An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., 
The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, page 410

	DR. CHARLES S. PENFIELD, a prominent physician of Spokane, is a son of Dr.
E.P. and Louisa (Smith) Penfield, and was born in Huron county, Ohio, in 1857,
the oldest in a family of three children. His parents were both natives of Ohio,
both his paternal and maternal grandfathers having emigrated from New York to
Ohio at an early day, and settled in Huron county. The elder Dr. Penfield was
educated at Norwalk, studied medicine at Cleveland, and in 1857 began practice
at Newark. A few years later he located at Bucyrus, where he remained until
1890, and that year joined his son at Spokane, and has since resided here. For
years he has been a member of various medical societies in Ohio, and at one time
was offered a professorship at his alma mater at Cleveland; he, however,
declined, pressing duties at home requiring his attention.
	The subject of our sketch received his literary education, and graduated at
Oberlin, Ohio. After studying medicine under his father's instructions for a
time, he entered Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago, in 1878, and graduated in
February, 1880. He at once began practice in the hospital in that city. He was
house surgeon in the hospital one year, was associated with Professor Hawks one
year, and for a year and a half practiced alone. He then spent a year in Kansas
City, returned to Chicago for a short time, and from there went to Montana,
where he remained seven months recruiting his health. In the spring of 1883 he
located permanently in Spokane, this city then being a town of only about 1,000
inhabitants; and here he has since been engaged in the active practice of his
profession. He is now president of the Spokane Homeopathic Medical Society, is a
member of the State Association, and is now serving his second term as a member
of the State Board of Medical Examiners. The Doctor makes a specialty of
surgical cases, at the same time doing a general practice. He has been very
successful in the treatment of pulmonary diseases.
	Dr. Penfield was married in December, 1880, to Miss Jennie J. Jefferson, a
native of Wisconsin and a daughter of A.E. Jefferson. Her father was born in New
York, and was one of the pioneers of Wisconsin. They have three children:
Herbert, Ruth and Wilder. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian
Church. Socially, he is a member of the A.O.U.W.; politically, a Republican. He
has served as County Coroner four years.

Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in October 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer

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