Some lives are but a whisper in the wind, a touch of breeze before a storm, a sprite that passes so quickly you hardly realize that it was ever there. Dowd Franklin Mauldin, my third Great Granduncle, and youngest son of James O. Mauldin and wife, Mary A. Smith Mauldin, was one of those whispers. He made it to adulthood, but died very young.
Until recently, I didn't realize that Franklin had ever married, but he did. No marriage license exists, and I don't believe any children survived them. His wife was named Temperance, her maiden name unknown, her location prior to matrimony, and her fate afterwards, remain a mystery. Yet, for one brief halcyon moment, there existed Temperance and Franklin.
Dowd Franklin Mauldin had lost his father at about 6 years of age. The first record of his existence was in his father's 1848 estate file. His mother, Mary, was the executress. In the August 1850 Session of the Court of Pleas and Quarters for Stanly County, North Carolina, Mary Mauldin was appointed guardian of her own minor children, James, Benjamin, Eliza, Parham and Franklin Mauldin.She submitted a $200 bond in conjunction with John Mauldin, Thomas Mauldin and John F. Stone as securities. John and Thomas were two of the older, adult children of James O. Mauldin.
| Name | Age |
|---|---|
| Mary Mauldin | 52 |
| James Mauldin | 19 |
| Mary Mauldin | 21 |
| Benjamin Mauldin | 17 |
| Eliza Mauldin | 15 |
| Parham Mauldin | 12 |
| Franklin Mauldin | 8 |
The 1850 census gives the ages of those children. Mary was 52, her daughter, Mary Jr. was 21, and therefore of seniority and not given to her mothers guardianship. James O. Jr. was 19, Benjamin II (as James O. Mauldin's brother was the 1st and his son the Jr.) was 17, Eliza 15, Parham 12 and Franklin 8. At this time they were living in Freeman's township, off of Jacob's Creek, where James land grant was located, and probably near the area where the family cemetery still exists, off of McNeil Road, east of Albemarle and north of Norwood.
A decade later, Mary has relocated among a number of Smiths, who lived off of the Salisbury Road, north of Albemarle and had properties adjoining David Kendall. Why had she moved into this family group of dozens of Smiths? Had this move betokened her origins?
| Name | Frank Maulden |
|---|---|
| Age | 20 |
| Birth Year | abt 1840 |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | White |
| Home in 1860 | Stanly, North Carolina |
| Post Office | Albemarle |
| Dwelling Number | 621 |
| Family Number | 628 |
| Occupation | Day Laborer |
| Inferred Mother | Mary Maulden |
| Name | Age |
|---|---|
| Mary Maulden | 62 |
| Frank Maulden | 20 |
| Elizabeth Maulden | 5 |
| Ellen Smith | 21 |
| Mary F Smith | 1 |
The 1860 census came with a basket of questions. Led by Mary 62, and Frank, listed as 20, when it was probably 18 or 19, instead, there were others in the household that left ominifarious questions. I have solved the question of whom 5 year old Elizabeth "Mauldin" was. I believe she was actually Mary's granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth Russell, born in 1854, who was the daughter of Eliza Mauldin, who had married William Henry Russell. Eliza had died in 1857, leaving her husband with two children, William Isaiah Russell born in 1852, and Mary Elizabeth. While Henry is found in 1860, living with his parents, Eli and Elizabeth Russell, along with his 7 year old son, his daughter is missing. This Elizabeth "Mauldin" appears to be the right age, and her surname was in error. There were two other individuals in the household, Ellen Smith, 21, and a baby, Mary F. Smith. Ellen was most likely the mother of Mary F. Smith. Who were they and how were they related to the Mauldins?
Archibald Mauldin, who passed away in 1857, included D. F. Mauldin in a codicil in his will.
"I bequeath to Franklin Mauldin thirteen 3/4 acres of land joining the part of land that falls to his share."
He left young Franklin nearly 14 acres that had joined Franklins part of their father's estate.
Another area where D. F. Franklin's name is found is in the estate papers of Elizabeth Russell. Elizabeth is my 3rd Great Grandmother. Her husband, Eli Henry Russell passed away in 1854. The concantenation between this family and the Mauldins is complicated and plentiful.
