Eugene David Wurtz, D. M. D., one of the leading
professional men of Staunton, Macoupin County, was born December 25, 1875,
at Staunton, and is a son of David C. and Ellen (Bley) Wurtz, and a nephew
of Dr. Bley of Staunton.
The Wurtz family is of Dutch descent, but
has been located in America for generations. The grandfather of Dr. Wurtz
was a pioneer in Ohio and probably assisted in the laying out of Lockport.
Later he came to Illinois, accompanied by his son, David C, who was born in
Ohio, January 29, 1837. The latter began life's work as a stone cutter, but
has been an architect for many years and is still engaged in that
profession, at Fort Smith, Arkansas. He served all through the Civil War, as
a member of Company C, 3rd Reg., Illinois Vol. Cav., under the command of
General Carr. Formerly a Republican, he now supports the Prohibition party.
He married Ellen Bley, who was born in Philadelphia, September 16, 1847, and
is a daughter of Dr. George Bley, and they reared four children, namely:
George B., located at Escanaba, Michigan, who is a clerk of the Weather
Bureau; Mary S., a teacher in the Jerseyville (Illinois) schools; Eugene
David, of this sketch; and Martha W., who lives at home.
Dr. Wurtz's
parents removed to Alton in 1880 and to Jerseyville in 1883, and there he
completed his course in the high school, subsequently spending a year in the
College of Physicians and Surgeons at St. Louis. He then entered the dental
department of Washington University, at St. Louis, where he was graduated in
April, 1899. Locating then at Staunton, he has been engaged in practice ever
since. Dr. Wurtz has met with the success which may be expected by a skilled
and trained operator, in combination with a pleasant personality and
courteous manner. He is very conveniently located and makes use of all
modern methods of dental surgery. Dr. Wurtz takes only a citizen's interest
in politics, but votes with the Republican party. Fraternally he is a Master
Mason, being a member of Staunton Lodge, No. 177, A. F. & A. M. He is a
member of the Presbyterian Church.
Extracted 2018 May 08 by Norma Hass from Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Macoupin County, Illinois, published in 1904, pages 462-463.
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