James Dempsey Gaulden (1826 - 1904)

Born 1 Aug 1826 in York County, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Son of Dempsey Gaulden and Elizabeth (Hemphill) Sturgis

Descendants

Died 10 Jan 1904 at age 77 in York, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

James Gaulden served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 01 02, 1862
Mustered out: 04 09, 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): South Carolina infantry 18th Regiment

He served in the SC 18th Regiment, Captain R. H. Glenns' Company, CSA. "He was severely wounded in the leg at [Corrected to Appomatox] Farmville, VA." ^[1][2]

James and Dorcas also have a daughter, Mary Jane Gaulden, b.August 28, 1872, d.July 18, 1962. She married James A. Shillinglaw, b. June 19, 1854, d. February 15, 1921.

Employment

Superintendent of the York County Home. This was an elected position which J. D. held for years.^[3]

Death

"Obituary of J. D. Gauldin—Aged seventy-eight years, and has lived in York county pretty nearly all of his life. He was a farmer by occupation and was a good one. In fact, his entire record has been that of a good man and good citizen. He has had charge of the county home for about ten years past, and... his administration has been highly creditable to himself and the county. He looked after the interests of the county as jealously as he could have looked after his own business and kept things straight. Mr. Gauldin served through the war as a member of Company H, Eighteenth regiment... He was severely wounded at the battle of Farmville, (Appomatax, see note) and ever afterwards took pleasure in repeating the story of what occurred in the hospital after he had been laid on the operating table. Of course, he knew nothing of the facts until afterward; but the story was like this:

'They had me under chloroform, and were making ready to cut off my leg. About that time my captain, the late Sheriff Glenn came in and inquired: 'What are you going to do to that man?' 'We'll have to cut his leg off.' "Capt. Glenn looked at my wound carefully and said to the surgeon, 'This wound is not bad enough to require an amputation, and if you will just bandage it up he will soon be all right again.' 'The surgeons replied that they were the judges of such matters, and the leg would certainly have to come off." 'Well I'm the judge of this case,' replied Capt. Glenn, 'and there will be no operation—not so long as I or the members of my company remain alive." And there was no operation. The surgeons gave in and bandaged the wound. After a few weeks Mr. Gauldin as well and sound as ever, resumed his duties at the front.

Mr. Gauldin leaves a widow and four children—three sons and one daughter. The sons are J. J. Gauldin, Robert Gauldin, W. Brown Gauldin, and the daughter is Miss Janie who is still at home with her mother. The remains were interred at Ebenezer. -The Yorkville Enquirer, January 12, 1903.^[4]

Burial

Ebeneezer's Confederate Dead

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Sources

• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y700 DNA testing. Anonymous Gaulding and Earle Gaulden match on 604 out 607 Markers thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA John Mathew Gaulding. SNP/Haplogroup is R-FTC46937.

1. ↑ United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," index, FamilySearch ([1] : accessed 05 Jun 2014), J.D. Gaulden, 1861-1865; citing military unit 18th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Confederate Soldier, NARA microfilm publication M381, roll 12 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d); FHL microfilm 0881978.
2. ↑ United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," index, FamilySearch ([2] : accessed 05 Jun 2014), J.D. Galder, 1861-1865; citing military unit 18th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Confederate Soldier, NARA microfilm publication M381, roll 12 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d); FHL microfilm 0881978.
3. ↑ Local Laconics. At the County Home, Yorkville enquirer., January 24, 1896, Image 2.[3]
4. ↑ "The Quarterly (York County Genealogical and Historical Society)", Vol. 9, p. 19, York County Genealogical and Historical Society (Rock Hill, South Carolina)

• The Gaulden, Gauldin, Gaulding, Family History -- A Seven Hundred Year Study, Volume One, pp.101-105, Dr. Charles H. Gaulden, Self Published, April, 1999.

• Personal Papers and notes of Frances T. Gaulden.

• "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch ([4] : accessed 05 Jun 2014), James Gaulden, Ebenezer, York, South Carolina, United States; citing sheet 507D, NARA microfilm publication T9.

• Find A Grave Memorial# 37726105, James D. Gaulden, Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina, USA, Plot: F1-12.[5]

• Obituary of John James Gaulden, An Esteemed Citizen and a Faithful Soldier of the Confederacy