My most direct connection is through their daugthers, Martha Margaret "Mattie" Russell, my second Great Grandmother, who married Frank Washington Mauldin, son of Thomas Alexander Mauldin, and a nephew of Dowd Franklin Mauldin. Another link is through their son, William Henry Russell, who married Eliza Mauldin, the youngest sister of D.F. Mauldin. It's also thought that Elizabeth's maiden name was Mauldin, but I'm begining to doubt that. I believe, instead, that someone, somewhere along the line, confused Elizabeth, wife of Eli Henry Russell, with Eliza, who married her son, William Henry. Still, I have a presage that there may have been yet another link between the Russells and the Mauldins.
Elizabeth Russell was alive in the 1860 census. Her estate was probated in 1861. An estate sale took place on October 25, 1861. D. F. Mauldin and his brother, Parham made purchases on this day. Many purchases.
In the above section, D. F. purchased a cage, 12 lbs of picked cotton and 78 lbs of Cotton seed, while Parham purchased 4 1/4 lbs of picked cotton.
Lastly, on this page, although there were multiple others, we find D. F Mauldin purchasing a 'slag', twice, from the estate of Elizabeth Russell, although I can't tell you exaclty what it was, possibily an aggregate of iron, glass or steel. Parham picked up a set of cups and saucers, and some slag himself. Other purchasers were Elizabeth's daughters Mary and Martha, Martha being my 2nd Great Grandmother, and her son, Alexander. Again, the names of John Thompson, Ferdinand Foreman, Ben Upchurch, T. A. Simpson, George P. Ross, Sarah Tolbert and James Hinson are found.
In the Court Minutes of the August, 1862 Session of the Pleas and Quarters of Stanly County, NC we find the following three paragraphs, coincidentally right in a row.
"Ordered by the Court that Sarah Mauldin be appointed administrator of James Mauldin, deceased upon her giving bond of three hundred dollars with W. F. Nash and W. J. Ross as Securities."
"Ordered by the Court that Temperance Mauldin be appointed administrator of Franklin Mauldin deceased upon her giving bond of $200 with W. F. Nash and W. J. Ross securites, bond filled, she takes the usual oath and letters of admininstration."
"Ordered by the Courth that James E. Mauldin be appointed administrator of David A. Mauldin."
L. Green, W. F. Nash and G.M Sides, were securities in the David A. Mauldin estate case.
So, Dowd Franklin had married Temperance between July 4, of 1860, when the 1860 census was taken by J. M. McCorkle, and August of 1862, when his bride was appointed the administrator of his estate. He was alive in October of 1861, when he made purchases at the Estate Sale of Elizabeth Russell. By the purchases of a few feminine items, such as a side saddle, he was probably married by then. It was a brief marriage.
Who were the other two Mauldins who seemingly died about the same time as D. F. Mauldin?
| Name | James Mauldin |
|---|---|
| Enlistment Age | 30 |
| Birth Date | 1832 |
| Enlistment Date | 15 Mar 1862 |
| Enlistment Place | Stanly County, North Carolina |
| Enlistment Rank | Private |
| Muster Date | 15 Mar 1862 |
| Muster Place | North Carolina |
| Muster Company | K |
| Muster Regiment | 28th Infantry |
| Muster Regiment Type | Infantry |
| Muster Information | Enlisted |
| Muster Out Date | 27 May 1862 |
| Muster Out Place | Hanover Court House, Virginia |
| Muster Out Information | Killed |
| Side of War | Confederacy |
| Survived War? | No |
| Residence Place | Stanly County, North Carolina |
| Title | North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster |
James Mauldin referred to James O. Mauldin, Jr., D. F. Mauldin's brother, who had married Sarah Ross. Sarah Ross was the daugther of Wiley Ross and Sarah Dudney, and the granddaughter of Williamson Ross and Elizabeth Odom. The W.J. Ross who served as security for both Sarah and Temperance was Williamson Jackson Ross, son of Green David Ross, who was also a son of Williamson Ross and Elizabeth Odom. This made Sarah Ross Mauldin and W. J. Ross first cousins. As an aside, George P. Ross, who was with the Mauldin brothers among the purchasers at the estate sale of Elizabeth Russell, was George Packingham Ross, who married Martha Nobles and was the son of Woodson Ross and Mary Sarah Smith. Woodson Ross was also a son of Williamson Ross and Elizabeth Odom, so one big connected family.
