Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Woodruff, Frederick W 
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Author: Past and Present of Will County, IL; 1907

FREDERICK W. WOODRUFF. The name of Woodruff is inseparably connected with the 
history of Will county, especially in financial circles. One of the oldest 
banking institutions of the city owes its existence to George Woodruff, father 
of Frederick, who was for many years president of this bank. The son was born 
September 10, 1841, at Plainfield, Illinois, his parents being George and 
Dorothy Woodruff, pioneer residents of Will county, who are mentioned 
elsewhere in this work. His education completed, he entered business life at 
the age of twenty-three years, as cashier of the First National Bank of 
Joliet, filling that position until the death of his father in October, 1882, 
when he was elected president and remained at the head of the institution 
until his own demise on December 24, 1906. The name of Woodruff has ever been 
synonymous with honesty and uprightness in business and like his father before 
him, Frederick Woodruff was accorded a prominent position in the regard of his 
contemporaries in business circles in Joliet. He was prompt in meeting all 
engagements, never incurred an obligation he did not fill and wrought along 
lines of business integrity as well as activity. On the 30th of September, 
1880, was celebrated the marriage of Frederick W. Woodruff and Miss Nellie 
Davis, of Rockford, Illinois, who still survives him. They have four children: 
George; Florence; Frederick W.; and Gertrude. The family are well known 
socially in Joliet and the oldest son is his father's successor in the bank. 

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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