John David Kerfoot (July 1, 1835 – March 31, 1903) was an American politician, attorney, and businessman who served as the 15th mayor of Dallas from 1876 to 1877.

[1] The couple had eight children who were called May, Katherine, Randolf, Virginia, Ruth and Helen (twins), and Emily.

[4] When the American Civil War began, he returned to Virginia and enlisted in the Confederate States Army on August 24, 1861, at Camp Fairfax.

[6] Privately published by members of the family., 1948. The couple then moved to Dallas where Kerfoot opened a law practice with John M. Crockett.

Second, the offices of treasurer, engineer, and city attorney were no longer be elected by popular vote; they would be appointed.