Edward E. Cornwell Biography This biography is from "Memorial and biographical record; an illustrated compendium of biography, containing a compendium of local biography, including biographical sketches of prominent old settlers and representative citizens of South Dakota..." Published by G. A. Ogle & Co., Chicago, 1899. Pages 465-466 Scan, OCR and editing by Maurice Krueger,mkrueger@iw.net, 1998. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the SDGENWEB Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://usgwarchives.org/sd/sdfiles.htm EDWARD E. CORNWELL. Among the many prosperous and prominent younger members of the farming community of Union township, Davison county, may well be named the gentlemen whose name introduces this sketch. He is a native of the Prairie state, but moved from thence to Dakota at an early age, and his only home has been in the West. This class of citizens know with what they must contend and may thus profitably apply their energies to the work of improving their surroundings by building up the industries and improving the status of the community as well as looking after the interests of their own home. Our subject was born April 4, 1869, the youngest son of William and Persis (Roberts) Cornwell, whose family consisted of seven children, and their names in the order of their births are as follows: Lazell C. H., wife of F. T. Phillips; Charles, deceased; Henry W.; Clara, wife of L. R. gingham; Albert; Edward and Gracie M., who is teaching school. The father and son, William H.,were pioneer settlers of Union township, locating there in 1880 when but a few scattering shanties evidenced the advance of civilization into that region. Our subject did not come to Dakota until the year 1890, and is now making his home with his father, and they are farming in common a well-conducted wheat and stock farm. He is a man of the very best character, thorough and systematic as a farmer, pleasant to meet and is held in high esteem by all with whom he comes in contact. All matters pertaining to the welfare of the community in which he lives meet with his earnest support, and he is always ready to lend a helping hand to the development of the resources of Davison county. In political views, he is loyal to the Populist party and a supporter of high license.