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 804 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY self. He was married in 1897 to Mary B. Hay ward, who was also born in Roseoe township, daughter of Gilis and Priseilla (Dun- ford) Hay ward, also natives of England. She was a graduate of the Pine Island high school, and taught for a number of years. He purchased 253 acres of land in Pine Island township, where they moved in 1900. He also has thirty-eight acres in Roseoe township and a fruit farm in Ken wick, Benton county, Wash- ington. He carries on general farming, dairying, stock and poul- try raising. They have an elegant brick home, and all the out- buildings are good, Mr. Robinson having made all the improve- ments on the buildings and land. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson have four children: Cora B.. Roy H., Ruth P.. and Violet P. Their h'oirie is inside the corporate limits of the village, and Mr. Robin- sou is a member of the village school board and secretary of the Farmers' Creamery Company. The family attends the Episcopal church. In politics Mr. Robinson is a Republican. Luther B. Hudson, of Pine Island village, was born in New York in the town of Springwater, May 14, 1827, son of Joel and Sarah (Hover) Hudson, natives of New York state. The mother died February 28. 1874, and the father November 23, 1892. Luther B. received his education in the public schools and worked on the farm until 1856, then he left the home in New York and emigrated west. He came to Pine Island and purchased 240 acres of land, which he broke, cleared and cultivated, carrying on a general line of farming and stock raising. In 186(3 he sold this farm, bought another of 160 acres in the same township, moved to the village of Pine Island and has lived there ever since. He and his wife have celebrated their silver and golden weddings in the same house and had 103 guests at the golden wedding. Mr. Hudson was married April 4, 1859, to Mary Ann Freeman, of Montvill, Madina county, Ohio, daughter of Reuben and Lydia Ann (Denton) Freeman, natives of New York state. The father was a farmer and came west with the family from Ohio to Garna- villo, Clayton county, Iowa, lived there four years, then moved to Minnesota in 1854, where he owned half a section of land. He was a magnetic healer and lived and practiced about twenty years in Minneapolis. He built up a very large practice. He died June 7, 1887, and the mother died April 25, 1865. Five chil- dren blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Hudson : Frank R., born July 19, 1861, is now a barber of Chicago; "Willie A., born August 7, 1865, is a farmer; Lillie, born September 3. 1871, died in in- fancy; Lydia May, born October 24, 1871, adopted child, died July 6, 1876 ; Joel was born November 5, 1873, and died January 31, 1874; Calnod B. was born February 9, 1877, and died Janu- ary 30, 1880. Mr. Hudson is a Republican and has been road-