Date Original
1861-1918
Description
This collection contains two letters written by members of the Asa C. Gracie family from 1861 giving reasons for a family member's support for the Civil War, and 1918 written from the Grand Union Hotel in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Biographical/Historical Note
Creed Taylor was born January 1, 1800, in Mercer County, Kentucky, to John Taylor (1767-1841) and Nancy Lewis (1776-1820). He moved to Arkansas in 1817, but returned to Kentucky, only to go back to Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, in 1821, where he remained. In 1830, Creed Taylor became the first sheriff of Jefferson County, and in 1836, he became the first county judge. In 1851, he was the Commissioner of Swamp Lands. In October 1821, he married Eulalie Vaugine and had two children: Eulalie and Anne Elizabeth. Eulalie Vaugine Taylor died in August 1827. In 1828, he married Marianne Valliere, Eulalie's first cousin. They had one child, Samuel. Marianne died in 1838. He married Mary Boone Jones in 1838. He died June 8, 1887, in Jefferson County. He is buried at St. Peters Cemetery in New Gascony, Jefferson County, Arkansas, near his three wives. Asa Gracie was a grandson of Creed Taylor.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Kentucky; New York
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.025.010
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Asa C. Gracie letters, SMC.025.010
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Asa C. Gracie letters, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
