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.1152

Gilbert Lane, hotel proprietor; was born in Camillus, Onondaga Co., N.Y., May 1, 1821. In 1844 he came to Ceresco, Wis., where he was connected with the Fourierite Association; he ran the first separator threshing machine in that region; in 1845 he drove an ox team to Oshkosh, which was the first team which was driven through to that point from Ceresco; in 1856 he went to Southern Illinois, and kept hotel there until 1861; he had been engaged in teaching at Parish, Edgar Co., Ill., prior to 1844; in 1861 he returned to Fond du Lac Co., and located at Ripon, in the vicinity of his earliest location in Wisconsin; about the time the war closed he purchased the Mapes House, at Ripon; owned and operated the hotel for about three years, then sold out and came to Oshkosh, and was engaged in hotel business here until 1873; from that time he was not engaged in active business until he became one of the proprietors of the Tremont House, in March, 1881; in this connection it is proper to say that there is no hotel in Northern Wisconsin which is better conducted than the Tremont House. Mr. Lane was married at Paris, Ill., in March, 1846, to Mary J. Kimbrough, a native of Kentucky; Mr. L. is a member of A., F. and A.M. Blue Lodge, Chapter and Commandery.