(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 leaders. Recorded - 1979HM Number | HM2MAD |
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Year Placed | 1979 |
Placed By | Texas Historical Commission |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Sunday, October 27th, 2019 at 8:01am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15R E 428756 N 3328471 |
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Decimal Degrees | 30.08533333, -93.73930000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 30° 5.12', W 93° 44.358' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 30° 5' 7.2" N, 93° 44' 21.48" W |
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