Joseph S. Golden Birth Oct 1846 or about 1853 • TennesseeDeath about 1906 • Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama YDNA testing says: R1b “Niall of Nine Hostages” line; probable origin is Ireland but could have lived elsewhere in the UK at time of immigration to the USA. Parentage: Unknown, although several sets of parents have been suggested. Claimant … Read more
A Green Golden may have served as a Private in the Alabama Militia for service in “Watt’s Company” in the Florida Indian War(s). You now know everything I know, or that military records specialist website Fold3 knows about either Green Golden or Watts’ Company, Alabama Militia. There is no record of a “Watts’ Company” … … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook DNA testing indicates that changes are needed in family histories of Hiram F Golden (c1829-1880), father of William Anderson Golden (1840/48-1908). WHAT MANY GENEALOGIES SAY Per numerous family histories (14 on Ancestry), Hiram’s parents were Richard Ali Golden, 1800–1850, and Susannah Owens, 1804–1849. YDNA … Read more
Essex, England, 1086 — The earliest known recording of the Golden / Golding name can be found in the Domesday Book, and all versions of the name are of Anglo-Saxon origin. It is thought that these GFolks may have been a settlement of former troops under the Norman William the Conquerer (WTC). WTC’s history indicates … Read more
Golding/Golden on Facebook 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. … Read more
Thomas Golden is the first Golden known to own property in the Ninety Six District of South Carolina (1762, 63/67). Newberry’s Council approved Thomas Golden’s request for 200 acres in 1762. The Honorable Egerton Leigh, Esq., Surveyor General of the the province requested on November 2, 1763 that a plat for 200 acres be laid … Read more
John Franklin Golden of New York, born probably before 1925, perhaps as early as 1915, would find himself in Alexandria, Virginia at some time between 1948-1952. While there he met, and may have married, Charlotte Alberta Rambo 1928–1988. There is no known public record of a marriage nor divorce, so most key info about John Golden … Read more
Swiss German Goldens — Pennsylvania — Their original name may have been Gulden, but is formally listed as ‘Gultin’ in some documents. Gulden appears to be the more recent acceptable version of the name, with Golden also used. Jonathan Golden (1806-1884) was born into the Gulden / Gultin family of Adams County, Pennsylvania. This family … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook James Goulden, recently arrived from England (1874), is advertising and searching for his brother John Goulden, who was supposedly in the Cinncinati, Ohio area circa 1862 after leaving Glossop, England (about 12 years ago from 1874). James is also looking for his sisters: Catherine … Read more
Golding / Golden / Goulding et al Family History on Facebook Some GFolks once had different names A surname (last name) is a hereditary name common to all members of a family, as distinct from a given name (first name). Please keep in mind that hereditary surnames are a relatively modern invention, beginning around … Read more