FYI ... There are some Goldings buried at the Little Blue River Friends just across the
Shelby county line in Rush County.
Golding, Lewis T., 1854-1922
Golding, Mary D., 1855-1897, stone says "Mother"
Golding, Vern E., 1879-1943
Melinda Weaver <mmweaver1864(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Little Blue River Baptist church was established in Union township,
Shelby county, about seven miles northeast of Shelbyville in March, 1828. Thomas Golding
and the following person constituted the charter membership: Sarah Golding, Jane Golding,
William G. Morris, Jacob Rosel, Barbara Rosel, John Golding, John Derrickson, Elijah
Cotton, Peter Dewitt, Tally Wicker, Bettie Ann Wicker, Jane Cherry and Elizabeth Brown.
At first meetings were held at private houses, but a church building was erected of logs
and served well its purpose for a number of years. Subsequently a frame building was
provided which was forty by sixty feet. In 1887 this church had a membership of about two
hundred and fifty. From this one Baptist church in Shelby county no less (possibly later
ones) than six ministers have been sent forth from its ranks. These are Rev. James M.
Smith, Rev. M. B. Phares, Rev. D. J. Huston, Rev. John Phares, Rev. William Golden, and
Rev. George W. Zike. In 1909 the
membership in this society was one hundred and eighty-four. - Chadwick's History of
Shelby County, Indiana pg. 160 -
This is all that was in Chadwick's about this family.
Melinda
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Subject: [INSHELBY] Goldings
I am trying to find information on Thomas Golding and his wife Sarah
Golding. I understand they were instrumental in forming the Little Blue River
Baptist Church located in Union Township, Shelby Co. about March 2, 1828. It was
held at the house of Thomas Golding with the following persons as
"constituent members" - Thomas Golding, Sarah Golding, Jane Golding, John
Golding, John
Derrickson. Rev. William Golding was the minister.
Thank you.
Pat