For four generations the small farm about three miles southwest of Medicine
  Lodge has been owned by Kinkaids. At this time it is jointly owned by Blanche
  and Donald B. Kinkaid. Their great grandparents, William and Nancy Kinkaid,
  lived on the farm in the late nineteenth century.
     One son, Thomas B. Kinkaid, was the next generation owner. After the death
  of his wife, Emma, he had the responsibility of rearing five children. He
  later married Ida McCoy, a teacher, who was a devoted step-mother. They had
  one son, Ralph, who still resides in Medicine Lodge. The only other surviving
  member of that family is Mrs. Besse Northrop of Jetmore, Kansas. One son, Louis
  B. Kinkaid, became the owner of the farm in the early years of the twentieth
  century.
     The original house was replaced by a bungalow type dwelling about 1915. 
  When the tornado of 1927 came roaring through from the southwest, the house
  and every other building except the smokehouse-toolshed was demolished. The
  Louis B. Kinkaids sought shelter in the cave under the small structure which
  survived. All escaped injury.
     The buildings were replaced after the tornado damage. On December 2, 1972,
  the nine room, story and a half residence built after the tornado was completely
  destroyed by an explosion, caused by a propane gas leak. No one was hurt. In the
  summer of 1973, Erple and Blanche replaced the residence again. This time it 
  is a double-wide mobile home made into a permanent structure.
     Maude Riggins Kinkaid, passed from this life August 30, 1962. Lou and his
  oldest son, Erple, continued to operate the farm until July 1966, when Lou
  died. Erple continued the farming operation until his death in July, 1976.
     Lou and Maude Kinkaid were the parents of three sons and one daughter. The
  youngest child, Roy, was lost when his plane went down at sea, during the last
  months of World War II. The other sons also served their country in World War
  II. Erple served in the European Theatre, and Don and Roy were in the Pacific
  area. The daughter, Blanche, has spent her adult life as an elementary teacher,
  a profession she chose at the age of five.
                 
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas,  pg. 261 
     Submitted by: Donald B. Kinkaid and Blanche Kinkaid