Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County, Illinois; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

Chas. E. KERCHEVAL, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Joliet; was born in New Lenox, Will Co., 
Sept. 21, 1843; he is the son of the late Jas. C. KERCHEVAL, deceased, who was a native of 
Ohio, and immigrated to this State in 1830; he was a participant in the Mohawk war, and one 
of the first settlers in the State, Mr. Chas. KERCHEVAL was married April 29, 1868, to Miss 
Hattie A. FRAZER, who was born in Will Co., IL, Jan. 20, 1850. Mr. K. for the past ten years 
has, in addition to farming, given special attention to raising and breeding fancy swine; 
his present farm consists of eighty acres, valued at $6,000. He has also acted as School 
Trustee; held offices of Assessor and Township Collector.