from History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky

Augustus Shropshire

Augustus Shropshire, farmer; P.O. Centerville; was born July 20, 1836, in Bourbon County, and is the son of Col. Ben Shropshire of Harrison County.  He was educated at the common country schools, and was reared a farmer.  He now owns a body of 203 acres of as fine land, and as finely improved, as can be found in Centerville Precinct, and is called “Spring Hill” on account of a fine spring on the farm.  Besides doing a general farming business, he has given much attention to the breeding of fine horses and short-horn cattle, and at present has a herd of twenty-five in number, representing most of the popular families, Duke of Ashland being at the head of his herd.  Politically, Mr. Shropshire is a Democrat, and in all affairs pertaining to the general welfare of the community he has taken an active part.  For the past seven years he has held the office of school trustee.  He is a member of the Christian Church, as is also his wife, to whom he was married in February, 1864, and whose maiden name was Fanny Forrester and daughter of R. H. Forrester of Chicago, Illinois.  They are the parents of seven children:  Ida, Robert, Benjamin, Pink, Palmer, Garrett and Fanny.

B. T. Shropshire

B. T. Shropshire, farmer; P.O. Leesburg; was born April 29, 1825, in Bourbon County, Kentucky; he is the son of Col. B. N. and Nancy M. (Parrish) Shropshire.  The Shropshire family are of English descent.  Our subject was married November 22, 1846, to Miss Elizabeth Jane, daughter of George A. Smith, Esq., and from which union have been born four children:  Benjamin F., born October 11, 1847; he married Miss Mary T. Bryant, and died December 2, 1873, leaving one son, W. B.; George S., born August 20, 1849; Gabie S., born March 17, 1852; she married David R. Saunders, now of Texas, and has one child, Benjamin E.; Thomas J., born July 8, 1855; he married Miss Maggie Lonny, of Woodford County.  Mr. Shropshire is a general farmer, and owns 250 acres of land, his place being known as “Maple Grove”; himself, wife and all his children, with one exception, are members of the Christian Church; he was a Whig before the war, but a Democrat since.