Family:Blake Mauldin and Pernetta Unknown (1)

      1840 Tishomingo Co., MS census:

Page 93 Malden, Blake 10001; 10001 (son of John & Rebecca McAdams Mauldin of St. Clair Co., AL) ... he did not own slaves in 1840. Page 102 Malden, Jackson 10001; 10001 (son of John & Rebecca McAdams Mauldin of St. Clair Co., AL) Page 101 Malden, James 20001; 10001 (son of John & Rebecca of St. Clair Co., AL) Page 111 Malden, Rebecca 0011; 00200001 (wife of John Mauldin of St. Clair Co., AL & Blake's mother) Page 153 Maldon, Hiram 000010001; 00020001 (husband of Elizabeth Whitworth)

Sept. 26, 1850 Tishomingo Co., MS census: Malden, Blake Southern Div. page 103, house 229-229. He was 35 years old b. AL property $600, Penetta (sic) is 36 b. TN, (all children b. MS), Nancy C. is 13, Samuel R. is 10, Andrew J. is 8, Sintha A. is 6, Mary P. is 4, Alonzo is 1 year old. Neighbors on both sides: house 230-230 William C. Anderson 33 b. TN property $1000, Samuel/Daniel (difficult to read) Anderson 74 TN (could this be Penetta's father and brother, or was she a HODGES?), Alla JACK (female) 42 b. TN, Mahala 19 TN. On the other side in house 228-228 is Isaac FIELD 35 TN, Perminta 35 SC, Ira T. 14 AL, William D. 12 AL, Albert 9 AL, Mosovia A. (? spelling difficult to read-a female) 8 AL, and Priss 5 MS. Also:Malden, Rebecca Southern Div. Tishomingo County - page 150 (she lives with the Joseph HUNT family). This was Rebecca McAdams, mother of Blake Marcus Mauldin.

On the 1860 Blackland, Tishomingo Co., MS census (taken 21st June), house 177/177, page 28, he is listed as B. M. Mauldin, 46 years old, b. AL, a farmer, owning land worth $1600.00 and personal property worth $1000.00. Blake's wife's name is spelled Pernada, 47 b. TN. Children: S. R. (male) 20 MS, A. J. (male) 18 MS, Cynthia E. 16 MS, M. P. 13 (female) MS, G. W. (male) 11 MS, Sarah 9 MS, H. J. (female) 4 MS, and B. L. (male) 2 MS. Their neighbor, in house 176/176 is J. M. & Sarah WELLS and family, including 15 year old J. W. Wells who later married Mary P. Mauldin. Highland was at one time an inland post office with Mr. Paden as post master. He also operated a tavern as this was on the Iuka and Fulton stage coach route. Highland was merely a stop for the change of mail, passengers, and horses. The old families were Blounts, Gardeners, Padens, Ranson, Killis, and McRaes

(source: http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Emstchgs/oldtishcomm.htm).

In 1865 Blake was a constable, in addition to his farming. <P>By 1870 Blake M. Mauldin is listed in Baysprings, Tishomingo Co., MS census. Bay Springs is thought to have been founded about 1836, however, no definitive records have been found to prove this date. The town is located near Mackey's Creek, seven miles west of the present town of Dennis and forty miles from the town of Eastport. Bay Springs was formerly named Gresham's Mill (source: http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Emstchgs/oldtishcomm.htm). In Heritage Quest on-line, his family is listed under Booneville, Prentiss Co., MS census, page 375, family #246, Township 5 Range 6. The family is listed as follows:
Blake Maulden house 246/246 54yrs farmer, $1000 $800 b. AL,
Mary A. 42 TN keeping house (Mary A. Yates in 1860 was 21 b. TN)
Sarah M. 18 MS,
Huldia A. 15 MS,
George W. 20 MS,
Benjamin L. 12 MS,
Franklin 12 MS,
and two YATES children incorrectly listed as MAULDIN: William B. 8 MS and John 6 MS. Blake lived in that part of Tishomingo converted into Prentiss Co., MS in 1870. Ancestry.com's census index database shows the following: 1870 MAULDEN, BLAKE Prentiss County MS p.375 Twp 5.

1870/1874 Alcorn Co., MS Land Deed Records,
Book 1: Phillip Henson to Blake Mauldin, page 334.
Blake Mauldin sold to U. Aldridge Book M page 65.
B. Mauldin purchased from Wm Dearice in Book O p. 437.
?P. C.? Mauldin from R. Davenport Deed Book Z page 306 (Alcorn).
?Mary Mauldin to Wm. Yeats Book AA p. 166.
Blake Mauldin to D. B. Horne Book 11 page 97 (Alcorn Co., MS 1881-1910)

1880 Census-District 1, Alcorn, Mississippi
Source: FHL Film 1254640 National Archives Film T9-0640 Page 245A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Blake MAULDIN Self M D W 60 AL Occ: Farmer Fa: --- Mo: ---
Frank MAULDIN Son M S W 12 MS Fa: AL Mo: TN
J. T. MAULDIN Son M S W 7 MS Fa: AL Mo: TN
M. T. MAULDIN Son M S W 4 MS Fa: AL Mo: TN
John YATES Other M S W 18 MS Occ: Works On Farm Fa: --- Mo: TN

1900 (June 12th) TX census: 6th Justice District, Jack Co., page 105-106; 91/95
Lasley James - head b Nov 1843 age 56 farmer (owned a mortgaged farm) married 5 yr. born IL parents born Illinois
Sarah (MAULDIN) - wife Dec 1852 age 47 b Miss, South Carolina, Alabama - mother of 2 children 2 are living
Oral- son Nov 1896, 13 b TX, Illinois, Ark
Ethel- dau Mar 1888, 12 " " "
Maggie- dau July 1890, 9 " " "
Maud- dau Mar 1892, 8 " " "
Whilhurst, Herman - step son Mar 1885, 15 Ark, Miss, Miss
and living with them:
Mauldin, Blak (sic) Father in law Jan 1816, 84 Wd. born South Carolina as were his parents. He can read and write.

In Wise County there were the following Mauldens: Arthur, Benjamin D, Frank, George W. and William A. (This 1900 census was sent by Elsetta Torres, my ALEXANDER cousin in CA).

Buried in Norwood Cemetery, 2 miles SE of Crafton, Wise, TX - Blake's tombstone reads:
"His deed (sic) were kindness
his words were love
his spirit humble
he rests above".
His age at death: 84.