Biographies:   Clint Howard WILSON, Vance Creek Township, Barron Co., WI 

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Clint Howard Wilson, public official, agriculturist and merchant, who has a
prosperous store at Reeve, and a fertile farm in section 21, Vance Creek
Township, was born at Waterville, Minnesota, March 24, 1880, the son of
Andrew and Hannah (Homer) Wilson, who came to that county in the late fifties 
and settled on a tract of wild land, living first in a sod house, then in a 
log cabin, and finally in a frame dwelling, where Clint H., the youngest of
three children, was born. He attended the public schools of his neighborhood,
took courses in the Faribault High School, and for three years taught rural
school. As a young man he operated the home farm for several years. In 1908 
he came to Barron County and purchased a tract of eighty acres of partly 
improved land in section 21, Vance Creek Township. He has built up a good set 
of buildings and has increased his holdings to 200 acres. Here he 
successfully carries on general farming and dairying on an extensive scale. 
Oct. 1, 1920 he bought the store at Reeve, which he now conducts. He is an 
excellent business man and his fair dealing and genial temperament has 
commended itself to the patrons for miles around. In 1913 he was elected town 
clerk, a position he has since continued to hold with credit to himself and 
to the satisfaction of his constituents. He has also done good work as clerk 
of his school district. He is a stockholder in the Farmers' Creamery at Reeve. 
Fraternally he associates with the Modern Woodmen of America. Mr. Wilson is 
a fine type of the Wisconsin citizen. Energetic and progressive, with a faith 
in the future of the county, he is taking his share in everything that he 
believes to be good and worthy, he is one of the real leaders among his 
fellows, and he is liked and respected by all. He has just completed a fine 
modern bungalow residence at Reeve, which is cheery and bright, as well as
an asset to the appearance of the little hamlet. He was married at Waterville,
Minn., Nov. 25, 1903, to Helen Stavemaugh, who was born at Waterville, Minn., 
on Nov. 21, 1884, the daughter of Samuel and Henrietta Stavemaugh. This union 
has been blessed with four children: Florence, born in Waterville, Minn., and
Ralph, June and Arthur, born in Vance Creek Township.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co.,
1922, pg. 494.