Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County, Illinois; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

D. W. JUMP, physician and surgeon, Plainfield; the subject of this sketch was born in Huron 
Co., Ohio, Aug. 24, 1847. He married Miss Alice E. WATKINS Nov. 13, 1873; she was born in 
Plainfield, IL; they have one child - Clyde W. He lived in Ohio until September, 1871; his 
early days were passed on the farm at the age of 18, he began reading medicine during the 
summers and teaching school winters, continuing until 1869, when he attended the University 
of Michigan, graduating March 27, 1872; he then came to Plainfield and engaged in his 
profession. His parents, William H. and Mrs. Margaret RICHARDS JUMP, were natives of 
Maryland and New York, respectively; his mother lives in Ohio, where his father died 
Aug. 31, 1869.