Carey, Charles Henry. "History of Oregon." Vol. 3. Chicago-Portland: Pioneer Historical Pub. Co., 1922. p. 38. EDGAR OAKES DUTRO, M. D. Dr. Edgar O. Dutro, a leading physician and surgeon of Hood River county, where he has been engaged in the practice of his profession for about fourteen years, maintaining an office in Odell and also one in Hood River, is a native of Illinois, born in that state in 1870. Dr. Dutro is a son of Thomas Corwin and Laura (Savitz) Dutro, the latter a descendant of old residents in America who were among the early settlers of Dutch extraction in the state of Pennsylvania, where the name is held in high esteem. The Dutros were natives of Ohio and Thomas C. Dutro, the doctor's father, was reared and educated in Zanesville, Ohio. He afterwards moved to St. Louis, where he occupied the position of president of the St. Louis Car Wheel Company until his death in 1886. This plant is one of the leading manufactories in that city. Dr. Dutro, the subject of this sketch, was educated in the grade and high schools of St. Louis, in the Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, and received his professional training in the St. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons, from which he was graduated in 1892 with the degree of M. D. During the two years following his graduation he practiced his profession at St. Louis and for a time occupied the post of house surgeon at the Missouri Pacific Hospital in that city. It was in 1894 that Dr. Dutro decided to come to the west, where he felt that greater opportunities presented themselves for a young physician than in the crowded east. Having carefully considered all sections he decided in favor of Oregon for his future home, and on arrival in the state he went to Portland, where he opened an office in 1894, remaining in that city until 1898. From 1895 to 1897 Dr. Dutro was associated with Dr. A. E. Rockey, one of the most distinguished medical men on the coast. He spent two years as surgeon of one of the large ocean liners and from 1902 to 1906 practiced in various parts of Wasco and Hood River counties. In the latter year he decided to locate in Hood River county and has since practiced there. Dr. Dutro resides on his ranch at Odell, Hood River county, and for the convenience of his patients maintains an office at Odell and also one at Hood River. He is a deep student and has devoted himself almost exclusively to the interests of his profession, following the developments of medical and surgical science. While giving his attention to general practice he has also specialized in the treatment of the diseases of children but the local field for this branch is not sufficiently extensive to enable him to devote all of his time to it. Dr. Dutro is a member of the Oregon Medical Society and of the American Medical Association, and is secretary of the Hood River General Hospital. Since coming to reside on the coast he has received the degree of M. A. from Westminster College. He is an active member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in the affairs of which he takes a warm interest and in which he has filled all the chairs. In 1902 Dr. Dutro was united in marriage to Miss Bertha Williams, a daughter of William N. Williams of Nebraska, who belongs to one of the trail blazer families of the west. Mr. Williams operated one of the early day freight lines to the Wyoming country in the days before the advent of the railroads. William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) came from the same family as Mrs. Dutro's mother. Two children have been born to Dr. and Mrs. Dutro, namely: Virginia and Delma, students, respectively, of the high and grade schools. The doctor and his wife are members of a community in which they are extremely popular and where they take a prominent part in all social and cultural movements designed to advance the welfare of the people among whom they live. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in November 2006 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.