KIRKPATRICK, A. D. and Ellen Jane – Probably living on Section 4 in Kansas Twp. in 1856 when they sold some of that land.

KIRKPATRICK, Samuel Sr. – Born in Virginia in 1806 and came to Woodford County in 1831, and to the NW 1/4 of Section 19 in Kansas Twp. in 1832, near which he eventually owned 600 acres. He served in the Black Hawk War in 1832 and was on a Bowling Green election board in 1841 when the County was formed. A son, Samuel Jr., was born in Kansas Twp. in 1850. The father died May 4, 1873.

KIRKPATRICK, Thomas and Mary C. – Believed living on Section 4 in Kansas Twp. in 1857 or before, when they sold some of the land.

KRING, Daniel and Lydia Frye (1837-1902) – Lived near Kappa at early unknown date.

KRUG, George Sr. – George was the son of Michael Krug who came with his father to Panola in January, 1857. He was born July 18, 1846 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and died January 25, 1923.

KRUG, Henry and Lena Foskule – Henry was born March 14, 1853 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, son of Michael Krug. He lived in Panola with his father in January, 1857. He died April 18, 1921 in Panola Twp.

KRUG, John – Son of Michael who came to Panola as an infant with his parents in January, 1857. He was born April 13, 1855 and died July 25, 1925.

KRUG, Michael and Katharine Benson – Michael was born in Bavaria, May 15, 1820 and died in Panola Twp., November 5, 1899 and is buried in Harper Cemetery. He came to America in 1849 and lived in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, moving to Panola, Illinois in January, 1857, where he handled the first pumping station for the Illinois Central. He built a little cabin east of the tower on Panther Creek's north branch, where he and his family lived. Later they owned the land just west of the I. C. tracks in Section 8. Michael and Katharine were the parents of Kate (Saltsman), George, Henry, John and Rosa (Longman).

KUNKLER, Frederick – Came from Pennsylvania to Woodford County in 1844 and settled on the W 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section 10 in Kansas Twp.

LAHR, Jacob and Wilhelmina – Jacob came from Germany, where he was born in 1822, and settled in Peoria at an unknown date. He moved to Gabetown in 1855 and ran a blacksmith shop there for a year or so, and moved into Secor when that town was established on the railroad in 1856. He became that town's first blacksmith, and built the second house in town. He died in Secor on February 27, 1880 and is buried in its cemetery.

LEARY, Martin O. – Received Illinois Central deed to Panola lots on April 1, 1858, and was an early resident there.

LEMON, John I. and Ann (wife) – Settled on the south edge of El Paso in 1865 as farmers. They were from Kentucky. Farmer City, Illinois GAR Post was named the "Lemon" Post because three of the four Lemon boys were lost in the Civil War.

LEWIS, Samuel G. – Lived in, Panola in 1854 as a storekeeper, a partner for a brief time with William Crosley. He was an early police magistrate there.

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