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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)

William Henry Gold
(1865-1947)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Winifred Jennifer Bennett

William Henry Gold 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 20 Mar 1865, Davis, Stephenson, Illinois, United States
  • Marriage (1): Winifred Jennifer Bennett on 15 May 1889 in Granite Falls, Chippewa, Minnesota, United States
  • Died: 14 Nov 1947, Miami, Dade, Florida, United States at age 82 5

  Research Notes:

Notes from a Pedigree Chart prepared by Donald W. Gold dated 25 Jul 1996:
"William left home when he was fourteen going to Delmar, Iowa where he kept books for his brother Sidney. At fifteen he studied telegraphy and at sixteen went to work."

  Birth Notes:

mAY HAVE BEEN BORN IN 1862.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Moved, 1880, Minnesota, United States.

• Census: Minnesota Statte, 4 Jun 1895, Renville, Renville, Minnesota, United States. 6 Household:
W. H. Gold, 30, M, W, Ill., 11 yrs resident of Minn., 1 yr 1 Mo. resident of Renville Co., Lumber Mer, 12 mos. in 1895
Jennie W. Gold, 27, F, W, Minn
Glen W. Gold, 5, M, W, Minn
Donald W Gold, 2, M, W, Minn
Lois Gold, 9/12, F, W, Minn
Lola Gold, 9/12, F, W, Minn
Matilda Gold, 43, F, W, Penn
Ella S. Gold, 26, F, W, Ill
Mabel C Told, 23, F, W, Ill
Margaret Grasser, 19, F, W, Ill, parents of foreign birth
Barbara Grasser, 17, F, W, Ill, parents of foreign birth This event was shared with Donald William Gold, Ella Susan Gold, Glenn Winfred Gold, Lois Gold, Lola Gold, Mabel Clare Gold, Matilda Gold, and Winifred Jennifer Bennett.

• Occupation: bank president, 1900, Renville, Minnesota, United States.

• Census: U.S, 7 Jun 1900, Renville Village, Emmett Twp., Renville, Minnesota, United States. 7 Household:
William H Gold, head, W, M, Mar 1805, 35 M, 11, Ill, Penn, Penn, Pres. in Bank
Winifred Gold, wife, W, F, Jan 1868, 32, M, 11, Minnesota, Maryland, New York
Glenn W Gold, son, W, M, Apr 1890, 10, S, Minnesota, Ill, Minnesota, at school
Donald W Gold, son, W, M, Jan 1893, 7, S, Minnesota, Ill, Minnesota, at school
Lys Gold, daughter, W, F, Sep 1894, 5, S, Minnesota, Ill, Minnesota
Lola Gold, daughter, W, F, Sep 1894, 5, S, Minnesota, Ill, Minnesota
Matilda Gold, sister, W, F, Jan 1849, 51, S, Penn, Penn, Penn
Matilda Schefer, servant, W, F, Dec 1867, 32, S, Minnesota, Germany, Germany, housekeeper This event was shared with Donald William Gold, Glenn Winfred Gold, Lois Gold, Lola Gold, Matilda Gold, and Winifred Jennifer Bennett.

• Occupation: President of the Gold-Stabeck Bank, 1904, Redwood Falls, Redwood, Minnesota, United States.

• Occupation: Bank president, 1910, Redwood Falls, Redwood, Minnesota, United States.

• Residence: 496 S. Minnesota, 1910, Redwood Falls, Redwood, Minnesota, United States.

• Census: U.S, 18 Apr 1910, Redwood Falls, Redwood, Minnesota, United States. 8 Household:
William H. Gold, head, M, W, 45, M 1, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Banker, President
Jenney W. Gold, wife, F, W, 42, M 1, Washington DC, Virginia, New York
Glen W. Gold, son, M, W, 20, S, Minnesota
Donald W. Gold, son, M, W, 17, S, Minnesota
Lois Gold, daughter, F, W, 15, S, Minnesota
Lola Gold, daughter, F, W, 15, S, Minnesota
Margaret Gold, daughter, F, W, 9, S, Minnesota
Rhoda Gold, daughter, F, W, 7, S, Minnesota
Lousia Fisher, servant, F, W, 34, S, Minnesota, Germany, Germany, servant, private family This event was shared with Donald William Gold, Glenn Winfred Gold, Lois Gold, Lola Gold, Margaret Annabelle Gold, Rhoda Ellen Gold, and Winifred Jennifer Bennett.

• Served: Trustee of Hamline University, 1913-1920, Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States.

• Residence, 1920, Redwood Falls, Redwood, Minnesota, United States.

• Occupation: Chairman of the Board of State Bank of Redwood Falls, 1920, Redwood Falls, Redwood, Minnesota, United States.

• Occupation: President of South Minnesota Joint Stock Land Bank, 1920, <Renville>, Minnesota, United States.

