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NAAMAN D. SHAW, P. O. Russellville, a prominent young agriculturist of this township, was born in Eagle Township, Brown Co., Ohio, January 30, 1843. His grandfather, Antoinie Shaw, was a native of New York. He came to Brown County in its early history, locating in Jefferson, and subsequently in Franklin Township. His son, George W. Shaw, was born in Jefferson Township, and was a farmer through life. He married Isabell Leonard, a native of Brown County, who bore him eleven children, eight of whom are living, our subject being one of them. Mr. Shaw departed this life in November, 1870. His wife still survives him, and resides on the old homestead in Eagle Township. Naaman D. Shaw obtained a good education during his boyhood days, and when twenty-one years of age rented a farm in Pleasant Township, where he resided one year. He then removed to Jefferson Township, and a year later to the old homestead in Eagle Township, whereon he resided one year. He subsequently removed on two or three farms in different parts of Brown County, residing on that of Joseph Cochran, on the Russellville Pike, in Jefferson Township, for about seven years. He owns 100 acres of land in the south part of Franklin Township, on the Ripley and Arnheim Pike, and known as the “Polly Hewitt estate.” Mr. Shaw was united in marriage, February 13, 1869, to Rachel, daughter of Thomas Kendall, a prominent farmer of Jefferson Township. They have two children — Isadora and Gertie Maud. Mr. Shaw is Democratic in politics, and himself and wife are members of the Christian Church.