Mags Gaulden
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Mags Gaulden

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Mags Gaulden
Born 1960s.
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Daughter of DNA confirmed and DNA confirmed
Sister of [private sister (1950s - unknown)] and [private brother (1960s - unknown)]
[children unknown]
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Mags Gaulden has Irish ancestors.
Mags Gaulden has Appalachian roots.
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Participated on the Appalachia Project's first Appalachia Thon Team for the Connect-a-Thon 2023, and in 2024
Mags Gaulden was RAWKED in the April We Will RAWK You Event.

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Biography

  • Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal Family Tree DNA test match between Mags Gaulden and Earle Gaulden, her son (direct ancestor). Predicted relationship from Family Tree DNA: Father, based on sharing 3500 cM across 22 segments. (Gaulden-7 16:26, 16 June 2024 (UTC))

“They have been at a great feast of languages and stolen the scraps.” - William Shakespeare. My favorite quote, ever. If I were a color I would be cobalt blue. In tense situations, I try to diffuse the tenseness with humor (sometimes this approach works, sometimes not). When it rains I feel calm and restive. When it snows I am an ecstatic child expecting a snow day (living in Canada I am ecstatic often). I am happiest when I am doing something, anything, outdoors. People in my family have had names like Goolie and Nimrod (the last one handed down for generations). I thrive when I am helpful to others. I thrive when I am problem-solving. I am a Carolinian at my core and I am deeply rooted in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains where I grew up. If you cut me I would bleed the sound of bluegrass music.

Business

Mags is Grandmas Genes



Grandma's Genes Website Grandma's Genes Blog, Grandma's Genes on Twitter, Grandma's Genes on Facebook Granmda's Genes on Pinterest

Non Profit Work

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My Surnames

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Paternal Grandfather , Paternal Grandmother vs Maternal Grandfather , Maternal Grandmother ancestors
Allen, Allen , Amphlett , Anderson , Anthony , Applewhite
Bacon, Barnard , Beasley , Bellson , Benton , Bobo , Bowen , Brewer , Brumfield , Bullock , Burford , Byrne
Carwell, Caulfield , Chalfont , Compton , Cook , Council , Crabtree , Craig , Craswell , Crawford , Cresson , Crisp
Dillard, Dodd , Donnan , Dunnahoo
Faries, Ferris , Ford , Franks , Freeman
Garner, Garrison , Gaulden , Geers , Giles , Gilliam , Gordon
Hall, Hall , Hammond , Hankinson , Harris , Harris , Harris , Hartsfield , Hawkins , Hawkins , Hawkins , Hearst , Hemphill , Henley , Hensen , Hester , Hipkins , Hunt
Isham
James, James , Jordan
Key, Kimball
Lacey, Lamacraft , Leachman , Loftin , Lord , Lynn
Mansell, Marshall , Martin , Massingale , Mauldin , McAllister , McElmoyle , McKinney , McNeere , Miles , Miles , Mills , Murray
Nash, Neederman , Newby , Norcum
O'Shields, Owens
Palfrey, Palmer , Pardue , Patram , Patton , Peake , Peake , Perrin , Pierce , Poteet , Pratt
Ramsey, Ray , Ricks , Roberts , Rodgers
Shearin, Sherwood , Simmons , Sims , Sloan , Speer , Stoney , Stratton , Stuart
Taylor, Teague , Templeton , Thompson , Thorpe , Tweedy
Upshaw
Vaughan
Welborn (Welborne, Wilbourne, Welbourn, Welburn) , White , Wilson , Wyatt
Younger

DNA

John Clay Gauldin Start here to work the William S. line.

