Killed in Action / Died in Service to Country The following Goldens, Goldings and Gouldings et al died while serving their country: Know of a family member that died while in military service to the United States of America? Please send their names, dates and additional information to Norfolk1956@gmail.com This list is ever growing and should not be … Read more
Gulden’s Mustard — Actually made by Guldens from New York Charles Gulden was the creator Gulden’s Spicy Mustard and many other sauce condiments in the mid-1800s. PARENTS: Jacob Adam Gulden (1811-1898), and Albertina Geissen (1813-1854), both from Schwetzingen, Germany, just outside of Heidelberg. Immigrated to Pennsylvania USA before 1835. Became naturalized citizen in New York … Read more
Swiss Origin Guldins, Guldens, Goldens and Goldendale, Polk County, Oregon Goldendale’s Goldendale Sentinel recently published some news items from the local past. “Sunday, May 17, 1959 was the 100th anniversary of the marriage of John Golden and Jane Parrott, and the occasion was remembered by a flower arrangement at the Methodist church in their memory. The … Read more
Teresa Diane (Teri) Golden, 1944-2020 CALIFORNIA – South Lake Tahoe — Teresa Diane (Teri) Golden passed away on December 29th, 2020. Her memorial service was June 19, 2021. Teri’s Goldens were once Goldings with close association with the Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina and Orange, Orange County, Virginia Goldings. Her line can be tracked back … Read more
Barbara A. Gouldman and Goulden – Any Proof She Existed? Got info about Barbara A. Gouldman, aka Barbara A. Goulden, c1720-1794? ~~~ Got info? If so, please contact me to discuss. Thank you. Bill Golden, Norfolk1956@gmail.com ~~~ GEDMatch: AT2898804 or A097615 ~~~ please set cM to 3 before searching. At least three genealogies list her parents as Francis … Read more
Learning more about early South Carolina (1620-1820) is a very special, personal project for me as I try to unravel (or reveal) the families that are connected to my own, beginning with: Origin of Thomas Golden who settled at Newberry in 1763 Origin of William and Nellie Golden (Goulden) who settled at Saluda, Edgefield, c1782 … Read more
Golden and Goldings as Quakers Suspect your Goldens of being a Quaker? … Quakers kept amazingly detailed records about their members and their families. Chances are that your ‘Golden’ was not a Quaker … records are available that indicate some few Goldens were Quakers from 1729 onward … these Goldens lived mostly in Pennsylvania and … Read more
1903 – Nathaniel Golden of East Chatham, NY Passes Away East Chatham, New York … Nathaniel Golden has passed away … September 1903 … age 84, born about 1819. Where born is not listed … had a son named ‘David’ … per the obituary has a total of two sons and two daughters and a … Read more
1780 – Who were the parents of John Golden born c1780 in South Carolina? DNA matches via Ancestry indicate that John Golden born c1780 in South Carolina may be related to the William and Nellie Golden family (c1750-1809) of Newberry-Saluda, South Carolina. DNA matches are available from descendants of Julia Caledonia Golden, 1880 AL-1975 TX, … Read more
1663 – The Monmouth Patent, New Jersey – William Goulding (Golding),1613-1672, Land Speculator On December 3rd, 1663, 20 men travelled from Gravesend, Long Island (now New York) to what is now Navesink, New Jersey. One of these 20 included William Goulding. These gentlemen set their sights upon colonizing New Jersey, then under Dutch control, and … Read more