Sorry it has been so long since I have written a memory article, but the summer has been filled with unexpected activities. I will not bore you with them.

This article will be about two early Carter County homesteaders, their families, places of residence, raising livestock, cattle trailing, winter storms, etc. My information is taken from “Shifting Scenes Vol.1” and was written by Harold Beltz who has a couple of pages about his dad’s family, his life, and other family activities. I will start with his dad.

Frank Beltz came to the Ridge Community in Carter County in about 1890 and...