As can be seen on the above record, James O. Mauldin, Jr., was a casualty of the Civil War, being killed in battle at Hanover Court House, Virginia.
The third group, James E. Mauldin and David A. Mauldin, were James Ervin (1827-1905) and David Arnold Mauldin, son of Benjamin R. Mauldin Sr., brother of James O. Mauldin Sr. and so these two brothers were first cousins of Dowd Franklin Mauldin and James O. Jr.
David Arnold Mauldin also enlisted in the Civil War. His records on Fold3 are minimal and mysterious. A remark on his Muster Roll record, where it states he enlisted at Salisbury in February of 1862 by Major Gibbs for a period of 1 year informed that he "Refused to re-enlist for this War and was thrown into a 12 months company"
Another records gives a list of units or duties he was assigned to:
Capt. Griswold Co. Local Defense (Provost Guard)
Goldsboro and Home Guards, Goldsboro
Capt. Hoskins Co. Local Defense and Capt. Howards Co. Prison Guards.
Below is a statement attached to his profile taken from "Ye Mauldins" by Ervin Mauldin.
David enlisted Feb 1, 1862 in Company D, 42nd NC regiment for only one year. He was assigned to be a prison guard at the Confederate prison in Salisbury, NC in Rowan County (the prison where so many Union soldiers died during the war.) Apparently what he saw there was too much for him because he refused to re-enlist for a second year. However, this refusal was not accepted and he was reassigned for another year and thrown into a 12 month company. The records do not say what he did the rest of the time he was in service nor if he was ever discharged. His descendants say he returned home where he died of a disease he contacted during the war. In 1863, David's land and home were awarded to his wife and four children.
David was deceased by August of 1862, we can know because of the entry in the August 1862 Court Minutes. His estate was probated beginning in August of 1862 and continued until 1866. He has a marker at Silver Springs Church in Aquadale, where he and his wife, Mahala Elizabeth Whitaker, daughter of Samuel Nelson and Sophia Murray Whitaker, attended.
There is no record that I can detect, that Dowd Franklin Mauldin enlisted in the War. However, it was a nearly mandatory act for young men of the era, willing or not. I wonder if David's refusal had anything to do with his demise. I also wonder if the War had anything to do with the death of D. F. Mauldin. Did he enlist and the record lost? There were reports of men hung or executed by the Home Guard, but no names attached, except for a few in Montgomery County. Was Franklin a victim of the Civil War in some manner? He was deceased by August of 1862 and only 19 years old.
The last record of the brief life of Franklin Mauldin was his estate papers. Here, we learn, he had a bride named Temperance.
The auction of his estate took place on September 8, 1862. W. F. Nash was the biggest purchaser of items, including the side saddle Franklin had bought of the Elizabeth Russell estate. Other names were W. J. Ross, C. J. Laton, Alex Russell, son of Elizabeth Russell, neighbor Marcus Carter, Isham Tolbert and Franklin's brother, Thomas Mauldin.
So, who was Temperance Mauldin? It's hard to surmise. The next census would have been the 1870, and there is no Temperance, or Tempy Mauldin, anywhere. Tempy would have likely been young, as was Frank. She could have remarried. The marriage may have been so brief, that she returned to her maiden name. Yet again, like Frank, she could have died young.
Temperance was not an uncommon name for the time and place, but not close to being as common as say Mary, or Nancy or Sarah.
It's one of those Quaker names, like Obedience, or Charity or Patience. While Tempy may not have lived until 1870, she would have had to have been alive in 1850 and 1860. While she could have been older than Frank, she could have not been too much younger, as she would have been a child, he himself being so young. Another thing, since their marriage was so brief, there was a good chance that she didn't live too very far away from him either. Since the numbers of possible Temperances was not overwhelming, I decided to look for possible candidates.
First, it would seem that the Ellen Smith who was living with Franklin and his mother, Mary in the 1860 census would have been a perfect candidate for a bride, unless she was a close relative, which she could have been. Was she Temperance Ellen Smith? I have no apophena for this theory, as I can find no trace of Ellen Smith, or her possible daughter, Margaret F. Smith, either before this census, or after.
