Thomas Monroe Gould (1835 - 1902) was born at Kingdom Crossroads, Shelby, Alabama on March 1, 1835 to his proud parents, David James Gould (1794 - 1865) & Rebecca McAdams (1806 - 1880).
Thomas Monroe Gould (1835 - 1902) Married Elizabeth Betsey Kendrick (1834 - 1916) on September 15, 1853 at Columbiana, Shelby, Alabama. This union resulted in 9 children: Gasoway Gadson Gould (1855 - 1939), Mary Elizabeth Gould (1856 - 1956), Perry Franklin Gould (1858 - 1951), Amanda E. Gould (1859 - 1940), Sarah Angeline Gould (1865 - 1927), Emmagenia H. Gould (1868 - 1869), Cornelia M. Gould (1869 - 1947), Rebecca Sudan Gould (1871 - 1875) & Thomas Scott Gould (1873 - 1956).
Thomas Monroe Gould (1835 - 1902) served the Confederacy during the American Civil War and fought with the 29th Alabama Infantry, Company "E". He saw Heavy action during the Atlanta / Dalton Campaign in Georgia from May to August 1864. During the Battle of Peach Tree Creek on July 20, 1864 he was shot in the right leg with a Minnie ball being combat wounded while fighting Forces of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman. Hours later the leg was amputated above the right knee.
After the Civil War had ended Thomas Monroe Gould, his wife and young family relocated from Shelby, Alabama to Lake, Scott, Mississippi. It took him and his family more than 2 weeks to walk the 219 miles while following the train tracks most of the way.
This event was verified by a letter written from Thomas Monroe Gould in Lake, Scott, Mississippi to his Mother, Rebecca McAdams Gould in Shelby, Alabama chronicling the trip day by day. The letter was written on September 19, 1869.
In 1871 after experiencing & enduring many Horrors during the American Civil War, Thomas Monroe Gould became an Ordained Baptist Preacher and served the Scott County & Newton County regions of Mississippi as a Circuit Rider Preacher. He served more than 40 Baptist Churches while preaching from a large Family Bible as he rode his favorite White Horse.
On March 3, 1902 while living at the home of his youngest son Thomas Scott Gould, Thomas Monroe Gould passed away at the age of 67 and was laid to rest under a huge Cedar Tree in the Lake City Cemetery, Lake, Scott, Mississippi.
Thomas Monroe Gould (1835 - 1902) Married Elizabeth Betsey Kendrick (1834 - 1916) on September 15, 1853 at Columbiana, Shelby, Alabama. This union resulted in 9 children: Gasoway Gadson Gould (1855 - 1939), Mary Elizabeth Gould (1856 - 1956), Perry Franklin Gould (1858 - 1951), Amanda E. Gould (1859 - 1940), Sarah Angeline Gould (1865 - 1927), Emmagenia H. Gould (1868 - 1869), Cornelia M. Gould (1869 - 1947), Rebecca Sudan Gould (1871 - 1875) & Thomas Scott Gould (1873 - 1956).
Thomas Monroe Gould (1835 - 1902) served the Confederacy during the American Civil War and fought with the 29th Alabama Infantry, Company "E". He saw Heavy action during the Atlanta / Dalton Campaign in Georgia from May to August 1864. During the Battle of Peach Tree Creek on July 20, 1864 he was shot in the right leg with a Minnie ball being combat wounded while fighting Forces of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman. Hours later the leg was amputated above the right knee.
After the Civil War had ended Thomas Monroe Gould, his wife and young family relocated from Shelby, Alabama to Lake, Scott, Mississippi. It took him and his family more than 2 weeks to walk the 219 miles while following the train tracks most of the way.
This event was verified by a letter written from Thomas Monroe Gould in Lake, Scott, Mississippi to his Mother, Rebecca McAdams Gould in Shelby, Alabama chronicling the trip day by day. The letter was written on September 19, 1869.
In 1871 after experiencing & enduring many Horrors during the American Civil War, Thomas Monroe Gould became an Ordained Baptist Preacher and served the Scott County & Newton County regions of Mississippi as a Circuit Rider Preacher. He served more than 40 Baptist Churches while preaching from a large Family Bible as he rode his favorite White Horse.
On March 3, 1902 while living at the home of his youngest son Thomas Scott Gould, Thomas Monroe Gould passed away at the age of 67 and was laid to rest under a huge Cedar Tree in the Lake City Cemetery, Lake, Scott, Mississippi.
