From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 755. City of La Crosse ABNER GILE, of the firms of Gile & Goodland, pork-packers, and Gile & Holway, lumbermen, was born in Gainesville, Wyoming Co., N. Y., Jan. 30, 1820. He remained here until October, 1843, farming during the latter part of this time, when he removed to Waukegan, Lake Co., Ill., where he operated a saw-mill, built piers and docks in the lake, and purchased land, cultivating it until 1850, when he went to California, returning in 1851, and again cultivating his land, until the fall of 1854, when he disposed of it, and, in November, removed to La Crosse and engaged in logging on Black River, for C. C. Washburn, and subsequently for himself, and has logged it up to the present time. He owned an interest in the La Crosse Lumber Company's Mill, but disposed of it to C. C. Washburn. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]