Clement, Embret E. 1845 - 1931

CLEMENT, ENGEBRETSON, CLEMENTSON, EGGE, VISTE

Posted By: Bill Waters (email)
Date: 4/19/2014 at 11:26:04

EMBRET E. CLEMENT

One of the foremost agriculturists of Springfield Township, Winneshiek County, Embret E. Clement owns a valuable farm of one hundred and ninety-six acres on section 1 and has also distinguished himself in official township positions, rendering valuable services to his community. A native of Wisconsin, he was born August 22, 1845, and is a son of Eric and Gurie (Engebretson) Clementson, natives of Norway. The father upon coming to this country located in Wisconsin, where he bought eighty acres of land near Muskego lake and spent nine years in the operation of the same. He then sold out and removed to Winneshiek County, Iowa, where he bought one hundred and sixty acres of land in Springfield Township and devoted himself to the task of clearing and improving this property. He later acquired an additional forty acres adjoining and continued in the operation of his farm for the remainder of his life. The year of his birth was 1801 and he passed away in 1898, being over ninety-six years of age at the time of his demise. The mother, who was born in 1802, died in 1870 at the age of sixty-eight.

Embret E. Clement was but five years of age when his parents removed to Winneshiek County and received his education in the district schools near his father's farm and Breckenridge Institute in Decorah. He always remained on the home farm and from his father learned thorough methods of agriculture, becoming early acquainted with farm work. In 1892 he purchased the home place and has ever since operated the same, its area being one hundred and ninety-six acres and the exact location in the southwest quarter of section 1, Springfield Township. Mr. Clement has made valuable improvements since taking charge, has erected substantial buildings and installed such machinery as is considered indispensable to intensive farming as it is understood today. Success has attended his labors and his farm now presents an aspect of prosperity.

In July, 1869, Mr. Clement was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Egge, daughter of Anders and Helene Egge, natives of Norway, who left the land of their birth for America, the father successfully following agricultural pursuits in Frankville Township. Mr. and Mrs. Clement became the parents of four children: Eric, an agriculturist of South Dakota; Lena, the wife of John Viste, who farms in Frankville Township; Edgar, who operates his father's farm; and Elizabeth, who passed away in 1888.

As prosperity has come to him Mr. Clement has made judicious investments and is a stockholder today in the Nordness Creamery Company, the Nordness Telephone Company and the Farmers Hog Company of Decorah. He gives his political adherence to the Republican Party, ever upholding the candidates and measures of that organization, and has efficiently served as township clerk, township assessor and also as road supervisor. His religious faith is that of the Lutheran church and the Christian principles to which he gives his adherence permeate his everyday actions. He is public-spirited and progressive, combining the sturdy qualities of a sturdy race with American enterprise and aggressive-ness, and the success that has come to him is highly merited. Not only has he brought about his individual prosperity but has been a serviceable factor in the agricultural growth of his locality, in the up building of which he has participated to a laudable extent. He is therefore highly respected and esteemed and receives in full measure the confidence and good-will of all who know him.

Source: History of Winneshiek County, Iowa Vol. II Chicago the S. J. Clark publishing Company 1913

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