Thomas Monroe Gould (1835 - 1902) was born at Kingdom Crossroads, Shelby, Alabama on March 1, 1835 to his proud parents, David James Gould (1794 - 1865) & Rebecca McAdams (1806 - 1880).
Thomas Monroe Gould (1835 - 1902) Married Elizabeth Betsey Kendrick (1834 - 1916) on September 15, 1853 at Columbiana, Shelby, Alabama. This union resulted in 9 children: Gasoway Gadson Gould (1855 - 1939), Mary Elizabeth Gould (1856 - 1956), Perry Franklin Gould (1858 - 1951), Amanda E. Gould (1859 - 1940), Sarah Angeline Gould (1865 - 1927), Emmagenia H. Gould (1868 - 1869), Cornelia M. Gould (1869 - 1947), Rebecca Sudan Gould (1871 - 1875) & Thomas Scott Gould (1873 - 1956).
Thomas Monroe Gould (1835 - 1902) served the Confederacy during the American Civil War and fought with the 29th Alabama Infantry, Company "E". He saw Heavy action during the Atlanta / Dalton Campaign in Georgia from May to August 1864. During the Battle of Peach Tree Creek on July 20, 1864 he was shot in the right leg with a Minnie ball being combat wounded while fighting Forces of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman. Hours later the leg was amputated above the right knee.
After the Civil War had ended Thomas Monroe Gould, his wife and young family relocated from Shelby, Alabama to Lake, Scott, Mississippi. It took him and his family more than 2 weeks to walk the 219 miles while following the train tracks most of the way.
This event was verified by a letter written from Thomas Monroe Gould in Lake, Scott, Mississippi to his Mother, Rebecca McAdams Gould in Shelby, Alabama chronicling the trip day by day. The letter was written on September 19, 1869.
In 1871 after experiencing & enduring many Horrors during the American Civil War, Thomas Monroe Gould became an Ordained Baptist Preacher and served the Scott County & Newton County regions of Mississippi as a Circuit Rider Preacher. He served more than 40 Baptist Churches while preaching from a large Family Bible as he rode his favorite White Horse.
On March 3, 1902 while living at the home of his youngest son Thomas Scott Gould, Thomas Monroe Gould passed away at the age of 67 and was laid to rest under a huge Cedar Tree in the Lake City Cemetery, Lake, Scott, Mississippi.
Thomas Monroe Gould (1835 - 1902) Married Elizabeth Betsey Kendrick (1834 - 1916) on September 15, 1853 at Columbiana, Shelby, Alabama. This union resulted in 9 children: Gasoway Gadson Gould (1855 - 1939), Mary Elizabeth Gould (1856 - 1956), Perry Franklin Gould (1858 - 1951), Amanda E. Gould (1859 - 1940), Sarah Angeline Gould (1865 - 1927), Emmagenia H. Gould (1868 - 1869), Cornelia M. Gould (1869 - 1947), Rebecca Sudan Gould (1871 - 1875) & Thomas Scott Gould (1873 - 1956).
Thomas Monroe Gould (1835 - 1902) served the Confederacy during the American Civil War and fought with the 29th Alabama Infantry, Company "E". He saw Heavy action during the Atlanta / Dalton Campaign in Georgia from May to August 1864. During the Battle of Peach Tree Creek on July 20, 1864 he was shot in the right leg with a Minnie ball being combat wounded while fighting Forces of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman. Hours later the leg was amputated above the right knee.
After the Civil War had ended Thomas Monroe Gould, his wife and young family relocated from Shelby, Alabama to Lake, Scott, Mississippi. It took him and his family more than 2 weeks to walk the 219 miles while following the train tracks most of the way.
This event was verified by a letter written from Thomas Monroe Gould in Lake, Scott, Mississippi to his Mother, Rebecca McAdams Gould in Shelby, Alabama chronicling the trip day by day. The letter was written on September 19, 1869.
In 1871 after experiencing & enduring many Horrors during the American Civil War, Thomas Monroe Gould became an Ordained Baptist Preacher and served the Scott County & Newton County regions of Mississippi as a Circuit Rider Preacher. He served more than 40 Baptist Churches while preaching from a large Family Bible as he rode his favorite White Horse.
On March 3, 1902 while living at the home of his youngest son Thomas Scott Gould, Thomas Monroe Gould passed away at the age of 67 and was laid to rest under a huge Cedar Tree in the Lake City Cemetery, Lake, Scott, Mississippi.
