Background
ABSHER, Darius C. was born on December 18, 1882 in Ashe Company, North Carolina, United States. Son of Alack and Julia E. (McNeill) Absher.
ABSHER, Darius C. was born on December 18, 1882 in Ashe Company, North Carolina, United States. Son of Alack and Julia E. (McNeill) Absher.
North Wilkesboro High School, North Carolina, 1899. University of North Carolina, 1907. University of Maryland, Doctor of Medicine.
1909; Postgraduate work, New York Medical School and Hospital. Army Aledical School, 1925. Medical Field Service School, 1925.
C. City Health Officer, Mountain. Airy, North Carolina, 1912-1913. Field Director North Carolina State Board of Health, 1913-1914.
County and City Health Officer, Vance Company and City of Henderson, North Carolina, 1915-1916. Field Director, International Health Board, 1917. Commissioned First Lieutenant, Aled.
Reserve Corps, United States Army, 1917. Captain, M.R.C., 1918. Afajor 1918. During World War served at various camps and with American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia.
Commissioned Alajor, Aled. Corps, Regular Army, 1920. Author of numerous articles chiefly concerning Preventive Medicine, and Military Aledicine and »Surgery (first article published in 1910, last.
Member: American Aled Association. Wilkes Company Medical Society (Secretary 1910) North Carolina Health Officers Association (Vice President 1917, President, 1918).
Spouse Bethania Ashby, October 1909, Mount Airy N.