This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JMB.2ACE/990.1.1.1 Message Board Post: More Gauldin info. From the 1881 History of Saline Co., MO Page 680: William E. Gauldin, P. O., New Franklin. Mr. Gauldin was born September 10, 1833 in Prince Edward county, Virginia, and is a son of Wm. S. and Mary Gauldin, who came to Missouri in 1837, and settled in Arrow Rock, Saline county. Mr. Gauldin now lives in section 15, township 52, range 19, where he owns fifty-one acres of good land. He married February 1860, to Miss Polly Ann Gwinn, of Saline county. Her father, Judge M,. C. Guinn, came to Saline county about 1816. Mr. and Mrs. Gauldin have five children living: Virginia, Mary, Lucy C., William and John. Mr. Gauldin is a member of the Baptist Church. Page 726: Martin A. Gauldin, farmer, the subject of this sketch, was born in Campbell county, Virginia, in the year 1818, where he received his education, and served an apprenticeship in the carpentry trade. At the age of twenty, in 1838, his parents having recently died,, he left Virginia for Missouri, and after prospecting several counties, finally settled in Marshall, Saline county, in 1840, where he remained until 1846. In that year he was married to Miss Nancy Kiser, (9 Jul 1846), daughter of old Capt. Daniel Kiser, one of the pioneers of the county. His family consists of Edmund, Giles, Addie, Mollie, Marcellus, Joshua, Robert, Bettie, Martin and Callie, all of whom are living. During the war he enlisted for the southern army, but was captured at the famous Blackwater capture. For years past Mr. Gauldin has dealt largely in stock, and now owns land in five different sections in township 50, range 21. Page 794: John W. Gauldin, farmer, P. O., Fairville, is a native of this state and county, born and bred upon a farm. Was educated in the common schools. In 1859 (16 Mar) he was united in marriage to Miss Anna E. Surbaugh, of this county, a native of Ohio. They have four children: Robert, Charles, Josie and Royal. He entered the Confederate service, joining a company raised by Capt. Ed Brown. After serving 6 months, he re-enlisted in Marmaduke’s escort, Capt. Richard Stallard’s company, acting as orderly sergeant. He took part in the following engagements: Lexington, Little Blue, Independence, Westport and Newtonia. He was afterwards transferred to General Shelby’s command, in Texas, where he was engaged at the skirmish at Wachita. He surrendered at Shreveport, in June 1865, and returned to this county, where he has since resided, engaged in farming and the raising of stock. Mr. Gauldin is a man of strict integrity and moral worth and is z! ealously interested in promoting the public affairs of the county. Page 795: John A. Gauldin, farmer, P.O. Fairville, was born in Virginia. When quite young, his father, John S., came to this county locating near Fairville, on the place where Mr. Wm. Souther now lives. He died there in 1850. The subject of this sketch was raised on a farm and educated in the common schools. In 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate army, Capt. Brown’s company, Col. Frank Robinson’s regiment. He was captured at Blackwater, December 1861, imprisoned in “McDowell’s college” and exchanged in the spring of the following year. He re-enlisted the fall, under Gen. J. O. Shelby, Col. Shank’s 2nd Missouri cavalry, Capt. Mace. He served with this command the remainder of the war, with the exception of one year, during which he was connected with Collins’ battery. He participated in the battles of Prairie Grove, Camden, Helena, Tabo, Blues, Independence, Newtonia, and several others in which his command wa! s engaged. He surrendered at Shreveport at the close of the war, and returned home. He was married March 4, 1877, to Miss Elizabeth Pope, daughter of Thomas Pope, deceased. By this union he has one child: Dodson J. Mr. Gauldin has a good record as a soldier, is a successful farmer, and a citizen whose life is well worthy of imitation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------