Individual Details
Malinda Caroline Gresham
(11 Apr 1829 - 17 Apr 1902)
Susan Elizabeth Bradford Grisham 1799–1871
Events
| Birth | 11 Apr 1829 | Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia | |||
| Marriage | 6 Oct 1844 | Cherokee County, Georgia - Joel Lewis Galt |  | ||
| Census (family) | 11 Jun 1870 | Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia - Joel Lewis Galt |  | | |
| Census | 20 Jun 1880 | Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia | | ||
| Death | 17 Apr 1902 | Cherokee County, Georgia | |||
| Burial | Southview Cemetery, Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia | | |
Families
| Spouse | Joel Lewis Galt (1817 - 1873) |
| Child | Ada Collins Galt (1854 - ) |
| Child | Mildred E. Galt (1855 - 1941) |
| Child | Frances Galt (1856 - ) |
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
Census
Malinda Galt Self F 50 Georgia - Keeping houseMildred Galt Daughter F 20 Georgia - at home
William Galt Son M 18 Georgia - at school
Malinda's son, Jabez Galt, lives next door.
Burial
Inscription:MALINDA C GRISHAM
WIFE OF
JOEL L GALT
APRIL 11 1829
APRIL 17 1902
Blessed are the pure in heart
for they shall see God.
Gravesite Details: When picture was taken in 2005, the bottom verse was diffucult to read. The upper inscription was in better shape, although it shows some wear with the age. There is some mold/mildew on the monument.
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 11059571.