Civil War Veterans of Monterey County, California. Researched and Compiled by : Timothy P. Reese, PCC of Salinas , CA. & Robert L. Nelson ,PCC. of Santa Cruz.CA. Both members of the “Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War”. Department of California & Pacific. Camp Abraham Lincoln # 10. The Reese-Nelson CWV-MC Data Base This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://calarchives4u.com/ These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to their own work. GOULD, GEORGE S (1832-1922) SAN JOAQUIN CNTY (E.T. Strobridge Notes 05/2000) US Military Pension Index, IC #449258 filed 1894 Sept. 4 from Calif: “Cholama” The Beautiful, Cholame Valley and its Pioneer People, Doralee Ludeke Thomason, Tabula Rasa Press, 1988 (biographical sketch); Calif Death Index, age 90 yrs. State File #24556 (“Cholama” The Beautiful One....Donalee Ludeke Thomason) The Imusdale Gould Family (Information from the Gould descendants) George Sulllivan Gould was born in the little town of Wilton on the Kennebunk River, in Maine. At the age of ten he came west with the family to Sparta, Indiana. In 1851, drawn by the lure of California, he started the journey by the way of New York, where he waited a month to secure passage which took him as far as the Isthmus of Panama, where he and the other California bound passengers walked across the Isthmus and secured passage on another boat for San Francisco. The voyage northward was very stormy and the hardships many. Food was poor and on the 16th of April 1852, when the vessel put into San Francisco, all on board were in a half starved condition. From San Francisco, Mr. Gould made his way to Placer County, where he engaged in mining and hotel keeping for about four years. In 1856, he went to Centerville, Alameda County, and engaged in ranching, also serving on the vigilance committee, whose services were occasionally needed in those troubled times. In 1858, he returned to Sparta Indiana, where he married Augusta Genette Churchill, a student at the Morris Hill College. In 1861, George S. Gould, enlisted in the 68th Indiana Volunteers. Because of his experience in the West as a miner and hotel owner and his qualifications of a good officer, he was made a Second Lieutenant. After a little less than a year’s active service he was taken prisoner, released and reenlisted. Returning home from the front in 1864, the young officer engaged in mining for a while, then opened a store at Council Bluff, Iowa. The lure for California was still in Mr. Gould’s blood, so in 1873, he brought the family west to Watsonville, California; they remained here a short time. In 1874 he took up the first homestead in the Cholame Valley in the southern part of Monterey County, near what is now Parkfield. Mr. Gould devoted himself to ranching, livestock buying for wholesale butchers, storekeeping and was also postmaster of the Imusdale post office. Mr. Gould retired from farming n 1900 and moved to San Jose for school purposes. After four years in San Jose, Mr. and Mrs. Gould and two daughters, Kate and Abbie, moved to New Monterey, where Mr. and Mrs. Gould spent the rest of their lives. (Monterey Daily Cypress Feb 12, 1915) George Gould Sr., Is Painfully Hurt Well Known Resident Falls to Ground- Hip May Be Broken George Gould Sr., father of Monterey county’s assessor, had a painful accident late Monday evening when he fell to the ground while endeavoring to close the gate to his yard in New Monterey. According to the report of the accident, the aged gentleman seized a picket that was loosened, lost his balance and fell. The extent of the injury is not known, but it is reported that he may have suffered a fractured hip. (Salinas Daily Index May 23, 1922) First Monterey Squatter Dies At Rip Age George S. Gould, who Took Up Claim in Early Days, Owned It Till Last. With the passing at Ripon, San Joaquin Co., last Sunday of George S. Gould Sr., there was recorded the death of the first man to take up and homestead a government land claim in Monterey Co. This claim, located in the Cholame valley, was still owned by him at the time of his death. Mr. Gould was a native of Maine and had attained the extreme age of 91. His long life history was closely connected with that of the early days of the Golden West, and he was one of the last survivors of the famous San Francisco vigilantes, an organization which in 1856 was a terror to the lawless element of the big Bay City. Mr. Gould came to California via the Isthmus of Panama in 1852, settling first in the Sacramento valley where he engaged for a time in mining. Later he moved to Alameda Co. It was while there that he moved across the bay and became identified with the activities of the vigilantes. At the outbreak of the civil war he went east and enlisted in the Union forces, retiring at the close of hostilities with the rank of lieutenant. Returning to California in 1874 and locating at Watsonville, he soon moved to Salinas and resided here for some time. For the past 20 years the venerable pioneer had lived in New Monterey. He went to Ripon, where his death occurred only three weeks ago to visit his son, Dr. N.B. Gould, a prominent