BIOGRAPHIES:  Joshua F. GOULD, Barron Township, Barron Co., WI

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Transcribed by Kate Wilson. 
Edited and submitted by  Vic Gulickson <vic@indy.net>  3 January 2004
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Joshua F. Gould was born in Fillmore County, Minnesota, Oct. 7, 1868, son
of Augustin and Jane (Broadbent) Gould. The father was born in New York
state, Nov. 11, 1830, came west to Fillmore County, Minnesota, farmed there
for a while, and followed his profession of wheelright. He then moved to
Oldham, S. D., where he farmed for many years, and subsequently went to
Longmont. Colo., where he died Jan. 3, 1904. The mother was born in
England, Oct. 11, 1836, came to America with her parents when she was three
years of age, and died in North Dakota, Oct. 30, 1886. The children in the
family were: Flora, now Mrs. Fremont Stevens, of Madera, Cal.; George, of
Buel, Idaho; Ida, deceased; Adaline, wife of A. L. Ferry, of Pynallup,
Wash.; Alzuma, now wife of Clarence Robie, of Danbury, Wis.; Minnie, now
Mrs. James Emerson, of Jelly, California; and Mabel, now wife of Herbert
Spencer, of Angeline, Washington; and Joshua F., the seventh born. As a
young man, Joshua F. took over the management of his father’s farm at
Oldham, S. D., for seven years, and then operated a farm a mile south of
the home place for three years. In the fall of 1892 he purchased 320 acres
in Stuttsman County, North Dakota, twenty miles from Jamestown. He sold out
this place in the fall of 1906 and a few months later bought 80 acres in
Arland Township, this county. In 1910 he sold that place and acquired 160
acres in section 31, Barron Township, this county. This was practically all
covered with standing timber, only ten acres having been cut-over. To the
improvement of this farm, Mr. Gould has since devoted his attention. He has
built a good house with concrete double walls, two stories in height, his
barn is 34 by 80 feet, with full basement, his silo is of good capacity,
and the other buildings are all adequate for their needs. Mr. Gould
successfully carries on general farming and stockraising, and has a good
herd of high grade Holstein cattle and a large drove of Chester White
swine, maintaining full-blooded sires in each line. The home is three miles
southwest of Barron City, and is well known for its hospitality and good
cheer. Mr. Gould was married Jan. 26, 1890, to Anna A. Bergmann, born in
Germany, Oct. 29, 1871, daughter of Carl and Marie Bergmann, of Ashippun,
Wis., the latter of whom died Aug. 3, 1915, and the former of whom is now
living in Ashippun, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Gould have ten children, three born
in South Dakota, three in North Dakota, and four in Wisconsin. Hugo 0. was
born Dec. 15, 1893, and lives in Prairie Farm Township, this county.
Lillian H. was born May 16, 1896, and is the wife of Ezra Acher, of
Harlowton, Mont.; Earl E. was born Feb. 2, 1901, and is on the home farm
with his father. Effie J. was born Nov. 6, 1902; Guy H. was born Nov. 7,
1904; George A. was born July 30, 1906; Jewell F. was born Nov. 14, 1908;
Helen M. was born Oct. 21, 1911; Florence B. was born April 17, 1914; and
Carlos F. was born June 27, 1917. The family faith is that of the First
Baptist Church of Barron.

--Transcribed from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper,
Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 134-135.


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