Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. ************************************************ File contributed for use by: Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Author: History of Will County IL, 1878 William DAVIDSON, Joliet; born in county of Cumberland, England, Oct. 28, 1851, where he lived until 22 years of age, when he came to America; be first located in Connecticut, and from, there to Kankakee, IL, in 1850, where he resided four years; then to Joliet in 1854, where he engaged in the quarry business, which he has continued to the present time; he owns what is known as Davidson's Quarry, located one mile southwest of Joliet, on the C., R. I. & P. R. R. Additional Comments: HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.