MRS. ANN GRACIE, AGED 83, DEAD
She Was One of the Oldest Native Arkansans
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Gracie, mother of Col. John M. Gracie and one of the oldest native Arkansans, died yesterday morning at the home of her son, 503 East Sixth. Mrs. Gracie was sicken with paralysis about five years ago, after which she was confined to her room the greater portion of the time. Her mental faculties were not impaired, however, and for one of her age her mind was unusually clear up to a day or two before her death. Within the last four days she gradually sank until her frail constitution was unable to withstand further the inroads which the disease had made.
Mrs. Gracie was nearly 82 years old, having been born October 25, 1828. Her birthplace was near Pine Bluff and her entire life was passed virtually within the borders of Jefferson and Pulaski Counties. She was the daughter of Col. Creed Taylor and Eulalia Vaugine Taylor, and was the great granddaughter of the first governor of the territory of Louisiana, Don Joseph Valiere. Her father, Col. Taylor, was a native of Kentucky and was born in 1800. He came to Arkansas while a boy, making the journey on horseback, and settles in Jefferson County, and the property which he acquired has come in latter days to be recognized as the richest soil in the world for cotton raising purposes.
His daughter was educated at St. Mary’s Academy at Pastoria, Ark., which was conducted by the Sisters of Lorette. It was once a flourishing institution, but was washed away by the changing current of the Arkansas River.
In 1848 Miss Taylor and Pierce B. Gracie were married at the old Ashley place in Jefferson County, a spot of historic interest, by Bishop Byrne of Natchez. Her husband died in 1865. Four children were born to the union-Robert, Mary, Creed and John M., the latter of whom is the only survivor. Col. and Mrs. John M. Gracie were married at the same Ashley place in 1878. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Gracie made her home with her son. She lived for a time in Little Rock, then moved to Napoleon, which was at the mouth of the Arkansas River and has long since ceased to exist, and afterward returned to New Gascony, Col. Gracie’s plantation. When Col. Gracie moved to Little Rock in 1892 his mother came with him and resided here until her death. Mrs. Gracie is also survived by a sister, Mrs. E. V. Walker, of this city. The body will be taken this morning to New Gascony, where it will be interred in the old family burying ground, which is situated on a quarter section given by Col. Creed Taylor to the Catholic Church, and upon which the first Catholic Church in Jefferson County was built. Two special coaches will be attached to the Cotton Belt train, which leaves at 8:05 this morning. Upon arrival at New Gascony requiem mass will be said by Rev. F. P. Enright, of St. Andrew’s Cathedral, this city, and the funeral will be held at 11 o’clock. The pall-bearers will be as follows:
Honorary-John G. Fletcher, James Joyce, J. H. McCarthy, S. B. Adams, C. E. Stephens and Thomas Lafferty.
Active-W. M. Kavanaugh, W. H. Jarrett, Frank P. Gray, W. P. Hutton, Herman Lensing and James A. Ginocchio.
Daily Arkansas Gazette
June 13, 1905
Page 5
Contributor:
jlbw - [email protected]
She Was One of the Oldest Native Arkansans
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Gracie, mother of Col. John M. Gracie and one of the oldest native Arkansans, died yesterday morning at the home of her son, 503 East Sixth. Mrs. Gracie was sicken with paralysis about five years ago, after which she was confined to her room the greater portion of the time. Her mental faculties were not impaired, however, and for one of her age her mind was unusually clear up to a day or two before her death. Within the last four days she gradually sank until her frail constitution was unable to withstand further the inroads which the disease had made.
Mrs. Gracie was nearly 82 years old, having been born October 25, 1828. Her birthplace was near Pine Bluff and her entire life was passed virtually within the borders of Jefferson and Pulaski Counties. She was the daughter of Col. Creed Taylor and Eulalia Vaugine Taylor, and was the great granddaughter of the first governor of the territory of Louisiana, Don Joseph Valiere. Her father, Col. Taylor, was a native of Kentucky and was born in 1800. He came to Arkansas while a boy, making the journey on horseback, and settles in Jefferson County, and the property which he acquired has come in latter days to be recognized as the richest soil in the world for cotton raising purposes.
