Background
Heil, William Franklin was born on May 1, 1857 in Berlinsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Nathan and Lydia (Meister) Heil.
Heil, William Franklin was born on May 1, 1857 in Berlinsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Nathan and Lydia (Meister) Heil.
Educational public schools, Berlinsville, Cedar Hill Seminary and Normal School, Pennsylvania.
Ordained United Evangelical ministry, 1880. Pastor Lansdale, Pennsylvania, 1880-1882, Bangor, Pennsylvania, 1882-1885, Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania, 1885-1887, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, 1887-1890. Presiding elder, 1890-1895.
Pastor Reading, 1895-1899, Allentown, 1899-1903. Bishop, 1903-1910; presiding elder Allentown District, East Pennsylvania Conference, 1911-1918. Again bishop, since 1918.
Home: Allentown, Pa.
Married Annie L. Reed, 1882.