William Wallace GILBERT
Hester H. PALMER


Husband:  William Wallace GILBERT
Birth:  23 Oct 1815, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut 
Death:  22 May 1899, Independence, Buchanan Co., Iowa
Burial:
Father:  Orin GILBERT
Mother:  Mary BARBER

Marriage:   8 Nov 1857, New York 

Wife:  Hester H. PALMER
Birth:  18 Jan 1835, New Lebanon, Columbia Co., New York 
Death:  27 Jan 1910, Gig Harbor, Pierce Co., Washington  
Burial:  
Father:  Jeremiah PALMER   
Mother:  Annis Anne HORTON 

Children:
1. Ella M. GILBERT, b: 9 Feb 1860, Superior Twp., Buchanan Co., Iowa
2. Fred P. GILBERT, b: 23 Jan 1863, Superior Twp., Buchanan Co., Iowa
                                  d: 31 Jul 1889, Independence, Buchanan Co., Iowa
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Notes:

1860 Federal Census Data (M653_0313, Page 170), Superior Twp., Buchanan Co., Iowa,
                                                                                                                    Enumeration Date: 24-Jul-1860, Family #1248

NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

Occupation
Or Trade

Real Estate

Pers. Estate

POB

In Sch.

Marr
W/InYr

D, D, B, I,  I, P, C

 GILBERT, Wm W

27

M

W

 Farmer

$1,500

$683

CT

 

 

 

                Hester

25

F

W

 

 

 

NY

 

 

 

                Ellen

3m

F

W

 

 

 

IA

 

 

 

1870 Federal Census Data (M593_0379, Page 444B), Independence Ward 1, Buchanan Co., Iowa,
                                                                                                                       Enumeration Date: 18-Jul-1870, Family #155

NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

Occupation or Trade

Real Estate

Per. Estate

POB

In
Sch

Marr
W/In Yr

D, D, B, I,   I, P, or C

 GILBERT, William W

42

M

W

 Farmer

$7,000

$1,000

CT

 

 

 

               Hester H

36

F

W

 Keeping House

 

 

NY

 

 

 

               Ella

10

F

W

 

 

 

IA

X

 

 

               Fred P

7

M

W

 

 

 

IA

X

 

 

1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0329, Page 494C), Independence Ward 1, Buchanan Co., Iowa,
                                                                                  Enumeration Dist: 88, Enumeration Date: 21-Jun-1880, Family #624

 NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

 Relation

M/S W/D

Occupation

POB

Fa
 POB

Mo POB

In Sch

 GILBERT, Wm W

57

M

W

 Self

M

 Farmer

CT

CT

CT

 

                Hester H

45

F

W

 Wife

M

 Keeps House

NY

NY

NY

 

                Ella

20

F

W

 Daughter

S

 Dressmaker

IA

CT

NY

 

                Fred

17

M

W

 Son

S

 At Home

IA

CT

NY

 

 STARLING, Anna   

70

F

W

 Mother L

W

 At Home

NY

RI

Unk

 

By 1900, William had died and Hester was living with their daughter Ella and her family.
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