His daughter was educated at St. Mary’s Academy at Pastoria, Ark., which was conducted by the Sisters of Lorette. It was once a flourishing institution, but was washed away by the changing current of the Arkansas River.
In 1848 Miss Taylor and Pierce B. Gracie were married at the old Ashley place in Jefferson County, a spot of historic interest, by Bishop Byrne of Natchez. Her husband died in 1865. Four children were born to the union-Robert, Mary, Creed and John M., the latter of whom is the only survivor. Col. and Mrs. John M. Gracie were married at the same Ashley place in 1878. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Gracie made her home with her son. She lived for a time in Little Rock, then moved to Napoleon, which was at the mouth of the Arkansas River and has long since ceased to exist, and afterward returned to New Gascony, Col. Gracie’s plantation. When Col. Gracie moved to Little Rock in 1892 his mother came with him and resided here until her death. Mrs. Gracie is also survived by a sister, Mrs. E. V. Walker, of this city. The body will be taken this morning to New Gascony, where it will be interred in the old family burying ground, which is situated on a quarter section given by Col. Creed Taylor to the Catholic Church, and upon which the first Catholic Church in Jefferson County was built. Two special coaches will be attached to the Cotton Belt train, which leaves at 8:05 this morning. Upon arrival at New Gascony requiem mass will be said by Rev. F. P. Enright, of St. Andrew’s Cathedral, this city, and the funeral will be held at 11 o’clock. The pall-bearers will be as follows:
Honorary-John G. Fletcher, James Joyce, J. H. McCarthy, S. B. Adams, C. E. Stephens and Thomas Lafferty.
Active-W. M. Kavanaugh, W. H. Jarrett, Frank P. Gray, W. P. Hutton, Herman Lensing and James A. Ginocchio.
Daily Arkansas Gazette
June 13, 1905
Page 5
Contributor:
jlbw - [email protected]
MRS. ANN GRACIE, AGED 83, DEAD
She Was One of the Oldest Native Arkansans
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Gracie, mother of Col. John M. Gracie and one of the oldest native Arkansans, died yesterday morning at the home of her son, 503 East Sixth. Mrs. Gracie was sicken with paralysis about five years ago, after which she was confined to her room the greater portion of the time. Her mental faculties were not impaired, however, and for one of her age her mind was unusually clear up to a day or two before her death. Within the last four days she gradually sank until her frail constitution was unable to withstand further the inroads which the disease had made.
Mrs. Gracie was nearly 82 years old, having been born October 25, 1828. Her birthplace was near Pine Bluff and her entire life was passed virtually within the borders of Jefferson and Pulaski Counties. She was the daughter of Col. Creed Taylor and Eulalia Vaugine Taylor, and was the great granddaughter of the first governor of the territory of Louisiana, Don Joseph Valiere. Her father, Col. Taylor, was a native of Kentucky and was born in 1800. He came to Arkansas while a boy, making the journey on horseback, and settles in Jefferson County, and the property which he acquired has come in latter days to be recognized as the richest soil in the world for cotton raising purposes.
His daughter was educated at St. Mary’s Academy at Pastoria, Ark., which was conducted by the Sisters of Lorette. It was once a flourishing institution, but was washed away by the changing current of the Arkansas River.