physician of that place. Six other children survive him. They are C.P. Gould of Long Beach, W.J. Gould of Pacific Grove, F.G. Gould of San Jose, Mrs. K.L. Bullier of Philadelphia, Miss Abbie Gould of Monterey, and George S. Gould Jr. of Salinas. The deceased’s wife proceeded him to the other shore only a short year ago. The funeral will be at Pacific Grove tomorrow under the auspices of Lucious Fairchild, Post, G.A.R. of which Mr. Gould was a member. Interment will be in the Pacific Grove cemetery. (Pacific Coast Review May 23, 1922) George Sullivan Gould The passing away of Mr. George Sullivan Gould on Sunday removed one of the oldest pioneers of Monterey county. Mr. Gould was born in a little town on the Kennebec in Maine, July 18, 1831. At the age of ten years he came west to Sparta, Dearborn county, Indiana. In 1851, drawn by the lure of California, he started, by the way of New York, where he waited a month to secure passage. Walking across the Isthmus of Panama he embarked with fifteen hundred others on a stormy voyage northward, the hardships were many. Food was poor and on April 16, 1852 the vessel put into Monterey with all on board in half starved condition. From Monterey the young adventurer made his way to Sacramento where he engaged in mining and hotel keeping for about four years. In 1856 he came to Centerville, Alameda county and for a couple of years was a rancher and served on the Vigilance Committee whose services were occasionally needed in those troublous times. In 1858 he returned to Sparta, Indiana, where he was married to Miss Augusta Genet Churchill, a student in the Morris Hill College. Mrs. Gould preceded her husband into the better land about a year ago. In 1861 a company of College men, of the 68th Indiana Volunteers, enlisted in Sparta. Mr. Gould, because of his mining and hotel experiences, was able to come to the help of the company at a time of distress, and became such an excellent cook and also had the qualities of a good officer, he was made a second lieutenant. After a little less than a year’s active service he was taken prisoner and afterward paroled. Returning from the front the young officer engaged with a mining Company in Denver for some time. After keeping store in Iowa until about 1873, California again called and Mr. and Mrs. Gould came West and settled in Watsonville for a short time. In October, 1874, he took up the first homestead in Cholame Valley in the southern part of Monterey county near what is now Parkfield. Here the family resided until about 1900 while Mr. Gould devoted himself to ranching, store keeping and droving, incidentally acting as postmaster. After four years in San Jose for the education of some of the children, the family moved to New Monterey where they resided with one daughter thereafter. Mr. Gould was removed to the hospital of his son, Dr. Edwin B. Gould in Ripon a few weeks ago where he entered into rest yesterday at the ripe age of ninety years, ten months and three days. Mr. and Mrs. Gould had ten children, two dying in infancy and Mrs. Henry Smith about two years ago. There are seven survivors: C.P. Gould of Long Beach, William J. of Pacific Grove, Fred C. of San Jose, Mrs. K.L. Bullier of Philadelphia, Miss Abbie T. of New Monterey, George S. Jr. of Salinas, and Dr. Edwin B. of Ripon. there are also fifteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Mr. Gould joined the Baptist church when about thirty years old and witness a courageous confession of his faith in the midst of an irreligious population so as to command their respect. He was one of the constituent members of the New Monterey Baptist Church and faithful to its services and interests until physical disabilities prevented attendance. Mr. Gould was a man of strong character, positive in his convictions and courageous in their defense. All honor to the pioneers of the Golden West. The funeral service, in which the G.A.R. will participate, will be held on Wednesday. Notice of hour and place in tomorrow’s Review. (Salinas Daily Index May 26, 1922) Military Honors For Veteran of Civil War Pacific Grove, May 26- Military honors were accorded the remains of the late George Sulllivan Gould, Sr., veteran the Civil War and pioneer Monterey Co. man, whose funeral was held here Wednesday. The services were at Paul’s undertaking parlors, the Rev. Orville Coats, pastor of the New Monterey Baptist church officiating, and hymns were sung by Mrs. P.C. Gallup and Mrs. O’Bryan, with Mrs. Giles as organist. A detachment from the 11th U.S. cavalry, headed by the Presidio band, escorted the funeral cortege. At the cemetery the remains were consigned to earth with the ritualistic ceremonies of the Grand Army of the Republic, conducted by members of Lucius Fairchild post, No. 179 and affiliated organizations. The floral offerings were abundant and elaborate, and the attendance was one of the largest of the kind ever seen here. Five sons of the deceased and one son in law acted as pall-bearers. The were C.P. Gould, of Long Beach, W.J. Gould of Pacific Grove, F.C. Gould of San Jose, George S. Gould Jr. of Salinas; E. B. Gould, of Ripon, and H.W. Smith, of Sacramento.