Harrison Gilbert Family

GILBERT, KNESS, CRAUN, BRUMLEY

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 3/7/2007 at 07:43:25

Harrison Gilbert Family

Harrison Gilbert (born March 3, 1879, at Coon Rapids, Iowa) and Grace Kness (born October 22, 1880, at Audubon, Iowa) were united in marriage in January, 1901, at Audubon, Iowa.

They started farming in Audubon County and then moved to Minnesota, on a farm near the Spafford Store in Jackson County. In 1914, they moved to Halsted, Minnesota, and farmed there. In 1924, they moved to the Harris community. They were influenced in coming to Harris as Grace’s parents (Mr. and Mrs. Enos Kness) lived in the community.

Harrison, more commonly known as Harry, worked in and around the Harris community. He drove school bus a number of years, worked at the elevator and at the Purviance store. He retired in Harris, and stayed until his death in 1958.

Grace Gilbert stayed in Harris until she and Mildred Gilbert moved to Sioux City living there until her death in 1960.

Their family was—Virgil (deceased); Ida (Craun) (deceased); Mildred (deceased); Gordon (deceased); Merle of Sioux City (left Harris in 1942, went to school in Omaha and then started work in Sioux City); Iris (deceased); Eileen Brumley, Roseville, Michigan; Donald (deceased); Vernon, Anchorage, Alaska, left Harris in 1942, went to Sioux City and then to Alaska in 1946,
Mildred, Merle, Donald and Vernon graduated from the Harris Consolidated School. Gordon, Iris and Eileen attended the Harris school but left before graduating.