Reverend Rev John Hughes Gold

1839 - 1931  (91 years)

• Name	Rev John Hughes Gold  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Title	Reverend
  Birth	11 Nov 1839	Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1864	Tennessee, USA   [2, 3, 10, 12, 13]
  	Confederate Army - War Between the States: Corporal (Chaplain) Company K, 48th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
  		Military-GOLD John H John H Gold Service Record -- Page 1 - Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served - NARA M268. Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers from Tennessee units, labeled with each soldier's name, rank, and unit, with links to revealing documents about each soldier.
  Military POW	Dec 1864	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [3, 10, 12, 13]
  	Captured at the battle of Nashville
  		War-Battle of Nashville (Civil) The Battle of Nashville was a two-day battle in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign that represented the end of large-scale fighting west of the coastal states in the American Civil War. It was fought at Nashville, Tennessee, on December 15–16, 1864, between the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Lieutenant General John Bell Hood and the Union Army…
  Census	1880	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Relation to Head: Self; Marital Status: Married to Lucy
  Census	1900	Ozan, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1910	Ozan, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1923	Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA   [4]
  	Confederate Pension Application
  Census	1930	Washington, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Father-in-law of Dugger (Father of Sallie)
  Obituary	Sep 1931	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA   [10]
  	Obituary of Rev John Hughes • McCurtain Gazette • Idabel, Oklahoma • 12 Sep 1931, Sat • Page 1
  		Obituary-GOLD Rev John Obituary of REV JOHN HUGHES GOLD • McCurtain Gazette • Idabel, Oklahoma • 12 Sep 1931, Sat • Page 1
  FSID	LCPP-PB4
  Religion	Methodist Minister  [3, 5, 7, 10, 13]
  Death	5 Sep 1931	Washington, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA   [2, 3, 4, 8, 10]
  Burial	Old Washington Cemetery, Washington, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA   [3, 10]
  Person ID	I23729	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Squire John William Gold,   b. 22 Mar 1791, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Jan 1868, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Collins,   b. 6 Jul 1800, Granville County, North Carolina, USA d. 23 Nov 1843, Jordan Springs, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	10 Nov 1819	Granville County, North Carolina, USA   [14, 15, 16]
  Family ID	F8160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucy Edmonson,   b. Abt 1848, Tennessee, USA d. 1933, Washington, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1868	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [7, 10, 11, 17]
  Children	1. John Oscar Gold,   b. 24 Jul 1883, Ashley County, Arkansas, USA d. 2 Oct 1955, Hope, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F9673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Nov 1839 - Tennessee, USA Military Service - Confederate Army - War Between the States: Corporal (Chaplain) Company K, 48th Tennessee Infantry Regiment - 1864 - Tennessee, USA Military POW - Captured at the battle of Nashville - Dec 1864 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 1868 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Self; Marital Status: Married to Lucy - 1880 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Ozan, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Ozan, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA Residence - Confederate Pension Application - 1923 - Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Father-in-law of Dugger (Father of Sallie) - 1930 - Washington, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA Obituary - Obituary of Rev John Hughes • McCurtain Gazette • Idabel, Oklahoma • 12 Sep 1931, Sat • Page 1 - Sep 1931 - Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA Death - 5 Sep 1931 - Washington, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• DNA Matches

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

  Military Records

  Military-GOLD John H John H Gold Service Record -- Page 1 - Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served - NARA M268. Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers from Tennessee units, labeled with each soldier's name, rank, and unit, with links to revealing documents about each soldier.

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-GOLD Rev John Obituary of REV JOHN HUGHES GOLD • McCurtain Gazette • Idabel, Oklahoma • 12 Sep 1931, Sat • Page 1

  
  

  Wars & Battles

  War-Battle of Nashville (Civil) The Battle of Nashville was a two-day battle in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign that represented the end of large-scale fighting west of the coastal states in the American Civil War. It was fought at Nashville, Tennessee, on December 15–16, 1864, between the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Lieutenant General John Bell Hood and the Union Army…

  
  

