GOLLADAY FAMILIES IN KENTUCKY

 

 

Book owned by John P. Golladay

Cover page from the book Union Regiments of Kentucky (1897).
This book belonged to John Pearson Golladay with his signature at top
 

 

The Golladay family in Kentucky was located in three different areas:

1. THE GRAYSON COUNTY FAMILY OF FREDERICK GOLLADAY, JR. - Frederick was the grandson of Revolutionary War soldier Major David Golladay. This family supported the Union as Frederick's sons Thomas Benton Golladay and John Pearson Golladay served in the 27th Kentucky Infantry, USA.

2. THE TRIGG COUNTY AND WARREN COUNTY FAMILY OF SAMUEL GOLLADAY - Samuel was the son of Revolutionary War soldier Major David Golladay and the uncle of Frederick Golladay, Jr. of Grayson County.

3. THE LOGAN COUNTY FAMILY OF JACOB SHALL GOLLADAY - Jacob Shall Golladay was the son of Isaac Golladay of Lebanon, TN. Jacob moved to Kentucky in 1845. Before the Civil War, Jacob Shall Golladay was a follower of Henry Clay and a member of the Whig party. In 1851, Jacob was elected to the Lower House of the Kentucky state legislature, and  then in 1853, he was elected to the State Senate.

In 1860, Jacob was elected as a Bell and Everett elector for the Constitutional Union Party of the 3rd Congressional District of Kentucky. This party still favored the Union, but wanted compromise and peaceful solutions to nation's problems.

 Jacob was a farmer who owned slaves before the war. Further research is needed to determine when and how these slaves were freed.

    Slave listing for Jacob Shall Golladay

After the war, he was elected to the U.S. Congress as a Democrat.

 

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This page last updated on January 17, 2006