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Green Golden and F.W. Golden charged for conspiracy in the killing of the Governor of Kentucky

The governor-elect of the Commonwealth of Kentucky was gunned down on January 30th, 1900 while walking to his inauguration. Governor-elect William Goebel lived to take the oath of office but died four days later on February 3nd. Goebel is the only governor in American history to have been killed while in office. Two Goldens were charged among many others with conspiracy to kill the Democrat governor-elect.

An Approximate History of our Golden Family

Collected notes on the family of Thomas Golden who settled at Newberry, South Carolina by 1761, if not a year or two earlier. Wife’s and children’s names are unknown … but DNA creates a path back in time as to Thomas’s origins and family associations. Multiple males branches descending from Thomas Golden are yDNA Y700 tested.

William Moody Golden, born before 1792 SC, death 1831 Bibb, Alabama

William Moody Golden appears in some 50 pages of legal documents. At no time does he have a middle name. His surname can appear as Golden or Goulding, a variation of Golding. William Moody Golden (WMG) was mostly likely South Carolina born. Was living in the Newberry, South Carolina area where he met and married Mary Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Lagrone, first child born 1812 at Newberry.

Golden DNA Test Research – Free Testing – Limited Offer

DNA Testing of select Golden males lines is offered at no cost. See post for details. Testing is limited to Golden males born to a Golden father from a specific Golden male line being researched.

Fleetwood Augustus Golden (1875-1965) of Laurens, South Carolina

Fleetwood Augustus Golden, Birth: 1875 (Newberry or Laurens County) South Carolina. Death: 1965 Burial: Liberty Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cross Hill, Laurens County, South Carolina

Notes – Godwin / Goodwin

Thomas Godwin (Bridger), born c1640 at New Kent, New Kent, Virginia; Death 27 May 1713-1714 at Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia. Multiple DNA matches link two lines of our Goldens with Thomas Godwin’s descendants, which are themselves named Godwin. DNA matches exist with male descendants of Nathanael Greene Golden (b1783) and Samuel Golden (b1770 SC).

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