Earliest Known Ancestors

Y-DNA - Direct Male Line R-FTC46937

Starting with the father of Mags Gaulden:

  1. Gaulden DNA ✓
  2. Gaulden DNA ✓
  3. John Gaulden b. 1853-01-16, York, South Carolina, United States DNA ✓
  4. James Gaulden b. 1826-08-01, York County, South Carolina, United States DNA ✓
  5. Dempsey Gaulden b. 1767-00-00, Sumter County, South Carolina DNA ✓
  6. John Gaulden b. 1735-00-00, Prince Edward County, Virginia DNA ✓
  7. John Gaulding b. 1710-00-00, New Kent, Virginia Colony DNA ✓
  8. John Gaulding b. 1665-00-00, New Kent, New Kent, Virginia Colony [confident]

View the Y-DNA descendants of John Gaulding.

mtDNA - Direct Female Line H1b1-T16362C

Starting with the mother of Mags Gaulden:

  1. Hunt DNA ✓
  2. Eunice Lord b. 1906-04-23, Westminster, Tugaloo, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States DNA ✓
  3. Nola Dillard b. 1884-02-21, Rabun County, Georgia DNA ✓
  4. Sarah Welborn b. 1859-06-18, Rabun County, Georgia, United States DNA ✓
  5. Nancy Hall b. 1826-00-00, North Carolina, United States DNA ✓
  6. Ann Unknown b. 1793-00-00, South Carolina DNA ✓

View the mtDNA descendants of Ann Unknown.

Pedigree Chart

Pedigree Chart

DNA Connections Yet to be connected

DNA Confirmed Citation

  • Paternal relationship is confirmed by a Family Tree DNA test match between Mags Gaulden and Gaulden-53, her 1st cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Fletcher Gaulden and Sarah Templeton, the grandparents of Mags Gaulden and grandparents of Gaulden-53. Predicted relationship from Family Tree DNA: 1st Cousin, based on sharing 755 cM across 118 segments.

My Genealogical journey

As a Child, my mother, grandmothers, and grandfather would often tell me about my family. Who we were, where we came from and how our family came to be. As a teen I was given some unpublished papers by a Hunt cousin. I scanned them, as teens do, but I kept them. Years later I went back to them and entered the information into Family Tree Maker. Soon after I started my hunt, pardon the pun, in earnest for the rest of my family.
Over the next few years I spent time researching and looking and finding and not finding - you know how it goes. I found I was constantly one step behind another researcher working on one branch of our family. I left notes for him, I emailed him, I did everything short of going to his doorstep to get him to "share" or to point me toward this or that. Not a word. Not a single word did I hear from this researcher...UNTIL he published a book. Oh I got an email from him then, wanting me to purchase his book and I did.
I am all about open source. The Laptop I am currently working on is Linux. When I look for information on line I am accustomed to finding exactly what I want only to find it will cost me money. I have to pay money to see information about myself. There is just something wrong about that. I stumbled upon WikiTree by accident and I fell in love. With the concept, with the openness of the people, the ease of it (once you get in up to your ankles) and the depth of it. WikiTree is liberating and confirms my faith in one simple thing; Genealogy belongs to us, the descendants.

Photos

WikiTree - 10 Years!

Mags Collage (clockwise), Greg, Roberta, and Mags, Murph Moose tired, Greg and Mags doing the LiveCast, Greg and Mags from the back doing the LiveCast, Mags and Ellen Thompson-Jennings, and Mags with Cheri Hudson-Passey.

Sources

  1. Maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group consisting of M. Gaulden GEDmatch F340555, Sandy Sharp GEDmatch a759497 and Larry Milton Peterson GEDmatch F34276 sharing a 26.7 cM segment on chromosome 9 from 103,348,186 to 123,946,544.
  • Paternal relationship is confirmed by a 3,585.6 cM Family Finder match between Mags Gaulden and her father Earle Gaulden
  • First-hand information. Entered by M Gaulden at registration.
  • Hunt Papers unpublished, [1], [2]. Personal copy in the files of M. Gaulden
  • Personal papers and notes of Eunice L. Hunt, Family Biographical Information, unpublished. Personal copy in the files of M. Gaulden
  • Personal Papers and Notes of Frances T. Gaulden, Family Biographical Information and letter to Dave Templeton, August 22, 1976. Personal copy in the files of M. Gaulden
  • Conversations with Eunice L. Hunt and Thomas C. Hunt Gaulden-7
  • Conversations with Frances T. Gaulden - M. Gaulden Gaulden-7
  • Descendants of James Dillard and Sarah Barnard Dillard of Rabun County, Georgia, John M. Dillard November 15, 2009 Revised through August 20, 2012.
  • Four Brothers in Oconee County by John M. Dillard, Dillard Annual, Vol. , Dillard Family Association.
  • The Gaulden, Gauldin, Gaulding, Family History -- A Seven Hundred Year Study, Volume One, By Dr. Charles H. Gaulden, Self Published, April, 1999.
  • Templeton Family History, L. B. Templeton, Jr., Self Published, 1953. Personal Copies in the files of M. Gaulden.

