Background
Harpster, Charles Melvin was born on September 13, 1873 in Carey, Ohio, United States. Son of David and Hannah (Holway) Harpster.
Harpster, Charles Melvin was born on September 13, 1873 in Carey, Ohio, United States. Son of David and Hannah (Holway) Harpster.
Doctor of Medicine Toledo Medical College, 1896. Post-graduate work at Vienna, Berlin, Paris and London. Registered Ohio State Board of Pharmacy.
Practiced at Toledo, since 1898. Member Harpster, Brown & Vogelsang. Consultant chief surgeon for Ohio for Henry L. Doherty & Company, and surgeon for many corporations.
Director department of surgery, Saint Vincent’s Hospital.
Surgeon Hospital Corps Ohio National Guard many years.
Fellow American College Surgeons, American Medical Association.
Married Luella A. Wilt, May 26, 1898. Children: Helen, Hilda.