There were two Temperances, or Tempies, who lived fairly close to the Mauldins in 1860, but both were married and much older than Franklin. First, there was Tempy Randle, who was 50 in 1860, and lived with her husband James C. Randall, 76. This was Temperance Pennington Randall, who hadn't married her husband until 1851, and James C. Randall actually outlived young Franklin Mauldin, passing away in 1866.
The other nearby Tempie was Temperance McDaniel Lisk, who was 44 in 1860 and the wife of William Jackson Lisk, and also ruled out as she and her husband were still together and living in 1870.
And so it went. Tempie Green, Tempie Ledbetter, Tempie C. Ledbetter, Temperance Austin and Tempie Russell, the Albemarle City Seamstress, were too old or too married. Tempie Lefler, Temperance K. Green and Tempy McDaniel were too young, far too young to marry between 1860 and 1861.
There were only a few, nearby, of proper age, who were not ruled out by marriage or otherwise.
Temperance Elliott was born about 1839 and was the daughter of Charles Pennington Elliott and his wife, Rebecca Haltom.
| Name | Miss Tempy Elliott |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Residence Date | Abt 1859 |
| Residence Place | Stanly |
| Marriage Date | 9 Dec 1859 |
| Parents | Charles Eiliott |
| Spouse | James Clayton |
Miss Tempie Elliott had actually married on December 9th of 1859 to James Clayton, in Stanly County, as reported in a newspaper called, The Spirit of the Age, January 5, 1859 edition, page 3. The marriage was no more by the summer of 1860 when Mr. McCorkle came around and enumerated Tempy by her maiden name back in her parents home. In fact, Temperance Elliott never went by another name in future records, except Elliott.
| Name | Tempe Elliotte |
|---|---|
| Age | 21 |
| Birth Year | abt 1839 |
| Gender | Female |
| Race | White |
| Home in 1860 | Stanly, North Carolina |
| Post Office | Albemarle |
| Dwelling Number | 1158 |
| Family Number | 1174 |
| Cannot Read, Write | Y |
| Inferred Father | Charles Elliotte |
| Inferred Mother | Becky Elliotte |
| Name | Age |
|---|---|
| Charles Elliotte | 52 |
| Becky Elliotte | 52 |
| Tempe Elliotte | 21 |
| J M Elliotte | |
| Margaret P Elliotte | 12 |
| M J Elliotte | 9 |
Her temporary husband, James F. Clayton, was a Civil War soldier, and was killed at Frazier's Farm battle in Virginia on June 30, 1862. Above shows Tempie in the 1860 census, living with her parents as an Elliotte, not a Clayton. While mistakes were often made when family members or others of a different surname were living in a household, Tempie's husband was not living with her.
Temperance Elliott died in 1886 at the age of 47. She left a Will, naming her sisters, and some of the children of her siblings. Temperance Elliotte was buried a single woman in the Kirk and Clayton family cemetery near Badin.
Another Temperance in the age range was Temperance J. Colson. The daughter of Jacob Harris Colson and Zilphia Drake Threadgill, she was born in 1842 in North Carolina. Every census she is in gives her birthplace as such, but in 1850, as a 7 year old, her family is found in Marshall County, Mississippi.
| Name | Temperance J Colson |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Race | White |
| Residence Age | 7 |
| Birth Date | abt 1843 |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Residence Date | 1850 |
| Home in 1850 | Northern Division, Marshall, Mississippi, USA |
| Attended School | Yes |
| Line Number | 8 |
| Dwelling Number | 1127 |
| Family Number | 1127 |
| Inferred Father | Jacob H Colson |
| Inferred Mother | Zelphy Colson |
| Name | Age |
|---|---|
| Jacob H Colson | 30 |
| Zelphy Colson | 27 |
| Temperance J Colson | 7 |
| Thomas K Colson | 5 |
| Jonas J Colson | 4 |
| William H Threadgill | 16 |
They have returned to North Carolina by 1858, however, as her father passed away in Stanly County, NC on July 19th of that year. His will was probated in Stanly County, while his body was laid to rest in the Colson Family cemetery in Anson County, where Jacob had grown up. He was only 38 years old.
| Name | Temperance Colson |
|---|---|
| Age in 1870 | 26 |
| Birth Date | abt 1844 |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Dwelling Number | 170 |
| Home in 1870 | Center, Stanly, North Carolina |
| Race | White |
| Gender | Female |
| Post Office | Albemarle |
| Occupation | At Home |
| Name | Age |
|---|---|
| Z D Colson | 41 |
| Temperance Colson | 26 |
| Jones J Colson | 28 |
| Elmo Colson | 19 |
| Carolina Colson | 17 |
| Sarah Colson | 14 |
| Charlotte Colson | 12 |
In 1870, Temperance is found living with her mother and most of her siblings in Center, the Norwood area. Charlotte, the youngest, was born the year her father died. I wonder what had happened to this young father?
