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 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY 953 Fletcher, George, Geneva, Frances, John Matthews and Hauna live at home. The members of the family attend the Norwegian Methodist church. Mons S. Urevig is a man of considerable prominence in the community wherein he resides. He has been nine years chairman of the township of Leon, three years assessor, ten years notary public, eighteen years school clerk and justice of the peace since 1884. In 1876 he was one of the incorporators of the Leon Mu- tual Fire Insurance Company, and has since been one of its directors, also serving thirteen years as its treasurer, a position he still holds. He is a prominent member of the Norwegian Lutheran church and a contributor to its support, being a public spirited and progressive citizen in every respect. Mons S. Urevig was born in Norway. March 31, 1848, son of Sever and Martha (Stene) Urevig, the former of whom died in that country. In 1861 mother and son set out for America and settled in Columbia county, Wisconsin, for three and a half years. In 1864 they came to Goodhue county, and settled in Holden township. In 1872, Mr. Urevig came to Leon township, and for one year rented a farm. He then purchased his present place of 150 acres, thirty of which is timber land and the remainder plowed land. Here he carries on general farming and raises graded stock. Mr. Urevig was married in 1871 to Gertrude Flom, daughter of Ever Flom, a blacksmith, who spent his latter years in Holden town- ship. Mr. and Mrs. Urevig are the parents of six children : Sever lives in Goodhue township, this county; Edward farms in Mah- nomen county, Minnesota ; Martin is at home ; Minnie, who died in 1904, was married to J. A. Jacobson; Louise died June 28, 1909, and Mabel, wife of Peter Strom, is on a homestead in North Dakota. Mrs. Urevig died in November, 1903. G. V. Young is another of those men who were born and brought up in this county, and have since spent their days here. He first saw the light of day in Leon township, October 20, 1868. son of S. A. and Johanna (Johnson) Young, natives of Sweden, who came to Illinois in the early days, and after staying there for a time came up the river by boat to Red Wing. The father worked in the woods for a while and then homesteaded land in Leon township. Aside from farming, he engaged in the real estate business, and at one time was the possessor of 1,280 acres in this county and 160 in Blue Earth county, this state. He died in 1899, his wife having passed away in 1889. G. V. Young was brought up on the farm, attended the public schools (and also attended school at Northfield and a business college at Red Wing), afterward taking up farming. He now owns 215 acres of good land, upon which he carries on general farming and stock raising. A Republican in politics, he has served on the