Dr. C. Loran Robertson, born on April 11, 1867, in Zaleski, Ohio, is a respected physician practicing in Delmont, Douglas County, South Dakota. Son of Henry and Avaline (Smith) Robertson, he grew up in Ohio, where his father was a notable carpenter, contractor, and Civil War veteran. Dr. Robertson financed his medical education by teaching and graduated from the American Medical College in St. Louis in 1899. He established his practice in Delmont and has since gained recognition in the medical community. In 1897, he married Edith W. Vaughn of Olivet, South Dakota.
C. Loran Robertson, M. D., who is successfully engaged in the practice of his humane profession in the village of Delmont, Douglas County, is a native of the old Buckeye state, having been born in the town of Zaleski, Vinton County, Ohio, on the 11th of April, 1867, a son of Henry and Avaline (Smith) Robertson, the former of whom was born in Ross County, Ohio, and the latter in Athens County, that state, both being representatives of sterling pioneer families of that commonwealth. The father of the Doctor learned the trade of carpenter in his youth and became one of the leading contractors and builders of Vinton County, having located in Zaleski after his marriage. He also read law and was engaged in the practice of the same to a greater or less degree for a number of years, while for about ten years he served with marked efficiency as president of the village council, being one of the honored and influential citizens of the county, while in politics he gave an unqualified allegiance to the Democratic party, his religious faith being that of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which his wife likewise was a devoted member. He died in 1894, and his wife is now living at Zaleski, Ohio. Henry Robertson served with marked loyalty as a Union soldier during the Civil War, having been in the service for four years, and he was a valued member of the Grand Army of the Republic at the time of his death.
Doctor Robertson may consistently be said to be the architect of his own fortunes, since he acquired his professional education through his own efforts. His preliminary training was secured in the public schools of his native village, where he was graduated in the high school, as a member of the class of 1882, after which he was engaged in teaching for three terms, having in the meanwhile determined to prepare himself for the medical profession. He accordingly supplemented his more purely literary education by entering the normal school at Atwood, Ohio, where he was graduated in 1888, and then took up his technical studies. As his financial resources were very limited, he was compelled to carry on his medical studies at intervals, attending a course of lectures and then teaching until he had acquired sufficient funds to continue his professional studies. He began the study of medicine in 1889 and graduated from the American Medical College, in St. Louis, Missouri, May 10, 1899, receiving his coveted degree of Doctor of Medicine. In the meanwhile, in 1894, he had taken up his residence in South Dakota, and after his graduation he established himself permanently in practice in Delmont, Douglas County, this state, where he has since been located, having built up a most satisfactory business and gained prestige as one of the able practitioners of the state. He is fraternally identified with the Masonic order, the Modern Woodmen of America and the Yeomen. He holds membership in the American Medical Association, and in politics he is a staunch adherent of the Democratic party.
In 1897, Dr. Robertson was united in marriage to Miss Edith W. Vaughn, of Olivet, this state, no children having been born of this union.
Source: Robinson, Doane, History of South Dakota: together with mention of Citizens of South Dakota, [Logansport? IN] : B. F. Bowen, 1904.