Yolo County CA Archives Biographies.....Gould, G. W. 1858 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com February 24, 2007, 12:52 pm Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891) G. W. GOULD, one of the prominent agriculturists of Yolo County, was born in that county, in 1858. His parents were Samuel and Mary Ann (O'Conners) Gould, early settlers of this State. His father was born in the State of Maine and lost his life in 1877, possibly in being drowned in the Sacramento River. He was a well and favorably known citizen of Sacramento Valley. Mrs. Gould, the mother, was born in Ireland, and she is still living in Woodland, at the age of sixty-eight years. Mr. Gould, whose name commences this paragraph, has a farm of 160 acres four miles from Woodland, where he raises wheat, barley, live-stock, etc. His wife, nee Hattie Griffith, was born also in this county, and they were married in Cacheville. Their two children are: Mabel and Abraham. Additional Comments: Extracted from Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California. Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of Prominent Citizens of To-day. "A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendents." – Macauley. CHICAGO THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY 1891. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/yolo/bios/gould790gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb