came through in 1853, having patented the entire Section 21 on August 25, 1852. They built a home in 1853, hauling the lumber from Pekin, the first house nearer the El Paso future site than the Hibbs brothers to the south of them. As a farmer, he engaged in breeding pure bred shorthorns; helped organize the old El Paso Fair; served for years on its Board and as President in 1892-3. Children born to Cushing and Charlotte were: Albert C., Frank (died in 1952), Clara (Wadsworth), and six others. William C. was killed in an elevator accident in El Paso.

JONES, William and Elizabeth H. – William was the son of Charles Jones, Sr., born in 1819 and died in Kappa on April 7, 1856, a prominent young 36 year old land-owner, farmer, and Kappa sub-divider. Appointed first postmaster, he named the new R. R. town "MONTROSE" but the Central rejected the name, and called it Kappa. He and Elizabeth patented land in Section 7 of Panola Twp. on September 23, 1852, and purchased school land from the State in El Paso Twp., Section 16 on April 21, 1853. They purchased more land in Section 29 on August 27, 1855 and added "Jones Addition" to Kappa on November 27, 1855, expecting great growth of the town. The next year El Paso got the rail crossing and their hopes were shattered. Mr. Jones took ill and died the week those rails reached El Paso. He is not to be confused with a nephew of the same name who was later killed in an El Paso elevator accident.

KAMP, George L. and Susanna – George migrated from Berks County, Pennsylvania, to Woodford County in 1847, and was located in Greene Twp. in 1857, where he owned land in Section 22.

KEARFOTT, Henry and Jane – Henry was born September 19, 1821 and died October 17, 1890 in the Mackinaw River area where he and his wife had settled in 1852 or earlier. They are buried in the Hinthorn Cemetery.

KELLY, Michael – Worked for the I. C. R. R. in Panola in 1854 as "woodman" for the wood burning engines.

KERR, Dr. Samuel L. and Caroline H. (1831-1896) – Dr. Kerr was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, December 6, 1823, and died in El Paso on January 4, 1897. He moved to Kappa from Indiana in June of 1856 and to El Paso in 1857. He served on the purchasing committee in the establishing of Evergreen Cemetery. He lived on the site of the Wilkey Nursing Home at Grant and First Streets, and later in the residence now Parkside Apartments at 180 E. First Street. He was a Charter Member of the Presbyterian Church which he helped organize May 11, 1857. He served as Mayor of El Paso in 1886, and briefly as postmaster in 1896.

KETCHAM, Rev. F. and E. P. B. (wife) – A preacher in the Gabetown area (Greene Twp.) in 1859; probably before.

KINDELSBRYER, Jacob – Settled in Greene Twp. woods in 1833. He was German from Ohio.

KINDIG, Benjamin G. Jr. and Susan – Benjamin came to Woodford County from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1847. He later settled in the NE comer of Section 19, next to T. A. McCord, the 1831 pioneer.

KINDIG, David – Purchased the E 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 33, Panola Twp. on April 30, 1858 from Robert A. McClellan.

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