GOULDING, William Onslow - Putnam

WILLIAM ONSLOW GOULDING, of the firm of Goulding and Ireland, proprietors of the planing mill and door, sash and blind factory, at Greencastle, was born in Grafton, Massachusetts, April 7, 1830. His father, William Goulding, was also born in at Grafton, and of English parentage. By avocation he was a tanner and currier. He died in New York City in 1837, at the age of thirty-six years. His mother, Adah [Jewett] Goulding, was born and reared in Pepperell, Massachusetts. She was twice married, her second husband being James Boutelle, who is now deceased. She died near Worcester, in 1885, aged over seventy years. She was a member of the Congregational church. William was taken by his parents to New York City when three years of age, and when he was sever years of age his father died. After that he lived with relatives until he was seventeen years old, when he began to learn the carpenter's trace at Leominster, Massachusetts, serving an apprenticeship of three years. He worked at this trade at that place 1850, then came to Greencastle, where after working at journey work on year, he engaged in contracting and building. In 1857 he built a planing mill, and became associated with John Ireland under the firm name under the firm name of Goulding & Ireland. Politically Mr. Goulding is a Republican. In 1851 he was married at Greencastle to Miss Charlotte A. Day, of Salem, Indiana. Their children are--Myra A., Addie, wife of Dr. E. B. Evans, of Greencastle, and Lizzie H.