This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Richards, Gould, McMullen, Siebold,Letterman,Wallace,Woodard,Oakley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EC.2ACE/832 Message Board Post: This article appears in "History of Monroe County" Editor Randolph A .Richards , c 1912, C.F. Cooper &Co ,Chicago,Il. " WILLIAM C. GOULD , prominent among the farmers of Greenfield township, resided in section 24 , where he is sucessfully engaged in general farming and stock raising. His birth occurred near Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y. May 12, 1861 the son of Charles and Frances (McQuillian)Gould ,who were also natives of New York state, who came to Wisconsin in 1867 with their family, and took up and homesteaded 80 acres of wild land in section 2 Greenfield township, which afterwards sold to Nehemiah Oakley, and the family moved to another farm in the southern part of the township where they resided for 18 years, when the father moved to the village of Norwalk, and for 9 years conducted the Norwalk Hotel. He died there in 1899 at the age 65 years; his widow, mother of our subject passed away September, 1911, at the age of 72 years. Daniel Gould , a brother of Charles, came to Monroe county and for a time kept a hotel at Tunnel City. A sister Lucinda, and aunt of our subject , is! the wife of Orland Woodard, of Dodgeville,WIsconsin. William C. Gould is the eldest of family of 8 children, all whom are livinge except Charles who deceased; others are Ella, who married Ira Seibold of Tunnel City ; Adelbert of Norwalk; Mattie is the wife of Theodore Letterman of Crandon,Wisconsin; Francis is the wife of (K)?Vent Wallace, and lives in Ontario,Wis. Huber and Horace reside in Sparta. and Celia is the wife of Adolph Holderman. of Norwalk. Mr. Gould received his education in public schools and remaiined on the farm until he was sixteen, when he began for himself and was variously employed until he reached the age of 28 years, when he rented a farm in Greenfield Township and successfully conducted the same for some 13 years. In 1904 he purchased his present farm of 80 acres which is fitted out with all modern farming equipments, and presents an up to date appearance.He has remodeled his residence and built a large commodious barn in 1909 and since made other improvements. Mr. Gould takes an active interest in the affairs of town and county;' for the past 5 years he has been a member of (side)?board; he has been clerk of the school district 2 years and in social circles he is a member of Modern Woodmen of America and the Mystic Workers. On May 25 1891 , he was married to Miss Mary McMullen, daughter of Joseph McMullen , of New York State, who about 50 years ago came to Tunnel City, but later moved to D! odgeville, Wisconsin." Hope this will help a family researcher. (Not related) amp..... To me article is hard to follow evidently goes from elder William C. Gould to a younger William C. Gould .