Stella's older brother was Dave Gilbert, the brave 17 year old who made the very risky run to Lake Preston, Dakota Territory on his horse-drawn sled between blizzards to take the outgoing mail and bring back the incoming mail, as described by Laura in The Long Winter.
Stellas ældre bror var Dave Gilbert, den modige unge mand (han var 17 på det tidspunkt), der tog den meget risikable ridetur til Lake Preston, Dakota-territoriet på hesteryg, for at levere den udgående post og bringe den indgående post med hjem, som det bliver beskrevet af Laura i Den Lange Vinter.