PATTON, Caleb L. and Orpha – Sold the W 1/2 of the NE 1/4 in Section 21, Greene Twp. to James Hammers on January 4, 1854.

PATTON, John L. and Louisa Livingston – John was the son of Samuel R. and Jane Hayes Patton, born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, February 29, 1836 thus he had an actual birthday only once each four years. He came by boat to Lacon, Illinois in 1851, and by team into Greene Twp., residing on Section 24. They lived for four years in Panola Twp., and had two children, Frank and Arthur. John was a Democrat and a Baptist.

PATTON, John M. – Relationship to other Pattons not known. He was living in the Gabetown area in 1852 when he died, and was buried in that cemetery.

PATTON, Samuel R. and Jane Haynes – Samuel was born in Pennsylvania in 1805; and came from Greene County, Pennsylvania to Illinois in 1851 to settle in Woodford County. He did not move onto the Greene Twp. home farm until 1853. He was the father of John L. Patton, who settled in Greene with his father, and of Judge George W. Patton, an infant in 1851, who served on the Circuit Court bench 1897 to about 1913.

PATTON, William and Cassy Ann – On August 13, 1854 purchased the W 1/2 of the SW 1/4, Section 28, El Paso Twp. from William North.

PAULEY, Edward – Came to Woodford County from England in 1849. When the prairie land opened up for settlement, he bought the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 26 where he settled around 1857. The Pauley School to the north, old No. 5, was named for him. Lawrence Guard lives on the farm today.

PEARCE, W. and A. (wife) – Lived near Kappa in the '50's. They have a daughter buried in Kappa Cemetery who died March 1, 1857.

PEARL, Sylvester – Listed as being from "Woodford County, Illinois." He may have lived in El Paso Twp. as early as December 26, 1851 when he purchased NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 19, El Paso Twp. His name appears often in early land transfers, and he possibly was a land promoter and dealer.

PEELER, Rev. Abner – A Christian preacher, and the teacher of Kansas Twp.'s first school in 1850, which was located near Zachary Brown's cabin. Two other schools were also built that year.

PEELER, John W. – John was born 12-6-41 and died 9-12-08. He is buried in the East White Oak Cemetery. He was probably the son of Rev. Abner Peeler, earliest teacher in Kansas Twp. (1850).

PFEISTER, Sebastian and Mary (April 27, 1829-October 9, 1890) – Sebastian was born February 10, 1822 and died on March 24, 1875. He came from Germany, and settled here at an early unknown date. Brother of Thomas, who dropped the letter "e."

PFISTER, Thomas and Mary Rall – Thomas was born in Hohenzollern, Germany, February 14, 1834 and came to America in 1851, taking out naturalization papers and voting for Buchanan in 1856. He worked as farm hand for the Ray family, then contracted to buy land on Section 24, El Paso Twp., and moved there from Greene. He sent to Germany for Miss Rall and they were married July 1, 1867 in the Catholic Church, El Paso. Children: John, Dorothy, Sebastian and Francis. They were grandparents of Lloyd, Mabel (Smith) Lester, Clarene and Florence. Thomas died October 23, 1916.

PFLEEGER, A., Phillip, Sr., Phillip, Jr. – This family came from Germany to Illinois in 1851 and farmed at an early date Section 25, El Paso Twp. Phillip, Sr. was a leader in our earliest German Evangelical Lutheran Church. They were instrumental in building the church at Central and Third Streets in 1864.

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