Individual Details
Joel Lewis Galt
(26 Jun 1817 - 18 Mar 1873)
Events
| Birth | 26 Jun 1817 | Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina | |||
| Marriage | 6 Oct 1844 | Cherokee County, Georgia - Malinda Caroline Gresham |  | ||
| Census (family) | 11 Jun 1870 | Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia - Malinda Caroline Gresham |  | | |
| Death | 18 Mar 1873 | Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia | |||
| Burial | Southview Cemetery, Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia | | |
Families
| Spouse | Malinda Caroline Gresham (1829 - 1902) |
| Child | Ada Collins Galt (1854 - ) |
| Child | Mildred E. Galt (1855 - 1941) |
| Child | Frances Galt (1856 - ) |
| Father | Jabez L. Galt (1789 - 1850) |
| Mother | Frances Ballenger Machen (1793 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Edwin Machen Galt (1819 - 1866) |
| Sibling | Henry J. Galt (1821 - ) |
| Sibling | Francis Wilbern Galt (1825 - 1858) |
| Sibling | Thomas Augustus Galt (1829 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Leland Landrum Galt (1831 - ) |
Notes
Census (family)
Joel L Galt M 52 South Carolina - FarmerMalinda C Galt F 41 Georgia - Keeping house
Margaret A Galt F 21 Georgia - Teaching school
Jaber Galt M 19 Georgia - at school
Ada C Galt F 16 Georgia - at home
Frances Galt F 13 Georgia - at school
Mildred Galt F 11 Georgia - at school
William Galt M 8 Georgia
Burial
Inscription:TO
the memory of
JOEL L. GALT.
Born in
Spartanburg Dist. S.C.
June 26 - 1817
Died at Canton Ga.
March 18 - 1873
His life was pure and upright
living an honored member
of the Baptist Church
for 29 years
Gravesite Details: When pic was taken in 2005 the monument was in good shape. Some mildew. The inscriptions were legible, with some wear due to age.
Endnotes
1. Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW4S-F3X.
2. "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950 ," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXV9-9JL : 4 November 2017), Joel S. Galt and Malinda C. Grishan, 06 Oct 1844; citing Marriage, Cherokee, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 325,922..
3. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSP-7XW : 12 April 2016), Joel L Galt, Georgia, United States; citing p. 26, family 160, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,642..
4. Find A Grave Memorial 11059565.