Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook
To what Golden family does John and Powell (Paul?) Golden belong?
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“Killing at Middlesboro”
Middlesboro, Ky., July 24 (1905) — John Golden, the eighteen-year-old son of Powell Golden, of this place, shot and instantly killed James Smith. Golden emptied the contents of a shotgun into Smiths heart.
There were no eye-witnesses to the shooting, but Golden claims that Smith was beating a boy named Marion Branscomt, when he interfered and Smith struck him with a beer bottle, whereupon he shot in self-defense.”
Source: The Paducah Evening Sun (Paducah, Kentucky), 24 Jul 1905, Monday, page 2.
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It appears that Marion Branscom survived the attack. He died on September 22, 1968 (b1894) and is buried in the Rains Cemetery, Middlesboro, Bell Co., KY. His parents were Thomas Branscom & Annie Mayes … should that ring any memories.
I can find no reference to any Powell Golden in any of my resources. My guess is that Powell may well be Paul; phonetically they are the same depending upon the pronounciation. W is ‘double u’ … so if you pronounce Powell as Pou-uell …
You are welcome to add to or to correct this story by contacting: Bill Golden, Norfolk1956@gmail.com
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