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Philander Gilbert, P. M.
Biography
Philander Gilbert, P. M.- came to Ohio from New York State in 1832, and settled in Licking county, where he remained eighteen months. He helped to build a mill, after which he returned to New York and married Rhoda, daughter of Moses and Polly (Hawley) Goddard, May , 1836. The children by this marriage were: Philander O., born in New York, January 4, 1837, died September 11, 1840; Mary C., born January 4, 1840. His wife died May 11, 1842, in Licking county, Ohio. His second wife was Margaret Armstrong; she was born on the 5th day of February, 1820. His children by this marriage were: Olive, born March 31, 1843; Sarah J., October 30, 1846, died January 15, 1851; William, born January 22, 1848, died January 28, 1848; Byron, born October 11, 1849. His second wife died August 4, 1854. His third wife is Catherine Sewell, born in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland; she is the daughter of Robert and Sarah (Lyons) Sewell, who are both deceased, having died in Ireland. Philander married Catharine Sewell on 26 Nov 1856. The children by this marriage are: Sarah Ann, born September 22, 1858, and Kate E., September 7, 1861. Mr. Gilbert’s parents were Reuben and Nancy (Badgerow) Gilbert; the latter died in Licking county, the former in Iowa, in 1854. Mr. Gilbert has been Justice of the Peace in Latty township three years; has been the only Postmaster at the Mills, having held the office ten years. He is a practical miller, having followed it all his life. The mill that bears his name he bought in Franklin county and moved here, where it is still running and doing a good business. Address, Gilbert’s Mills, Paulding county, Ohio. Philander died 16 Apr 1887 at Gilbert's Mills, Paulding County, Ohio.
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