Temperance would become a mother. In 1878, she had a daughter, Theadocia Dorian Colson by John Thompson. He was a married farmer and neighbor of the Colsons. Temperance would raise her daughter at her mother's home and after Theadocia married, would follow her to Davidson County, where she passed away in 1913. Temperance Colson never married, or did she?
The last possibility for who Temperance might have been may be the most conspicuous, due to proximity and familial connections.
| Name | Eli Russel |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Race | White |
| Residence Age | 46 |
| Birth Date | abt 1804 |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Residence Date | 1850 |
| Home in 1850 | Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, USA |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Agriculture |
| Real Estate | 49 |
| Line Number | 22 |
| Dwelling Number | 936 |
| Family Number | 941 |
| Inferred Spouse | Elizabeth Russel |
| Name | Age |
|---|---|
| Eli Russel | 46 |
| Elizabeth Russel | 39 |
| Alxe Russel | 24 |
| Henry Russel | 21 |
| Caroline Russel | 18 |
| Isiah Russel | 15 |
| Temply Russel | 13 |
| Elizabeth Russel | 8 |
| Gabriel Russel | 5 |
| Catharine Russel | 3 |
Temperance Russell was the daughter of Eli Henry Russell and wife Elizabeth, making her my 3rd Great Grandaunt. Her brother, Henry, would marry Dowd Franklin Mauldin's sister, Eliza. Her mother, Elizabeth, is the selfsame Elizabeth at whose estate auction Frank and his brother , Parham,. made purchases, notably, that side-saddle. Was D. F. a son-in-law?
Temperance Russell is a cromulent candidate for the wife of D. F. Mauldin. The controverisal element of this theory is that Tempy doesn't appear with ther family inthe1860 census. Lack of a corporeal acknowledgement doesn't neccessarily betoken her death. Mary E. Mauldin, sister of Franklin Mauldin, doesn't appear inthe 1860 census,either.
| Name | Age |
|---|---|
| Thos Maulden | 50 |
| Mary Maulden | 47 |
| Mintie Maulden | 31 |
| Mary Maulden | 21 |
| Laura Maulden | 18 |
| Nancy Maulden | 15 |
| William Maulden | 13 |
| Henry Maulden | 12 |
| Lancy Maulden | 11 |
| Thomas Maulden | 7 |
| Mary Maulden | 41 |
But there she is in 1870, living with surviving brother Thomas. Missing a census didn't mean the individual was deceased. Census takers made mistakes; older children sometimes went to work for neighbors or others to earn their own money, or were out visiting, or even traveling miles away to pick up supplies or 'shopping'.
Family trees have Temperance Russell dying young, but she may not have died single. Eli Russell died in 1854. His probate papers only mention his widow, both as "Betsy" and as "Elizabeth". No other heirs are mentioned. He did not leave a will.
As previously mentioned, Elizabeth Russell's estate was probated in 1861. It's one of the documents of the existence of Dowd Franklin Mauldin, with the several mentions of purchases made by both him and his brother, Parham. Among the buyers were her sons, Alexander and Gabriel Russell, and her daughters, Mary and Martha.
There are even several mentions of John Thompson, who was discussed in an earlier paragraph. There are no mentions of Henry Russell, who was most definitely living at the time, or her older two daughters, Tempie and Caroline. Oddly, several people have noted in Caroline's profile, that she married an "unknown Mauldin". Could that Mauldin be determined, or did they have her confused with Temperance?
There is one more thing. In the 'Mauldin Book', "Ye Mauldins", by Ervin Mauldin, mention is made of a possible child of Franklin and Temperance. Quote, "Franklin and Tempy were married in 1861 in Stanly County. Franklin died that same year. I believe he had ason - William L. Mauldin b. 1862 -but I can not prove this -all evidence indicate William to be the son of Franklin, I cannot tie him in to any other family. "
Included was the following family listing:
(8) William L. Mauldin b. May 1862 m. Suffronia A. _________ b. May 1864.
