. Past and present of Will County, Illinois . rs presi-dent of this bank. The son was born September10, 1841, at Plainfield, Illinois, his parents beingGeorge and Dorothy Woodruff, pioneer residentsof Will county, who are mentioned elsewhere inthis work. His education completed, he enteredbusiness life at the age of twenty-three years, ascashier of the First National Bank of Joliet,filling that position until the death of his fatherin October, 1882, when he was elected presidentand remained at the head of the institution untilhis own demise on December 24, 1906. Thename of Woodruff has ever be
. Past and present of Will County, Illinois . rs presi-dent of this bank. The son was born September10, 1841, at Plainfield, Illinois, his parents beingGeorge and Dorothy Woodruff, pioneer residentsof Will county, who are mentioned elsewhere inthis work. His education completed, he enteredbusiness life at the age of twenty-three years, ascashier of the First National Bank of Joliet,filling that position until the death of his fatherin October, 1882, when he was elected presidentand remained at the head of the institution untilhis own demise on December 24, 1906. Thename of Woodruff has ever been synonymouswith honesty and uprightness in business and likehis father before him, Frederick Woodruff wasaccorded a prominent position in the regard of hiscontemporaries in business circles in Joliet. Hewas prompt in meeting all engagements, neverincurred an obligation he did not fill and wroughtalong lines of business integrity as well as the 30th of September, 1880, was celebratedthe marriage of Frederick W. Woodruff and Miss. ?^#^^^^J PAST AND PRESENT OF WILL COUNTY. 561 Nellie Davis, of Kockford, Illinois, who still sur-vives him. They have four children: George,Florence; Frederick and Gertrude. The fam-ily are well known socially m Joliet aud the oldestson is his fathers successor in the bank. CLIFTON WING JOBDAN. Clifton Wing Jordan, the subject of this sketch,is one of the best known life insurance men innorthern Illinois. In 1894 he became the generalagent of the Union Central Life Insurance Com-pany of Cincinnati, Ohio, having charge of the ter-ritory embraced in Will and Grundy counties. Hehas made a marked success of his business and hasbuilt up a large clientage among the heavy insur-ers in his district. Mr. Jordan was born on his fathers farm atWhite Willow, Kendall county, August 24, received his education from his mother andin the schools of Morris, Illinois. He started inbusiness with his father, who was a large dealerin agricultural im
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