Golden began to form as a community in the 1870's when C. W. Tucker built a saw mill. When the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad was built through the area in 1881 on its way from Greenville to Mineola, Golden was named for railway construction . . . — — Map (db m270720) HM
Harold Clark Simmons was born May 13, 1931 in Alba, Texas. He was the Second son of Reuben Leon and Fairess Clark Simmons. His father, Reuben Leon Simmons was superintendent of the Golden School District at the time of his birth. Harold Simmons . . . — — Map (db m290265) HM
Reuben Leon Simmons and his wife Fairness (Clark) served as educators in public schools for a combined 83 years. Reuben Leon Simmons was born in 1894 in the Forest Home community (Wood Co). After the death of his father, Simmons and his family moved . . . — — Map (db m290262) HM
