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BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY Source:  History of Peoria County, Illinois Chicago - Johnson & Company 1880   Peoria City Akron Brimfield Chillicothe Elmwood Hallock Hollis JUBILEE Kickapoo Limestone Logan Medina Milbrook Princeville Radnor Richwoods Rosefield Timber Trivoli Note:  The NAMES in 'CAPS' will have a biography.  All others do not have biographies available. JUBILEE TOWNSHIP NOTE:  Names with (*) next to them have longer description ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP QRST UVW XYZ   PAGE 768 Johnson, Wm., farmer, P. O. Brimfield Kalaan, John, farmer, P. O. Brimfield Kaelley, John, farmer, P. O. Kickapoo   *KEAHL, HERMAN, farmer, Sec. 34, P. O. Kickapoo, was born in Germany, Sept. 10, 1833.  Immigrated to America, Jan., 1856, landing in New York, where he remained for a few years.  Then he went to Peoria city, where he engaged in keeping store and peddling until 1874, when he located on his present farm of 160 acres, worth $4,500.  Was married in 1858 to Elizabeth Meyer, who was born in Prussia in 1831.  They have seven children:  Herman, John, Philip, William, Edward, Elizabeth and Henry.  Are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. ~Pg. 768   Kelley, P., farmer, P. O. Princeville   * KELSCH, NICHELAS Pg. 768   Kelsh, N., farmer, P. O. Kickapoo KELSTEAD, P, farmer, Sec. 17, P. O. Brimfield Kingdom, Jno., farmer, P. O. Robin's Nest Klein, Jno., farmer, P. O. Brimfield. Koch, Gen. farmer, P. O. Brimfield. KORTH, FREDERICK, father, P. O. Kickapoo.   Lamay, Wm., farmer, P. O. Dunlap Lannam, I. F., farmer, P. O. Brimfield Lawless, Margaret, farmer, P. O. Brimfield Lawrence, C. N., farmer, P. O. Princeville Lawrence, F. M. Letterman, D., farmer, P. O. Robin's Nest LETTERMAN, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 28, P. O. Brimfield Little, J. W., farmer, P. O. Princeville ...