Josiah G. and Catherine Donaldson Gould

Josiah and Catherine were grandparents of Clara Agnes Gould. They are my Great Grandparents on my father's side.

Following are some excerpts from a biography of Josiah G. Gould (1819-1882), Profiles of the Past, 1982, pp. 3,4, by Leonard Davis. The full pages are included below.

Josiah G. Gould was among the earliest to settle the fertile Dry Creek District west of Roseville, California. He came to California in 1849 and the Dry Creek District in the early 1850s. He was familiarly known as “J.G. He later located in Michigan where he married Catherine Donaldson (1830-1910). J. G. Gould came to San Francisco via a sailing vessel in 1849. He originally located on a ranch in the San Jose area and reportedly headed north to the Dry Creek District, locating on the first 160 acres of a ranch that would eventually be bounded by Dry Creek and present day P.F.E. (Pacific Fruit Express) and Walerga Roads back to the Dyer (later Riolo) ranch. After having established title to his original ranch properties, J.G. Gould returned to Pennsylvania for his family. The Goulds returned to the Golden State via the Overland route in 1854.