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Prosper Goumond, a Las Vegas businessman, died November 24, 1954. Prosper Jacob "P.J." Goumond was born December 10, 1876 in Indiana. The son of French Canadian immigrant to the United States, Albert Goumond (sometimes spelled Groumond). He married first Ona Belle Prindle on 11 October 1892 in DeKalb County, Indiana. They had one child, a daughter Neva M. Goumond born 8 September 1898 in DeKalb County, Indiana. He divorced his first wife and left her and his daughter behind in Indiana and by 1900 was living in Nebraska where he met and married his second wife Gertrude Helen. He and Gertrude had one child, a son, Charles Harold Goumond born 28 August 1900 in Nebraska. The family left Nebraska and by 1911 were living in Ogden, Utah. By the time World War I began they had moved to Ely, White Pine County, Nevada before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada sometime prior to 1929. Son, Charles Harold Goumond was a musician in hotel-casino bands in Las Vegas, Nevada, including playing in some of his father's clubs, he married Margaret and they had one child, Margo Goumond born 9 September 1930. Margo was a beauty queen and Las Vegas socialite, She married attorney Michael Hines Jr. and together they had one son Michael III. Michael Hines III Is married to Sylvia Turner, they currently live in Escondido Ca. Their children are Kinsey Turner a Las Vegas resident and Amanda Turner of Rancho Santa Fe, Ca. Prosper Goumond is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Boulder Club
Prosper Jacob Goumond received the first gaming license issued in Las Vegas. He was a partner in the Boulder Club on Fremont Street, which was established in 1929. In 1945 Yesco installed Las Vegas' first neon sign at the Boulder Club.
A fire on November 25, 1956 caused extensive damage to the building, by then Las Vegas' oldest gaming establishment. The Boulder Club closed in 1960, when it was purchased by Benny Binion and became part of the Horseshoe Club.
Goumond was also a partner in the Hitchin' Post Motel.
Tule Springs Ranch
On December 7, 1941 Goumond completed the purchase of property at Tule Springs Ranch. During the 1940s he developed the site into a dude ranch that catered to women taking advantage of Nevada's six week residency requirement for divorce.
Home
The Goumond house, built in 1931, was moved to the Clark County Museum in 1984.