Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

J. F. WILSON, Cashier Joliet Iron and Steel Works, Joliet; was born in the town of 
Canda, N. H., in 1846; in 1850, his father, George WILSON, came West to Illinois, 
and settled on a farm near the present village of Monee; in 1857, the family moved 
to Joliet; here, at the age of 14 years, J. F. began the work of life for himself 
in the capacity of clerk: he enjoyed the advantages of the city schools, and his 
early training in business life gave him those necessary qualifications which come 
to one only through the channels of personal experience, and which have so well 
qualified him for his position of trust and responsibility; in 1874, at the reopening 
and reorganization of the Iron and Steel Works, he was chosen to the position he now 
occupies.


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