Lacrosse-Monroe County WI Archives Biographies.....Gilbert, E. B. 1842 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Roxanne Munns rmunns@uwalumni.com May 29, 2007, 4:23 pm Author: Unknown E. B. GILBERT, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Bangor; son of Agur Gilbert, who was born in Madison Co., N. Y. His parents were from Connecticut. He was married to Emily J. Brown. He learned the business of shoemaking when a young man, which business he followed till he came West. He came to La Crosse Co., Wis., from the State of New York, in 1866, and settled on his present farm, which he purchased from E. P. Mallory. He has been a Justice of the Peace of the town of Burns for four years. This office he held many years previous to his coming West. He has been Justice of the Peace thirty-three years of his life. Mr. and Mrs. Agur Gilbert have two children - Sarah A., now Mrs. S. L. Greeg, and E. B. The latter was born in the State of New York in 1842. He came to Wisconsin in January, 1864, and lived in the town of Neshonoc till his father came. He was married to Miss M. C. Lowry, whose father was an early settler of Monroe County. Additional Comments: From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 844. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/lacrosse/bios/gilbert669gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb