History of Trigg County, Historical and Biographical, ed. W.H. Perrin, F.A.
Battey Pub. Co., Chicago, 1884. p. 234-35.  [Roaring Springs Precinct]

THOMAS CRENSHAW was born in this precinct and county on June 10, 1820; he
is the only living one of three children born to Cornelius and Nancy (Kent)
Crenshaw.  The parents were natives of Halifax County, Va., and emigrated
to this county in 1819.  The father soon after his arrival here purchased
about 440 acres at $5 per acre (the land now forms part of the farmed owned
by subject), and there resided until his death.  In his life time he was a
consistent church member, having been at first identified with the United
Baptist denomination, afterward with the Christian Church, to which he
belonged at the time of his death.  He was a soldier in the war of 1812,
having gone out in a Virginia company; he was stationed at Norfolk and was
an officer in the ranks.  Our subject at the age of twenty-five assumed
control of the home farm for his father, and continued the management of
it until the latter's death.  He inherited his father's estate of about
440 acres, which he has since increased to about 1,000 acres.  Of this
there are about 600 acres in cultivation.  He also does something in
stock-raising, handling about 100 head yearly.  In farming he make nothing
a specialty, but raises all the cereals and also tobacco.  Mr. Crenshaw was
married in this county on September 22, 1840, to Miss Eliza Ann Greenwade.
This lady was a daughter of John and Annie (Thomas) Greenwade, the father
being a native of Maryland, the mother of Bourbon County, Ky.  This lady
was born in Trigg County in 1823, and to her were born eight children,
seven of whom are living, viz.: Elizabeth R., wife of Thomas Cochran; Susan
B., wife of Henry Richards; Malcolm B.; Nancy E., wife of E. M. Jones;
Thomas E., Robert C. in Christian County, and Millard F., in Hopkinsville.
Her death occurred on December 30, 1858, and Mr. Crenshaw was married on
May 17, 1860, to Miss Cynthia A. Carland, a daughter of Hugh and Nancy
(Richards) Carland.  The father was a native of Pennsylvania, the mother
of Maryland.  Both lived and died in New Brighton, Penn.  Mrs. Crenshaw's
ancestors were of a patriotic stock.  Two of her greatuncles were soldiers
in the Revolution, and were killed at the battle of Bunker Hill, and her
maternal grandfather was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was killed at
the battle of Chippewa.  Mrs. Crenshaw was born in Sharon, Penn., on
December 30, 1830, and is the mother of one child--Hugh C.  Most of Mr.
Crenshaw's life has been spent in farming; he has, however, devoted some
attention to merchandising, and has also dealt some in commission
business.  In politics Mr. Crenshaw was first an old line Whig, during the
war a Union man, and since that time he has been identified with the
Democratic party.  Mr. and Mrs. Crenshaw and family are members of the
Christian Church.

Crenshaw Kent Greenwade Thomas Cochran Richards Jones Carland
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Christian-KY Bourbon-KY Halifax-VA MD PA

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