Digital Afterlife

September 8, 2014

In the event of my untimely demise I want to be sure that none of my hard work on WikiTree ends up having to be deleted. While I fully intend to be around to manage all my profiles for the next 50 years or so, in the event of my sudden death I hereby give permission for all of my private profiles to be transferred to any of my family members or to any of the other wonderful WikiTreers who have collaborated with me. My own personal profile will be left to Eowyn and Julie to tend and weed and... (I plan to haunt the WikiTree servers once my body has left it's earthly bonds).


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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
  • Mags Gaulden: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1b1-T16362C, FTDNA kit #340555, MitoYDNA ID T10002 [compare]
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Our user name at Ancestry: Howard_CarolAnn.

Our data base is on line there; along with other trees. I have trees at Geneaweb and MyHeritage. I am working to preseve data.

posted by Howard Waldrop
For Waldrop genealogy, my wife and I are last of the old guard. literally. Two more have died this year.
posted by Howard Waldrop
Mags, Carl Ann - who is 80 - are ok. I have added some profiles at Wikitree. I added people at my tree at Ancestry. I have data at other on line places.Ancestry has wrecked Rootsweb. All the websites are on read onlt. Rootsweb World connext is no more.

I will put up other trees at Ancestry. I have "paper" ata few Libraries.

Howard

posted by Howard Waldrop
Thank you Howard! Take care.

Mags

posted by Mags Gaulden
I sure will.

Thanks for the outstanding work that you have done on Hunt!! I will carry o Howard

posted by Howard Waldrop

Thank you for joining Appalachia Roots on the Connect-A-Thon

Our Team finished in 1st place by connecting 17,576 profiles! 
Rocky
Mags connected 22 profiles on the Appalachia Roots Team for the April 2024 Connect-a-Thon

What an incredible job!!!  Check out the scoreboard.

We couldn't do it without you amazing team members! - See you again at the next Thon in July 2024!

Sandy & Patty - Appalachia Roots Co Captains
posted by Patty (Luker) LaPlante
Thanks for joining Appalachia Roots on the Connect-A-Thon.  Our Team finished in 1st place by connecting over 16,000 Profiles! 
Rocky
Connected 4 Profiles on the Appalachia Roots Team for the January 2024 Connect-a-Thon

That is an amazing job!!  Check out the Scoreboard

We couldn't do it without you. We have awesome team members! - Can't wait to do it again at the next Thon in April 2024!

Sandy & Patty - Appalachia Roots Co Captains

Sticker code for your personal profile can be found here

posted by Patty (Luker) LaPlante
Carol Ann and I remain well, as of today. I added some profiles at Wikitree. And, I will add more. FYI, I am decended from ESli HUnt by way od John Hunt and Esli Hunt jr.

I will add more proflies. FYI, "Golding" were strong in Newberry/Laurens SC

posted by Howard Waldrop
Hello Mags!!! FYI.

We are still here. My wife ( Carol Ann) and I , from 2019, have had "the Devil's own day". One illness after another. And, it goes on. 2024 is my 10th year at Wikitree. We know more about Waldrop than anyone. It does seem that we have outlived everyone.

posted by Howard Waldrop
Hey Mags!

Just happened to notice your 10-year WikiTree anniversary is coming up!

