U. D. Billmeyer

       
     U. D. Billmeyer, D. D. S., whose birth occurred March 14, 1853, is a son of Joseph and Margaret (Carnahan) Billmeyer, who were born, reared and married in Pennsylvania. After living in that State for some time they then moved to Michigan about 1852. In early life the father was a contractor and builder and later a farmer and fruit grower. Both are living in Michigan at the present time. Of their family of seven children our subject is the eldest. He graduated in the Michigan State Normal School in 1876, and, after teaching a year, entered the dental department of Michigan University, completing the course in 1879. The following year he accepted the position of demonstrator of operative dentistry in the same institution, which position he held in a highly creditable manner four years. On account of failing health he was obliged to resign his position in the middle of a session. In 1884 he came to Chattanooga, and, without the assistance of relatives or friends, succeeded in building up an excellent practice. In 1882 Miss Lida Wallace, a native of Michigan, became his wife. They are both members of the Methodist Church. He is a member of the East Tennessee Dental Association, is a Royal Arch Mason and president of the Union Wood Dish Co.
Goodspeed's "History of East Tennessee" 1887