James Harleston Golden
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Nancy Mariah Harrison,
My Great-grandparents
One of my four great-grandparent couples are James Harleston Golden and Nancy Mariah Harrison.
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James Harleston Golden: Born 8 Sep 1843 in Cleburne County, AL; died 17 Feb 1918 in Golden Springs, AL.
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Nancy Mariah Harrison: born 18 Jul 1845 in Spartanburg, SC; died 12 Apr 1923 in Oxford, AL.
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They were married 16 Mar 1865 in Oxford, AL, and they had eleven children.
James Harleston Golden was a Methodist minister, farmer, and Civil War soldier.
Civil War Service:
Private, Company A, 8th Alabama Cavalry. Served 8/13/1861; discharged in the "spring of 1863," after he was wounded.
Seriously wounded, shot in the left leg, Spring of 1863 in Middleton, TN. According to Civil War pension records dated 1896 and 1900, the wound "never healed."
Never captured or imprisoned. Paroled in Talladega in May 1865. Confederate States Army. Company commander was Captain Miller of Talladega, AL.
In a Civil War widow's pension application dated November 1920, his widow stated he was wounded in the left leg in a battle at Middleton, TN, and, he was wounded in left arm at Blackland, MS, July 1863.
Household description
James Harleston Golden was on the Civil War pension roll in Calhoun County, AL, but apparently he never drew any pension.
According to pension statement dated 8 January 1914, he has no real estate and is living with his wife and daughter, Ginnie (Virginia), on the daughter's farm near Oxford, AL. His assets are:
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He lists no real estate as part of his assets |
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Personal Property |
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Horses and mules |
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Cattle of all kinds |
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Hogs, sheep and goats |
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Pistols, guns, &c (handwritten gun) |
10 |
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Watches, clocks and jewelry |
10 |
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Household and kitchen furniture |
50 |
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Bicycles and vehicles (handwritten 1 hack) |
10 |
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Goods, wares and merchandise |
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Mechanical and farming tools and implements |
10 |
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90.00 |
Civil War Pension Records
In the summer of 2003, James H. Golden's great-granddaughter, Rose Golden Schlatter, spent two weeks in Alabama collecting family history information. She visited the State of Alabama Archives, Montgomery, AL, and found his Civil War Pension records. Information in those records is transcribed on this page.
Union Grove Church
James Harleston Golden was one of the founders of Golden Springs Congregational Methodist Church. The Church was originally named Union Grove Congregational Methodist Church. From what we have been able to determine:
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19 August 1890: Joel Massey and his wife deeded property to "J. H. Golden, Thomas Haywood and W. O. Butler as Trustees for the Union Grove Congregational Church."
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Circa 1900: The Union Grove Church burned.
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3 March 1903: The Union Grove Church property is deeded to Calhoun County for purposes of building a school.
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Circa 1903-1904: The Union Grove Church congregation formed a new church in Golden Springs, the Golden Springs Congregational Methodist Church
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1904: Wallace T. Brown appears to be the first person buried in the Golden Springs Congregational Methodist Church cemetery.
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2012: The Union Grove Cemetery remains on part of the property.
Go to this page to see a transcript of the original deed for the Union Grove Church.
Photos
Grave of Reverend James Harleston Golden, Golden Springs Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery, 305 Raemon Drive, Anniston, AL.
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James
Harleston Golden, Union Grove Church and Golden Springs Church
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