(9) Swiler E. Mauldin B. May 1891
(9) Henry C. Mauldin b.Oct. 1894
-no further record - disappeared from the country.
Seeing the obvious transcription errors in the name of the 9-year-old child, I believe I have discovered where Cousin Ervin, who was limited to word of mouth, family bibles and dusty courthouse record books, for the most part, in his late 1900's research, found this individual Mauldin and his family.
| Name | William Manden |
|---|---|
| Age | 38 |
| Birth Date | abt 1862 |
| Birthplace | North Carolina, USA |
| Home in 1900 | Center, Stanly, North Carolina |
| Sheet Number | 6 |
| Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation | 101 |
| Family Number | 107 |
| Race | White |
| Gender | Male |
| Relation to Head of House | Head |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse's Name | Susph??a A Manden |
| Marriage Year | 1884 |
| Years Married | 16 |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina, USA |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina, USA |
| Can Read | Y |
| Can Write | N |
| Can Speak English | Y |
| Neighbors | View others on page |
| Name | Age |
|---|---|
| William Manden | 38 |
| Susph??a A Manden | 35 |
| Sniler E Manden | 9 |
| Henry C Manden | 6 |
William Mauldin, 38 with a wife, S? A. Mauldin (incorrectly transcribed as 'Manden', with two children, 'Sniler' E., age 9 and Henry C., age 6.
This record, and this family, were already in my family tree, for two reasons. Not only were they Mauldins, but they were also members of my Solomon family, and my Murray family. William David Mauldin was born May 11, 1863, the year after his father, David Arnold Mauldin died. David Mauldin was one of the three Mauldins whose widows were mentioned in three paragraphs in a row in the August 1862 Court Minutes referenced earlier in this post. He was a first cousin of Franklin Mauldin. His mother was Mahala Elizabeth Whitaker Mauldin, a daughter of Nelson Samuel and Sophia Murray Whitaker. Sophia was a sister of my 3rd Great Grandmother, Priscilla Murray Aldridge. That puts him in the Murray Tree. He married Saphronia A. Solomon, daughter of Henry Clay Solomon and wife, Mary Elizabeth Russell, and yes, that also puts them in the Russell tree, as Mary Elizabeth was a daughter of the afore mentioned Eli Henry and wife Elizabeth. As Cousin Ervin was looking at a "Sniler", and not a "Milas", as the first child of William David and Saphronia was actually named, I can see where it gets a little confusing.
| Name | W D Maulding |
|---|---|
| Age in 1870 | 9 |
| Birth Date | abt 1861 |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Dwelling Number | 12 |
| Home in 1870 | Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina |
| Race | White |
| Gender | Male |
| Post Office | Salisbury |
| Occupation | At Home |
| Inferred Mother | Elizabeth Maulding |
| Name | Age |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Maulding | 36 |
| J F Maulding | 13 |
| M E Maulding | 12 |
| B R Maulding | 10 |
| W D Maulding | 9 |
William shows up first in Salisbury, Rowan County, with his widowed mother, Elizabeth Mauldin and three older siblings, James Franklin, 13, Mary Elizabeth, 12, and Benjamin Rufus, 10.
Mahala Elizabeth Whitaker Mauldin may have moved to Salisbury when her husband, David Arnold Mauldin, was working at the Confederate Prison in Salisbury as a prison guard.
| Name | David Mauldin |
|---|---|
| Age | 20 |
| Birth Date | Abt 1860 |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Home in 1880 | Center, Stanly, North Carolina, USA |
| Dwelling Number | 8 |
| Race | White |
| Gender | Male |
| Relation to Head of House | Son |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Name | Elizabeth Mauldin |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Occupation | Works on farm |
| Neighbors | View others on page |
| Name | Age |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Mauldin | 45 |
| Mary E. Mauldin | 21 |
| David Mauldin | 20 |
She moved with her children back to Norwood in Stanly County by 1880. On April 18, 1884, they were said to be living in Montgomery County, when David, 22, married 'Fronia' Solomon, 19.
Then we are back to the 1900 census, where William David Mauldin and family had returned to Stanly County, and were living in Norwood again.
