Joseph Clement was an early merchant of Royalton, We cannot give the date of his coming. He brought his family to Royalton from New Jersey, of which state he was a native.
His sons were Charles, Joseph W. and Wm. L.
A daughter married George Creed, Sr., and after the death of Creed she married James M. Pratt.
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William L. Clement, a son-in-law of Valentine Reber, was a merchant for many years in Royalton and did a thriving business. This was between the years 1840 and 1880.
His second wife was a daughter of Dr. Reber, of Brandon, Miss., a niece of his first wife.