George Washington Gauldin, the son of John Gauldin and Mildred “Milly” Gauldin
- Catherine Gauldin
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The only time the father of George Washington Gauldin is directly mentioned is on his marriage license when he married Nellie Bray. His parents are identified as John Gauldin and Milly. The lives of John Gauldin and Mildred “Milly” Gauldin stand at the margins of the historical record—two figures whose stories survive only through scattered traces, yet whose presence shaped the generations that followed. Their son, George Washington Gauldin, born in 1851, left a clear documentary trail in Pittsylvania County. But his parents remain shadowed, glimpsed only through indirect references, census fragments, and the faint outlines of family connections.
John Gauldin and Mildred “Milly” Gauldin
Almost nothing is known about John Gauldin, born around 1825, except that he was the father of George Washington Gauldin. His name appears only once in surviving documentation: on George’s 1871 marriage record, where George identified his parents as John Gauldin and Milly. This single reference anchors John within the Gauldin family network of mid‑nineteenth‑century Pittsylvania County—a community of farmers, laborers, and kin groups whose records were often sparse. John’s approximate birth year places him among the generation of early Gauldins who lived in the Whitmell, Callands, and Brosville areas. He may have been a cousin or sibling to Thomas J. Gauldin (born c.1820), but no census entry, land deed, or probate file has yet been confidently tied to him. His absence from the record may reflect poverty, early death, or simple omission by census takers—common circumstances for rural men of modest means. A possible 1850 census entry for a “John Gauldin” in Saline County, Missouri, has been noted, but without corroborating evidence it cannot be connected to the Pittsylvania Gauldin line. For now, it remains an intriguing but unproven possibility. They were more than likely cousins, but that is not proven. It is also unknown whether or not they were married.
In contrast, Mildred “Milly” Gauldin, born around 1833, appears more clearly in the records. She was the daughter of Thomas D. Gauldin and Margaret “Peggy” Walker, part of a large and well‑documented Pittsylvania family. The 1850 census places Milly, age twenty‑six, in her parents’ household alongside her sisters Susan, Patsy, and Peggy, living in the Southern District of the county. Milly married George Washington Lafayette Tarpley, a young man born in 1825. Virginia marriage records list her as the mother of one child, R.J.W. Gauldin known as William. George Washington Gauldin was also her biological son or a child because in a 1873 they are both identified as the heirs of Mildred. By 1860 (1), Milly’s life had shifted dramatically. George Tarpley married Elizabeth Hall, the daughter of his employer and they were living together in the 1860 census while Mildred was living in her mother’s household in Swansonsville, along with several children—John Q., Robert J., Robert, George W., and Luticia J. Gauldin. All bore the Gauldin surname so her connection to George Tarpley was somewhat ambiguous at this point. Her inability to read or write, noted in the census, reflects the limited educational opportunities available to rural women of her generation.
As far as Mildred “Milly” and her connection to the neighboring Tarpley’s, there is some evidence to suggest the rest of her children belonged to George Lafayette Tarpley. (Marriage Notes: (1848) VA US Select Marriages Lafayette Ta..ly married Mildred Gauldin. Child: R.J.W.Gauldin) If she did marry George Tarpley, the children did not take the Tarpley name.
George Washington Gauldin: A Life Rooted in Pittsylvania and Henry Counties
George Washington Gauldin was born on 8 January 1851 in Axton, Henry County, Virginia (2)—a date preserved not in official records but carved into his headstone in the Gauldin Cemetery. His early life is documented only faintly. The 1860 census places eight‑year‑old George in the household of Margaret Gauldin, age forty, in the Southern District of Pittsylvania County near Swansonsville. The household included several Gauldin children—John Q., Robert J., Robert, George himself, and Luticia J.—as well as Margaret’s adult daughters Mildred and Martha. This arrangement suggests a multigenerational home typical of rural Virginia, where widowed or separated daughters often returned with their children. George’s mother was identified in later records as Mildred “Milly” Gauldin, daughter of Thomas D. Gauldin and Margaret Walker, making Margaret his grandmother and explaining the census structure.
