Biographical Sketch of Lewis Carthrae,M.D., Lafayette County, Missouri

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
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Lewis Carthrae, M. D., is a native of Missouri; born in Saline county,
January 11, 1845.  He was educated at the Independence High School and
also spent one year at a commercial school in St. Louis, taking mathe-
matics and language in addition to the regular course.  After leaving
school he was engaged with George W. Wilson & Co., a hardware firm of
St. Louis, and also as bookkeeper for the firm of Page & Co.  At the same
time, after business hours, he read medicine with Dr. J. M. Scott, and at
times attended lectures.  He afterwards entered the Missouri Medical 
College of St. Louis, from which he graduated in 1872.  During the year
previous to his graduation, however, he had been engaged in practicing,
and operating a drug store at Aullville, this county.  After graduating
he sold out at Aullville and at once located in the neighborhood of where
Corder now stands, there being no town there at the time.  In the spring
of 1879 he engaged in the drug business at Corder, the firm being styled
Carthrae & Corder.  In August, 1862, Dr. Carthrae enlisted in Col. 
Gordon's Regiment, Company I, under Gen. Shelby.  Participated in the
battles of Pea Ridge, Helena, Springfield, Hartsville and all others in
which his company was engaged.  Was taken prisoner near Little Rock, in
November, 1864, and was held until the close of the war, being discharged
in the latter part of May, 1865.  November 16, 1871, he married Miss Ella
Martin, of St. Louis, and a native of Virginia.  Three children were born
to them, viz.: Lewis, Walter and Edna, twins.  His parents were formerly
from Virginia, and came to Saline county, Mo., in about 1830, locating 
near Miami.  Dr. Carthrae is a member of the A. F. & A. M., Aullville
Lodge, No. 464.  Was one of the charter members of George Washington 
Lodge No. 9, of St. Louis.  The Dr. stands among the first in his profes-
sion and has a large and lucrative practice.

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