JOHN KINCAID, farmer, and stock-raiser; P.O. Sweetwater; is the son of John Kennedy Kincaid, one of Menard Co., 's most prominent and influential men; he was born in Menard Co. July 9, 1848, and assisted his father on the farm until his marriage with Miss Ella J. Culver, which occurred Feb. 20, 1878; she was born in Menard Co. July 31, 1849; she is the daughter of John S. and Elizabeth (Brasfield) Culver, both of whom are now dead; the former died in 1874, and the latter in 1872; they were among the early settlers of Menard Co. Our subject owns 217 acres of nicely improved land; is a stanch Republican in politics, and a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church, as is his wife.