Fannie Yancey Easley

(1825-1885)

At a Glance

Married Dr. Charles James Fox Craddock (1819 – 1865), whose brother John Wimbish Craddock married her sister Mary Bailey Easley .

The home of Charles Craddock was “Giant Poplars” on River Road, South Boston, VA. The original house is no longer standing and has been replaced by a more modern house.

(After the death of Sallie Brooks, Charles Easley’s wife, Fannie and Charles Craddock took in their daughter Alice for a period of time around 1870.)

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Fannie Yancey Easley was born in 1825, in Black Walnut (Now Cluster Springs), Halifax County, VA, USA. She died in 1885.

Relatives

• Parents: Thomas Easley (1780-1835) and Harriet Catherine Bailey (1800-1873).
• Siblings:
  • four brothers, Robert Easley (1819-1819), Thomas S. Easley, Jr. (1823-1847), Charles Bruce Easley (1832-1889) and William Henry Easley (1833-1861).
  • three sisters, Mary Bailey Easley (1834-1928) , Harriet Amanda Easley (b. 1825) and Sara Ann Easley (1815-1821).
• 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).