Golden, Drury Sr. (b. 25 Sep 1810 - d. 18 Apr 1868): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1810 - 1868 (57 years)

Name	Golden, Drury
Suffix	Sr.
Birth	25 Sep 1810	Knox County, Kentucky [1]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	GOLD.D001
_FGRAVE	23315542
Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company A, 98th Illinois Infantry [2]
	Civil War - Drury enlisted and served: Drury Golden, age 52, Clay City, enlisted July 19, 1862, Co. A 98th Illinois Infantry. Injured in troop train accident September 8, 1862, given medical discharge March 25, 1864. Died April 18, 1868. ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT Name GOLDEN, DRURY Rank PVT Company A Unit 98 IL US INF Personal Characteristics Residence CLAY CITY, CLAY CO, IL Age 45 Height 5' 5 Hair BLACK Eyes BLUE Complexion DARK Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER Nativity IL Service Record Joined When JUL 19, 1862 Joined Where CLAY CO, IL Joined By Whom E P TURNER Period 3 YRS Muster In SEP 3, 1862 Muster In Where CAMP CENTRALIA, IL Muster In By Whom L CPT Muster Out N/A Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A Remarks DISCHARGED MAR 25, 1864 AT RINGOLD GA
		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously…
		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
		98th Illinois Infantry Regiment
		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
		Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois_0016 Compiled by Les Higgason
Death	18 Apr 1868	Clay County [1]
Burial	Golden Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1]
Burial		Headstone, Golden, Drury
Person ID	I48589	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	7 Jan 2025

Father	Golden, Edmond, b. 2 Feb 1778, South Carolina d. 25 Dec 1867, Clay County, Illinois (Age 89 years)
Mother	Cheshire, Mary, b. 1784 d. 1875 (Age 91 years)
Family ID	F17731	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

Birth - 25 Sep 1810 - Knox County, Kentucky

Burial - - Golden Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois

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Notes

Son of Edmond Golden and his wife Mary Cheshire Golden.

Most of the information for this biography was taken from "THE GENEALOGY OF THE GOLDEN FAMILY THROUGH RICHARD GOLDEN (1746?-1796?) AND HIS DESCENDANTS" by Rollin Golden: 1981 LIC #82-108131: Limited publication, and is used with the author's permission. Photos also collected and reprinted by Rollin Golden.

Drury was born in Poplar Creek, Knox Co., KY and as a boy moved to Crawford County, Indiana as a boy.

Drury married on 16 Jul 1832 in Crawford County, IN, to Sarah Fleming.

Sources

[S16237] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Golden, Drury, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23315542/drury-golden) (Reliability: 2).
[S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason.