In the year 1820, Charles Kitchen made a settlement in T. 12, R. 12, and is believed to have been the pioneer of this part of the township. He made some improvements on section 27, in the fall of the above year. He was afterward a Baptist minister, but was guilty of misconduct and left he county under a cloud.

With him came Lewis Roberts, who located also, upon section 27, where he resided many years. He was a native of North Carolina, born in 1797. In early youth he became a resident of Kentucky, where he was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Day. In 1820 he set out from Kentucky to Illinois in a covered wagon. He became quite prosperous, owning some 600 acres of land, and died here.