Yancey Bailey (1755-1804) married Sarah Fowlkes (d. 1833)
in 1772 and had nine children, two of whom were John
(1795-1871) and Harriet Catherine (1800-1873).
John Bailey married Elizabeth Scott (1797-1884) in 1816 and
had two daughters, Frances Madison (1817-1900) and Jane
(1819-1899). Frances Madison Bailey married Reuben Charles
Traynham (1800-1870) in 1835 and had eight children including,
Thomas Benjamin (1836-1910). Jane Bailey married David Lawson
(1803-1877) in 1839 and had a daughter, Sallie Fannie
(1845-1936). Thomas Benjamin Traynham and Sallie Fannie Lawson
married in 1869 and had a son, David Lawson (1869-1930), among
other children.
Harriet Catherine Bailey married Thomas Easley (1780-1835)
in 1814 and had nine children: Sarah Ann (1815-1821), Robert
(1819-1819), Thomas, Jr. (1823-1847), Mittie, Harriet Amanda
(b. 1825), Fannie Yancey (1827-1885), Charles Bruce
(1832-1889), William Henry (1833-1861), and Mary Bailey
(1834-1928). Thomas Easley Jr. graduated from West Point in
1846 and was killed at the Battle of Churubusco in 1847 during
the Mexican War. Harriet Amanda Easley married William Lee
Owen. Fannie Yancey Easley married Dr. Charles James Fox
Craddock (1819-1865) in 1852. William Henry Easley served as
Captain of the Black Walnut Dragoons (Company C) of the 3rd
Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A. and died of typhoid fever in 1861.
Mary Bailey Easley married Dr. John Wimbish Craddock
(1824-1884) in 1853.
John A. Wimbish (1756-1818) married Nancy Williams (d.
1836) and had three children: Eliza Jasper (1800-1867), Judith
A., and Abraham Wimbish. Judith A. Wimbish married John B.
Carrington. Eliza Jasper Wimbish married Dr. Granville
Craddock (d. ca. 1829) in 1815 and had four children Sarah
Cornelia Wimbish (d. 1881), Charles James Fox, John Wimbish,
and Mary Louise Craddock. Sarah Cornelia Wimbish Craddock
married 1) Edward Branch and 2) E.M. Jarvis. Dr. Charles James
Fox Craddock married Fannie Yancey Easley. Dr. John W.
Craddock married Mary Bailey Easley. After the death of her
first husband, Eliza J. Wimbish Craddock married Dr. Abram M.
Poindexter (1809-1872) and had two more children: Abram
Wimbish (1840-1864) and Fannie (ca. 1838-1870). Abram Wimbish
Poindexter was killed at the Battle of the Crater in 1864
during the Siege of Petersburg. Fannie Poindexter married
Reverend James Taylor.
Papers, 1837-1915, n.d., consisting primarily of letters
discussing family news, but also the death of Lt. Thomas H.
Easley at the Battle of Churubusco during the Mexican War
(#5-6), Mexico City and the effects of disease on the
occupying U.S. troops during the Mexican War (#7), the
aftermath of the Battle of Big Bethel and the activities of
Company C, 3rd Virginia Cavalry in late June 1861 (#12), the
seige of Petersburg (#13), geographical descriptions of both
Leipzeig and Sonnburg, Germany (#17), and genealogical
information about the Trayhan family of Halifax County,
Virginia (#23). The majority of the letters are transcribed in
Betsy Lawson Willis and Martha Barksdale Craddock, comp.,
Sketches and Genealogy of the
Bailey-Craddock-Lawson Families of Virginia and North Carolina
. . . (Alexandria, Virginia: 1974).
1: E[liza] J.
Poindexter, Poplar Avenue, to Mrs. Edward M.
[Sarah] Branch, New Orleans,
28 November 1837
3 p.,
ALS with
additional leaf.
For a typescript of this letter see Betsy
Lawson Willis and Martin Barksdale Craddock, comp.,
Sketches and Genealogy of the
Bailey-Craddock-Lawson Families . . . (Alexandria,
Virginia: 1974), p. 149-150; hereafter cited as Willis
and Craddock.
2: Judith A. Carrington, Halifax C.
H., to Mrs. Sarah W. Branch, New Orleans,
30 December 1837
3 p.,
ALS with
additional leaf.
For a typescript of this letter see Willis and
Craddock, p. 150-151.
3: R[ebecca] F.
W[imbish], Poplar Avenue, to [Mrs. Sarah
Wimbish Branch],
30 September 1838
4 p.,
ALS (mutilated).
For a typescript of this letter see Willis and
Craddock, p. 153.
4: Eliza J. Poindexter, Poplar Avenue,
to Mrs. Sarah W. Jarvis, Houston, Texas,
12 May 1844
4 p.,
ALS with
additional leaf.
For a typescript of this letter see Willis and
Craddock, p. 156-157.
5: D[avid] R[umple]
Jones, Adjutant, 2nd Infantry, City of Mexico,
to F. Y. Easley,
31 October 1847
2 p.,
ALS
Announcing the death of T. H. Easley in the
Battle of Churubusco. For a typescript of this letter
see Willis and Craddock, p. 44.
6: George E. Pickett, Mexico, to Mr.
W[illia]m L.