• Sources

  [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: District 12, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 1273; Page: 345D; Enumeration District: 139. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: District 12, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 1273; Page: 345D; Enumeration District: 139 [S156] Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;). [S5286] Find a Grave: GOLD John H 1839-1931, Rev John Hughes Gold (Veteran). BIRTH: 9 Nov 1839 Tennessee DEATH: 1931 (aged 91–92) Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas BURIAL: Old Washington Cemetery, Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas MEMORIAL ID: 80620106 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80620106/john-hughes-gold [S1607] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), Arkansas History Commission; Application Number: 26132. [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Washington, Hempstead, Arkansas; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2339811. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Washington, Hempstead, Arkansas; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2339811 [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Ozan, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: T624_52; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1374065. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Ozan, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: T624_52; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1374065 [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Ozan, Hempstead, Arkansas; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1240060. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Ozan, Hempstead, Arkansas; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1240060 [S128] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2019;), Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1931; Roll: 4. Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969 Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1931; Roll: 4 [S128] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2019;), Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1955; Roll: 4. Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969 Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1955; Roll: 4 [S1807] Newspapers.com: Obituary of John Hughes • McCurtain Gazette - Sep 1931, (Name: McCurtain Gazette; Location: Idabel OK; Date: 12 Sep 1931;), OLDEST METHODIST MINISTER IS DEAD- Died Sunday at Age 91 years - Was Buried Monday. The Rev John Hughes Gold, 91, one of the oldest Methodist ministers in Arkansas, died Sunday at his home in Washington, Hempstead county. Funeral services for the Rev Mr Gold were held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon, from the Methodist church in Washington, with the Rev George Sexton, president of Centenary college at Shreveport, officiating. Interment was in the Presbyterian cemetery at Washington. The Rev Mr Gold had occupied Methodist pulpits for 55 years, a member of tho Little Rock conference. He was born near Clarksville Tenn, November 9, 1839 but lived in Arkansas for 50 years. He was a Confederate veteran, serving nearly four years as chaplain of a Tennessee regiment in armies led by Generals Hood and Johnson until captured at the battle of Nashville. The Rev Mr Gold is survived by his widow, Mrs Lucy Edmondson Gold, whom ho married in Tennessee and who is now 84; one daughter, Mrs J F Dugger of Washington; and three sons, Julian E Gold of Fayetteville, W E Gold of Colorado, and J O Gold of Hot Springs; and 12 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. The son Julian E Gold was for 20 years editor of the Washington Telegraph, removing only in recent years to Fayetteville with his family. • McCurtain Gazette • Idabel, Oklahoma • 12 Sep 1931, Sat • Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/748091841/?article=59a0220d-b883-4ba4-beb2-78315279de91&focus=0.6333484,0.456202,0.7850104,0.7956928&xid=3355 Obituary-GOLD Rev John Obituary of REV JOHN HUGHES GOLD • McCurtain Gazette • Idabel, Oklahoma • 12 Sep 1931, Sat • Page 1 [S40] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN ; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S1420] Ancestry.com, U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), National Archives at Washington DC; Washington, DC. USA; War Department Collection of Confederate Records; NARA film publicaton #:: M598; Record Group: War Department Collection of Confederate Records; Record Group Number: 109. U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 National Archives at Washington DC; Washington, DC. USA; War Department Collection of Confederate Records; NARA film publicaton #:: M598; Record Group: War Department Collection of Confederate Records; Record Group Number: 109 [S5285] Fold3: John Hughes Gold, CSA (POW), Corporal John Hughes Gold, Company K, 48th Tennessee Infantry, CSA, Prisoner of War at Nashville during Civil War. Page 1 - Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee 1862 https://www.fold3.com/image/77287951?terms=John%20%20Gold&xid=1945 Military-GOLD John H John H Gold Service Record -- Page 1 - Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served - NARA M268. Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers from Tennessee units, labeled with each soldier's name, rank, and unit, with links to revealing documents about each soldier. [S231] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). Record for John Gold http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60548&h=4846495&indiv=try North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [S5509] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Smith): COLLINS Sarah Gold, (Name: SmithLC.com;), COLLINS Sarah Gold 1800-1843. Wife of John Gold https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48178825/sarah_gold [S4235] Descendants of John Gold the Crusader, (Name: VA GenWeb; Location: Virginia; Date: 1195;), Sir John of Devon Gold "the Crusader". History-GOLD John (Descendants) Sir John of Devon Gold "the Crusader" [S8397] Find a Grave: EDMONSON Lucy Gold 1848-1933, Lucy Edmonson Gold.