Charles Adolphus Shultz

Dr. Charles A. Shultz, age 83, died November 21, 1938, at his home in Alvarado, Texas, following a brief illness.

Dr. Shultz was born June 2, 1855, in Amherst County, near Abingdon, Virginia, the son of Adam H. and Elizabeth Hull Shultz. His academic education was received in an academy in Abingdon, Virginia.

In the* early twenties, he came to Texas with his parents, located at Ovilla, Ellis County. He later located at Lancaster, where he worked in a drug store and studied medicine by the preceptor method under Dr. T. B. McCurdy. His medical education was obtained in the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, from which he graduated in 1881. After his graduation he located at Alvarado, Texas, where he was in active practice for more than fifty-six years. During his professional career, he had taken several postgraduate courses of study at New Orleans, Louisana.

Dr. Schultz* was a member of the Johnson County Medical Society, State Medical Association, and American Medical Association, from 1906 to 1933, inclusive. He had served his county medical society as president, and had also served as president of the Twelfth District Medical Society. He had served as local surgeon for both the M. K. & T. and Santa Fe railroads. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, serving that institution as superintendent of the Sunday School for a long period of time. He was a member of the Masonic order. In addition to an active professional career, Dr. Schultz was closely identified with the civic life of his community, to which he gave freely of his time and ability. He had served numerous terms on the board of education, both as president and as a working member. He had served as a member of the City Council, and as health officer of Alvarado. For many years, he was vice-president of the Johnson County Pioneer and Old Settlers Association. Dr. Schultz was highly regarded by his medical associates and genuinely beloved by the community to which he had given more than half a century of service as a physician and a public-spirited citizen.

Dr. Schultz is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Bettie A. Rawlins of Lancaster, to whom he was married December 26, 1882; one daughter, Mrs. C. P. Craig, Austin, and seven sons, E. A. Shultz, Hillsboro, H. E. Shultz, Cleburne; Dr. F. M. Shultz, Dallas; V. AE. Shultz, Taylor; C. Y. Shultz, J. W. Shultz, and E. R. Shultz, Alvarado.

Texas State Journal of Medicine -- Page 658.

• In the early twenties (should read: in his early twenties.)
• Dr. Schultz - Switches to Schultz spelling halfway thru article.

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DR. CHARLES A. SHULTZ DIES AT ALVARADO

ALVARADO, Texas, Nov. 21. -- Funeral services for Dr. Charles A. Shultz, 83, who died at his home here Monday, will be held Tuesay at 3 p.m. at the residence. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.

Dr. Shultz was the oldest general practitioner in Johnson County, having settled in Alvarado and begun his practice fifty-six years ago. He had served as vice-president of the State Medical Association, president of the district association and had held various offices in the county group.

Dr. Shultz was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and a member of the Masonic order. He had served on the Alvarado School Board. Survivors include his wife; seven sons, Dr. F. M. Shultz, Dallas; J. W., Ernest and C. Y. Shultz, Alvarado; Harry Shultz, Cleburne; E. A. Shultz, Hillsboro and Virgil Shultz, Taylor; a daughter C. P. Craig, Austin.

The Dallas Morning News -- Dallas, Dallas County, Texas -- November 22, 1938 -- Tuesday -- Section #1, Page #2.

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