"A HISTORY OF THE DAVIESS-McLEAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION IN KENTUCKY, 
1844-1943" by Wendell H. Rone.  Probably published in 1944 by 
Messenger Job Printing Co., Inc., Owensboro, Kentucky, p. 473.
Used by permission.  [Daviess]

DEACON EMISON SHAW:  This beloved brother was for many years an 
outstanding leader in the Pleasant Grove Church.  He was born in 
Henderson County, Kentucky, on December 6, 1851, and came to Daviess 
County with his parents in 1852, and lived the remainder of his 
earthly life near Sorgho.
	He married Miss Elizabeth Stowers on May 5, 1879, and one son, 
William F., blessed this union.  The son was for twenty years the 
Clerk of the Pleasant Grove Church.  His father likewise served in 
this same office in the years 1879-1912.  The son served in the 
period 1919-1939.  The elder Shaw served the Pleasant Grove Church in 
the office of deacon and was a messenger to the Association on 
numerous occasions during his lifetime.
	He received his education from Rockville University in Maryland 
and the University of Kentucky at Lexington.  Mr. Shaw died on June 
13, 1926 and Mrs. Shaw on March 4, 1929.  Their only son still 
lives on the home-place.  Mr. Shaw was a model Christian and served 
his generation well.

Shaw Stowers
=
Henderson MD Fayette

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