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Johannes Gold
(1795-1864)
Maria Magdalene Stocker
(1799-1889)
Russell Cahoon
Submitti Traverse
(-1869)
Aaron Gold
(1820-1890)
Ellen S. Cahoon
(1828-1874)

Sidney Russell Gold
(1851-1905)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Eva Mary Sloan

Sidney Russell Gold 2 3

  • Born: 7 Mar 1851, Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Marriage (1): Eva Mary Sloan on 18 May 1876 in Lyons, Clinton, Iowa, United States 1
  • Died: 6 Mar 1905, Big Stone City, Grant, South Dakota, United States at age 53 4
  • Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Big Stone City, Grant, South Dakota

   Another name for Sidney was Sid Gold.

  Research Notes:

Eldest of 5 brothers, children of Aaron and Ellen (Calhoun) Gold.

From History of South Dakota, vol. 1, p. 801:
Sidney R. Gold has been prominent in public affairs and is a stanch advocate of the principles of the Republican party, as are also each of his brothers. He represented Grant county in the house of the state legislature in 1893 and 1895, and served on the appropriation committee. Fraternally he is identified with the Masonic order and the Modern Woodmen of America.
In Clinton, Iowa, on the 18th of May, 1876, Sidney R. Gold was united in marriage to Miss Eva M. Sloan, who was born and reared in Clinton, Iowa, and they are the parents of seven children, namely: Mabel E., who is stenographer in the Big Stone Bank [in 1904]; Edith M., who is the wife of Charles Wallace, cashier of the Albee Bank, at Albee; Florence L. and Ruth S., who are students in the Northwestern University at Evanston, Illinois; and Ralph S., Milton J. and Eva A. The family residence, one of the finest in [Grant] county, is located on the hill in the north section of the town [Big Stone City], commanding a most beautiful view of the lake and surrounding country, while it is modern in all its appointments and equipments.
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Notes from a Pedigree Chart prepared by Donald W. Gold dated 25 Jul 1996:
Sid carried on businesses in various towns in Iowa such as Delmar, Cedar Rapids, Dakota City, Osceola, and possibly others, until he settled at Big Stone City, S.D., where he spent the rest of his life. He was in the banking and land business there with his brothers John and James. He moved to South Dakota in 1887. 5

  Birth Notes:

May have been born in Bath, Pennsylvania.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Moved: from Davis, Illinois to Delmar, Iowa, Abt 1877, Delmar, Clinton, Iowa, United States.

• Census: U.S, 1880, Delmar, Clinton, Iowa, United States. 6 Household:
Sidney R. Gold, head, M, 29, Pennsylvania, ocupation Dealer in Ag. Machinery
Eva M. Gold, wife, F, 24, Iowa
Mabel E. Gold, daughter, F, 2, Iowa

• Moved: from Delmar, Iowa to Big Stone City, South Dakota, 1885.

• Served: in the House of the state legislature, 1893-1895, South Dakota, United States.

• Census: U.S, 5 Jun 1900, Big Stone City, Grant, South Dakota, United States. 7 Household:
Sidney E. Gold, head, W, M, Mch, 1851, 49, M, 24, Pennsylvania, Penna, New York, Banker
Eva M. Gold, wife, W, F, May 1855, 45, M;, 24, Iowa, Pennsylvania, New York
Mabel E. Lease, daughter, W, F, Dec 1877, 22, M, 2, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Stenographer
Florence L. Gold, daughter, W, F, Nov 1883, 17, S, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Iowa, at school
Ruth S. Gold, daughter, W, F, Feb 1887, 13, S, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Iowa, at school
Ralph S. Gold, son, W, M, Feb 1893, 7, S, So Dak, Pennsylvania, Iowa, at school
Milton J. Gold, son, W, M, Oct 1894, 5, S, So Dak, Pennsylvania, Iowa
Eva A. Gold, daughter, W, F, Mch 1897, 3, S, So Dak, Pennsylvania, Iowa This event was shared with Eva A. Gold, Eva Mary Sloan, Florence Louise Gold, Mabel Ellen Gold, Milton J. Gold, Ralph S. Gold, and Ruth S. Gold.

• Residence, 1904, Big Stone City, Grant, South Dakota, United States. 2 "The family residence, one of the finest in the county, is located on the hill in the north section of the town, commanding a most beautiful view of the lake and surrounding country while it is modern in all its appointments and equipments."

• Served: as Secretary of the Inter-State Chautauqua Association, 1904, South Dakota, United States.


Sidney married Eva Mary Sloan on 18 May 1876 in Lyons, Clinton, Iowa, United States.1 (Eva Mary Sloan was born on 1 May 1855 in Lyons, Clinton, Iowa, United States, died on 21 Dec 1937 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States 8 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Big Stone City, Grant, South Dakota.)


Sources


1 Correspondence, Don Gold beginning 7 Sep 2016. Cit. Date: 24 Sep 2016.

2 Website - Genealogy, http://files.usgwarchives.net/sd/biography/doane2/gold.txt.

3 Correspondence, Don Gold beggining on 7 Sep 2016. Cit. Date: 8 Sep 2016.

4 <i>www.findagrave.com</i>, Find A Grave Memorial # 28060946. Cit. Date: 6 Jan 2016.

5 Doane Robinson, <i>History of South Dakota</i>, 2 ( B. F. Bowen & Co., 1904), 1: 801. Rec. Date: 23 Sep 2016. Cit. Date: 23 Sep 2016; (Digitized by Google)

6 <i>FamilySearch Historical Files</i> (www.familysearch.org), "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD23-8P4 : accessed 6 January 2016), Sidney R Gold, Delmar, Clinton, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 283, sheet 29D, NARA microfi. Cit. Date: 6 Jan 2016.

7 <i>FamilySearch Historical Files</i> (www.familysearch.org), "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMRQ-TRL : 22 January 2015), Sidney E Gold, Alban & Big Stone Townships Big Stone city, Grant, South Dakota, United States; citing sheet 3B, family 4. Cit. Date: 25 Sep 2016.

8 Obituary, "Gold", Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), 22 Dec 1937, p. 34. Cit. Date: 3 Nov 2016.


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