U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Gould, Freeman (b. 1810) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Pages 459-460 FREEMAN GOULD, second son of Nathan was born near Charlemonts on Deerfield River, Mass., April 7, 1810. Dorcas Ward was born in Cold Rain Township, on Deerfield River, February 13, 1808. Freeman immigrated to Meade Township, Upshur County, W. Va., in his 6th year, and his wife to Beverly, Randolph County, in her 16th year. They were married February 21, 1832. Calvin Curtis Gould, their oldest son, was born November 28, 1832, near Altson, Edwards County, Ill., and was raised on a farm. At 23 he graduated from Hillsborough Academy, Pocahontas County, W. Va., and at 27 from Washington College, Lexington, Va., standing third in his class, A. B. After one year at the Western Theological Seminary at Allegheny, Pa., he went to Beverly, Randolph County, W. Va., to teach during vacation. The Confederate Army came between him and home, arrested him six times and tried him four times as a spy. August 27, 1861, he married Elina Cynthia Reid, aged 22 years, near Brownsburg, Rockbridge County, Va., and took her out of the S. C. A. via Nashville, Tenn., to his childhood home in Illinois. After teaching three months to replenish their pockets, they went back to Allegheny, where he graduated with his class of 1863, and where on January 1, his son W. P. Gould was born. He took charge of Wayne and Chester Churches, May, 1863, having been licensed by the Presbytery of Pittsburg, August 27, 1862, he was ordained by the date he has held the following charges form one to seven years each, viz: Shippewa, Canal Fulton, Wadsworth and Marshallville till October 1872. His wife dying that year and his nervous system giving way, his physicians ordered him to get out of the study and out of that climate for five years. Immigrating to Upshur County, he settled on the river, eight miles above Buckhannon, where he engaged in building and running mills, preaching all the while. From 1873 to 1886 he held the following charges from one to seven years each, viz: French Creek, Lebanon, Walkersville, Gnatty Creek, Glenville, Burnsville and Sutton. At Sutton he owned and edited the Mountaineer for three years by which the licensed liquor traffic was driven out of the County for 26 years. Immigrating to Cottageville, Ky., he had charge of Ebeneza, Murphysville and Valley churches for three years. Returning to Ohio he spent a year in the Presbytery of St. Clairsville as Evangelist, and then became pastor of Rendville and Oakfield churches for four years, in the Presbytery of Athens. Removing to Amesville, Athens County, Ohio, he had charge from 1891 to 1897. From 1898 to 1905 he ran a boarding house and market garden, preaching only occasionally, having received from his Presbytery the degree of H. R. In August, 1905, he returned to Buckhannon, W. Va., to educate his three unmarried children, where he published his pamphlet, "Who were the Mound-builders?" His only other published work is the tract No. 241 of The Presbyterian Board of Publication, "John's Baptism Not Christian Baptism," printed while he was in the junior class at college. In the mountains of Braxton County, W. Va., he turned over to the Federal Courts three clans of "Moonshiners," and in Lewis County, Ky., two "blind tigers." At the muzzle of his revolver in the latter county, he arrested a heavily armed desperado, fighting in church, and as attorney attended his trial, with five others in the Squire's court, securing fines of from $20 to $35 from each. His other children by his first wife are: Ida Belle, born December 16, 1869; Rosa Lee, born September 15, 1871. Lydia, daughter of Henry Fred Taylor was born in Upshur County, W. Va., July 17, 1853. Calvin C. and Lydia were married June 11, 1874. To them were born, Ethel L., and Frank S., at Boulder, Upshur County, W. Va. Almira D. and Addie G. at Sutton, Braxton County, W. Va., and Freeman E. and Mary P., twins, in Lewis County, Ky., July 16, 1888. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------