Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Vinson, A J 
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Author: Past and Present Will County IL; 1907

A. J. VINSON. The legal profession of Joliet finds a worthy representative in 
A. J. Vinson, who is engaged in practice in this city, having an office at 327 
Jefferson street. Mr. Vinson was born in Plainfield, Illinois, in 1867, a son 
of Thomas and Julia (Willard) Vinson, the former a native of Prince Edward 
Island, while the mother was born in Waterford, Wisconsin. The father came to 
Illinois in the '50s, at which time he settled on a farm in Wheatland 
township, Will county. Later he enlisted for service in the Civil war, 
becoming a members of the Eighth Illinois Cavalry, with which he served for 
three years. Returning home from the war, he then took up his abode on a farm 
in Will township, purchasing a tract of land, on which he made his home until 
1874. He then removed to Plainfield, where he continued agricultural pursuits 
until the time of his death, which occurred in 1890. The mother still 
survives. There are three children of this marriage, all of whom reside in 
Will county. A. J. Vinson, whose name introduces this record, was educated in 
the public schools of his native city and he also attended Jennings Seminary 
at Aurora in 1888. Deciding to take up the study of law, he prepared for his 
profession in Ann Arbor, Michigan, being admitted to the bar in 1894. He 
located for practice at Joliet, and now has a well equipped office at No. 327 
Jefferson street. Mr. Vinson is thoroughly conversant with the principles of 
jurisprudence and has built up a large and lucrative clientage. He stands 
today as one of the leading representatives of the legal profession in Will 
county and his success is well merited, having come to him through close 
application and unfaltering industry. In addition to practicing in the courts 
of Will county, Mr. Vinson is also filling the position of village attorney at 
Plainfield and is also a notary public. Mr. Vinson was married at Lansing, 
Michigan, September 1, 1906, to Miss Grace Ferle, a native of that city, where 
she was supervisor of music in the public schools. She is a lady of superior 
musical talent and during her brief residence in this city has won many 
friends. Mr. Vinson gives his political support to the republican party, while 
his fraternal relations are with the Knights of Pythias. 

Additional Comments:
PAST AND PRESENT OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS By W. W. Stevens President of the 
Will County Pioneers Association; Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1907

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