Individual Details
Daniel Fox Goldsmith
(22 May 1784 - 5 Dec 1855)
An early pioneer to the Evansville area. Daniel established a family farm from the wilderness between what is First Street and Center Ridge Road in the Evansville area of Southern Indiana in the early 1800s. He married Melissa Hopkins on March 27, 1823. They had 10 children. The farm survived in the Goldsmith family for almost 100 years until the early 1900s.
He and his wife and some of his family were buried on the family farm as was done in those days. Eventually, the farm was developed into a subdivison. His Great Great Grandsons Clarence and Earl loving removed the headstones and they now rest at Campground Cemetery. The memories rest within the hearts of their descendants.
He and his wife and some of his family were buried on the family farm as was done in those days. Eventually, the farm was developed into a subdivison. His Great Great Grandsons Clarence and Earl loving removed the headstones and they now rest at Campground Cemetery. The memories rest within the hearts of their descendants.
Events
| Birth | 22 May 1784 | Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire | |||
| Census | 11 Oct 1850 | Center, Vanderburgh County, Indiana |  |  | |
| Death | 5 Dec 1855 | Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana | |||
| Burial | Salem Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana | | |
Families
| Father | Col. Josiah Goldsmith (1744 - 1816) |
| Mother | Sarah Fox (1746 - 1811) |
| Sibling | Sarah Goldsmith (1768 - 1847) |
| Sibling | Thomas Goldsmith (1768 - ) |
| Sibling | Lucy H. Goldsmith (1786 - 1866) |
Notes
Census
Daniel F Goldsmith Male 65 New Hampshire - BricklayerDaniel W Goldsmith Male 18 Indiana - Laborer
Oliver Goldsmith Male 16 Indiana - Laborer
Hester J Goldsmith Female 12 Indiana
Chancy Goldsmith Male 9 Indiana
John H Goldsmith Male 6 Indiana
Eveline Hale Female 22 Indiana
John J Fairchilds Male 23 Indiana - Farmer
Lecta Fairchilds Female 22 Indiana
Edgar Fairchilds Male 2 Indiana
Burial
Salem Cemetery is also known as Campground Cemetery, Mechanicsville Cemetery, or New Salem Cemetery.The cemetery is located in Center Township (S half of the SE quadrant of the SE quadrant of Section 31 Township 5S Range 19W) on the north side of W Campground Road about 0.2 miles west of its intersection with Old State Road.
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVC-L1D : 12 April 2016), Daniel F Goldsmith, Center, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States; citing family 49, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)..
2. Find A Grave Memorial 5106624.