Thomas B Gilden

GILDEN, LLOYD, BOYD

Posted By: County Coordiantor
Date: 11/18/2006 at 22:35:21

Thomas B Gilden, farmer, Sec 22, P O Boone, was born in Baltimore, Ohio, August 12, 1812, and was seven years of age when his parents moved to Kentucky, and 1824 to Indiana, when our subject was fourteen years of age his father died and four years later he shipped as cabin boy on the water, and was soon promoted to various offices, desk-hand, mate, pilot and captain, and finally became owner of the boat, in 1854 he stopped boating and came to this county, locating where he now resides, owns 200 acres of land, was married to Miss Susan Lloyd of Indiana, they had on son, Thomas (who died in the army), Mrs Gilden died and he was married again to Mary Boyd of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, they have two children: Jefferson D and Susan J

1880 Boone Co History Book