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Ch11 Dripping Springs Tales Ep5 Doc Shelton
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Emmett Shelton Sr. tells us about his uncle, a founding father of Dripping Springs, Dr. E.P. Shelton.
Emmett starts off with the aftermath of the Hanging of Uncle Sam and the disappearance of Great Grandpa Shelton. Great Grandma was left with 4 children in 1870s Central Texas. She became a school teacher.
Uncle Ed always wanted to be a doctor. In the summer of 1885, he and his brother John E. picked cotton at a ranch on Onion Creek. Uncle Ed went to Louisville for one year and after graduation, he settled in Dripping Springs and married Lulu Spaw. They had 13 children and he served as the only doctor in the area.
Emmett tells of everyday life in Dripping Springs, Roughly 100 years ago. Feeding the family, sharing their first car and daylong wagon rides from South Austin to Dripping Springs (25 miles) for a visit.
Emmett shares a story of the first Dripping Springs football game in 1925. They played Buda and there were seven Shelton boys on the field for the Dripping Springs Team. We Won!!
If you are from Dripping Springs - don't miss these tales!
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Stories told by Emmett Shelton / compiled and submitted by Cynthia Shelton.
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