"Doc" or "Charlie" as he was called by everyone, was born December 20, 1869 at Ottawa, Illinois. He came to Buffalo, North Dakota as a youth and received his grade and high school education in and around Buffalo. He took a commercial course at Valparaiso, IN, and also a special course in chemistry, Botany, Stock Feeding, and veterinary study in their College Dept. In 1891 he went to Toronto, Canada taking a Medical Doctors course. Running short of time and funds, he transferred to Veterinary Medicine and received his degree in that course in 1894. He returned to Buffalo and was a Veterinarian in that community for several years.
On March 11, 1895, he was married to Harriet M. Richey. To this union were born the following children: Zella Marie (September 2, 1896), William Douglas (June 22, 1898), Philip Richard (August 7, 1900), Theodore Garfield (December 5, 1901), Howard Marvin (February 4, 1902), Dorothy Lenore (June 19, 1905), Madge Mildred (November 18, 1910) and Mary Elizabeth (May 25, 1912).
He moved to Valley City in 1902. His wife, Harriet died July 6, 1914. She died very suddenly of an unknown disease while attending a camp meeting at Chatauqua Park. The disease was feared to be typhoid fever and her tent and belongings were burned almost immediately following her death.
"Doc" very ably filled the veterinary needs of this community until his death April 6, 1943. He was highly regarded by both his profession and the community. He was a great sportsman. Both hunting and fishing were serious avocations, and he was a baseball pitcher of some renown.
Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 151