- WILLIAM S. JEFFRIS, cashier of the Merchants' and Mechanics'
Savings Bank of Janesville,
- Wis., and a son of David and Grace (MOUAT) JEFFRIS, is a
native of this city and was born on the 14th day of March, 1857.
His father is a prominent business man and an early settler of
Janesville. Our subject received his primary education in the
public schools of his native city, but became a student of Beloit
College and graduated in the class of 1879. He taught the Portage
City high school one year and traveled the same length of time,
after which he entered the Merchants' and Mechanics' Savings
Bank of Janesville as bookkeeper, which position he held for
three years, following which he was in business at Ree Heights,
Dakota, a short time, and then returned to Janesville. In July,
1883, he was chosen cashier of the bank, which position he has
held continually since. In 1884 and 1885 he and his brother erected
the block on the north side of Milwaukee street at the west end
of the bridge, known as the Jeffris' block, the lower front of
which is occupied by the Merchants' and Mechanics' Savings Bank.
The building is twenty-four feet front on Milwaukee street and
108 feet deep, being three stories high and substantially built
of brick and stone. The Knights of Pythias occupy a section of
this building as a lodge room, while the bank, printing offices
and law offices complete the occupancy of the building.
- Mr. JEFFRIS was married on the 17th day of October, 1888,
to Miss Jeannette E. BALDWIN,
- daughter of the Rev. C. C. BALDWIN of Oberlin, Ohio. Mrs.
JEFFRIS was born in Ohio and is a graduate of Oberlin College,
of the class of 1886. Mr. JEFFRIS and his wife are members of
the Congregational Church of Janesville. He is also a member
of the society known as the Caledonians, and is a Republican
in politics. As a business man he is known to be exact and conservative,
and in the discharge of his duties as cashier of the bank for
the past six years, he has shown himself to be competent and
faithful.
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- Taken from "The Portrait and Biographical Album of
Rock County, Wis." (c)1889, pp. 290-291.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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