The Sioux City Journal Tuesday, August 19, 1924 — Page 6
SHE CAME WEST BY STEAMBOAT.
Mrs. C. E. Gould, 69, of Ponca, Lives 67 Yrs in County.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Ponca, Neb., Aug. 18. — Mrs. C. E. Gould, of Ponca, who came to Dixon county 67 years ago, today is celebrating the 69th anniversary of her birthday. Mrs. Gould is the mother of 12 children, eight of whom are living, and she has 22 grandchildren.
Born in Ohio, in 1855, Mrs. Gould was only 2 years old when her father and mother set forth for the west, traveling the entire distance between Philadelphia, O., and Sioux City, Ia., by river boat. The family settled at once in Dixon county.
Mrs. Gould is vigorous and active. She takes an active part in church work, does her own housework including washing and ironing, and attends a garden and cares for a poultry flock.
