Willard Ives
Willard Ives was born in the town of Watertown, New York on July 7, 1806 on the farm owned by his father, Titus Ives. Ives went to public schools in the Watertown City School District as a boy, and he also studied in Belleville and at an academy in Loweville.  In 1840, he became a director in the Bank of Watertown, and later in 1840 he became the president of the bank.