Francis E. (French) Gaulding (abt. 1856)

Born about 1856 in South Carolina, United States

Wife of Colemon Gaulding — married 14 Aug 1872 in DeSoto, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Francis (French) Gaulding is a part of US Black heritage.

Francis was born about 1856. She was the daughter of Judy French (1815-bef.1910), and was born enslaved.

The 1870 Census^[1] shows her at age 14 in the home of her mother, Judah (Judy) French in DeSoto County, Mississippi.

She married Colemon Gaulding (1854-1914) on 14 Aug 1872 in DeSoto County, Mississippi.^[2] They had nine children, only two survived past 1900. Their known children:

1. Alfred Gaulding (1878-1896)
2. Charles Gaulding (1880-1970)
3. George Gaulding (1881-1962)

Historical Note: Tate County, Mississippi was formed in 1873 from portions of De Soto and Marshall Counties.

The 1880 Census^[3] shows her at age 25 with her husband, two children, her mother and a nephew in Senatobia, Tate County, Mississippi.

The family moved to Oklahoma in 1889.

The 1900 Census^[4] shows her at age 42 with her husband, two children and her mother in Earlsboro Township, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Territory. This census stated that she had 9 children with 2 still living.

The 1910 Census^[5] shows her at age 51 with her husband and one son in Earlsboro Township, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.

Her date of death is not yet known.

Slave Owner

The Will of George French, dated 27 Feb 1860, in De Soto County, Mississippi, names his slaves.^[6] Included are:

1. Jude, a negro woman aged 44 years.
2. Francis, a girl aged 3 years.

Research Notes

Regarding her birth place:

• The 1870 Census^[1] shows Mississippi.
• The 1880 Census^[3] shows Mississippi.
• The 1900 Census^[4] shows Texas.
• The 1910 Census^[5] shows South Carolina.
• In the censuses in which her children cite her birth place, South Carolina is uniformly given.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF34-VWV : 3 January 2021), Frances French in entry for Judah French, 1870.
2. ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZK-6MQ : 14 February 2020), Francis French in entry for Coleman Gaulding, 1872.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4P7-353 : 19 February 2021), Francis Gaulding in household of Cole Gaulding, Senatobia, Tate, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 185, sheet 297A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,665.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMGL-C95 : accessed 25 March 2021), Francis Goulding in household of Colman Goulding, Earlsboro Township, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 197, sheet 12B, family 231, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,342.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML7Q-FB3 : accessed 25 March 2021), Francis E Gaulding in household of Coleman Gaulding, Earlsboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 209, sheet 12A, family 207, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1271; FHL microfilm 1,375,284.
6. ↑ "Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982"
   Will Record (Desoto County, Mississippi); Index to Wills, 1851-1990; Author: Desoto County (Mississippi). Chancery Clerk; Probate Place: DeSoto, Mississippi
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8995 #1320497 (accessed 23 October 2022)
   George French probate on 7 Feb 1860.

• FamilySearch profile for Francis French (1859–Deceased), accessed 25 Mar 2021.