Elmer Stephen Kelton (April 29, 1926 — August 22, 2009) was an American journalist and writer, known particularly for his Western novels.
Kelton was born at a place called Horse Camp on the Five Wells Ranch, owned by the Scharbauer Cattle Company, in Andrews County, Texas — just east of the city of Andrews — to Robert W. "Buck" Kelton and Beatrice "Bea" (née Holland) Kelton.
When Kelton was three-years-old, the family moved to the McElroy Ranch l...
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Elmer Stephen Kelton (April 29, 1926 — August 22, 2009) was an American journalist and writer, known particularly for his Western novels.
Kelton was born at a place called Horse Camp on the Five Wells Ranch, owned by the Scharbauer Cattle Company, in Andrews County, Texas — just east of the city of Andrews — to Robert W. "Buck" Kelton and Beatrice "Bea" (née Holland) Kelton.
When Kelton was three-years-old, the family moved to the McElroy Ranch located in the counties of Crane and Upton, Texas, near Crane, south-southwest of Midland. He spent the rest of his childhood at three different homesteads on the McElroy Ranch, where his father was employed for thirty-six years.
After graduation from Crane High School, Kelton attended The University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas, in 1942-1944 and again from 1946-1948, when he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism. From 1944-1946, Kelton had served in the in the U.S. Army, with combat infantry experience in Europe during World...
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