Daisy Mabel Hendley Gold (October 26, 1893 – April 7, 1975) was an American writer, poet, and journalist. She worked for the ''
Statesville Record & Landmark
''Statesville Record & Landmark'' is an American, English language daily newspaper based in Statesville, North Carolina. The newspaper is owned by Lee Enterprises. The ''Statesville Record & Landmark'' is the newspaper of record for Statesville a ...
'' and ''
The Greenville Piedmont'' before becoming the managing editor of the ''
Wilson Times
''The Wilson Times'' is an American, English language semiweekly newspaper based in Wilson, North Carolina covering Wilson County. The newspaper is owned by Wilson Times Co. The paper began as ''Zion's Landmark'', established in 1867 by the pasto ...
'' in 1920. She later married John Daniel Gold, the editor and publisher of the ''Wilson Times''. Gold authored a book of poetry, ''Tides of Life'', in 1927 and a novel, ''It Was Forever'', in 1940. She also wrote a history book titled ''A Town Named Wilson'' that was never published.
Early life and education
Gold was born on October 26, 1893 in
Iredell County, North Carolina
Iredell County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 186,693. Its county seat is Statesville, and its largest town is Mooresville. The county was formed in 1788, subtracted from R ...
.
She was the daughter of Alvis Francis Hendley and his second wife, Celeste Rimmer Norris.
[ She was of Scotch-Irish, French, and English descent.][ Gold attended local schools before studying at the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College in ]Greensboro
Greensboro (; formerly Greensborough) is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, third-most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte, North Car ...
.[ She was enrolled at the Normal and Industrial College for three years, but did not graduate.][
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Career
Gold began her journalism career working at the ''Statesville Record & Landmark
''Statesville Record & Landmark'' is an American, English language daily newspaper based in Statesville, North Carolina. The newspaper is owned by Lee Enterprises. The ''Statesville Record & Landmark'' is the newspaper of record for Statesville a ...
'' and later worked for the '' Greenville Piedmont''.[ She was invited to work as a foreign correspondent in Europe during ]World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, but her parents dissuaded her from taking the post.[ In 1920 she became the managing editor of the '']Wilson Times
''The Wilson Times'' is an American, English language semiweekly newspaper based in Wilson, North Carolina covering Wilson County. The newspaper is owned by Wilson Times Co. The paper began as ''Zion's Landmark'', established in 1867 by the pasto ...
''. Gold worked at ''Wilson Times'' until 1947, writing feature stories about coastal and eastern North Carolina.[
Gold authored a book of lyric poems called ''Tides of Life'' in 1927.][ In 1940 she published the book ''It Was Forever'', a novel about a young married woman from coastal North Carolina who falls in love with a British sea captain.][ Prior to her death she was writing a history book on ]Wilson County Wilson County is the name of four counties in the United States:
*Wilson County, Kansas
*Wilson County, North Carolina
*Wilson County, Tennessee
*Wilson County, Texas
Wilson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 202 ...
titled ''A Town Named Wilson''.[ The original typewritten manuscript of the unpublished history book is owned by the Wilson County Public Library.] ''A Town Named Wilson'' has no mention of African-American citizens of the town except for a reference to slavery
Slavery and enslavement are both the state and the condition of being a slave—someone forbidden to quit one's service for an enslaver, and who is treated by the enslaver as property. Slavery typically involves slaves being made to perf ...
.[
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Personal life
She married John Daniel Gold, editor and publisher of the ''Wilson Times'' and son of Pleasant Daniel Gold
Pleasant Daniel Gold (March 25, 1833 – June 7, 1920) was an American publisher, lawyer, and Baptist minister. Ordained as a Primitive Baptist minister in the Kehukee Association, he was a prominent Baptist leader in North Carolina for over hal ...
, on February 7, 1924.[ She was Gold's second wife, and became the stepmother of his three daughters.][ She and Gold had two children together, Celeste Gold and John Daniel Gold, Jr.][ Her husband was one of the wealthiest men in Wilson, and they lived in a ]Georgian Revival
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830. It is named after the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover— George I, George II, Ge ...
mansion on West Nash Street in Wilson. Her daughter married Robert Bain Broughton, the son of North Carolina Governor J. Melville Broughton and Alice Willson Broughton
Alice Harper Willson Broughton (July 13, 1889 – August 15, 1980) was an American civic leader who served as the First Lady of North Carolina from 1941 to 1945 as the wife of Governor J. Melville Broughton. She and her husband were the first gove ...
, and lived in the Broughton House in Raleigh
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.
Gold and her husband also owned a summer home in Morehead City
Morehead City is a port town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,661 at the 2010 census. Morehead City celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding on May 5, 2007. It forms part of the Crystal Coast.
Hist ...
, which they built in 1935.[ She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and was a registered ]Democrat
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.[ After her husband's death in 1954, Gold sold their house and built a Neo-Classical two-story home on West Nash Street.][
She died on April 7, 1975 at a nursing home in Lillington.][ A prayer service was held by her family at the Mitchell Funeral Home in Raleigh.][ She was buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Wilson.
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