Gaulden-7 created 3 Dec 2013 :-)

Chris

posted by Chris Whitten
..."You just happened to notice"... I do not believe you in the least. I am SOOO excited! Squeeeeeeeee!
posted by Mags Gaulden
Thanks for joining Appalachia Roots on the 2023 Source-A-Thon.  Our Team finished in 1st place by sourcing over 9,000 Profiles! 
Rocky
Sourced 9 Profiles on the Appalachia Roots Team for the October 2023 Source-a-Thon

That is an amazing job!!  Check out the Scoreboard

We couldn't do it without you. We have awesome team members! - Can't wait to do it again at the next Thon in 2024!

Sandy & Patty - Appalachia Roots Co Captains
posted by Patty (Luker) LaPlante
Thank you for your participation in the July 2023 Connect-A-Thon. You helped bring Appalachia Connectors to the Second Place finish and First Place Normalized Score Finish with over 8700 profiles added. We could not have done it without you! This year's Thon members added over 94,000k new Profiles to the Global Shared Tree!! Here is The Wrap Up information
Mags Gaulden participated with Appalachia Connectors during the 2023 Connect-a-Thon, and added 25 connections.

Sandy ~ Appalachia Connectors

Rocky
Thanks for participating on the Appalachia Project's first Appalachia Thon Team
posted by Sandy (Craig) Patak
Hi Megs,

Are you ready to go down another rabbit hole? I hope so. Great to have you on the team again! Looking forward to another fun weekend. I am helping out Debi and Tabor. I edited the team page and did a G2G post on the treehouse page like Tabor did. I added it it to our page in the top paragraph, I can't figure out how to get the chat to the far upper right side of the team page. I am not familiar with it. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. This is what I am sending to each team member. We do have two new members.

Our team page link https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Cornbread_Catchers

The new July G2G post is https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1606954/come-join-the-cornbread-catchers-july-2023-connect-thon-chat

The Discord Channel is the one that we use a lot. Discord: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Discord

Google Group: https://groups.google.com/g/cornbread-catchers?pli=1

Oh I am making a homemade blueberry pie this week before the thon. I would make you one, not sure how to ship it from Texas to Canada.

Best,

Kelly

posted by Kelly (Popp) Kley
Thanks Kelly! I have jumped over to team Appalacia for this thon! Have fun!
posted by Mags Gaulden
Hi Mags,

This is the time for the 2023 annual check in with members of the US Southern Colonies Project. Have you been active during the last six months in this Project? Note that it is a Wikitree requirement to respond to the US Southern Colonies Check-ins. Please reply to this message by clicking the reply button below this message, to post your answer. I look forward to hearing from you..

Many thanks,

Mary~ Project Coordinator, Membership, US Southern Colonies

posted by Mary Richardson
Yes ma'am, thanks for checking in!

Mags

posted by Mags Gaulden
Thanks for the reply. Marked you ACTIVE.. Have a good year. Mary
posted by Mary Richardson
Hi Mags, this category https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:L1%272%273%274%275%276%277_FS_mtDNA_Haplogroup has a red incorrect category (as a parent category) that needs correcting or creating. Many thanks, regards, Margaret, Categorization Project.
Hello Mags,

It's Thon time again, this time the Connect-a-Thon! It will be from January 13-16, 2023. Do you want to participate with Team Cornbread Catchers in this Thon? Use this link to get to the G2G sign up post! Click answer and mention that you want to be on the Cornbread Catchers team!

We hope you can join us!

Debi

PS For this event, "connecting" means that you add a profile from one of the links on an existing profile for parents, siblings, spouse, and children. The goal is to add as many linked profiles as possible.

posted by Debi (McGee) Hoag
edited by Debi (McGee) Hoag
Great work Hans. I have also been sick and in hospital this year. The Bork family has been persecuting me this year....
posted by Jacqueline Dobson
From Nov 3 to Jan 21, I was in hospital with Covid. I was on a ventilator for 4 -6 weeks. I was in ICU until Dec 27. I remember nothing before that date. I do remember leaving iCU for the regular hospital room.

