John Thomas Gold ^{2 3}

  Research Notes:

From History of South Dakota, 1904, Vol. 1, p. 801:
John T. Gold was born in Davis, Stephenson county, Illinois, on the 15th of November4, 1862, and he joined his brothers in Iowa in 1875. He is now [1904] treasurer of the Gold Brothers Land and Investment Company, to which he devotes the major portion of his attention. He was a member of the village council of Big Stone City for eight years, and is one of the public-spirited and popular citizerns of the county. He is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellos and the Modern Woodmen of America, and is one of the stewards of the First Methodist Episcopal church, having held this office from the time of coming to the county, and having been superintendent of the Sunday school for the past twelve years. His attractive modern home is eligibly [sic] located on the shores of Big Stone lake. On the 15th of September, 1885, John T. Gold was united in marriage to Miss Alice Harrington, of Delmar, Iowa, and they have three children, Marjorie A., Paul J. and Malcom L.
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Notes from a Pedigree Chart prepared by Donald W. Gold dated 25 Jul 1996:
"John spent his first fourteen years at Davis, Illinois where his Uncle Reuben and all his brothers slept in one small room of their father's hotel. When he was fourteen he left home with a small tin trunk that held all his worldly possessions and $2.00 in cash. He went to Delmar where he helped his brother Sidney who had a store there. Then he went into the implement business. He went to Big Stone Cityt, S. D. where his brother James was a telegraph operator, in 1884. He came back to Delmar, in September 1885 when he married Alice Harrington. They went to Cherokee, Iowa where he was with Frank Gold. Then he went to Humboldt, Iowa, for a while where he and Sidney were engaged in the business of manufacturing bed springs. In the summer of 1888 Sidney and John moved to Big Stone City, S. D. where the three brothers - John, James and Signey, went into the banking and allied businesses together." ⁵

  Burial Notes:

Inscription:
"He went about doing good"

  Noted events in his life were:

• Moved, 1875, Iowa, United States.

• Census: U.S, 2 Jun 1900, Big Stone City, Grant, South Dakota, United States. ⁶ Household:
John Gold, head, W, M, Nov 1862, 37, M, 14, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, banker
Alice S. Gold, wife, W, F, Oct 1864, 35, M, 14, Iowa, New York, New York
Margery A. Gold, daughter, W, F, Aug 1895, 4, S, So dak, Illinois, Iowa
Paul J. Gold, Son, W, M, Oct 1898, 1, S, So Dak, Illinois, Iowa
Malcolm H. Gold, Son, W, M, Dec 189, 5/12, S, So Dak, Illinois, Iowa This event was shared with Alice Sabelia Harrington, Malcolm Harrington Gold, Marjorie Alice Gold, and Paul John Gold.

• Residence, 1904, Big Stone City, Grant, South Dakota, United States. ² "His attractive modern home is eligibly located on the shores of Big Stone lake."

• Occupation: Treasurer of the Gold Brothers Land and Investment Company, 1904, Big Stone City, Grant, South Dakota, United States.

• Occupation: President of Gold & Co. State Bank, 1909, Big Stone City, Grant, South Dakota, United States. ⁷

• Census: U.S, 22 Apr 1910, Big Stone City, Grant, South Dakota, United States. ⁸ Household:
John T. Gold, head, M, W, 47, M1, 24, Illinois, Germany, Pennsylvania, President, Bank
Alice S. Gold, wife, F, W, 45, M1, 24, Iowa, New York, New York
Marjorie A. Gold, daughter, F, W, 14, S, South Dakota, Illinois, Iowa
Paul J. Gold, son, M, W, 11, S, South Dakota, Illinois, Iowa
Malcolm H. Gold, M, W, 10, S, South Dakota, Illinois, Iowa This event was shared with Alice Sabelia Harrington, Malcolm Harrington Gold, Marjorie Alice Gold, and Paul John Gold.

John married Alice Sabelia Harrington, daughter of LeRoy K. Harrington and Esther Marie Nelson, on 16 Sep 1885 in Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, United States.¹ (Alice Sabelia Harrington was born on 23 Oct 1864 in Delmar, Clinton, Iowa, United States and died on 24 Feb 1958 in Booneville, Scott, Arkansas, United States.)

  Marriage Notes:

Marriage may have taken place in Delmar, Iowa.