George’s father, John Gauldin, remains almost entirely undocumented. His name appears only once: on George’s 1871 marriage record, where George identified his parents as John Gauldin and Milly. Whether John died young, left the area, or simply escaped the census taker’s pen is unknown. What is clear is that George grew up within the protective circle of his mother’s family.
Property Transfer from Mildred Gauldin, the mother of George and his brother William
In April of 1873, a small but important transfer of land took place in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Mildred Gauldin had passed away sometime before this date, leaving behind property that her heirs—George Gauldin and William Gauldin—now possessed. As was common in the nineteenth century when a person died without a formal will, the heirs inherited her land and later chose to sell their interest in it.
On April 3, 1873, George and William appeared before H.S. Belt, a Justice of the Peace, to formally acknowledge the sale of their inherited property to Hezekiah Boaz, a neighbor whose land bordered the tract. For the sum of fifty dollars, the two Gauldin heirs conveyed all of their right, title, and interest in a 14½‑acre parcel situated on the north side of the Pittsylvania–Franklin Turnpike. The land lay adjacent to the properties of Joseph E. Francis, Elizabeth McCunes, and Boaz himself, making the purchase a logical expansion of Boaz’s holdings. In the deed, George and William promised Boaz a full and secure title, guaranteeing that no other person could claim the land. This type of assurance—known as a general warranty—was the strongest protection a buyer could receive, ensuring that the heirs stood behind the legitimacy of the sale.
Justice Belt certified that both men personally appeared before him and acknowledged the deed, making the transaction legally binding. His signature and seal completed the record, which was then preserved as part of Pittsylvania County’s land records. This deed not only documents a land sale but also provides valuable genealogical insight: it confirms that Mildred Gauldin had died before April 1873, that George and William were her heirs, and that she owned land along the historic turnpike. It is a classic example of how nineteenth‑century families settled estates and how land passed from one generation to the next.. The following is from the Deed Book, Pittsylvania County, #66 on page 242. (4)
"Mildred Gauldin
This Deed made this 3rd day of April 1873 between George and Wm Gauldin heirs of Mildred Gauldin decd of the first part and Hezekiah Boaz of the second part all of the County of Pittsylvania, State of VA. Witneseth that for and in consideration for the sum of fifty dollars to them in hand paid and the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, the said parties of the first part have bargained granted & sold and by these presents convey unto the said party of the first part all their right, title and interest in a certain tract or parcel of land situate in said county on North side of Pittsylvania, Franklin Turnpike adjoining the lands of Jos. E Francis, Eliz'th McCunes, and Hezekiah Boaz and containing fourteen and one half acres be the same more or less. And the said parties of the first part do covenant and agree to warrant specially and generally the right and title to the said party of the first part. Her heirs forever, against the claim or claims of any person whomsoever.
Witness the following seals and signatures the day and year above written.
Witness
H.S. Belt
State of VA Pittsylvania Co: to wit
R.J.W. Gaulding (seal)
Geo. W. Gaulding (seal)
I H.S. Belt a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid in the state of VA, do certify that George and William Gauldin heirs of Mildred Gauldin decd. Whose names are signed in the foregoing writing bearing date on the 3rd day of April 1873 has acknowledged the same before me in my county aforesaid, given under my hand this 3rd day of April 1873.
H.S. Belt, JP"
William Gauldin, George's brother was actually his half-brother Robert James William Gauldin, the son of Mildred and George Washington Lafayette Tarpley. He lived until 1919 and he married Mary Susan Bray. Their daughter Hattie Lee Gauldin (1891-1944) was the second wife of Posie Lucian Roach (1884-1961) and his first wife was Dona Annie Gauldin, the daughter of George Washington Gauldin and Nelly Bray. It is all an interconnected network of relationships, but the record of these specific land transactions does prove several things. First they prove that Mildred Gauldin was an independent woman, working on her own in an industry that not only supported her and her family but also provided her with capital enough to purchase land in her own name. Secondly it proves that she favored both of her sons equally and named them both her heirs. She must have been a remarkable woman.
