William Kilgore
William Kilgore, farmer, P.O. Plain City, was born in Canaan Township, January 26, 1823. He is a son of Thomas and Jane (Patterson) Kilgore, the former a native of Kentucky, and the latter of Virginia, both of Irish descent. His grandfather, William Patterson, was a Revolutionary soldier. Our subject's occupation is farming, and he owns 175 acres of land four miles south of Plain Ciyt, on the middle pike. He was Justice of the Peace three terms, Constable nine years, and also served as School Director. He was married, December 6, 1845, to Mary Boyd, a native of Washington County, Penn., born June 25, 1830, and a daughter of James and Martha (Millikin) Boyd, of Irish descent. Our subject is the father of four children, viz.: Martha, born September 23, 1850, wife of Samuel Francis; Eliza Jane, born October 27, 1853, wife of Charles Slyh; Etta, born 1857; and Willie B., born February 28, 1869.
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY - W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]