Lee, April 7, 1940; Carolyn Kay, February 18, 1944. Clifford and family live on the homestead that his grandfather filed on in 1872.

       Mrs. Peter Thompson died on February 17, 1947.


THE JOHN A. TUTT FAMILY

       John A. Tutt came to Murray County in 1901. He broke up the prairie and raised flax and wheat on his father's farm, north of Lake Wilson. In 1904 he located on the farm. He has been a member of the board of directors of the Farmers' Co-op. Elevator and Lumber Company for several years and in all community affairs.

       John Tutt and Christine Corneliussen were married at Alta, Iowa in 1908. They had eight children: Mary, Arthur, Earl, John, Fred, Carroll, Irene, and Ralph.

       Mary graduated in 1931 from Nurses' Training after two years at Pipestone Memorial Hospital and one at Ancker, St. Paul. She became a Minnesota registered nurse and worked short periods in the Indian Hospitals at Pipestone and Flandreau. She received an appointment to Ft. Duchesne, Utah. She married Robert Owens in 1941. They have three children: Mary Roberta, Barbara and Beverly.

       Arthur was married to Nina Parrish in 1931. They live in Chico, California, where he is an electrician. They have two children: Barbara and Maxine.

       Earl graduated from Dunwoody School in Minneapolis, in 1940. He lives at Vallejo, California, and is an electrician in the shipyards at Mare Island.

       John married Stella Erickson in 1941. They live on a farm and have three children: John, Judith and James.

       Fred enlisted in the army in February 1941. He was in the 2nd Bn. Sr. A. Btry. 147th Field Artillery. He was stationed at Fort Ord, California, until he left the United States in November 1941. He arrived in the Pacific theatre January 6, 1942. He served in the Australia, East Indies, and New Guinea campaigns. He returned to the United States in April


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1944 and was transferred to Ft. Bragg and Camp Butner, N. C. until in October when he received his discharge.

       Carroll has helped on the farm since he graduated from high school. The last two years he and Fred have been in partnership with their father.

       Irene enlisted in the Navy in June 1943. After training in New York and Great Lakes, she was stationed at Glenview, Ill. She was transferred to Dallas, Texas January 1945 and received her discharge in November 1945. She graduated from McConnell Airline Hostess school in Minneapolis in August 1946 and is now stationed in San Francisco. Her flights are between San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

       Ralph died in infancy.

       Sam Tutt, the father of John, was a pioneer in Buena Vista county, Iowa, and underwent all the privations of the early settlers. He came to Murray county in 1938 and purchased 400 acres of land in Ellsborough township.


THE BENJAMIN F. WARREN FAMILY

       Benjamin F. Warren was born October 4, 1856 in Ireland. After coming to this country he lived for a time in Wisconsin, coming to Chanarambie township in 1881. Mr. Warren did much to introduce full-blooded horses, cattle, and sheep in this section and he always took an active part in the affairs of government. He died July 13, 1925.

       He was united in marriage to Miss Lizzie Sheppard on March 27, 1881. Mrs. Warren was born in Algone, Wisconsin November 9, 1858 and died December 21, 1940. Four children were born to this union: Ralph B., January 3, 1883; Walter T., March 14, 1885; Arthur, born December 9, 1886, who died in infancy; and Winnie, born October 26, 1888.

       Ralph B. was united in marriage in 1908 to Catherine Rathman, of Blair, Nebraska, born December 9, 1881. To this union were born five children:

       Arthur, who was born July 6, 1909, was married to Miss Viola Johannsen of Pipestone—born May 11, 1915—on Sep-


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