http://books.google.com/books?id=bZl4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=%22Dutton+Shannon%22+fallowfield+pa&source=bl&ots=TE-BHOp3m7&sig=8Pe3VMmlNbqp1UD_AkH8fMUUk-M&hl=en&ei=nLoXTq2-GdG_gQf7j6XzDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAw#v=snippet&q=cyrus%20underwood&f=false The old and new Monongahela, By John Stogdell Van Voorhis, 1893, Pittsburgh pg. 453 J. B. Gould John B. Gould was b. in Hillsborough Co., NH, June 6, 1795. He left the paternal roof at an early age to try his fortune amid the hills of the coast bound State of Maine, but in 1810 he emigrated from that State and came to the neighborhood of what is now known at the Red Lion, above Fayette City, PA. In 1811, in company with families of a man named McCalla and Ziba Whiting, father of the late Geo. Whiting, of Fayette City, in all 15 persons, immigrated to the territory of LA. Two of the men d. there together with 4 of their children. Gould returned in 1812, and was the last to die of the company. Shortly after his return to the Red Lion he became an apprentice to a Mr. Coldron to learn the scythe and sickle trade, and remained with him over 4 years. Miss Jane Trainer, an inmate of the household of the widow Whiting, early attracted the attentions of young Gould, and after an engagement of 5 years, he concluded one day whilst "hoeing corn" that if Jane was willing and the next 4th of July came on Thursday and in the light of the moon, they would get married. He hastily consulted the never failing almanac, and to his great joy he found all right in accord with his wishes. They were m. on July 4, A.D. 1824, and to use his own words, "in the year that Jackson first ran for President." They located on the farm just above Bellevernon, a part of which he owned to the day of his death. They commences housekeeping in the old log house that stood on the bank of the river, but what has long since passed away. He did not work much at his trade, but devoted his time generally to farming, and in winter taught school. For many years Gould and John Wilson seemed to have a mortgage on the "art of teaching" in the town and vicinity. Gould "kept school" in the house now owned by W. P. Mackey on Main street, and in other houses about the town prior to the building of the brick school house on the hill and in the hollow. Many of our older citizens owe their early education to the influence of Gould's ferule and birch. He informed the writer when speaking on the subject of education, for for a long time he regarded himself as one of the educators of the land, but found in realigy that progress had so far outstripped his Yankee notions as to force him to acknowledge to having scarcely learned his A.B.C.'s half way. Gould was always held in high esteem by his fellow citizens. He held many offices in his adopted township of Washington. He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1845-50-55. He served as Assessor in 1840-51-54-62-65-68. He was Auditor in 1858-63-66. He was School Director in 1849. He served many years as Constable when that office was considered one of the most important in the township. His career as Justice marked well his effort to do right between man and man, and he spared no pains in settling petty cases without the process of law suits. Gould was one of the pioneers in the Disciple church of the town; and to him, more than any one individual, is that people indebted for its success in the town. His wife died some years prior to his death, at the old homestead. Gould d. Sep. 9, 1884, while on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. John Coldron, near Fayette City, in the 90th year of his age. His remains were interred beside those of his wife in the Bellevernon cemetery. They had several children, some of whom preceded the parents to the grave. Malissa m. William Beam, and is now deceased. Lorena is the wife of John Coldron, above Fayette City. John resides in N. Bellevernon. Ephraim is in CO. Elmer Morrison, a grandson, resides in Seldom Seen, a village being built on part of the old farm. He lives in his own home alone, and seems to enjoy life and the good will of his fellow citizens. Nancy Jane m. Thomas Richards, now deceased. She lives in Zanesville, OH. One daughter m. a Mr. McKinney, but where she resides we are not informed. Another daughter m. a Mr. Stout, and have their home in KY. James has long been a resident of IL. John B. Gould, in politics, was always a democrat, having voted for every democratic candidate for president since the days of Madison, having voted the first time 1816. During the great know-nothing excitement in 1854, he was one of the 10 democrats in Bellevernon district who stood up for William Bigler, the democratic candidate for governor. He always had a poor opinion of the know-nothing organization.