Gualbertus Herminiglidis Metty (Gilbert)
Gilbert, eldest son of Leander, was born 26 May 1829, at St Antoine on the River Raison. On 1 January 1850, at the age of 20, he was united in marriage with Ellen Laird, also 20 years of age, at the home of James Laird in Mendon, St. Joseph County, Michigan. In the census of 1850, recorded on 11 October, his occupation is shown to be that of a farmer, in St. Joseph County. The family moved to Kansas sometime between 1857 and November 1859. Gilbert and his family remained in the Louisville, KS area until around late 1884 or early 1885 when they moved to Polk County Florida where he homesteaded land near Bartow. Gilbert died before he could "prove up" on his claim. According to the records of his grandson Howard Dewey Metty, death occurred on 2 February 1889. Ellen followed him in death two years later on 31 March 1891. They are probably both buried in Bartow, but to date I have been unsuccessful in locating any information concerning their burial place. The children followed t...