William T. Elder, M.D.
William T. Elder, M.D., one of the successful physicians of Holmes County, resides at Nashville, where he has a good practice. He is a genial, pleasant gentleman, and his many friends value him not only as a physician, but as an upright, honorable fellow-citizen. He was born February 16, 1850, in Holmes County, and has always been identified with the interests of his native county. He is a son of James T. Elder and Henrietta M. (Galwitz) Elder. His father was a native of Centre County, Penn., and when a child came to Holmes County with his mother and maternal grandparents, Thompson by name. His mother was a native of Ohio, her parents being natives of Austria; they were married in Holmes County, and made this their home until 1880, when they moved to Ashtabula County, Ohio, where they still live. His father was a farmer and the Doctor was given good educational advantages.
He began the study of medicine in 1868, with Dr. C. B. Ferrill, now of Columbus, Ohio; later he entered the Ohio Medical College, from which he graduated in 1872, and immediately located at Nashville. He was married in 1872 to Sophronia, daughter of John Vance, of Knox Township, and they have three children: Ethel, Clarence and Maud. The Doctor is a member of Holmes County Medical Society, and of the Royal Arcanum, being one of the examining board of that order. In politics he is a Democrat, and has served two years as mayor of the town. Mrs. Elder is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1889