Jefferson-Bradley-Washington County ArArchives Biographies.....Gould, Clayton ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/arfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert Sanchez http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00027.html#0006574 July 19, 2009, 5:52 pm Author: S. J. Clarke (Publisher, 1922) CLAYTON GOULD. Clayton Gould, filling the position of county assessor at Pine Bluff, was born in Bradley county, Arkansas, in 1861, and is a son of Josiah and Marinda (Pomeroy) Gould. The father was a native of Massachusetts and on removing to the southwest settled in Warren county, Arkansas. Later he removed to Little Rock, where he engaged in the practice of law, becoming recognized as one of the prominent and representative members of the bar of the state. He also served as circuit judge in Little Rock and his course upon the bench was distinguished by a masterful grasp of every problem presented for solution and by the utmost fairness and impartiality in his decisions. He likewise became widely known as the author of Gould's Digest and his ability ranked him with the most eminent lawyers and jurists of the state. He died in Bradley, Arkansas, in 1872, while his wife, surviving for many years, died in Pine Bluff in 1899. He was twice married, having eight children by the first marriage and two children by his marriage to Marinda Pomeroy. The elder of the two is Clayton Gould of this review, who was largely educated in the schools of Warren county and after putting aside his textbooks devoted his attention to farming. He removed to Pine Bluff in 1894 and became a surveyor and civil engineer, working along the lines of that profession until elected to the office of county assessor. He had previously filled the position of county surveyor, filling out the unexpired term of J. B. White. He has twice been elected to the office of county assessor—a fact which indicates his capability, promptness and fidelity in the discharge of his duties. Mr. Gould was married to Miss Betty Holland, a daughter of Jacob Holland, and they have become parents of seven children, six of whom are living: Carrie, now the wife of L. A. Galloway; Florie, the wife of James Wood; Walter; Joseph; Frank; and Howard. Two of the sons, Walter and Joseph, are veterans of the World war. The family is well known in Pine Bluff, occupying a creditable social position, and as a public official the record of Mr. Gould is one over which there falls no shadow of wrong nor suspicion of evil. Additional Comments: Citation: Centennial History of Arkansas Volume II Chicago-Little Rock: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1922 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ar/jefferson/bios/gould276bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/arfiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb