Mucho thanks go to my cousin Carole Golden Alessi for pointing me to this resource. The North Carolina Land Grant Database is a free site contains searchable data for over 216,000 land grants issued by the state of North Carolina from 1663 to 1960, including around 12,000 grants issued for what is now Tennessee. Over 36,000 grants … Read more
COLUMBIA, South Carolina – A Mass of Christian burial for Maj. Wayne Harris Golden, U.S. Army (Ret.), 87, will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 3600 Devine Street, Columbia, SC 29205. Commendation and Farewell Prayers with full military rites will be in Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 … Read more
Christopher Columbus — at least 3 in the Golden family. None of these are believed to be related to one another. Christopher Columbus Golden Birth abt 1832 in Hawkins County, TN Death aft 1860 ?? Married Lucinda Hampton 1847-1890 Christopher Columbus Golden (Golding) Birth 1860 in Carteret County, NC Death 6 Aug 1931 in Straits, … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook Where did GFolks originate from within the UK or Ireland? YDNA points to some interesting locations, but I am interested in the era of 900-1400. Last names were not incredibly common in England until after 1300-1400. Under the Normans, last names made it easier to impose … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook Sir William Gerald Golding Born: 19 September 1911 at Newquay, Cornwall, England, UK Died 19 June 1993 (aged 81) at Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England, UK Married to Ann Brookfield on 30 September 1939. They had two children, Judith and David. Occupation Writer of novels, plays and poems. Nobel … Read more
Golden / Golding / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook At Kinderhook, Prince William County, October 28th, Thomas H. Golding, infant son of Thomas Golding, esq., aged one year and seven months. “Suffer little children to come unto me, of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.” (1) Kinderhook is supposedly in the Neabsco District, … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook Economies change. We make decisions. Where we start out is not where may expect to end up. This is one of those stories. This is a unique video of discovery with Barbara Windsor searching for family. It does not start out about Goldings … but an … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook It is said that William Golden and his wife Nellie came from Ireland before 1790 and settled in Edgefield, South Carolina. Per one descendent of Abraham Golden, there are two known sons, Isaac Golden and Abraham Golden. However, there were several other sons and … Read more
When did Nathaniel Greene Golden (NGG), Sr., arrive at Keowee, South Carolina? Or was he born there? The search for his parents requires some sleuthing. His name gives us a hint as to the date of his birth since he was probably named after General Nathanael Greene, who was virtually unknown before 1781 — certainly an … Read more
William T. Golding was born about1857 in Madison County, Florida, to Ira Griffin Golding (1832 – 1890) and Rebecca Vann Cobb (1834 – 1920). His family would soon after move to Brooks County, in Georgia. Brooks County is just across the state line from Madison County. He married Sallie Humphreys (1864 – 1943) in 1882. William T. … Read more