JOHN N. CRENSHAW, farmer; P. O. Leesburg; was born July 12, 1824, in Scott
County, Ky.; his father Joel Crenshaw was a native of Virginia, and came
to Kentucky during the early settlement of Scott County, where he located;
he engaged in farming, in which he remained interested until his death,
which occurred in 1838. In 1846 John N. was married to Miss Fanny
Crenshaw, daughter of John Crenshaw of Harrison County, Ky., of which he
became a resident, and resided there until 1864, when he removed to his
present fine farm of 280 acres. Politically, Mr. Crenshaw is a Democrat;
he is an active and respected member of the community in which he lives,
and has taken a deep interest in religious affairs, he and family being
members of the Christian Church. Their family consists of five children:
Joel H., at home; Mary A., wife of James H. Shropshire, of Harrison County,
Ky., John W., married Miss Fannie K. Thomas and now resides in Scott
County; Bettie and Lulie, both at home. Mr. Crenshaw is a deacon in the
Leesburg Church, of which he is a member.
