907 he has been the secretary and treasurer of the Lodi Public Library and is
the oldest library member on the board at the present time and helped to secure
the Carnegie library building for the city.
He is a member of the national, state and county dental associations. Mrs. Williams was Mrs. Mabel (Tierney) Gregg,
born in New York City, who presides gracefully over his home. By his former marriage he has two daughters,
Elizabeth A. and Margaret.
Fraternally Dr. Williams is a member
of the Lodi Lodge No. 267 of Odd Fellows, of which he is a past grand, and is
also a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the Woodmen of the World,
and an active member of the Lions Club.
He has a large circle of warm friends throughout this part of the state,
enjoying the high regard of all with whom he has associated.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1348. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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