Gilbert Dynasty
I will never forget that as long as I live. I was a kid, and I had gone to my Mamaw and Papaw's for the weekend. Nothing unusual about that, as I spent a lot of time in that little white house on Morrow-Rossburg Road when I was young. But this time, this was different.The yard was full of tables and chairs, and there were dozens of cars parked down under the hill. The Gilbert Reunion had come to Pleasant Plain, Ohio, and it was a sight to see. Great country cooking and men pitching horseshoes and the singing of hymns highlighted this and many other reunions to follow. In years to come, the reunion grew into an all out event. Dinners and fellowship at the Breaks State Park, Breakfast at Aunt Betty's, church on Sunday morning, and the often mentioned and world famous auction (see "The Pocket Watch" here: http://buckeyemike3373.blogspot.com/2010/12/pocket-watch.html ) all became hallmarks of the annual gathering. The Gilbert family, comprised of the descendants of