History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p.573. [Bourbon County] [Centerville Precinct] B. T. SHROPSHIRE, farmer; P. O. Leesburg; was born April 29, 1825, in Bourbon County, Ky.; he is the son of Col. B. N. and Nancy M. (Parrish) Shropshire. The Shropshire family are of English descent. Our subject was married Nov. 22, 1846, to Miss Elizabeth Jane, daughter of George A. Smith, Esq., and from which union have been born four children: Benjamin F., born Oct. 11, 1847; he married Miss Mary T. Bryant, and died Dec. 2, 1873, leaving one son, W. B.; George S., born Aug. 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. Shropshire Parrish Bryant Saunders Lonny = Woodford-KY TX http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/bourbon/shropshire.bt.txt