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Mary Mahala <I>Burklow</I> Gold

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Mary Mahala Burklow Gold

Birth
Goreville, Johnson County, Illinois, USA
Death
29 Oct 1948 (aged 89)
Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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According to Milton Gold

This is Mary Mahala Burklow Gold married Charles Benton Gold in 1874 (Illinois Marriage Records) when she was 15 and he was 20. Her father made money selling supplies to the Union army during the civil war. He mainly sold horses, feed for horses, harness and the like. He invested his money and moved down to Johnson County, Illinois and became a big farmer. He shipped carloads of peaches and strawberies to Chicago. He objected to Mary marring Charles because she was too young and he did not think Charles could look after her and so he disinherited her. Her father set up all her brothers and sisters with a small farm and a team of mules when they got married. They were all more prosperous than she was. Grandma Mary had a sunny disposition and was loved by everybody. I never knew anyone that didn't love her. She was a pretty good mechanic for a woman but she was a poor cook. She said that she would "a heap rather" work out in the field with the men than spend the time indoors cooking and washing and so forth. Charles and Mary were happy. They had 10 children, Charlotte, Anna, Samuel Benton (Papa Sam), Henry, Otis and Ottis (twins), Mahalia, Harvey, Cecil and William Washington. (note from Lila, Cecil worked for Milton and Ruth for years, and maybe Bill? Have to watch the video tapes again).
According to Milton Gold

This is Mary Mahala Burklow Gold married Charles Benton Gold in 1874 (Illinois Marriage Records) when she was 15 and he was 20. Her father made money selling supplies to the Union army during the civil war. He mainly sold horses, feed for horses, harness and the like. He invested his money and moved down to Johnson County, Illinois and became a big farmer. He shipped carloads of peaches and strawberies to Chicago. He objected to Mary marring Charles because she was too young and he did not think Charles could look after her and so he disinherited her. Her father set up all her brothers and sisters with a small farm and a team of mules when they got married. They were all more prosperous than she was. Grandma Mary had a sunny disposition and was loved by everybody. I never knew anyone that didn't love her. She was a pretty good mechanic for a woman but she was a poor cook. She said that she would "a heap rather" work out in the field with the men than spend the time indoors cooking and washing and so forth. Charles and Mary were happy. They had 10 children, Charlotte, Anna, Samuel Benton (Papa Sam), Henry, Otis and Ottis (twins), Mahalia, Harvey, Cecil and William Washington. (note from Lila, Cecil worked for Milton and Ruth for years, and maybe Bill? Have to watch the video tapes again).

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