Mary Elizabeth Golden

Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth

When Mary Elizabeth Golden was born on 26 May 1867, in Mercer, Mercer, Missouri, United States, her father, William Turner Golden, was 30 and her mother, Myra Miami Hill, was 29. She married John Thomas Scott on 24 February 1884, in Montgomery, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Gaston, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States in 1920 and Reddish Township, Lewis, Missouri, United States in 1930. She died on 30 October 1943, in Montgomery, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Mount Ida, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Thomas Scott
1865–1921
Mary Elizabeth Golden
1867–1943
Marriage: 24 February 1884
Lula F. Scott
1886–
Ansell Wilson Scott
1892–1986
Jewel Joseph Scott
1894–1991
Dora Scott
1901–
Nora Scott
1901–
Anna Scott
1905–1914

Sources (9)

  • Mary E Golden in household of T W Golden, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary E Golden, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • Mary E Scott, "Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950"

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1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1883 · The Mosaic Templar is Founded

The Mosaic Templar is an African American fraternal organization founded in Little Rock. it was founded by former slaves, John Edward Bush and Chester W. Keatts. It was part of a movement that was going on at the time, where everyone was forming fraternities and sororities. The main departments for this one where endowment, monument, analysis, uniform, rank, recapitulation, records, and a juvenile division.

1888 · Bauxite Mining Began

Bauxite a rock with relatively high aluminum content, is the main source of aluminum for the world. When it was discovered in Arkansas it changed the state. The city of Bauxite, Arkansas was the site of the discovery.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English golden ‘made of gold; golden in color’ (from Old English gylden), generally a nickname for someone with golden-blond hair.

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Ualghairg (see McGoldrick ).

Irish: adopted for Ó Gabhláin, ‘descendant of Gabhlán’, a personal name based on a diminutive of gabhal ‘fork’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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