General Notes

Cause of Death:<CAUS> Cronic Brights Disease of Kidneys
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!1880 Census Johnson County Texas; E D 85, Page 352
1850 Census Autauga County Alabama; Page 1, Family 16
DOCTOR DAVID N SHROPSHIRE
The profession of the physician is one of the most important to whi
ch a m an can devote his attention, for besides calling into play the nobl
est tra its of his character, it operates in time of need in alleviating t
he pai ns and ailments to which the human body is heir.  Dr Shropshi
re is skill ed in his profession and in this capacity he has entered ma
ny of the hom es throughout this section of the country. He is a son of Gr
een Shropshir e, who was born in Georgia in 1812, but after a short reside
nce in Alaba ma he removed to Louisiana and in 1859 came to Texas and sett
led at Alvara do, at which time there were but three other families in t
he place. He re he remained two years, then moved on a farm about six mil
es southea st on Chambers Creek, where he remained until his death, whi
ch occurr ed in March 1862.  He enlisted in the Confederate Army in the ea
rly pa rt of the Civil War, in Company C of the Twelfth Texas, which was t
he fir st company that left the county. In 1862 he returned to his home a
nd di ed soon after. He was a farmer by occupation, a Democrat in politi
cs and h ad long been a member of the Baptist Church. In 1833 he was marri
ed to Mi ss Catherine Bates, a native of Alabama, who died in 1873, a daug
hter of D avid and Susan Bates, both natives of Georgia.
Mr and Mrs Shropshire were the parents of five children: Parilee (decea
se d) was the wife of John Barnes, also deceased; James M is a reside
nt of Ve rnon; Dr David N; John W of Johnson County; and Susan, the wi
fe of A T Jon es of Johnson County.  The paternal grandfather, Namon Shrop
shire, was a G eorgian, who moved to Alabama in an early day and about 18
48 to Texa s. He was married to Miss Patsy Perry, also a Georgian by birt
h. Dr Dav id N Shropshire was born in Alabama in 1842, and until the openi
ng of host ilities between the North and the South in 1861 he resided wi
th his parent s. He then enlisted in Company C, Twelfth Texas Regiment, a
nd was in a num ber of engagements and skirmishes, and at the close of t
he war was station ed near Brenham, this state. Upon his return to civil l
ife he turned his a ttention to farming and stock-raising, in additi
on to practicing his profe ssion, for which he had previously prepared him
self. He has a nicely impro ved and sell-stocked farm of 252 acres, and h
as 180 acres in an excelle nt state of cultivation. He is one of the well-
known physicians of the cou nty, and his practice reaches an annual s
um of from $1,500 to $2,000. H is medical education was acquired in Louisv
ille, Kentucky, graduating fr om Central University, in which instituti
on he made an excellent record f or himself.  He is a Democrat political
ly and socially belongs to the IO OF and the K of H.
On December 3, 1865, he was married to Miss Patience E Barnes, a daug
ht er of John and Martha Barnes, and by his most estimable wife is the fa
th er of the following named children: Martha, who died in infancy; Fan
ny w ho is teaching school; Ola died when fifteen years of age; Le
na is at scho ol in Cleburne; David N; John E; Lizzie; Grover; and a chi
ld that di ed in infancy that was the eldest of the family.  The Doctor a
nd his wi fe are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and h
is is now a S uperintendent of the Sabbath school and a Trustee of the chu
rch, and Scho ol Trustee. Their home is a hospitable and pleasant one, a
nd has become we ll-known for the gracious and kindly hospitality whi
ch is freely bestow ed upon their numerous friends by the Doctor and his w
ife.
History of Johnson County; pub 1892, page 446-447.
D.N. Shropshire applied for  a pension on 15 Feb 1915 when he was 70 yea r
s
of age and resided at Woodrow, Harding Co TX.  He said he was b