"Portrait & Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley Oregon."  Chapman 
Publishing Company, 1903. p. 985.
 
PHILIP PETER GOULEY

     Born in Monroe, Mich., September 21, 1845, Philip P. Gouley carried with
him the characteristics which are the native gifts of the sons of the middle
west, as well as those which are his by inheritance through his Canadian
ancestry.  His father, S. A. Gouley, was born in Canada, March 2, 1817, being
reared to manhood in this country.  Having learned the trades of carpenter and
wagon-maker, he left his native country and, coming to the United States,
settled in Monroe, Mich., where he remained until 1852, engaged in the
prosecution of his combined business interests.  In his Michigan residence he
met and married Marcelles Duval, a native of that state, being born near Monroe,
in 1821, and in that city the young people first made their home.  In 1852 Mr.
Gouley took his first western trip, coming by horse teams across the plains to
California, leaving his family in the home in Michigan to await his return.  But
briefly interested in the mining prospects of California, he came to Oregon
during the same winter, settling in Marion county, near Wood burn, where he
remained until 1856, at that time returning to Michigan by water, when he was
again united with his wife and children.  In 1859 he brought his family across
the plains in the same manner in which he had first made the trip.  Coming
directly to his property near Woodburn, which he had purchased, they continued
to make it their home until 1886, then removing to Woodburn for a short time.
In 1896 they came to their present home in Gervais, where Mr. Gouley now leads a
retired life, himself and wife being very popular in the society of that town.
Of the five children born to them Philip P. Gouley, of this review, is the
eldest; Fred is located in Salem; Ellen is the wife of Dennis Manning, living
east of Parkersville; Minnie is the wife of Michael Murphy of Gervais; and Henry
makes his home in Woodburn.
     The education of P. P. Gouley was received in the common schools of both
Michigan and Oregon, being fourteen years old at the time of his father's
removal to the latter state.  He continued to make his home with his parents
until his marriage, in 1872, with Miss Lydia Lerwill, who was born April 3,
1856, and reared on French Prairie, Marion county, Ore.  Her parents were
William and Sarah (Stanton) Lerwill, who crossed the plains in 1852 and settled
at Parkersville.  Mr. Lerwill was a miller, the first mill of Salem being under
his management.  Three children were born to them, as follows:  Lydia, Mrs.
Gouley; Emily, wife of D. W. Cross of Los Angeles, Cal.; and Walter, in Pardee,
Cal.  Neither of the parents are now living, the mother having died at the age
of thirty-three years, and the father was killed at the age of sixty-six by the
running away of the team which he was driving.  Mr. Gouley and his wife
commenced their married life on a part of her father's old donation claim,
located nine miles north of Salem, on the Oregon City and Salem road.  they have
two hundred and twenty-seven acres of land, the majority of it being under
cultivation, and here Mr. Gouley is engaged in general farming and
stock-raising, also having a hop yard of forty-five acres, the latter pursuit
yielding him a good income.  In 1902 he raised forty-seven thousand pounds, and
the year before over fifty thousand pounds of hops,, this amount representing
quite a sum of money.  All the improvements upon the farm are the work of Mr.
Gouley, the substantial dwelling house and good out buildings giving
indisputable evidence of his success in his chosen work.
     To Mr. and Mrs. Gouley two children were born.  Homer, born December 21,
1874, is married and has one son, Lawrence Homer, farming near Brooks; Romeo,
born August 9, 1885, is at home.  Both of the sons were given business
educations.
     Personally Mr. Gouley is a man who has made himself useful in the community
in which he lives, his attitude in regard to national and local affairs being
always for the broadening influences likely to carry the country or community to
a higher plane of morality.  He has never swerved in his allegiance to the
Republican party, his maturer mind following the principles endorsed by his
youth, and in the service of this party he has acted as school director for
several years.  Fraternally he is a member of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen, being a charter member of Fraternity Lodge No. 9, but later he was
transferred to Brooks Lodge No. 137.

     
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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in September 2006 by Diana Smith.
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.