Orange, TX, United States
Samuel Wallace Sholars, M.D.. (Oct. 15, 1847 - May 13, 1926) A native of Talladega, Alabama, Samuel Sholars moved with his parents to Jasper County in 1858. A Confederate army veteran, Dr. Sholars received his medical degree in 1872. He practiced medicine in Orange, founded Sholars Drugstore, served
as alderman, school board member, and president of the Southeast Texas Medical Society. He helped organize the Orange Rifles of the Texas Volunteer Guards. His daughter and three sons were also civic
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