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 HISTORI OF GOODHUE ( 01 TY 823 storj of his early experiences is told in the general history of this inw nsliip. In 1882 he buill a ae-w home, commodious and well furnished. Here he lived until his death, May L5, 1!H>4. lit- served Hi' township as chairman, as supervisor and as a member of the school board. Be was also deeply interested in the Norwegian Lutheran Church, of which he was Tor many years trustee. Mr. Peterson was married March 19, 1859, at Red Wing, to Hilda L. Swenson, horn in Smaaland, Jonkjoping, Len Sand- josochen, Sweden, February 7. 1838. She came to America with her mother in 1850 and located in Rockford, 111., whore she re- mained until coming to Minneola in 1856. Her father, Swen Swenson, died in Sweden in 1843, and her mother. .Marie Jonas, died in Roekford in 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson were blessed With the following children: Caroline, horn July 26, 1860, is now Mrs. Kyllo, of Red Wing. .Matilda, horn September 28, 1862, is the widow of Xels Ostedahl, and is engaged in the millinery business in Zumbrota. Charlotte, born July 8, 1866, died March 21,1867. John A., horn February 18, 1868, died in 1875. William I-]., born April 27. 1870. Charlotte .1., born December 11, 1872, is married to Olaf Xordvold, a farmer. Carl A., born November 19, 187"). lives on the old homestead and manages the farm. Clara A., born April 22, 1879, is a music teacher and lives at home. Mr. Peterson Avas a good man in every respect, and was accorded that honor and respect which he so richly deserved. Ole A. Lexvold was horn in Minneola, in which township he still resides, July 11, 1869, son of Andrew Lexvold. His early years were spent in Minneola, where he attended the public school, worked on his father's farm, assisting' him in carrying on general farming until going to North Dakota, where he filed on a homestead of 160 acres, on which he lived five years. He also pur- chased two and one-fourth sections of good farm land in Towner county. He then sold most of this land and returning to Minne- ola township in 1902 purchased 160 acres in section 9. To this he added ninety acres in section 15, where he now conducts gen- eral farming operations, raising the usual crops, breeding live stock and meeting with considerable success. By his wife, Sophie Hastad, born March 18, 1871, daughter of L. J. and Kristine (Romo) Hastad, he has eight children — Arthur L., born March 17, 1897; Sidney, born January 8, 1899; Getha C, born August 13, 1900, and died April 21, 1904; Orla S., bom April 26, 1902; Viola, born December 10, 1903, and died April 29, 1904; Getha TV., born June 13, 1905 ; Ruth, born October 10, 1907, and George K., born April 18, 1909. The family attend the Lutheran Church. Mr. Lexvold is a Republican in his political views, but has never sought public office. He is a good citizen, a hard worker and an honorable man.