YUBA COUNTY
Biographies
ROLLIE S. CHRISTMAN, D.V.M.
Among the enterprising and public-spirited men of Yuba and Sutter Counties, and one of the best-known veterinary surgeons in Northern California, is Rollie S. Christman, whose ability has placed him at the head of his profession. He is now serving his community as meat inspector in Marysville, by appointment of the city council. A native of California, he was born at Selma, Fresno County, on March 30, 1889, a son of Hezekiah and Mary (Cox) Christman, both natives of Missouri. Hezekiah Christman came to California in 1866, crossing the plains in an ox-team train, and upon his arrival here located in the town of Fresno, at that time a very small place, before intensive farming and the raisin industry had been thought of. With his foresight, he saw the great possibilities of the section, with its good soil and the abundance of water obtainable, and he at once embarked in the real estate business, meeting with good success for that early period. He took an active part in local affairs and served for a time as a deputy sheriff. Fresno continued to be his home until 1902, when he sold his holdings and returned to the Middle West, this time locating in Canadian County, Okla. He invested in a cattle range and made a success of that business. His good wife had passed away in 1893, while they lived in Fresno, leaving six children, of whom Rollie S. was next to the youngest.
Rollie Christman completed the high-school course in the Fresno city school, after which he spent three years as a medical student in the University of California, and then for four years attended the College of Veterinary Surgery at San Francisco, graduating in 1916, with the degree of D.V.M. He began his professional career in the twin cities of Marysville and Yuba City, making his home in the latter place for the first two years, after which time he moved to Marysville, having acquired a large practice in Yuba and Sutter Counties. He maintains a modern hospital and laboratory for the treatment of domestic animals. His institution ranks with the best in Northern California.
Dr. R. S. Christman was appointed city health officer of Marysville by the city council, March 3, 1924, and in this capacity he is devoting time and attention to the maintenance of sanitary conditions in the city. His official duties as meat inspector and city health officer, together with his professional services, leave him but little time for outside activities. He is a member of the executive committee of the National Association of Veterinary Surgeons, and was one of five delegates appointed to represent California at the international convention at Quebec, Canada, in 1923. He also belongs to the State Veterinary Association, in which he has served as secretary and as president, filling each office for one year. He is a member and an ex-president of the Sacramento Valley Veterinary Medical Association, and a member of the executive committee.
Dr. Christman was united in marriage with Miss Pearl Charlton, born in Missouri; and they have two children, Clyde Theo and Mildred Laverne. The Doctor is a member of the Lions Club and Marysville Lodge, No. 783, B.P.O.E. He also is a member of Enterprise Lodge, No. 70, F. & A.M., in Yuba City. Mrs. Christman is a member of the Eastern Star. In memory of his college days, Dr. Christman is a member of the medical fraternity Lambda Nu. He is interested in all manly sports, especially boxing, football and baseball, and he is particularly active as a member of the Sutter Gun Club and takes a keen delight in hunting wild ducks and geese. He is president of the Yuba and Sutter Coursing Club. Deeply interested in all that pertains to the welfare of his adopted locality, he utilizes every opportunity to further projects designed for the good of the greatest number. Along professional lines he keeps abreast of all modern innovations.
History of Yuba and Sutter Counties, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, 1924
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