Jesse Golding (Golden) & Susannah Burke

Jesse Golden

Jesse Golding was born on September 19, 1804 in Faurquier, Virginia. He was the second born of nine children to Thornton and Margaret Elizabeth (Tharpe) Golding.
 Jesse married Susannah Burke in Warrenton, Faurquier, Virginia in October of 1826. Jesse's surname is spelled 'Golding' on the marriage bond.



Jesse and Margaret's marriage bond (click on image to enlarge)



  I have no documentation of the occupation of Jesse prior to his marriage to Susannah. I read in correspondence between distant cousins that Jesse was found on a tax record and his occupation was that of a plantation overseer. Shortly after Jesse and Susannah's marriage they left with the Burke family for Ohio territory. Not much is known about his path from Virginia, his first stop in Walnut Twp.,Fairfield Co., Ohio, and then to Allen Co. by 1833. In doing this they had become one of the early pioneers of Northwest Ohio. Having settled in what is now changed from Allen Co. to what is today Auglaize Co. before the removal of the natives from the forrest. And new information from distant cousins say that the family story is that even though he had bought the land from the U.S. government, Jesse also paid the natives 50 cents and acre for his land. They settled on a farm in Union Twp. where they spent the remainder of their days.


Ohio Migration Trails

 In later life Jesse was run over by a wagon loaded with corn, resulting in paralysis from the hips down. He died of his injuries shortly after on August 3, 1888. He is buried in Tam Cemetery in Auglaize Co. not far from the farm where he lived along with several other Golden family members. The inscription written on his headstone says "A precious one from us has gone. A voice we loved is stilled. A place is vacant in our home. Which can never be filled."       

Jesse Golden 1804-1888

Susannah Burke was born November 14, 1809 in Warrenton, Faurquier, Virginia. Her parents were George Burke and Sarah Elizabeth Shaw. As in any housewife of this period, not much is known about Sarah's life. She married Jesse at the age of 16 and gave birth to 9 children.

Susannah's obituary

She died October 4, 1897 and written on her stone: "Tis hard to part with one so dear, Perhaps we'll cry, a sigh, a tear. But in the bright glorious dawning, She waits to hear a glad "Good Morning". She is laid to rest in Tam Cemetery.




Susannah's headstone