Grundy-Will-Kendall County IL Archives Biographies.....Jordan, William A July 17, 1829 - 
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Author: "History of Grundy County, Illinois", 1882

WILLIAM A. JORDAN, Postmaster and dealer in agricultural implements, Morris, 
was born at Hudson, Columbia Co., N. Y., July 17, 1829, son of Allen JORDAN, a 
prominent lawyer of that place, who was born February 3, 1798. He came to 
Illinois with his family in May, 1847, and settled at Plainfield, Will County; 
from there came to Kendall County, and after spending quite a number of years 
in that county, he again returned to Will County, where he now resides. His 
first wife, Catharine DAYTON, who was the mother of our subject, was born in 
Rhode Island about 1808, and died in February, 1834, at Hudson, N. Y. There 
were but two children by the first wife - subject and one sister; she was born 
in 1831, and died in 1838. Subject was educated at the Hudson Academy. He 
began life as a farmer in Kendall County, Ill., in 1848, continuing in this 
till about 1865; then sold his farm and engaged in the agricultural implement 
business at Minooka, Grundy County, where he carried on a very large trade in 
this line for a quite a number of years. He came from Minooka to Morris in the 
fall of 1870, and resumed the agricultural business, and is running the 
leading business in that line at this place, known as the Grundy County 
Agricultural Warehouse. He was a member of the Board of Education for several 
years. Was appointed Postmaster at Morris January 19, 1882, by President 
ARTHUR, a position he now fills very acceptably. He is Republican in politics. 
Is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He was married, November 1, 1853, at 
Ottawa, La Salle Co., Ill., to Annie E. WING, daughter of Capt. Clifton WING, 
of Sandwich, Mass. She was born January 26, 1834. They have had seven children 
born to them, only four of whom are living - two sons - Clifton and Frank, and 
two daughters - Kate and Annie.

[Source: "History of Grundy County, Illinois", Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., 
Historical Publishers, Lake Side Building, 1882]

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