They had three sons, Milas Eugene, Henry Clay and Arnold Dewey.
| Name | David Mauldin |
|---|---|
| Age in 1910 | 46 |
| Birth Date | 1864 |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Home in 1910 | Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, USA |
| Sheet Number | 19a |
| Street | Wiscassett Hill |
| Race | White |
| Gender | Male |
| Relation to Head of House | Head |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Native Tongue | English |
| Occupation | Laborer |
| Industry | Farm |
| Employer, Employee or Other | Wage Earner |
| Home Owned or Rented | Rent |
| Farm or House | House |
| Able to read | Y |
| Able to Write | Y |
| Enumeration District Number | 0116 |
| Years Married | 25 |
| Out of Work | N |
| Number of Weeks Out of Work | 0 |
| Enumerated Year | 1910 |
| Neighbors | View others on page |
| Name | Age |
|---|---|
| David Mauldin | 46 |
| Safhona Mauldin | 44 |
| Eugene Mauldin | 19 |
| Clay Mauldin | 16 |
| Arnold Mauldin | 6 |
In 1910, the family of 5 has moved up to Albemarle and are living on the 'Wisscassett Hill', which was one of the Textile Mill Villages that built Albemarle into a City after the turn of the century. David was farming, while his two older sons worked in the Mill. In those days, the children were often sent to work and brought their wages home to their parents, while the father usually worked too, but the mother stayed home and took care of the house and younger children. After child labor laws kicked, mothers started going to work and leaving the children home with either a Nanny, or older children taking care of the younger ones. Sometimes a grandmother or maiden aunt lived in to take care of the children, or the parents worked different shifts, passing like ships in the night. This prompted the shrinking of the American family, at least the ones who moved into towns or cities.
Saphronia Solomon Mauldin died in 1912, just before the popular use of death certificates in the state, at age 48. She was buried at Cedar Grove Church, near Norwood.
After Fronie's death, David married Martha A. Hinson, daughter of Jeremiah Hosea Hinson and Elizabeth Miley Harward. Martha was a Stanly County born and bred girl, who hadfirst married Charles Baxter Swicegood Sr. in Davie County.
| Name | David Mauldin |
|---|---|
| Age | 47 |
| Birth Year | abt 1873 |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Home in 1920 | Big Lick, Stanly, North Carolina |
| House Number | Farm |
| Residence Date | 1920 |
| Race | White |
| Gender | Male |
| Relation to Head of House | Head |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse's Name | Martha Mauldin |
| Father's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Able to Speak English | Yes |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Farming |
| Employment Field | Own Account |
| Home Owned or Rented | Rented |
| Attended School | No |
| Able to read | Yes |
| Able to Write | Yes |
| Neighbors | View others on page |
| Name | Age |
|---|---|
| David Mauldin | 47 |
| Martha Mauldin | 47 |
| Arnold Mauldin | 16 |
| Samuel Mauldin | 10 |
| Charlie Mauldin | 7 |
In 1920, they have now relocated to the western end of Stanly County, where David is farming in Big Lick. Arnold was the only one of his children still at home. Samuel and Charlie, mistakenly shown as Mauldins in the census, were not Mauldins and were not David's sons. This was Samuel Hosea Swicegood, and Charles Baxter Swicegood, Jr., Martha's sons.
1930 found the couple living in the town of Norwood on Kendall Street, with David's oldest son, Milas Eugene and his family. Davied was now 69 years old . He passed away the next year, on April 3, 1931. He was 69 years, 10 months and 22 days old. His cause of death was pellagra ,due to 'cerebral softening,' a far too common ailment in those days, due more to bad nutrition. Parents names given were David Mauldin and Haley Aldridge. Mahala wasn't an Aldridge. Martha may have mixed her up with her Aunt Priscilla.
Martha buried him next to his first wife at Cedar Grove. She them moved to Iredell County, where she lived the last four years of her life living with her youngest son, Charlie Swicegood. She died on June 17, 1940, and was buried in Mocksville, Davie County.
I end this post with as many questions as I started with. Why did D. F. Mauldin die so young? Did it have anything to do with the Civil War or resistence to service in the Civil War? Who was Temperance? Where was she before the wedding and what became of her afterwards? Was there a child born of this brief union?
I end with no definite answers, but I leave you with possibilities and ideas.
