Background
Harrison, William Groce was born on April 29, 1871 in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. Son of John Tinsley and Sarah Simmons (Groce) Harrison.
Harrison, William Groce was born on April 29, 1871 in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. Son of John Tinsley and Sarah Simmons (Groce) Harrison.
Bachelor of Science, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama, 1890. Student Vanderbilt University, 1890-1891. Doctor of Medicine, University Maryland, 1892.
Post-graduate work, Johns Hopkins, Harvard and Vienna, Austria, Doctor Ophthalmology, University of Colorado, 1916.
Began practice at Talladega, Alabama, 1894. Moved to Birmingham, 1905. Professor ear, nose and throat diseases, Birmingham Medical College, 1912-1915.
Lecturer on history of medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1929-1940.
Retired 1943.
Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Medical Association, Medical Association State of Alabama (president 1930-1931), American Academy Ophthalmol. and Oto-Laryngol., American Laryngol., Rhinological and Otological Society, Southern Medical Association (Vice-President 1930-1931), Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Clubs: Quid Pro Quo, Country.
Married Lula Marcia Bondurant, August 19, 1896. Children: Emily Bondurant (deceased), Tinsley Randolph, William Groce, Louise Dabney, Alexander Bondurant (deceased), Sarah Elizabeth.