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Home of W. E. BALSINGER, M.D., a Plastic Surgeon, 2007 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. Born July 4, 1883, at Widnoon, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, son of Samuel E. and Emilie (Shumaker) Balsinger. After attending the Indiana Normal School, he graduated from the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1907 and was Resident Physician at the Allegheny General Hospital at Pittsburgh, Pa., 1907-1908. From 1908-1910 he was Assistant in Surgery in Pennsylvania; later he went to Chicago, Illinois where he practiced until he served during the First World War as Plastic Surgeon with the A.E.F. in Europe. After the war he returned to Chicago for a time and came to Los Angeles in 1920. On June 17, 1924, he married Charlotte DePuis of Lewiston, Maine, in Los Angeles. They had no children. Dr. Balsinger was a member of the Masons, Elks, Breakfast Club, Jonathan Club, Hollywood Athletic Club, and Lake Shore Athletic Club of Chicago, Illinois. He resided at 2426 Chislehurst Drive, Los Angeles, California.

1930 census:
2426 N. Chislehurst Drive: (Value: $45,000): 1) William E. Balsinger, owner and head of household; 46 year old white married male; married at age 29; born in Pennsylvania; parents born in Pennsylvania; a surgeon in general practice. 2) Charlotte D. Balsinger, wife; 28 year old white married female; married at
age 22; born in France; parents born in France; speaks French; to US in 1914, a naturalized citizen; not working.

1940 Census:
2426 Chislehurst Drive (Value $20,000): 1) William E. Balsinger, head of household; white married male 56 years of age; born in Pennsylvania; Doctor of Surgery. 2) Charlotte Balsinger, wife; white married female 35 years of age; born in France; not working. 3) Winifred Chabot, aunt; white 54 year old female widow; born in New Hampshire; not working. 4) Lotta Caller, sister; white 65 year old female widow; born in Pennsylvania; not working.