D. H. CREWS, Webster County, was born January 17, 1840, in Henderson, now Webster County, Ky. He is a son of Williamson and Margaret (Marks) Crews. Both parents were natives of Virginia, and immigrated to Kentucky in 1811. The father engaged in farming, and for many years was a minister of the Baptist Church. He died in April, 1880, aged eighty-seven. Subject's mother died in 1880, aged eighty-four. D. H., at the age of twenty-one, bought 100 acres of land and engaged in farming; he added at different times other lands, and owned as high as 600 acres. In 1880, he disposed of his land and engaged in merchandising at Poole's Mill, where he has since been doing an extensive business. Mr. Crews was married in 1861 to Matilda J. Liles, of Webster County. They are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Crews is a member of the Masonic fraternity. From 1869 to 1875 he held the office of magistrate.
Source: J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin, & G. C. Kniffin. Kentucky. A History of the State. Louisville, KY, Chicago, IL: Battey, 1885. Page 1031.