Exerpt from History of Shawnee County, Kansas and Representative Citizens by James L King III
Richard Disney, who died Oct 20, 1902, was one of the leding farmers and highly respected men of Monmouth townships, Shawnee County, for many years and was one of the early settlers, coming in 1856. He was born Jun 7, 1824, in Maryland, and was the son of Mordecai and Axium Disney.
The parents of Mr. Disney were farming people. They had a large family consisting of eight sons and two daughters, the only two to come to Kansas being our subject and his brother William, all are now deceased, Richard, theeldest, being the last to pass away.
From Maryland, Richard went with his parents to Ohio and thence to Henderson County, Illinois, being about 15 years old at this time. He lived in Illinois until a1856, when he came to Shawnee County, both he and his brother William preempting land there and living together. He started with one quarter-section but at the time of his death owned 362 1/2 acres, in one body and also other tracts. He was a large cattleman and was accustomed to winter 100 head.
