Caroline Tracy Johnston

Caroline Tracy Johnston

• Father: William Butler Johnston b. 9 November 1809, d. 20 October 1887
• Mother: Anne Clark Tracy b. 21 August 1829, d. 1 April 1896

• Caroline Tracy Johnston was born on 6 July 1862 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia.
• William Butler Johnston and Anne Clark Tracy appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. Other members of the household included Caroline Tracy Johnston, Mary Ellen Johnston, Susan Campbell Tracy, Georgia Elizabeth Tracy and John Spring Baxter.
• She married George Washington Duncan circa 1884.
• The following appeared on 29 December 1891 in The Macon Telegraph: /[fraught with errors/] With the death of Mrs. Edward D. Tracey, which occurred Monday at the home of her son-in-law, Dr. John S. Baxter, another old resident and respected lady of this city has passed to the other side.
       Mrs. Tracey was the widow of the late Hon. E. D. Tracey, who was mayor of the city of Macon forty-five years ago and a most distinguished citizen, who did much for the city during his terms of office and in his private life.
       The deceased lady, who at the time of her death was over 80 years old, was one of the most estimable of her sex, and in her more active days was ever foremost in the works which redound today to the credit of her name and the city which she loved so well. She was the mother of Brigadier General Edward D. Tracey and of Major Philip Tracey, both of whom where killed during the war in the service of the Confederacy, and were distinguished soldiers throughout their too short service. The former, Gen. E. D. Tracey, was the only Brigadier-General in the Confederate service whom Macon could claim as her own. Major Philip Tracey was killed at the battle of Gettysburg while with the Sixth Georgia regiment. Both were and even now are counted among the most brilliant orators and conversationalists that Macon and the State of Georgia have honored.
       Mrs. Tracey was the mother of Mrs. William B. Johnson, and the grandmother of Hon. Tracey Baxter, Mrs. George Duncan and Mrs. W. H. Felton. She leaves behind her only two children, Mrs. William B. Johnson and Miss Hattie Tracey.
       Old residents of Macon will find much in the history of the deceased lady to bring them back to the days of long ago.
• Caroline Tracy Johnston died on 12 March 1897 at age 34.
• She was interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia.

• Last Edited: 4 Jul 2006

• Charts: Descendants of CAMPBELL Archibald & Rebecca Kirk