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 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY 803 buildings. He carries on general farming and stock raising, also dairying, for which purpose he keeps from fifteen to twenty cows. In November, 1904, he was married to Vina Hoff, daughter of Andrew and Jennie Hoff. They have two children: Conrad and Gernelia. Mr. Clementson is a Republican in his political views and has held his present office of town supervisor for five years. He is also clerk of the school board of his district. The family attends the Lutheran church. George W. Hayward, of Pine Island village, was born in Dorchestershire. England. September 23, 1835, son of Thomas and Mary (Watts) Hayward, natives of England, who are now deceased. George .AY. received his education in the common and higher schools of England, and at the age of nineteen he and his brother Gilis came to America and located at Pine Island town- ship April 25. 1855. He pre-empted 160 acres of land, which he broke and improved, and added later eighty acres more, carry- ing on general and diversified farming and stock raising. In 1889 he retired, rented his farm, and purchased a home in Pine Island village, where he now resides. Mr. Hayward has been married three times. In 1858 he was married to Lavina Rhein- hart, of Pine Island. Two children were born : Alfred Yv T ., of Pine Island, and Alice C, married Arthur Darknell, dealer in real estate in St. Maries, Idaho. In 1874 Mrs. Lavina Hayward died. In 1877 he married Sarah A. Marsh, native of England, by whom he had four children : Lavina B. is dead ; Bertram S. lives in Washington ; George I. is a civil engineer, now located at Liv- ingston, Mont., for the Northern Pacific railroad. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1906. Erie W. is dead. Mrs. Sarah Hayward died in December, 1889, and on February 24, 1892, Mr. Hayward was married to Mrs. Marion Morehouse, of Pine Island, widow of Capt. A. Morehouse, of Company H, Fifth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. Mrs. Hayward has one daughter, Georgia (Morehouse) Irish, of Wapalo, Wash. Mr. Hayward is a Democrat. He has served on the village council two terms, has been chairman and supervisor of the township and chairman of the school board. No less than five times he has crossed the Atlantic, visiting his old home in England. The family faith is that of the Episcopal church. R. J. Robinson, of Pine Island village, was born in Roscoe township, August 6, 1863, son of Thomas and Martha (Jackson) Robinson, natives of England, where they Avere married, and together they came to the United States in 1860 and engaged in farming in Roscoe township. The father died in March, 1896, and the mother the following August. R. J. Robinson was edu- cated in the common schools of the township and stayed at home until his parents' death, when he engaged in farming for him-