Census 1900 - Wallas Sholars, Orange, Texas, born September 1876 in Texas, living in household of father Samuel W. Sholars.
Census 1910 - Samuel W. Sholars, Jr., Orange, Texas, age 34, lawyer, boarder in a hotel with wife Bird B. Sholars.
Census 1920 - Sam W. Sholars, Jr., Harris County, Texas, age 43, lease man for an oil company, with wife Bird C. Sholars.
Census 1930 - Sam W. Sholars, Woodville, Texas, age 52, lawyer (wife Bird and adopted daughter Sarah on next page).
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S. W. Sholars, born 9/9/1876 in Jasper County, Texas, died 11/4/1936 in Woodville, Texas, lawyer, married to Bird Cooper Sholars, father Dr. S. W. Sholars, mother Elizabeth Miller, removal to Magnolia Cemetery.
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Samuel Wallace "Sam" Sholars Jr., born 1876, died 1936, internment in Magnolia Cemetery, Woodville, Texas.
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Biographical sketch and photo, "Texas and Her Legislature (Legislative Section)," Members of Texas House of Representatives, 35th Legislature, 2/28/1917, p. 9. S. W. Sholars Jr., born 9/9/1876 in Jasper County, married to Bird Cooper, served as County Attorney of Orange County.
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Marriage announcement, "Cooper's Daughter to Wed," 11/24/1907, p. 7. "Tomorrow...will occur the wedding of Mr. S. W. Scholars of Orange and Miss Bird Cooper, third daughter of Congressman and Mrs. Cooper...the groom is County Attorney of Orange County."
Galveston Daily News .
Obituary, "S. W. Sholars, 62, Dies at Woodville," The Orange Leader, 11/5/1936, p. 1, crediting Lamar State College - Orange. Born at Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, married Bird Cooper in 1907, "served a term in the legislature from Orange county."
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