 When Albert died in 1877, Charles Gilmore continued to operate the mill until 1890.Charles Gilmore had married Clara Dickey in 1882 and in 1891 he moved to Clay county, Iowa and was president of the Rossie Savings Bank and served as a supervisor of that county for 17 years.In 1914 he was elected to the House of Representatives from Clay county and served four terms, he died in 1936.