• Occupation: President of State Bank of Vesta, 1920, Vesta, Redwood, Minnesota, United States.

• Census: U.S, 28 Jan 1920, Redwood Falls, Redwood, Minnesota, United States. 9 Household:
William H. Gold, head, M, W, 54, M, Ill. Pa., Minn., Banker, State Bank
Winnifred Gold, wife, F, W, 51, M, Minn., Maryland, Minn.
Donald W. Gold, son, M, W, 27, S, Minn., Ill., Minn., Gov. appraiser, Land Bank
Margaret A. Gold, daughter, F, W, 19, S, Minn.
Rhoda E. Gold, daughter, F, W, 17, S, Minn.
Mathilda Gold, sister, F, W, 72, S, Pa., Pa., Pa. This event was shared with Donald William Gold, Margaret Annabelle Gold, Matilda Gold, Rhoda Ellen Gold, and Winifred Jennifer Bennett.

• Residence, 1930, Coral Gables, Dade, Florida, United States. 10

• Census: U.S, 7 Apr 1930, Coral Gables, Dade, Florida, United States. 11 Household:
William H. Gold, head, M, W, 65, M, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, salesman, bonds
Winifred Gold, wife, F, W, 62, M, 21, Minnesota, Maryland, New York
Glenn W. Gold, son, M, W, 39, M, 24, Minnesota, salesman, electric appliances
Josephine S. Gold, daughter-in-law, F, W, 37, M, 22, Minnesota, Omaha(?), Sweden
Thomas A. Gold, grandson, M, W, 6, S, Missouri This event was shared with Glenn Winfred Gold, Josephine S. Griffith, Thomas A. Gold, and Winifred Jennifer Bennett.

• Residence, 1935-1945, Miami, Dade, Florida, United States. 12

• Census: U.S, 1940, Miami, Dade, Florida, United States. 13 Household:
William H. Gold, head, M, W, 75, M, Illinois, President, mortgage co.
Winifred Gold, wife, F, W, 72, M, Minnesota This event was shared with Winifred Jennifer Bennett.

• Residence: 1401 22nd Terrace, 1940, Miami, Dade, Florida, United States.


William married Winifred Jennifer Bennett, daughter of Charles Ashley Bennett and Margaret Jane Lee, on 15 May 1889 in Granite Falls, Chippewa, Minnesota, United States. (Winifred Jennifer Bennett was born on 3 Jan 1868 in Glencoe, McLeod, Minnesota, United States 7 8 and died on 30 May 1944 in Miami, Dade, Florida, United States 14.)


Sources


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

2 <i>Little Sketches of Big Folks, Minnesota 1907 </i> (St. Paul, Minnesota: R. L. Polk & Co., 1907), 152.

3 John William Leonard, editor, <i>Who's Who in Finance and Banking 1920-1922: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries </i> (Brooklyn, New York: Who's Who in Finance Inc., 1922), 272.

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

5 <i>FamilySearch Historical Files</i> (www.familysearch.org), "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVS3-MJ9 : accessed 7 June 2016), William Henry Gold, 1947; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. 127. Cit. Date: 6 Jun 2016.

6 <i>FamilySearch Historical Files</i> (www.familysearch.org), "Minnesota State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQDS-SPS : 26 November 2014), W H Gold, Renville village, Renville, Minnesota; citing p. 6, line 0, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL. Cit. Date: 10 Oct 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:M932-J98 : 20 January 2015), William Gold, Emmett Township Renville village, Renville, Minnesota, United States; citing sheet 6A, family 115, NARA mi. Cit. Date: 17 Sep 2016.

8 <i>FamilySearch Historical Files</i> (www.familysearch.org), "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2G1-NJ5 : accessed 3 June 2016), William H Gold, Redwood Falls Ward 1, Redwood, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 119, s. Cit. Date: 3 Jun 2016.

9 <i>FamilySearch Historical Files</i> (www.familysearch.org), "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWBT-CT9 : accessed 3 June 2016), William H Gold, Redwood Falls, Redwood, Minnesota, United States; citing sheet 18B, NARA microfilm publication T625. Cit. Date: 3 Jun 2016.

10 Census, 1930 Florida State Census.

11 <i>FamilySearch Historical Files</i> (www.familysearch.org), "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:S52M-Z2M : accessed 3 June 2016), William H Gold, 1930. Cit. Date: 3 Jun 2016.

12 Census, 1935 & 1945 Florida State Census.

13 <i>FamilySearch Historical Files</i> (www.familysearch.org), "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTZJ-7VK : accessed 3 June 2016), William H Gold, Area C, Miami, Election Precinct 99, Dade, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED). Cit. Date: 3 Jun 2016.

14 <i>FamilySearch Historical Files</i> (www.familysearch.org), "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVDP-8NZ : accessed 7 June 2016), Jennie Winifred Gold, 1944; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. 1. Cit. Date: 6 Jun 2016.


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