Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-17
MRS. VIM. G0ULDSBURY.
An Old and Esteemed Citizen Gone
TO Her Final Rest


Last Wednesday morning, April 18th,
1900, at the hour of o'clock. Mrs.
Elizabeth Gouldsbury, mother of Mrs.
w. W. DeVoe, died at her home. on
Franklin street, in this city, of pneu-
monia
Mrs. Gouldsbury spent the latter part
Ct the past winter at the home of her
daughter in Merrill, and came home
about the 1st of April. While at Mer-
rill she was not well, but was not con
iined to her bed all the time. She was
taken sick with pneumonia Immediate
~ upon heA return, and ia her debil-
itated condition, was unable to cope
with the disease and grew steadily
worse until the end came on Wednes-
day morning.
The name Of Gouldsbury is an hon
ored and familiar one throuohont the
Wisconsin River Valley, for when
Nausau was but little better than
wilderness, William Gouldsbury came
to Grand Rapids, Wis. This was in
1S47, and for two years previous to that
date, he and his wife had been living in
ST. Charles, H., but when he came to
the Wisconsin River Valley he sent his
family back to Vermont. In 1913. he
came to Mosinee and entered into part
nership with j p. and Geo. Moore. and
they leased the saw mill now owned by
he Joseph Dessert Lumber Company.
After operating the mill for one year.
the e,>npany went over on Little Wolf
AMI erected saw mill. Here Mr..
Gou4isNur> was joined by his family.
Some Tune was spent on Little Wolf,
after which NJ Gouldsbury returned
to Mosinee ~ tN,,k charge of the Des-
sert mill whjea .e operated for several
years. In the spring of 1858, Mr..
Gouldsbury and family came to Wau-
sau-to reside, and for several years he
operated the Buck Barnes mill, and
with the exception of seven years that
he owned and worked the Keller mill,
now owned by S. Kronenwetter, at
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS city has been the
home of the Gouldsburys. He built the
house, corner of Fourth and Scott
streets, now occupied by j. E. Leahy,
in 1854, and resided there for many
years.
Mr.. Gouldsbury died in this city on
the 18th day of March, 1892, and
with his death the name became extinct.
The PILoT gives the above brief history
so that it readers may know how the
family has figured in laying the found
alton Of our city.
Deceased's maiden name was Eliza
beth Heustes. She was born in Brown
ington, Vermont, on Tie Both of June,
1915. On the 23d day of June, 1886, she
was united in marriage to William
Gouldsbury at Crown Point, N Y.
They continued to live in the East for
nine years, when they came west to st.
Charles, Ill. Two years later they came
to Grand Rapids and later to Mosinee
and Wausau as stated above. Their
union was very happy one. Since the
death of her husband Mrs. Gouldsbury
has continued to reside here in a little
home beside that of her daughter Mrs.
w. w. DeVoe. She was woman.o of
wonderful constitution and possessed
of a disposition that made for her warm
and lasting friends of all her acquaint-
ances Notwithstanding the hardships
of pioneer life, Mrs. Gouldsbury always
found time to lend helping hand to
those in misery and distress, and
her name is linked with those
of many other noble ladies who
helped to make Wausau what it is.
She was a charter member of the Pres
byterian church, which was organized
in this city on the Sd day of June, 1858
and there is only one member left now
to connect that eventful date with the
present, and that is Mrs. Mary Poor.
Deceased was a faithful, consistent
Christian to the last, and woman be-
loved by all who knew her. She leaves
two daughters, Mrs. Daniel Kline of
Merrill and Mrs. w. w DeVoe of this
city.
The funeral ceremonies took place
from the residence on Friday afternoon
and were conducted by the Rev. W.
o. Carrier.
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