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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. 

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).

Parents of Lucinda “Lucy” Smith (Wagoner), 1832–1910, and was her mother named Nancy Golden?

1810 Surry County NC — Genealogies have become blended for the parents of Lucinda “Lucy” Smith, b. 20 Jan 1832 Surry County NC; d. 26 Mar 1910 at Lone Jack, Jackson County MO. Her death certificate show Nancy Golden as her mother BUT it does appear that another name may have been written on the death certificate and then erased. 

Arriving in America – 1607 to 1699

GoldenGenealogy.com — Family history and genealogy for surnames of Golden, Golding, Goulding, Goldman, Gouldman, Goleman, Golman, Golmon and other similar families arriving in America and the Carribean.

Notes – Kirkland and Golden

Descendants of Jonathan Gregory Kirkland, 1778–1837, and Eleanor (Ellen/Ellender) Warren, 1769–1855, can appear as DNA matches with our Golden family. This would be due to Eleanor Warren being the daughter of William (Charles William?) Warren, 1738–1807, and Eleanor “Nelly” Golden, 1745–1811.

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