SENTIL, Andrew and Rosanna – Were living in Greene Twp. near Gabetown in 1859 or before. Andrew was born September 30, 1809 and died February 14, 1863. He is buried at Gabetown.

SHAFFER, Orlando and Anna Deval (Born December 25, 1835, died August 30, 1885.) – Orlando was born February 25, 1827 and died June 29, 1869. He moved from Washington, Illinois to El Paso Twp. in 1856. He purchased land from John Simpson in the NE corner of Section 28, El Paso Twp., which farm has been in possession of the Shaffer family ever since. He was the father of John Wilson Shaffer who died May 20, 1935.

SHARP, Dennis – I. C. R. R. employee who settled in Panola village in 1853.

SHAW, Oliver P. and Celinda C. – Came from Ohio in 1856 and settled near the center of Section 11 in Panola Twp. where Oliver finally owned 240 acres. A son died on the farm November 27, 1857 and was at first buried there, and later removed to the new Evergreen Cemetery as were many of these early dead. Oliver was a member of the early Panola Methodist Church board, when the meetings were held in the freight house there.

SHEPHERD, Henry – Born in Virginia on March 8, 1811 and died in Palestine Twp. May 4, 1865. He settled in Palestine Twp. in 1843. A son, Benjamin F., was born in Palestine in 1853.

SHICKENDANZ, George and Jacobina – Believed to have come from Germany in the early '50's. They purchased the SE 1/4 of Section 33 in Panola Twp. on September 15, 1856, and afterwards rented or sold to the Philip Blumenshines.

SHREVE, David – Active in the 1858 Methodist Church organization of the Panola Circuit. He was probably a brother of Israel Shreve (Mrs. Arthur Sutton of Long Island believes).

SHREVE, Israel and Rebecca Eggman Shreve – Israel was born March 29, 1834 and died August 1, 1893. Rebecca was born July 3, 1838 and died April, 1918. Israel was a native of Somerset, Ohio. He settled in Minier prior to 1855 and moved into El Paso about 1857 or 8. He was a Methodist churchman and Sunday School superintendent for many years. He was a descendant of Captain Henry Miller Shreve, credited with inventing the steam boat, and for whom Shreveport, Louisiana is named.

SHUR, Cyrus P. – Cyrus was born October 22, 1822 in Morrow County, Ohio, son of Jacob Shur. He was a cousin of Artemus O. Shur, an early El Paso banker. Cyrus became a Brigadier General, commanding the 3rd Brigade of the 15th Division just prior to, but not in the Civil War, in the Ohio National Guard before coming to El Paso. It was an elected position then. He was Mayor in 1875-6.

SIMPSON, John – Purchased part of the NW 1/4 of Section 28 on August 27, 1854.

SIMPSON, Robert and Mary – On November 22, 1851 purchased from Caleb Horn the E 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 28, El Paso Twp.

SINCLAIR, Hector – Came from New York City in 1856 and settled thereafter on 80 acres on the south side of Section 15, Palestine Twp.

SLANE, Elias Posten – An Irishman from Tyrone County who settled in Greene Twp. in 1853, but moved to Edwards Station in Peoria County in 1856. His daughter, Elizabeth Margaret Slane, married William Beale of Greene Twp., and became the mother of Irvin Beale.

SLATER, Jesse – Born in 1838 or 1839 in Petworth, England. Working around El Paso's first depot in 1859, he introduced Britain's Member of Parliament, Richard Cobden, to Major Louis Chlopicki, El Paso's early Polish exile and restaurant owner, on March 23, 1859. (See Cobden diary: London Museum.)

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