Zachariah Taylor Gragg (1846 - 1925)

Born 27 May 1846 in Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Pendley) Gragg — married 20 Feb 1875 in Caldwell, North Carolina, USA

Husband of Elizabeth Larar (Tunmire) Gragg — married 15 Mar 1890 in Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 4 Nov 1925 at age 79 in Wilsons Creek, Avery County, North Carolina

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Biography

Zachariah Taylor "General" Gragg was born May 27, 1846, Caldwell County, North Carolina. He was the son of William Gragg and Nancy Coffey. He fists married Elizabeth Pendly 20 Feb 1875, in Caldwell County, North Carolina. He 2nd married Elizabeth Tunmire 15 Mar 1890, in Caldwell County, North Carolina. Zachariah Taylor "General" Gragg passed away 4 Nov 1925 in Wilsons Creek, Avery County, North Carolina. ^[1][2][3][4]

1950 US Federal Censes

Name: Taylor Gragg

Age: 4

Birth Year: abt 1846

Birthplace: Burke

Home in 1850: Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA

Gender: Male

Family Number: 75

Nancy Gragg 34

Indiana Gragg 12

Taylor Gragg 4

Edmund Gragg 4mos^[5][6][7][8]

1st Marriage

Name: Taylor Gragg

Gender: Male

Bond date: 20 Feb 1875

Bond Place: Caldwell, North Carolina, USA

Father: Wm Gragg

Mother: Nancy Gragg

Spouse: Elizabeth Pendly

Spouse Gender: Female

Spouse Father: W M Pendly

Spouse Mother: Harriett Pendly

Event Type: Bond^{[9][10][11][12][13]}

1880 US Federal Census

Name: G. Taylor Gragg [Zachariah Taylor Gragg]

Age: 34

Birth Date: Abt 1846

Birthplace: North Carolina

Home in 1880: Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA

Dwelling Number: 99

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)

Marital status: Married

Spouse's name: Eliza E. Gragg

Father's Birthplace: North Carolina

Mother's name: Nancy Gragg

Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina

Occupation: Farming

G. Taylor Gragg 34

Eliza E. Gragg 23

Leelah Gragg 3

George W. Gragg 7/12

Nancy Gragg 70^{[14][15][16][17]}

2nd Marriage

Name: General Taylor Gragg

Gender: Male

Race: White

Age: 42

Birth Year: abt 1848

Marriage Date: 15 Mar 1890

Marriage Place: Caldwell, North Carolina, USA

Father: Wm Gragg

Mother: Nancy Gragg

Spouse: Elizabeth Tunmire

Spouse Gender: Female

Spouse Race: White

Spouse Age: 23

Spouse Father: J A Tunmire

Spouse Mother: Christina Tunmire

Event Type: Marriage^{[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]}

1900 US Federal Census

Name: Taylor Gragg

Age: 55

Birth Date: May 1845

Birthplace: North Carolina

Home in 1900: Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina

Sheet Number: 2

Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 28

Family Number: 29

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Head

Marital status: Married

Spouse's name: [Elizabeth] Larar E Gragg

Marriage Year: 1888

Father's Birthplace: North Carolina

Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina

Occupation: Farmer

House Owned or Rented: O

Home Free or Mortgaged: M

Farm or House: H

Taylor Gragg 55

[Elizabeth] Larar E Gragg 33

Joseph E Gragg 10

James M Gragg 8

Dory J Gragg 2^[26][27]

Children

Lee Ella Gragg (1876–1966)^[28]

Lula Savannah Gragg (1882 - 1974)^[29]

William Taylor Gragg (1885 - 1967)^[30]

Joseph Alexander Gragg (1891 - 1959)^[31]

James Madison Gragg (1893 - 1949)^[32]

Burial

Name: Taylor Gragg

Event Type: Burial

Event Date: 1925

Event Place: Gragg, Avery, North Carolina, United States of America

Photograph Included: Y

Birth Date: 27 May 1846

Death Date: 04 Nov 1925

Affiliate Record Identifier: 51031715

Cemetery: Gragg Cemetery^[33]

The name 'General' is presumed to be a title from the war. No documentation in military records show he obtained the rank of General. It may have been a nickname attached him during his life. His documented name is Zachariah Taylor Gragg. He was named after his mother's brother, Zachariah Coffey.

Name

Name: General Zachariah Taylor /Gragg/^[34]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 27 May 1846

Place: Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA^[35]

Death

Death:

Date: 4 Nov 1925

Place: Wilsons Creek, Avery County, North Carolina^[36]

Sources

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3. ↑ http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10501213/person/-628903032
4. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/69229350/person/30502575315/facts
5. ↑ 1850; Census Place: Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina; Roll: M432_623; Page: 6A; Image: 17
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7. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BW-FMW : 12 April 2016), Taylor Gragg in household of Nancy Gragg, Caldwell county, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States; citing family 75, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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11. ↑ See: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Gragg-316
12. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9R-89RL : 28 November 2018), Taylor Gragg and Elisabeth Pendly, 20 Feb 1875; citing Caldwell, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
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14. ↑ 1880; Census Place: Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina; Roll: 955; Page: 639C; Enumeration District: 059
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16. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC66-YJT : 14 September 2017), G Taylor Gragg, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 59, sheet 639C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0955; FHL microfilm 1,254,955.
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18. ↑ North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.
19. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=60548&h=7163141&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60548
20. ↑ See: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Gragg-316-1
21. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP91-1RDM : 28 November 2018), General Taylor Gragg and Elizabeth Tunmire, 15 Mar 1890; citing Caldwell, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
22. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4T-WJVN?i=260&cc=1726957
23. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSM-LXWV : 28 November 2018), General Taylor Gragg and Elizabeth Tunmire, 15 Mar 1890; citing Caldwell, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
24. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4T-WDFV?i=901&cc=1726957
25. ↑ See: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Gragg-316-2
26. ↑ 1900; Census Place: Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1241186
27. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7602&h=50010999&ssrc=pt&tid=69229350&pid=30502575315&usePUB=true
28. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64143361/lee-ella-gragg
29. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104738742/lula-savannah-gragg
30. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104738886/william-taylor-gragg
31. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114529434/joseph-alexander-gragg
32. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81212437/james-madison-gragg
33. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKG-NPRL : 13 December 2015), Taylor Gragg, 1925; Burial, Gragg, Avery, North Carolina, United States of America, Gragg Cemetery; citing record ID 51031715, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
34. ↑ Source: #S-1761195704 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=931
35. ↑ Source: #S-1761195704 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=931
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