George Tarpley married Elizabeth Hall, the daughter of his employer. They are seen in the 1860 U.S. census of Pittsylvania County, living in the household of John D. Hall, who was a relatively prosperous Merchant. George Tarpley was his clerk and this was household.
At household 326 Milly Gauldin was living in her mother Peggy's house. Listed were Peggy Gauldin 63, Peggy 32, Susan 24, Milly 22, Patsy 20, Joanah 7, Henry 7, John 4 and William age 3. The William mentioned would have been the appropriate age to be the son of Milly and George Tarpley. The Gauldin family had many interactions with the Tarpley family, and their history is expanded on Gaulding Origins with The Tarpley Family of Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
First Marriage: Harriett E. Gauldin (1871–1874)
On 15 November 1871, at age twenty, George married Harriett E. Gauldin in Pittsylvania County. (6) Harriett was the daughter of Thomas and Mahalia Gauldin (7) and George was the son of John and Milly Gauldin, making the marriage one between two branches of the extended family. Their union was short-lived. Harriett died before 1874, leaving George a widower at twenty‑three. No children from this marriage are documented. They were married by Asa Hadrett.
Second Marriage: Mary Jane “Nelly” Bray (1874–1906)
On 5 April 1874, George married Mary Jane “Nelly” Bray in Henry County. The marriage record lists him as a widower and identifies his mother as Mildred Gauldin, confirming the maternal line seen in the 1860 census. Nelly was the daughter of Ambrose Bray and Ann (9), members of a long‑established Henry County family. She was born on 10 October 1855 and died on 2 October 1906. She is buried in the Gauldin Cemetery near Axton. (10)
George and Nelly built their life in the Leatherwood and Axton communities. The 1880 census (11) shows George, age twenty‑nine, farming in Leatherwood with Nelly and their young daughter Mary J. Gauldin, age five. George could neither read nor write at this time, a common circumstance among rural men of his generation.
Nelly’s obituary, published in The Register (Danville) on 8 March 1906, confirms that the couple had four children, three of whom survived her.
The Children of George Washington Gauldin and Mary Jane “Nelly” Bray
1. Witcher Neal Gauldin - Witcher Neal Gauldin was born on 16 October 1882 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, the eldest surviving son of George Washington Gauldin and Nellie Jane “Nelly” Bray. (12) Raised in the rural communities of Leatherwood, Axton, and Callands, Witcher grew up in a farming household typical of post‑Reconstruction Pittsylvania—hardworking, land‑tied, and deeply rooted in extended kin networks. He appears in the 1900 census as an eighteen‑year‑old living at home in Callands, already working as a farm laborer alongside his father. In April 1904, Witcher married Eliza Kate Davis, beginning a long and productive marriage that produced a large family. Together they raised children through the 1900s and 1910s, including Garner “Skay,” Bessie, Viola Odessa, Elizabeth, Douglas Rufus, Mitchell Davis, and Nellie. Their first child, Whitfield, died in infancy in 1905. Witcher’s life during these years was defined by steady agricultural work; his 1917–1918 WWI draft registration describes him as stout, medium height, with black hair and brown eyes, living on rural route 2 in Pittsylvania County. His wife Eliza is listed as his nearest relative. Eliza Kate died in 1926, leaving Witcher a widower at forty‑three. The obituary of Eliza Kate (Davis) Gauldin reads:
THE HENRY BULLETIN, Tue. Jan. 12, 1926, p.1, col.4. Mrs. W.N. Gauldin, age forty-two years, died at her home near Axton, Va. January 7th at 8:30 A.M. after a continued illness of several months and was buried January 9th, 2 o'clock PM in the family cemetery. Funeral services conducted by D.R. Roache. She is survived by her husband, six children, Garner, Bessie, Viola, Douglas, Mitchell and Nellie and several brothers and sisters. The pall bearers were J.C. Collins, Howard Roach, Bob Compton, Ira Bullington, Spencer Earles and Dock Compton. Flower bearers, Mesdames Ira Bullington, Charlie Roache and Robert Earles. Mrs. Gauldin is one who will be greatly missed by all who knew her.." (13)
