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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

James WHITTEN, Cashier of the First National Bank, Wilmington; born in Canada May 2, 
1829, and is a son of Andrew and Janet (MCPHEE) WHITTEN, both natives of Scotland, 
the former born Jan. 12, 1801, and the latter Dec. 13, 1803; they left Scotland May 
21, 1821, and located to Canada the same year; the removal of the family to Illinois 
was in 1838, locating first in Dresden, Grundy Co., thence to Wilmington in 1841; 
the subject of this sketch, together with his brother, John WHITTEN, J. W. STEWART, 
and others from this place, made the overland trip to California; they were afterward 
joined by a company from Joliet, but became separated from both the Wilmington and 
Joliet companies, making the last four to six weeks of the journey alone, reaching 
the Pacific Slope in 1850; he spent about two years in the mining districts of 
California, before his return; for several years he was engaged in merchandising 
and farming prior to the opening of the First National Bank of Wilmington, which 
was organized in 1863, and commenced business the following year, at which time 
he became Cashier, and has since held the position. Owns 680 acres of coal lands, 
valued at $68,000; 500 acres of farmlands, valued at $30,000, and city property 
valued at $20,000.


Additional Comments:
HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.