Tulare County Biographies

ELMO R. ZUMWALT, M. D.

Transcribed by Kathy Sedler

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        For many years the name of Zumwalt has been known in Tulare county, 
California. John B. Zumwalt, the grandfather of Dr. Elmo R., was one of the 
county's pioneers, and the old Zumwalt ranch, known as the Reno Ranch, is one of 
the oldest in the county. Before locating in Tulare county, John B. Zumwalt 
lived in Sutter county, where his son, J. E. Zumwalt, was born. The latter 
married Miss Mabel Ford, a native of Missouri, and Dr. Elmo R. Zumwalt is one of 
their children.
        Elmo R. Zumwalt was born in Tulare, California, February 7, 1892. After 
attending the public schools in Dixon and Richmond, California, he entered the 
medical department of the University of California, from which he graduated as a 
member of the class of 1917, receiving the degree of Doctor of Medicine. The 
United States Congress had just declared war against the imperial German 
government and the young physician offered his services to the Medical Corps of 
the United States army. He was accepted, commissioned first lieutenant, and was 
stationed at Angel Island, in San Francisco bay, from November, 1917, to 
December, 1918, when he was mustered out and honorably discharged.
        Upon leaving the army Dr. Zumwalt located in Tulare, where he has since 
practiced his profession with satisfactory results. He is a member of the Tulare 
County, California State and American Medical Associations.
        Dr. Zumwalt was married to Miss Frances Frank, who was born in the state 
of Vermont, and who holds an M. D. degree from the University of Southern 
California. They have four children : Saralee, Elmo Russell Jr., Bruce Craig, 
and James Gregory. Fraternally the Doctor is a member of Olive Branch Lodge No. 
269, F. & A. M., and of the American Legion. He is president of the Tulare 
Rotary Club and takes an interest in every project calculated to promote the 
general welfare of the community in which he lives.
 
Source:  History of Tulare County and Kings County, California � Kathleen 
Edwards Small & J. Larry Smith, Vol. II, Chicago, The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1926. p. 262