That same year, he remarried, taking Allie James Compton as his second wife. Their marriage added another generation of children to the Gauldin line—Mildred Ann, Myrtle Jackson, Witcher James, Emmett Franklin, George Neal, Capitola, and Beverly James “Bud.” The blended family reflected the pattern of many rural Virginia households: large, interwoven, and sustained by the labor of farming and kinship. Witcher spent his adult life as a tobacco farmer near Axton, straddling the Pittsylvania–Henry County line. His father’s 1919 will names him explicitly, confirming his place within the Gauldin family’s land‑based legacy. By the early 1940s, Witcher had established himself as a stable figure in the community, with property, a large family, and deep roots in the region. He wrote his own will on 19 November 1942 in Chatham, naming his wife Allie as beneficiary. The will is in Pittsylvania Will Book, Vol 9, 1943-1944; Will Book, Vol 10. It reads:
"KNOW ALL MEN, By these presents, that I, Witcher Neal Gauldin of Axton, Va. being of sound mind and disposing memory do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking all previous wills by me at any time made. I give, bequeath and devise unto my beloved wife Allie James Gauldin what is known as my home pace, consisting of the Peatross Tract and the Hodnett Tract, containing 82.75 acres of land, situated in Tunstall District, between Sandy River and Axton, for an so long as she may be my widow, at her death or remarriage to another husband, I direct that same to be equally divided between my children, meaning my children by both first and second marriages. The residue of my estate, both real and personal to be distributed as the law directs. Witness my hand and seal, this the 19th day of November 1942.
Witcher Neal Gauldin (seal)" (14)
Family tradition holds that Witcher died suddenly while hauling a load of tobacco to Danville with his son Mitchell. According to the story, he collapsed during the trip and passed away. His obituary reads:
Neal Gauldin Dies in Danville Hospital - Witcher Neal Gauldin, widely known farmer of the Axton community, died almost suddenly of a stroke of paralysis Tuesday in the Memorial Hospital in Danville. Mr. Gauldin was en route to the Danville tobacco market where he was planning to offer a load of leaf when he was stricken suddenly. He was carried to the Danville hospital and died three hours later. The son of the late George and Nellie Bray Gauldin, Mr. Gauldin lived all his life in Henry county near Axton. He leaves his wife Allie Compton Gauldin and 11 children. Four by a first marriage are Garmer W. Gauldin of Danville, Douglas R. of Schoolfield, Mitchell Davis Gauldin of Axton and Mrs. Viola Gauldin of Spray, N.C. The seven children by his second marriage are Miss Myrtle G., Witcher J, Emmett, Neal, Abbie Dean, Capatola and Beverley Gauldin, all of the home..." (16)
Witcher Neal Gauldin (17)
Official records confirm his death on 21 November 1944 in Danville at age sixty‑two. (18) He was buried at the Gauldin Family Cemetery at the Gauldin home place in Axton, Henry County—returning to the land that had shaped his entire life.
1. Dona Annie (Gauldin) Roach - Dona Annie Gauldin was born on 28 April 1885 in Henry County, Virginia, the daughter of George Washington Gauldin and Nellie Jane Bray. She grew up in a large, interconnected Gauldin–Bray family whose roots stretched across the Pittsylvania–Henry County line. By the 1900 census, fifteen‑year‑old Donie was living with her parents in Callands, Pittsylvania County, alongside her older brother Witcher Neal Gauldin, in a household typical of rural Virginia at the turn of the century—farm‑based, kin‑centered, and closely tied to the land. In 1904, at nineteen, Dona married Posie Lucian Roach, a young man from another long‑established Henry County family. Posie, born in 1884 to James Burwell Roach and Elizabeth Ann “Lizzie” Barker, came from a lineage deeply woven into the Axton and Leatherwood communities. Their marriage linked two families already connected through generations of Gauldin and Bray kinship. Dona’s married life was brief but rooted in the rhythms of rural farming culture. She and Posie lived near Axton, surrounded by extended family. Her death came tragically early: on 23 March 1909, at just twenty‑three years old, she died—family tradition suggests complications of childbirth. Her burial in the Roach Cemetery on Robertson Ridge Road in Axton places her among Roach relatives and near the Gauldin home places, reflecting the tight geographic and familial bonds of the community. After Dona’s death, Posie remarried within the Gauldin kin network, taking Hattie Lee Gauldin as his second wife. Hattie was the daughter of Robert James William Gauldin and Mary Susan Bray, making her part of another branch of the Gauldin–Bray family. Through Mildred “Milly” Gauldin—Hattie’s grandmother—these families were intertwined for generations. In fact, Dona’s father, George Washington Gauldin, was the step‑brother of Hattie’s father, illustrating how closely the families were connected.