In 1848 Miss Taylor and Pierce B. Gracie were married at the old Ashley place in Jefferson County, a spot of historic interest, by Bishop Byrne of Natchez. Her husband died in 1865. Four children were born to the union-Robert, Mary, Creed and John M., the latter of whom is the only survivor. Col. and Mrs. John M. Gracie were married at the same Ashley place in 1878. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Gracie made her home with her son. She lived for a time in Little Rock, then moved to Napoleon, which was at the mouth of the Arkansas River and has long since ceased to exist, and afterward returned to New Gascony, Col. Gracie’s plantation. When Col. Gracie moved to Little Rock in 1892 his mother came with him and resided here until her death. Mrs. Gracie is also survived by a sister, Mrs. E. V. Walker, of this city. The body will be taken this morning to New Gascony, where it will be interred in the old family burying ground, which is situated on a quarter section given by Col. Creed Taylor to the Catholic Church, and upon which the first Catholic Church in Jefferson County was built. Two special coaches will be attached to the Cotton Belt train, which leaves at 8:05 this morning. Upon arrival at New Gascony requiem mass will be said by Rev. F. P. Enright, of St. Andrew’s Cathedral, this city, and the funeral will be held at 11 o’clock. The pall-bearers will be as follows:
Honorary-John G. Fletcher, James Joyce, J. H. McCarthy, S. B. Adams, C. E. Stephens and Thomas Lafferty.
Active-W. M. Kavanaugh, W. H. Jarrett, Frank P. Gray, W. P. Hutton, Herman Lensing and James A. Ginocchio.
Daily Arkansas Gazette
June 13, 1905
Page 5
Contributor:
jlbw - [email protected]
She Was One of the Oldest Native Arkansans
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Gracie, mother of Col. John M. Gracie and one of the oldest native Arkansans, died yesterday morning at the home of her son, 503 East Sixth. Mrs. Gracie was sicken with paralysis about five years ago, after which she was confined to her room the greater portion of the time. Her mental faculties were not impaired, however, and for one of her age her mind was unusually clear up to a day or two before her death. Within the last four days she gradually sank until her frail constitution was unable to withstand further the inroads which the disease had made.
Mrs. Gracie was nearly 82 years old, having been born October 25, 1828. Her birthplace was near Pine Bluff and her entire life was passed virtually within the borders of Jefferson and Pulaski Counties. She was the daughter of Col. Creed Taylor and Eulalia Vaugine Taylor, and was the great granddaughter of the first governor of the territory of Louisiana, Don Joseph Valiere. Her father, Col. Taylor, was a native of Kentucky and was born in 1800. He came to Arkansas while a boy, making the journey on horseback, and settles in Jefferson County, and the property which he acquired has come in latter days to be recognized as the richest soil in the world for cotton raising purposes.
His daughter was educated at St. Mary’s Academy at Pastoria, Ark., which was conducted by the Sisters of Lorette. It was once a flourishing institution, but was washed away by the changing current of the Arkansas River.
In 1848 Miss Taylor and Pierce B. Gracie were married at the old Ashley place in Jefferson County, a spot of historic interest, by Bishop Byrne of Natchez. Her husband died in 1865. Four children were born to the union-Robert, Mary, Creed and John M., the latter of whom is the only survivor. Col. and Mrs. John M. Gracie were married at the same Ashley place in 1878. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Gracie made her home with her son. She lived for a time in Little Rock, then moved to Napoleon, which was at the mouth of the Arkansas River and has long since ceased to exist, and afterward returned to New Gascony, Col. Gracie’s plantation. When Col. Gracie moved to Little Rock in 1892 his mother came with him and resided here until her death. Mrs. Gracie is also survived by a sister, Mrs. E. V. Walker, of this city. The body will be taken this morning to New Gascony, where it will be interred in the old family burying ground, which is situated on a quarter section given by Col. Creed Taylor to the Catholic Church, and upon which the first Catholic Church in Jefferson County was built. Two special coaches will be attached to the Cotton Belt train, which leaves at 8:05 this morning. Upon arrival at New Gascony requiem mass will be said by Rev. F. P. Enright, of St. Andrew’s Cathedral, this city, and the funeral will be held at 11 o’clock. The pall-bearers will be as follows:
Honorary-John G. Fletcher, James Joyce, J. H. McCarthy, S. B. Adams, C. E. Stephens and Thomas Lafferty.
Active-W. M. Kavanaugh, W. H. Jarrett, Frank P. Gray, W. P. Hutton, Herman Lensing and James A. Ginocchio.
Daily Arkansas Gazette
June 13, 1905
Page 5
Contributor:
jlbw - [email protected]
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