Owen, 1 December 1847
4 p.,
ALS
Regarding T. H. Easley's life and death,
condolences, personal comments and reminiscences. Added
on to Pickett's letter is a letter from D. R. Jones to
[William L. Owen], 8 December 1847, regarding
transportation of T. H. Easley's remains and personal
effects. Negative photostats of this item were
previously accessioned as 27891. For a typescript of
this letter see Willis and Craddock, p.
45-46.
7: E. M. Jarvis, Mexico, to Sarah W.
Jarvis, Barksdale, Virginia,
13 January 1848
4 p.,
ALS
Regarding description of Mexico City and the
effects of disease among the American troops. For a
typescript of this letter see Willis and Craddock, p.
158-159.
8: W. H. Easley, Hillsboro, to [Fannie
Yancey Easley],
1 October 1848
3 p.,
ALS
For a typescript of this letter see Willis and
Craddock, p. 49-50.
9: Fannie [Yancy]
E[asley], Charleston, South Carolina, to [Mrs.
Harriet C. Easley],
3 July 1850
4 p.,
ALS
For a typescript of this letter see Willis and
Craddock, p. 50-51
10: Assignment by the executors of the
estate of Thomas Easley to his heirs,
9 January 1854 ; Memorandum of
Agreement on the rights of William H. Easley and Mary B.
[Easley] Craddock to their inheritance,
9 January 1854 ; Receipts of William
H. Easley,
11 January 1854 , and John W.
Craddock,
31 January 1854 , for their portions
of the estate
3 p.,
ADS
11: John Wimbish, Steamboat Astoria,
Mississippi River, to Mrs. Sarah W. Branch, Houston,
Texas,
12 November 1838
3 p.,
ALS
For a typescript of this letter see Willis and
Craddock, p. 154-155.
12: W. H. Easley, Bethel Church, to
Dr. John W. Craddock, Black Walnut, Halifax County,
Virginia,
16 June 1861
4 p.,
ALS with
envelope
Describing the aftermath of the Battle of Big
Bethel. For a typescript of this letter see Willis and
Craddock, p. 55.
13: [Capt. Abram Wimbish Poindexter],
Petersburg, Virginia, to [Rev. and Mrs. Abram and Fannie
Poindexter, Halifax County, Virginia],
9 July 1864
4 p.,
ALS
Discusses refugees and the conditions and
events in the army. For a typescript of this letter see
Willis and Craddock, p. 161.
14: [Mrs. Fannie Poindexter Taylor],
Culpeper Court House, to [Mrs. Sarah Wimbish Jarvis,
Black Walnut, Virginia],
26 December 1865
2 p.,
ALS
For a typescript of this letter see Willis and
Craddock, p. 160.
15: A. M. Poindexter, Richmond,
Virginia, to John [Wimbish Craddock],
27 May 1870
4 p.,
ALS
For a typescript of this letter see Willis and
Craddock, p. 162-163.
16: R. L. Traynham, Roanoke, Virginia,
to Mr. D. L. Traynham, Halifax County, Virginia,
17 December 1884
2 p.,
ALS with
envelope
17: J. M. Mercer, Sonneburg,
Thuringia, Germany, to Mrs. [___] Craddock,
24 January 1886
3 p.,
ALS
18: Sallie F. [Traynham], Harmony,
Virginia, to Mr. David L. Traynham, Hyco, Halifax
County. Virginia,
7 October 1886
4 p.,
ALS with
envelope and two enclosures
Enclosures - two gummed decorative labels on
display cards.
19: Ruby Traynham, Harmony, Virginia,
to Mr. D. L. Traynham, Hyco, Virginia,
27 November 1886 and
3 February 1887
Two letters, 2 p. each,
ALS with
envelopes
20: Jannie [___], Danville, Virginia,
to Mr. D. L. Traynham, South Boston, Virginia,
27 January 1888
2 p.,
ALS with
envelope
21: Lily C. Cabaniss, Reidsville,
North Carolina, to Mrs., J. E. Ragland, Hyco, Halifax
County, Virginia,
30 August 1888
6 p.,
ALS with
envelope
22: "Cousin Jannie", Danville,
Virginia, to Mr. D. L. Traynham, South Boston, Virginia,
16 December 1888
4 p.,
ALS with
envelope
23: James H. Traynham, Laurens, South
Carolina, to Mr. Thomas Traynham, Harmony, Virginia,
11 January 1889
2 p.,
ALS with
enclosure
Enclosure - business card of Traynham and
Dial, Wholesale and Retail Dealers.
24: J. R. Guthrie, Clover Depot, to
Mr. David L. Traynham, South Boston, Virginia,
7 June 1893
2 p.,
ALS with 1
p. printed for filled out by hand
With enclosure receipt for taxes on land of
Mrs. Rebecca Traynham, Halifax County,
Virginia.
25: Mamie [___], Gibson's Station,
North Carolina, to David [___],
9 June 1893
5 p.,
ALS
26: Warner Moore and Co., The Dunlop
Mills, Richmond, Virginia, to R. W. Lawson and Co.,
South Boston, Virginia,
31 May 1894
1 p.,
TLS
27: J. Bailey Owen, Henderson, North
Carolina, to Mrs. Mary B. Craddock, Cluster Springs,
Virginia,
6 July 1915
1 p.,
TLS
For a typescript of this letter see Willis and
Craddock, p. 48.
28: [___], to Dr. Craddock,
n.d.
1 p.,
AL
29: F[annie] Y.
Craddock, to (Mary Bailey Easley Craddock?),
n.d.
2 p.,
ALS
For a typescript of this letter see Willis and
Craddock, p. 165.
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