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M. B. SHAW, Fulton County, was born May 1, 1843, in Fulton County, and is a son of John and Eliza (Moody) Shaw, the father a native of Virginia, and the mother a native of Kentucky. His ancestors on father’s side were of Scotch descent, mother’s side English descent, and among the earliest pioneers of Kentucky, having settled in Shelby County, when that part of the State was one of the outskirts of civilization. The father of our subject explored that part of Kentucky bordering on the Mississippi River, in 1826, and located at Mills Point, now Hickman, some time during 1828. He served under Gen. Harrison in the Indian war of 1811, and gained some distinction as a scout in that campaign. He followed farming and was also a merchant in Hickman during the early days of its history. He was called to fill several official positions before the division of Hickman and Fulton Counties, and represented the county in 1845, in the State legislature. He died in 1861, aged seventy years. The mother died in 1852, at the age of forty years. They were the parents of nine children, subject being the fourth child. W. B. Shaw commenced life for himself as a farmer and trader, and by successful management found himself in possession of sufficient means to open a business house, which he did in 1882, taking in as a partner J. K. Muste. They opened a general grocery store, which is now one of the largest houses of its kind in the city, representing a capital of $10,000, and doing an annual business of $50,000. Mr. Shaw was married in February, 1873, to Miss Susie Simmons, of Fulton County. Mrs. Shaw died in 1875, aged nineteen years. He was next married, in 1877, to Mrs. Fannie B. Robinson, daughter of Thomas Buck of Hickman; to this union have been born two children: Mit and Len. Mr. Shaw is a member of the I. O. O. F., Masonic and K. of H. Lodges. Mrs. Shaw is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.