History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views of county seats, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881. p.1185

Sereno D. Gilman, member of the firm of Northwestern Burial Case Co.; established in the spring of 1881; capacity, 200 coffins per week; also do a jobbing business in sash, door and blinds, moldings, brackets, and planing lumber, etc., with a capacity of dressing 60,000 feet per day; he was born in Tamworth, Carroll Co., N.H., June 22, 1832; lived there until 1853; then went to Boston, Mass., and engaged in pattern making for steam engines about year, then went to Richland City, Wis., and was in the building business about two years, then went to Bradford, Chickaway Co., Iowa, and followed millwrighting seven years, and followed the same business in different portions of Wisconsin about one year; then to Chicago, Ill., and worked about seven years house building; went to Omro, Wis., in 1873, and engaged in the lumber business three years, then into the mercantile business six years; then into his present business. He is a member of the Knights of Honor, a beneficiary association; also a member of the Village Board.