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 684 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY of Alma, Wis., the daughter of Martin F. Wohlwend and Mar- garet (Knoblonch) Wehlwend, natives of Germany who came to America and located at Keokuk, la. In 1860 they went to Alma, Wis., and from that place, in 1865, the father enlisted in the Union army, serving until the end of the conflict. He then re- turned to Alma and took up his trade as stone mason, following same until his death in October, 1894. His wife died in February, 1897. To Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have been born eight children. Charles W.. born September 3, 1882, is now at La Grande, Ore. George E. was born July 6, 1885; Lillian E., April 29, 1888; Forrest M., .January 6, 1890; Alma P., May 8, 1892; Walter L., December 29, 1894 (died August 27, 1899) ; Lincoln L., December 20, 1897, and Eva M., March 22, 1902. All except Charles W. are at home. Mrs. Ellen M. (Cornell) Warren, the pioneer dressmaker of Red Wing, is a native of Spring Arbor. Mich., born on May day, in 1844. Her parents, James and Lucinda (Crowl) Cornell, were natives of New York state, and came of old New York state stock. After the death of the father at Spring Arbor, Mich., the mother married S. W. Roberts, of that place. The family came to Red Wing in 1862, and Mr. Roberts engaged in draying and teaming, being also a veterinary surgeon of much skill. In 1888 .Mr. and Mrs. Roberts went to Ellsworth, Wis., and there Mr. Roberts practiced his profession until his death, February 22. 1892. Shortly after coming here with her parents, Ellen, as she was then called by her friends, opened a dressmaking estab- lishment with her mother. This was a great innovation in a community where heretofore the women had done their own sew- ing, or else had their "best dresses*' made in St. Paul. July 19, 1863, Ellen .M. Cornell married Edwin F. Gaylord, of this city. ~v. Gaylord was employed for the remarkably long period of thirty-one years as bookkeeper for T. B. Sheldon & Co. He died -Jnly 30, 1892. To Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord were born four children. Lillian M., born June 29, 1864, married John P. Con- stant inc. a Red Wing cabinet maker. Frederick M., born February 22. 1873. died August 23, 1879. Inez B.. born October 22. 1874, died August 24 the following year. Edwin R,, born December 25, 1877, is employed by the Englewood Spring Com- pany at Minneapolis. Mr. Gaylord was a Democrat in politics and for several years held municipal office. His widow was married, for the second time, September 30, 1903, at Hastings, Minn., to Delos A. Warren, of Red Wing. Mr. and Mrs. Warren now live at 413% Potter street, where they have a very pleasant home. .Mrs. Warren is a woman of many attainments, and has has many interesting anecdotes to tell of dressmaking in the early