Who is Wilbert Jackson from Our Only May Amelia and what is their importance?

Wilbert is May Amelia's favorite brother of her seven older brothers. Wilbert is only a year older than May Amelia and is the one she spends most of her time with. In fact, Wilbert and May Amelia share a bed, a closeness that was common in their time and offered May Amelia some protection against unexpected events in the night.

Wilbert is a leveled-headed young man who dreams of one day becoming a great sea captain like his Uncle Henry. Wilbert loves to fish and enjoys a job at the logging camp the winter of his thirteenth year. Wilbert adores May Amelia above all else, and it is Wilbert who takes May Amelia to Astoria in the aftermath of Amy Alice's death so that she might grieve in peace. Wilbert is a good brother who cares deeply for his younger sister.