Thomas S. Easley, Jr.

(1823-1847)

At a Glance

Thomas Easley was the brother of Mary Bailey Easley  who attended the Burwell School.

Story

Thomas Easley was the only soldier from Halifax Co., VA to be killed in the Mexican War. His West Point classmate and fellow officer in Mexico was George Pickett, later of “Pickett’s Charge” during the Battle of Gettysburg. Pickett wrote an eloquent letter of condolence to the Easley’s after Thomas’s death.

Thomas’s remains were returned to his family and he is buried behind the family home, Oak Grove, in Cluster Springs, VA.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Thomas S. Easley, Jr. was born in 1823, in Black Walnut (Now Cluster Springs), Halifax County, VA, USA. He died in 1847, congestive fever.

Schools Attended

• West Point Academy, until 1846.

Occupations

• Corporal, US Army.

Relatives

• Parents: Thomas Easley and Harriet Catherine Bailey (1800-1873).
• Siblings:
  • two brothers, Robert Easley (1819-1819) and Charles Bruce Easley (1832-1889).
  • four sisters, Mary Bailey Easley (1834-1928) , Sara Ann Easley (1815-1821), Harriet Amanda Easley (b. 1825) and Fannie Yancey Easley (1825-1885).
• Others: William Easley Craddock (nephew, 1861-1916), Charles G. Craddock (nephew, b. 1856), Granville Craddock (nephew, 1863-1919), John Bailey Craddock (nephew, 1866-1944), Robert Owen Craddock (nephew, 1867-1927), Harriet Catherine Craddock (niece, 1870-1923), Edward Branch Craddock (nephew, 1872-1955), Frank Leigh Craddock (nephew, 1874-1954), Mary Easley Craddock (niece, 1878-1970) and Sara Jarvis Craddock (niece, 1880-1954).