Edward Branch Craddock

(1872-1955)

At a Glance

Edward Craddock was the son of Mary Bailey Easley who attended the Burwell School. He was a farmer and married Fannie Barksdale.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Edward Branch Craddock was born on January 5, 1872. He died on May 27, 1955, and was buried in Oak Grove Plantation in Cumberland County, NC.

Relatives

• Parents: John Wimbish Craddock (1824-1884) and Mary Bailey Easley (1834-1928) .
• Maternal grandparents: Thomas Easley and Harriet Catherine Bailey (1800-1873).
• Siblings:
  • six brothers, Charles G. Craddock (b. 1856), William Easley Craddock (1861-1916), Granville Craddock (1863-1919), John Bailey Craddock (1866-1944), Robert Owen Craddock (1867-1927) and Frank Leigh Craddock (1874-1954).
  • four sisters, Eliza Craddock (b. 1859), Harriet Catherine Craddock (1870-1923), Sara Jarvis Craddock (1880-1954) and Mary Easley Craddock (1878-1970).
• Uncles: Robert Easley (1819-1819), Thomas S. Easley, Jr. (1823-1847), Charles Bruce Easley (1832-1889) and William Henry Easley (1833-1861).
• Aunts: Sara Ann Easley (1815-1821), Harriet Amanda Easley (b. 1825) and Fannie Yancey Easley (1825-1885).