John Speight Madison Baldwin (abt. 1809 - abt. 1841)

Born about 1809 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza Helen (McLaren) Robinson — married 6 Jan 1840 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died about 1841 at about age 32 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States

Biography

Son [John S.M. Baldwin] died thirty years ago [from 1875 equals 1840,
but he is on the Census of Bibb in 1840 and the marriage in 1840 to Eliza
McLaren and his son is born 1841] in Macon, Ga., leaving a wife, and a
son Mclaren; in 1875, of Greenville, Merriwether county, Ga.

In The Macon Telegraph dated May 7, 1827 there was this announcement:
Land Lottery, Houston county. Ga. John Baldwin's orps 16 28 1 [Lot 16,
District 28, 1-code for Lee county, this parcel is located in present
Sumter county just north of Line Creek near the Flint river.]

In The Macon Telegraph dated Nov. 14, 1832; Will be sold on the first
Tuesday in January next, at the court house in Perry, Huston county,
all the real estate of John Baldwin, deceased, for the benefit of the
minors of said deceased. Also on the first Thursday in January nest, at
the court house in Lee county, all the real estate of said deceased, lying
in Lee county; for the benefit of the heirs of said deceased. Terms 12
months, for approved paper. John S.M. Baldwin, Ex'or, Nov. 14, 1832.

Baldwin, John S.M. Major, Bibb co., Apr.26, 1836- (M.R., 1829-1841, p. 101)

Cpl., Bibb co., Feb 25, 1839- (M.R., 1829-1841, p. 176)
[It would appear that the above rank of Cpl. should read Col., see below]

From The Macon Telegraph dated April 2, 1827:

BRIGADE ORDERS HEAD QUARTERS, Ist Brig., 8th Div., G.M.} Macon, March 26, 1839} AN Election is hereby ordered to be held at the several election precincts within the limits of the 1st Battalion of the 50th Regiment, G. M. on the 20th
day of April for a Lieutenant Colonel to the said Battalion, vice John S. M. Baldwin, promoted. Also ordered, That an election will be held on the 27th of April, at the several election precincts within the limits of the 2nd Battalion, of the 50th Regiment, G. M., for a Major to said Battalion, vice Wm. Wadsworth, resigned. Each election with the superintendence and in the manner prescribed by law. Captains in each Battalion shall give twenty days public notice of the time and place of holding said election. Col. John S. M. Baldwin will select the Captains for that duty, and will report the result of the election to the Brigadier General first Brigade J. BENNETT, Brig. Gen. 1st /Brig. 8th /Div. G.M. To Col. John S. M. Baldwin, Commanding 50th Regiment, G.M. Col. Baldwin will also brevet two accomplished and qualified citizens to command said Battalions in the interim. By order of J. BENNETT, Brig. Gen, 1st Brig. 8th Div. G.M.

Eliza H. Mclaren, "Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967"
Name: John S. M. Baldwin
Spouse's Name: Eliza H. Mclaren
Event Date: 06 Jan 1840
Event Place: Bibb, Georgia
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M71211-2
System Origin: Georgia-EASy
GS Film number: 394102

Sources

"Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967," index, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FW74-WYC : accessed 19 Dec 2013),
John S. M. Baldwin and Eliza H. Mclaren, 06 Jan 1840.

1840 Census Georgia Bibb 1-Ward, Series:M704 Roll:37 Page:67
3 John S. M. Baldwin [M(1)1800-1810, F(1)1810-1820]
Heritage Quest Online, Bartow Library, Cartersville. Georgia
Accessed: January 14, 2014

The Baldwin Genealogy, From 1500 to 1881, by Charles Candee Baldwin. Published 1881 by [Leader printing company] in Cleveland, O . Pages: 803-804, Open Library E-Book Digitized Edition, Accessed: Jan. 15, 2014. https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7199964M/The_Baldwin_genealogy_from_1500_to_1881.

Georgia Archives Virtual Vault, General Name File, Military Records http://cdm.georgiaarchives.org:2011/cdm/landingpage/collection/gnf Accessed: May 13, 2014

Digital Library of Georgia Macon Telegraph: Georgia Historic Newspapers http://telegraph.galileo.usg.edu/telegraph/search Accessed: May 13, 2014