DOWN, John and Anne Bailey (1841-1923) – John was an Englishman, who came into Woodford County in 1849 when 12 years old, and later settled on the N 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 36 in southeastern Panola Twp. He was born November 21, 1837 and died May 1, 1920. Children of John and Anne were: Minnie (Reed), Flora (Schofield), Louella (Biebes) and Alice (Yambert).
DUNHAM, Rev. John – Lived in the Kansas-Montgomery area as early as 1838. He was a circuit riding preacher.
DYE, James – A Virginian, who settled in Panola Twp. in the spring of 1855, when there were only 16 settlers there. He opened Panola's first lumber yard, and most all Panola's first homes were supplied from it. James was Panola Twp.'s first road boss.
ECKLES, Rev. John P. and Minerva (1809-1849) – Rev. Eckles was one of the early preachers along the Mackinaw River. He and his wife, Minerva, buried a child in Messer's Cemetery, which died October 26, 1848.
ELLIS, John and Mary Render – Both from England, she from Yorkshire. He was born November 6, 1816. They were in Palestine Twp. probably before 1857 when he owned the NW 1/4 of Section 14. He was later a grain dealer in El Paso. John was a Republican and Methodist. There were eight children born to John and Mary, one of whom was Mary (Hitch), who as a young girl waited on Lincoln and other 8th Circuit lawyers at the Denman House in Bowling Green where she was employed.
ELLIS, William – Born September 4, 1836 and died September 26, 1872. He was mustered in the army from El Paso on September 26, 1861 and discharged November 3, 1864. He is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery.
ENGEL, Christian and Magdalena Donner – Christian was born in Alsace in 1830, and died in Panola Twp. December 6, 1907. He was the son of Joseph Engel, who may have lived with his son in later life. Christian Engel came to Worth Twp. in 1836 with his parents, one of the earliest there. He bought the E 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 3 in Panola Twp. on November 21, 1854, and was living there by 1856. Ten children survived. He was a Democrat. He is not to be confused with another pioneer of the same name in Montgomery Twp.
EVANS, J. E., EVANS, John C. – Came to Panola Township and settled on rented land on Section 32 in 1856 along with Robert J. Evans, Sr. They were probably brothers.
EVANS, Robert J. Sr. and Nancy C. Gregg – Robert was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, June 11, 1817 and came to Woodford County, Illinois in 1855 and to Panola Twp. in 1856, living just east of the new I. C. R. R. at the north edge of Section 32. He died July 20, 1893. Robert and Nancy were the parents of Lewis K. and Robert J. Evans, Jr. and grandfather of Mack and Leslie Evans of Chicago. A child which died in July, 1857, was one of the several "transfer" burials in Evergreen Cemetery, organized in 1859. George and Walter Evans (see Chapter 17) are also grandsons.
EVERETT, Rev. W. – Believed serving a Kappa church in the late '50's. He died there April 12, 1861. He is buried in the Kappa Cemetery.
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