John Goldthwaite

John Goldthwaite

• Father: Lt. Thomas Goldthwaite b. circa 1750, d. circa 1818
• Mother: Anne Wilson b. 1774, d. 6 June 1863

• John Goldthwaite was born in 1792 in England.
• He married Ann Tarleton, daughter of Col. William Tarleton and Mary Melvin, in 1815.
• According to the 1878 City Directory and History of Montgomery, Alabama: Of the earliest inhabitants of "New Philadelphia," or "Yankee Town," [were] . . . Jonathan C. Farley. . Dr. James Mitchell. . Thomas Lewis, William Lewis, Green Wood. . John Goldthwaite. . . Mr. Jonathan C. Farley erected the first framed store house and dwelling in the fall and winter of 1817. The store house stood at the corner of Market and Hull streets, the present location of Mr. T. S. Madigan's brick store. His dwelling stood on the adjoining lot. A mill was early established on "Spring Creek," now known as "Eight Mile Creek," east of Montgomery, by Messrs. Pinkston and Allen. This afforded a fair supply of excellent lumber for several years. . . . Dr. James Mitchell, who removed from Tennessee early in 1818, was the first practicing physician in the town. The Doctor married a sister of Col. Bolling Hall, and retired to a farm in Autauga County, from which county he removed in 1853 to Texas, where he was still residing last fall. . . ." By act of December 3, 1819, "New Philadelphia" and "East Alabama" were incorporated into one town, under the name of Montgomery. . ."
• He was of the firm Hall & Goldthwaite up to the death of Mr. Hall on 21 September 1824.
• John Goldthwaite became a widower at the September 1843 death of his wife Ann Tarleton.
• The following appeared on 6 December 1843 in the St. Albans Messenger: [Died] At Mongtomery, Alabama, Mrs. Ann Goldthwaite, wife of Hon. John Goldthwaite and daughter of the late Col. William Tarleton of Piermont, N. H. Printers in N. H., Mass. and N. Y. are requested to publish.
• John Goldthwaite appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Montgomery County, Alabama. The only other member of the household was manager Payton Delaney.
• John Goldthwaite died in January 1860 in Coosa County, Alabama.
• He was interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama.
• The following appeared on 5 January 1860 in The Daily Confederation: As we were going to press, we learn, with regret, of the death of Mr. John Goldthwaite, of Coosa county. He was, for thirty odd years, a resident of Montgomery county, where he has numerous friends and a large number of relatives, to mourn his loss. We are unable to ascertain the cause of his death at the time we write.

• Last Edited: 15 Nov 2015