Estill County, Kentucky
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Family of Frank and Clara (Masters) Gould
Frank (b. Jan. 17, 1878; d. Dec. 8, 1957), son of Wm. Nathan and Sarah E. (Witt) Gould, was married on Dec. 25, 1899, to Clara Belle Masters (b. Feb. 20, 1882; d. March 7, 1973), daughter of Wm. I. and Elizabeth (Witt) Masters. Shown here are seven of their nine children: Herbert, b. 1901; Viola, b. 1902; Mossie, b. 1906; George, b. 1908; Ella, b. 1910; Carlie, b. 1912; and Winnie, b. 1914. Not in the photograph are Alverta, b. 1917; and Hugh, b. 1918.
Picture taken ca. 1916
Submitted by Mary Ellen Sharp
Frank Gould's School Class
Submitted by Mary Ellen Sharp
Frank Herbert Gould
Frank (b. Jan. 17, 1878; d. Dec. 8, 1957) was the son of Wm. Nathan and Sarah Ellen (Witt) Gould and the husband of Clara Belle Masters (1882-1973). He and Clara were parents of nine children, all born in Estill County, Kentucky.
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Newton & Almira (Burt) Gould
Newton (1822-1889) and Almira (1823-1894), both born in Vermont, came in the 1850's to Estill County, Kentucky, where most of their children were born. In the 1870's they moved to Texas, where they died and were buried. They were parents of seven children–three boys and four girls. Three of the girls (Mary, Amanda (Minnie), and Lettie) went to Texas, but the boys (William Nathan, George Henry, and Charles D.) and other girl (Sarah) remained in Kentucky.
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Sarah Ellen (Witt) Gould
Sarah (b. Oct. 17, 1859; d. June 20, 1911) was the daughter of John M. and Emeline (Jacobs) Witt and the wife of William Nathan Gould (1852-1930). She and Wm. Nathan had four children–Frank Herbert (1878-1957), Eva Frances (1880-1901), Leonard (b. & d. 1882), and William Clarence (1885-1925).
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William Nathan Gould
Wm. Nathan Gould, an Estill County native (b. Nov. 29, 1852; d. June 24, 1930), was the son of Newton and Almira (Burt) Gould and the husband of (1) Sarah Ellen Witt (b. 1859-1911) and (2) Milly Ann Sparks Hunt (widow). He operated a river boat named the “Nelly Gray” on the Kentucky River.
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William Clarence Gould
Born September 5, 1885, in Estill County to Wm. Nathan and Sarah Ellen (Witt) Gould, Clarence Gould studied medicine in Louisville and served in WW I. To practice medicine, he moved to Grayson County, Texas, where his paternal grandparents, Newton and Almira (Burt) Gould had moved earlier from Estill County. He married Pearl Cole in 1911 and had two children--James Glendon (Jay) and Mary Evelyn. After he was killed in 1925 in Texas, his body was brought back to Estill County for burial in the Witt-Gould Cemetery at Witt Springs.
Submitted by Mary Ellen Sharp
Eva Frances Gould
Daughter of Wm. Nathan and Sarah Ellen (Witt) Gould, Eva was born March 5, 1880, in Estill County, Kentucky. In 1898 she married Richard Byrd Tuttle and bore two daughters--Beulah and Ella Kathryn. Her death came August 2, 1901, at the age of 21, a result of complications following the birth of her second daughter. She is buried in the Witt-Gould Cemetery at Witt Springs. From her two daughters came 14 children and 23 grandchildren.
Submitted by Mary Ellen Sharp