Biographical Sketch of H. F. Gilbert
H. F. Gilbert, born on September 26, 1856, in Herkimer County, New York, settled on a 160-acre farm in Maple Township, Ida County, Iowa, in 1888. His father acquired the land in 1883. He married Mary E. Doherty, originally from Springfield, Massachusetts, on January 1, 1881. The couple raised five children: Earl L., Elva M., Irma L., Willie H., and Clifford D. Gilbert’s roots trace back to his grandfathers, Amos Gilbert and Jacob Seaman, both from New York.