Gould, Ernest Elroy

1866 - 1884  (17 years)

• Name	Gould, Ernest Elroy  [1, 2]
  Birth	13 Aug 1866	Elysian, Le Sueur, Minnesota, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Locomotive Fireman  [1]
  Residence	1870	Sparta, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA   [2]
  Residence	1880	Mandan, Morton, North Dakota, USA   [2]
  Death	17 Apr 1884	Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA   [1]
  	Cause: Railroad Accident
  	Near
  Burial	22 Apr 1884	Mandan Union Cemetery, Mandan, Morton, North Dakota, USA
  Person ID	I34926	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Gould, John Wesley,   b. Feb 1835, Albany, Albany, New York, USA d. 6 Oct 1919, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Smith, Catherine,   b. 1845, Indiana, USA d. 25 May 1909, Newman Lake, Spokane, Washington, USA (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F13852	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Aug 1866 - Elysian, Le Sueur, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1870 - Sparta, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1880 - Mandan, Morton, North Dakota, USA Death - Cause: Railroad Accident - 17 Apr 1884 - Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Burial - 22 Apr 1884 - Mandan Union Cemetery, Mandan, Morton, North Dakota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  FUNERAL OF ERNEST GOULD The funeral of Ernest Gould, son of J. W. and Katherine Gould, of this city, took place Tuesday at Greenwood cemetery. The deceased was a fireman on the Omaha & Republican Valley railroad, and was accidentally killed on the night of April 17th. The accident occurred a few miles from Omaha. The body arrived from Omaha on Monday last in charge of Bro.'s T. F. Rhodes and G. C. Fair, of the Overland Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen No. 123, of which the deceased was a member. The body was enclosed in a handsome rosewood casket with silver plated ornaments. On the lid of the coffin was an oval plate bearing the inscription "Our Brother". At the foot of the coffin there was placed a rich black velvet banner with deep fringe on which was inscribed in colored silk the initials "B.L.F." The funeral ceremonies were in charge of W. D. Smith, undertaker, of Bismarck, and the brethren of the Mandan lodge of Locomotive Firemen. The pallbearers were Bro.'s C. Nichols, Joseph Taylor, T. F. Rhodes, C. G. Allen, James Frost, and G. C. Fair. The body was taken in a hearse to the Presbyterian church and was followed by a large number of carriages, containing the parents of the young man and a large number of relatives and friends. The services at the church were conducted by the Rev. I. O. Sloan. The hymns sung by the choir were "In the dark and cloudy day," and "A few more years shall roll." Mr. Sloan very feelingly referred to the young man as one who was well known to a large number of those who had come to take part in the last rites. He said he had known Ernest Gould for the last ten years. He was one he could speak highly of. He was kind hearted, and especially so to his mother and sisters, and he in return was dearly loved by them. After the reading of appropriate passages of scripture, and a prayer, the service closed. The procession then reformed and the body was taken to Greenwood cemetery where it was finally interred. At the grave the service was conducted by the lodge chaplain and according to the ritual of the Brotherhood. The expense of the funeral will be born by the lodge to which the deceased belonged. ** Mandan Pioneer, Friday, April 25, 1884. Page 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S327] WORLD: Find-a-Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/ [S1944] WORLD: Public Member Trees. https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1030/