2. Mary Jane Gauldin - Mary Jane Gauldin was born on 30 October 1875 in the Tunstall community of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, the eldest daughter of George Washington Gauldin and Mary Jane “Nelly” Bray. Her childhood unfolded in the rural Leatherwood and Axton communities, where her father farmed and her mother kept a household that was rooted deeply in the Gauldin and Bray family networks. The 1880 census (11) captures Mary Jane at age five, living with her parents in Leatherwood, Henry County. She was the only child in the household at that time, and her early years would have been shaped by the quiet rhythms of rural life—helping her mother, attending church gatherings, and growing up among the extended Gauldin kin who lived nearby. Around 8 March 1893, Mary Jane married Samuel “Sam” Bethel Gauldin, a man from another branch of the Gauldin family. Sam, born in 1865, was the son of Thomas J. Gauldin and Mahala Woodall, making their marriage a union between two long‑established Pittsylvania families. By 1900, Mary Jane and Sam were living in Tunstall, Pittsylvania County, with two young children: George Wesley Gauldin (1896–1984), Nannie Katherine “Kate” Gauldin (1898–1910). Mary Jane could read and write, and census records show her as a capable young woman managing a growing household. Over the next decade, she and Sam welcomed several more children: Ethel McKinney Gauldin (1903–1977), Roy Gauldin (1905–1921), Lonnie Latin Gauldin (1908–1963), Odelle “Odie” Maynard Gauldin (1910–1977) and Janie Gauldin (1911–1940). Their family grew rapidly, and Mary Jane’s life became one of constant domestic labor—cooking, washing, tending children, and supporting Sam’s work. Sometime between 1910 and 1920, Mary Jane and Sam moved across the state line to Leaksville (later Spray), Rockingham County, North Carolina. The 1920 census shows Mary Jane, age forty‑four, living on “900 Street or Sac Street” with Sam and six of their children. She did not work outside the home, but she could read and write—skills that helped her manage household affairs in a growing mill town. Leaksville–Spray was a bustling textile community, and many families from Pittsylvania migrated there seeking work. Mary Jane’s children found employment in the mills, married into local families, and established themselves in the expanding neighborhoods of Rockingham County. By 1940, Mary Jane and Sam were living at 109 Spring Street in West Leaksville–Spray. Mary Jane, then sixty‑four, reported no formal schooling and no income of her own, reflecting the traditional domestic role she had maintained throughout her life. Her daughter Ethel, age thirty‑seven, still lived with them, likely helping with household responsibilities. Mary Jane’s later years were marked by the presence of her adult children and grandchildren, many of whom lived nearby. Her son George Wesley Gauldin served as the informant on her death certificate, indicating his close involvement in her care. Mary Jane died on 1 January 1948 in Spray, Rockingham County, North Carolina, at the age of 72. Her death certificate lists the cause as apoplexy (stroke) brought on by hypertension with resulting paralysis. (19) She was buried on 23 January 1948 in the Gauldin Family Cemetery in Axton, Henry County, Virginia—returning her to the soil where she had been born and raised. Her obituary, published in the Winston‑Salem Journal, listed her surviving children: Mary Burgess, Odie Kirkman, Ethel Gauldin, Lonnie Gauldin and George Gauldin. By 1900, George and Nelly were living in Callands, Pittsylvania County, where George farmed land he owned free of mortgage. He had become literate by this time, a notable change from earlier records. Their household included Witcher Neal and Donie Annie, both teenagers. Nelly died in 1906, ending a marriage of more than thirty years.
