Illustrated History and Biographical Record of LENAWEE County, Michigan. by John I Knapp and R.I. Bonner 1903 - Adrian, Mich. pp. 223-225.

WARREN GILBERT was born in Richmond, Ontario County, N.Y., April 3, 1822, and was the son of Elias Gilbert, Jr., who was born near the city of Hartford, Conn., November 29, 1776.  The paternal grandfather of our subject, Elias Gilbert, Sr., served in the Revolutionary War, and besides being a soldier, was a farmer, tanner and currier.  In 1852 he accompanied his son Elias to Davenport, Iowa, and there died at the age of 95 years.  He was married twice, and his family included nine children, of whom Elias was the eldest born of the second marriage.  The latter upon reaching manhood, was first married to Miss. Polly Steele, who was born in Connecticut in 1781.  She moved with her husband to Ontario County, N.Y. and died there while a young woman of 34 years of age.  Of this marriage there were born four children, Elias Gilbert, Jr. became the father of the following children: Polly, Amanda, Marietta, Warren of our sketch, Theodosia and Ann E.  Warren Gilbert remained with his parents in his native county, and assisted his father at farm work until reaching his majority, then starting out for himself he came to Grand River, Clinton County, Michigan in October 1843, and purchased a tract of land, farmed one year, then traded it for 93 acres on Section 2, in Rome township, this county.  To this he added by degrees and was uniformly prosperous in his labor of tilling the soil and stock-raising.  In this latter enterprise he had an experience of 40 years.  Mr. Gilbert in 1845, was married to Miss. Almira M. Reed, who was born in Ontario County, N.Y., September 29, 1825, and was the daughter of Wheeler and Hannah Reed, natives of Vermont.  To Mr. and Warren Gilbert there were born three children: William Goodell, born April 18, 1846, and married Miss. Albina Eddy.  They settled on the Gilbert homestead and engaged in stockraising, but Goodell died March 26, 1884: Theodosia Gilbert, born September 24, 1848, is the widow of William M. Shepard, and has one child, Warren G., born September1, 1871, married Miss. Mary Middleton, and they have two children: Curtis, born April 1, 1899; Seward, born June 30, 1902: Frank W. born May 14, 1853, married Dec. 25, 1883, Miss Mary, daughter of William and Ellen (Lewis) White, of Cambridge, born December 13, 1861, and they have two children, as follows: Gale W. born Jan. 8, 1888; Lucile born July 26, 1897.
	At a time when it was considered almost a disgrace to be characterized as an abolitionist, a champion of woman's rights or an apostle of temperance, Warren Gilbert was a staunch friend of each cause, and strove by voice and vote to advance every good work.  His home was one of the stations of the underground railroad, and many a poor black fugitive has been helped on his way to freedom by his aid.  During 54 years of married life together, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert did much to build up the interests of the community in which they lived by their hospitality, which was so freely extended to all who knew them.  Warren Gilbert died Nov. 21, 1899, and his wife, Almira M. Gilbert, died Nov. 11, 1901.

Elias Gilbert, Jr. was first married to Polly Steele and had 3 children-Horace, Elias and Amanda.  Horace had 5 children: Nathaniel, Curtiss, Libby, Horace and Mrs. Hopkins.
Nathaniel married Francelia Amsden in Geneseo, Illinois and they had Horace Mark, May and Lora.  Curtiss had Elon B., Horace and Laura.  The Pecks were descendants of Libby.  Horace had no children and was the banker in Lima, N.Y.
Horace, son of Elia's Jr. m. Ann Eliza Greene

[Mrs. Hopkins-Ella Florence]