Davilla N. Goldman, M. D., one of the leading members of the medical profession of Burlingame, was born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, April 25, 1862, the son of Jonathan and Maria (Kemp) Goldman. His great-grandfather, Jacob Goldman, served in the army against England in the war of 1812. Both Mr. and Mrs. Goldman were Pennsylvanians, and lived in the Keystone State all their lives. Davilla Goldman received his elementary education in the public schools of Pennsylvania, then attended college at Myerstown. Like so many young men of the Atlantic states he came west to start in life, and engaged in the implement business at Washington, Kan., until 1895, when he decided to become a physician. He entered the Kansas City Homeopathic Medical College and graduated in 1898. After receiving his degree Dr. Goldman practiced at Clifton, Kan., for one year, then went to Newkirk, Okla. In 1899 he came to Burlingame and has practiced there ever since. Dr. Goldman stands high in his profession, is both city and county physician and has built up a most gratifying business. He is popular as a man and loved as a physician. He is a member of the Masonic order, belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and his church affiliations are with the Presbyterian church of which he is elder.

In 1886 Dr. Goldman married Susan Wathor, at Hollenburg, Kan. Her parents came from Wisconsin and settled on the Indian reservation in Washington county in 1878. Mr. Wathor served in the army during the Civil war. He and his wife were members of the Catholic church. One child has been born to the Doctor and his wife—Mae, who is a graduate of the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, Ill.