Lucy (Allen) Gauldin (abt. 1808 - 1881)

Born about 1808 in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States

Wife of Joseph S Palmore — married 8 Jul 1826 in Cumberland, Virginia, United States

Died 2 Mar 1881 at about age 73 in Fairville, Saline, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Lucy Ann Allen was born 1806-1808 in Virginia. Her parents may have been James Anderson Allen and Elizabeth Jeter. Her brother may have been Benjamin Anderson Allen b 20 Mar 1811. More work needed to prove or disprove.

She married Joseph S Palmore on 8 July 1826 in Cumberland County, Virginia.^[1]

The couple had at least two children, sons William James and Charles Benjamin.

In the 1840 Cumberland Co, VA census, Joseph and wife Lucy are living with their two sons and 13 slaves.^[2]

16 Dec 1846, Lucy's husband Joseph dies and is buried in the Allen Cemetery.^[3]

In the 1850 census, Lucy is a widow, living with her two sons in Cumberland County, VA.^[4]

In 1859, Lucy Palmore, born in Cumberland City, Virginia in 1802, and daughter of J and Elizabeth Allen, married widower Josiah Gauldin in Cumberland County.^[5][6]

In 1860, 1870, and 1880, the couple lived in Miami, Missouri.^[7][8][9]

Lucy's whereabouts after 1880 are unknown. She passed away between the 1880 US Census and the death of Josiah, who passed away a widow on 29 Sep 1884 in Marshall, Missouri.^[10] Josiah was buried with his first wife in Fairville Cemetery (Fairville, Missouri); Lucy was not buried with them.^[11]

UPDATE: Saline County Weekly Progress published Thur March 3 1881, Marshall MO;

"Died: Mrs Lucy Ann Gauldin, wife of Josiah Gauldin, SR, died at her residence near Fairville yesterday morning at 3 o'clock"

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850"
   Dodd, Jordan R., Et Al.; Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850; Publication Place: Bountiful, UT, USA; Publisher: Precision Indexing Publishers
   Ancestry Record 3723 #1096898 (accessed 23 April 2024)
   Lucy Ann Allen marriage to Joseph S. Palmore on 8 Jul 1826 in Cumberland, Virginia, USA.
2. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Cumberland, Virginia; Roll: 554; Page: 287; Family History Library Film: 0029684
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1878812 (accessed 23 April 2024)
   Jos S Palmore in Cumberland, Virginia.
3. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Find A Grave: Memorial #181007527
   Ancestry Record 60525 #145255281 (accessed 23 April 2024)
   Joseph S Palmore burial (died on 16 Dec 1846) in Allen Cemetery, Cumberland County, Virginia, United States of America. Born on 14 Jan 1805.
4. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Cumberland, Virginia; Roll: 941; Page: 304a; Line Number: 5
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #14974690 (accessed 23 April 2024)
   Lucy Palmore (42) in Cumberland, Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia.
5. ↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZH4-K5P4 : Thu Mar 07 22:08:11 UTC 2024), Entry for Josiah Gauldin and Lucy A Palmore, 1859.
6. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRWC-1JG : 29 January 2020), Lucy A. Gualdin in entry for Josiah Gualdin, 1859.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ6-99X : Fri Mar 08 20:59:39 UTC 2024), Entry for Josiah Gaulden and Lucy A Gaulden, 1860.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XN-6WJ : Tue Mar 05 08:49:46 UTC 2024), Entry for Josiah Gauldin and Lucy Ann Gauldin, 1870.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6F6-68Q : Fri Mar 08 03:04:16 UTC 2024), Entry for Josiah Gauldin and L. A. Gauldin, 1880.
10. ↑ "Missouri Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDF1-BJ8 : 18 January 2020), Josiah Gauldin, 1884.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189899333/josiah-gauldin: accessed April 30, 2024), memorial page for Josiah Gauldin (25 Feb 1802–29 Sep 1884), Find a Grave Memorial ID 189899333, citing Fairville Cemetery, Fairville, Saline County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Cynthia Farmer-Nold (contributor 48293625).

• Obituary: Saline County Weekly Progress Thursday Mar 3 1881, Marshall, Missouri