My wife is Craol Ann Waldrop ( who is here at Wikitree.)

posted by Howard Waldrop
Greetings,

What is the triangular badge? I see it was awarded a few times, all by you, but it doesn't seem to have a description.

Thanks, Eric

posted by Eric Christensen
Hi Mags

I sent you a check-in message a week ago about the US Southern Colonies Project to ask you about your continued involvement but have not yet heard back from you. Do you still want to be in the project? If I don’t hear from you by the same time next week I’ll assume that you’ve moved on to other things but you’re most welcome to re-join the project at any time.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Mary~ Project Coordinator, Membership, US Southern Colonies

posted by Mary Richardson
I auotreplied to WikiTree. Oops!

Mary, I will never leave the project as I work those southern profiles daily.

Mags

posted by Mags Gaulden
edited by Mags Gaulden
Thanks for replying to the US Southern Colonies June 2022 check in, Mags I have marked you as active and according to you, forever.

Mary

posted by Mary Richardson
This is Howard Waldrop Waldrop-192.

My wife is Carol Ann Waldrop - Waldrop -97.

We raee related. 6th cousins.

Her George Davidson Sherrill married Elizabeth Hunt.

posted by Howard Waldrop
Hello Mags

It is time for the semi-annual check in for June, 2022 with members of the US Southern Colonies Project. Have you been active during the last six months? Note that it is a requirement to respond to the US Southern Colonies Check-ins. Please respond to this message by clicking the reply button below this message, to post your answer. I look forward to hearing from you..

Many thanks,

Mary~ Project Coordinator, Membership, US Southern Colonies

posted by Mary Richardson
I e mailed you a GEDCOM. You are free to use it
posted by Howard Waldrop
I am going to email you a GEDCOM of some of my data base. Be sure to look for it.

Howard Waldrop

posted by Howard Waldrop
Hello Mags,

It's Thon time again, this time the Connect-a-Thon! It will be from April 22-25.

Do you want to participate with Team Cornbread Catchers in this Thon? Use this link to get to register! Click "Answer this post" and mention that you want to be on the Cornbread Catchers team!

We hope you can join us!

Debi

PS For this event, "connecting" means that you add a profile from one of the links on an existing profile for parents, siblings, spouses, and children. The goal is not to connect to the main tree but to add as many linked profiles as possible.

posted by Debi (McGee) Hoag
Hello Mags,

It's Thon time again, this time the Connect-a-Thon! It will be from January 13-16, 2022. Do you want to participate with Team Cornbread Catchers in this Thon? Use this link to get to the G2G sign up post! Click "Answer this post" and mention that you want to be on the Cornbread Catchers team!

We hope you can join us!

Debi

PS For this event, "connecting" means that you use the add links on a profile created before 13 January to create profiles for parents, siblings, spouses, and children. The goal is not to connect to the main tree but to add as many linked profiles as possible.

posted by Debi (McGee) Hoag
Mags

This is the semi-annual polling for the US Southern Colonies Project check-in with members to see if you have been active in the last six months in this project?

Please note that it is a requirement for membership in the US Southern Colonies Project that you respond to these check-ins.

I look forward to hearing from you.. Many thanks,

Mary, Membership Coordinator, US Southern Colonies Project

posted by Mary Richardson
Thanks for the check-in Mary and Happy New Year,

Yes I am still here working away at my and other US Southern Colony Profiles.

Mags

posted by Mags Gaulden

This week's connection theme is Saints. Mags is 16 degrees from Marguerite D'Youville, 28 degrees from Birgitta Birgersdotter, 16 degrees from Marguerite Bourgeois, 18 degrees from Katherine Drexel, 25 degrees from Philippine Duchesne, 26 degrees from Isaac Jogues, 20 degrees from Mary MacKillop, 40 degrees from Zélie Martin, 24 degrees from John Newman, 27 degrees from Lorcán Ua Tuathail, 17 degrees from Elizabeth Ann Seton and 29 degrees from Edith Stein on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.