Third Marriage: Josephine Boaz (1911–1920)
On 15 January 1911, George married Josephine Boaz, born in 1869. She was twenty years younger than George and brought new companionship into his later life. They lived in Callands, where George continued farming. Josephine died in 1920, leaving George widowed for the second time.
Final Years and Death
By 1920, George—now sixty‑nine—was living once again in Callands, farming land he owned outright. His household included his third wife, Josephine, shortly before her death. George died on 30 July 1922 in Axton, Henry County, Virginia. His will was filed on 7 August 1922 in the Pittsylvania County Courthouse, marking the end of a long life spent within the same rural communities where he was born. He was buried on 9 August 1922 in the Gauldin Cemetery (21) off Route 614 near Axton, a small family burial ground that preserves the memory of several generations of Gauldins.
The Gauldin Cemetery is located at 2643 Sandy River Road (Rt. 614) in Axton, Virginia 24054. Coordinates: 36.68825, -79.67815. There are 25 Memorials on Find a Grave and the burials are:
1. Mary Anne Collins Adkins 2 Dec 1938 – 5 Oct 2013 118267922
2. Mary Elizabeth Roach Barker 14 Feb 1916 – 1 Apr 1937 98709925
3. Viola Odessa Gauldin Clark 23 Jun 1911 – 16 Mar 2000 98680567
4. George W Gaulden 8 Jan 1851 – 30 Jul 1922 98680513
5. Mary Susan Bray Gaulden 17 Apr 1851 – 2 May 1941 98710266
6. Nellie Jane Bray Gaulden 10 Oct 1855 – 2 Oct 1906 98680711
7. Robert James Gaulden 17 Sep 1848 – 24 Jun 1919 98710188
8. Robert Preston Gaulden 13 May 1842 – 10 Oct 1925 98680022
9. Betty Gauldin 18 Nov 1921 – unknown 98680828
10. Bobby Lewis Gauldin 18 Dec 1940 – 18 Apr 2005 204554992
11. Eliza Gauldin 4 Apr 1905 – 7 Aug 1905 98680763
12. Eliza K Davis Gauldin 1 Jul 1882 – 7 Jan 1926 98680665
13. James Oliver Gauldin 5 Jun 1851 – 20 Apr 1921 183480767
14. Linda Mae Hooker Gauldin 2 Oct 1944 – 16 Nov 2009 204554942
15. Lonnie Latin Gauldin 1908 – 16 Mar 1963 98680536
16. Lonnie Leonard Gauldin Jr. 16 Jan 1945 – 6 Aug 2000 98680619
17. Mary Ann Law Gauldin 24 Nov 1850 – 27 Nov 1923 183481303
18. Mary Jane Gauldin Gauldin 30 Oct 1875 – 1 Jan 1948 176524762
19. Roy Gauldin 1905 – 11 Jan 1921 176525188
20. Samuel Bethel Gauldin 10 May 1865 – 4 Oct 1951
21. Witcher James Gauldin 4 Aug 1930 – 10 Dec 1956 98680802
22. Witcher Neal Gauldin 16 Oct 1882 – 21 Nov 1944 98681721
23. Hattie Lee Gauldin Roach 4 Sep 1891 – 9 Sep 1944 98710093
24. Lewis Edward Roach 13 Jan 1925 – 9 Jul 2005 177818002
25. Posie Lucian Roach 28 Aug 1881 – 4 Dec 1961
Works Cited
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18. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014. ancestry.com. [Online] Death Certificate of Witcher Neal Gauldin, 1944 Exact cause of death was Stroke due to Cardio Vascular Renal Stenosis with Hypertension. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9278/images/43006_162028001249_0247-00078?pId=600959275.
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21. Image of the gravestone of George W. Gauldin. Find a Grave. [Online] Added to Find a Grave by Dianna Harding on 11 Oct 2012. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98680513/george-w-gaulden#view-photo=68797748.
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