Betty Hodges Tipton Genealogy Correspondence HS-015
Biographical Information
Elizabeth “Betty” Hodges Tipton was born in 1927 to Dr. John A. Tipton and Elizabeth F. Tipton. She graduated from [then] State Teachers College in Farmville in 1949 and subsequently earned her master’s degree from James Madison University. For many years Betty Tipton wrote articles for both the Charlotte Gazette and Farmville Herald newspapers.
In the late 1970s, Betty Tipton began corresponding with William Gaulding of Topeka, Kansas, primarily on the subject of Gaulding family genealogy. Through their correspondence, which continued for 20+ years, they were able to assemble a comprehensive genealogical history of the Gaulding family in Charlotte County and Prince Edward County, Virginia.
Provenance
This collection of correspondence was donated to the Farmville-Prince Edward County Historical Society in June 2019 by Nancy Anacker of Green Valley, Arizona.
Scope and Content
This collection, which dates from 1978 to 1997, consists of (1) piece of correspondence written by the Keysville, Virginia clerk to William Gaulding in 1978 and (52) pieces of correspondence written by Betty Tipton to William Gaulding.
Size
This collection consists of .65 linear feet contained in (1) legal-sized Hollinger box.
Notes
There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.
Contents of the Collection
Correspondence, Clerk, Town of Keysville to William Gaulding
January 26, 1978
Correspondence, Betty Tipton to William Gaulding
February 28, 1978
April 28, 1978
Correspondence, Betty Tipton to William Gaulding
February 12, 1979
Correspondence, Betty Tipton to William Gaulding
June 13, 1980
November 11, 1980
Correspondence, Betty Tipton to William Gaulding
April 28, 1981
July 21, 1981
September 15, 1981
November 23, 1981
December 16, 1981
Correspondence, Betty Tipton to William Gaulding
March 2, 1982
May 20, 1982
July 21, 1982
September 8, 1982
December 15, 1982
Correspondence, Betty Tipton to William Gaulding
March 21, 1983
May 10, 1983
June 7, 1983
June 16, 1983
August 2, 1983
October 4, 1983
December 8, 1983
Correspondence, Betty Tipton to William Gaulding
March 20, 1984
September 24, 1984
December 11, 1984
Correspondence, Betty Tipton to William Gaulding
February 18, 1985
May 1, 1985
June 26, 1985
September 4, 1985
October 28, 1985
December 4, 1985
Correspondence, Betty Tipton to William Gaulding
January 14, 1986
June 16, 1986
August 12, 1986
December 2, 1986
Correspondence, Betty Tipton to William Gaulding
January 24, 1987
March 18, 1987
September 6, 1987
November 10, 1987
Correspondence, Betty Tipton to William Gaulding
May 2, 1988
August 3, 1988
September 13, 1988
Correspondence, Betty Tipton to William Gaulding
March 13, 1989
October 5, 1989
Correspondence, Betty Tipton to William Gaulding
December 29, 1993
Correspondence, Betty Tipton to William Gaulding
September 15, 1994
Correspondence, Betty Tipton to William Gaulding
February 3, 1995
Correspondence, Betty Tipton to William Gaulding
April 11, 1997
Correspondence, Betty Tipton to William Gaulding
(4) undated letters
