Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-21
TIE LATE MRS. ELIZA r. TALLEY
: Life Pure and Lovely in All social and
Christian Characteristics.

Il X not often that We are called upon 10
chronicle the death 81 ore whose LIE nus
been SD long IN years an SO pur' hhi
lovely IN I'D! Christian and sori1l cnAr lcit-
rl.tlcs sinai of tho subject OF this sketch,
Mrs. Eliza =. ia!ley. Born August ~.
1901, and diving January IS, 1884, nor lie
had Weil-ulgh rounded the cycle of TIE
century with which 1t begun: It's course
l,lumitod with thu sunshine az a nature -
pure and gul.rle>s. ami abouuilnS lu love
and charity toward her iel!1W-crtatur
TINT her presence ever brought with % an
atmosphere OF peace and cheering an
humble and ueyout ChrlsCaI and mem Der
OF the FplscOpal tIutch, devoted 'iir.'
and relative. taking 60 the end Of her lie
Il warm interest IN each ono Iudydua T..
the law Of kindness Was ever IN her heart
and upon her lips, and her reWa.d-ore
which she greatly priced was tho ioNe
and esteem of all who knew Arr. On" or
her latest EXPIRE sslous t. i friend was,
Everybody is good TO me-. and love
every body
Mrs. 1a!ley was pc daughter OF Captain
Edward Archer, merchant 81 NoriH.k, IN
which city be was born. At tho age ~ II
she married. Nr. Thomas lailey, youu;
LAWYER Of talent and promise, VINO died IN
the yrimc OF has lie. lie was the son u:
CANAAN William Ialle;, OF Old Place, Han
over county. who WAS II Fr ucu-Hu1uc-
not descent AMI 3 solder o. IA EeYolu-
tionary war Mr. laIey and his brothers
were wclLknown AMI very popular gentle
men Il their time. and age atll Wei re-
memuorcd by the elder citizens ~ kiru-
moud. Three of them msfr.ei severa'iy
the sisters of Mr. iotun A.. cit. ot tAiS
city: Dr. ". II. Gwa-Emey. "a hing VII
lam, and Alr. ihOm.s williamson. = y y
foiN. father of pr. joan GnI Mai.r
Thomas William on. OIL Lexington
and williamsburg. a fourth Droturr,
Mt. Williamson iallcy. OF The Alea-
dOwsn IN Hanover. married Ni-s Euza-
beth Taylor Read. niece OF the noted ~.
Thomss 1ayiOr, OF Ecnmo ud. and toe
youngest brother. Nathaniel who vas for
many wears cashier of tue Ihrmefs' Bank
OF Virginia. OF TINS civ. married first q @
only daughter of the elder ~. James Nc
Cav, OF Richmond. and secondly Ill
Hastings, Ot DIuwld3le. lie was the
father Of Mrs. 4. l.. Catiln ana Mrs. Anna
Page, Of DanyIlle. and OF our tr.low-ciu-
ZeBs, Messrs. Nat, Daniel. ami WILKINSON
Talley. who with Mr.. John Lewis lailey
ere the only present male representatives,
OF the family.
Beside tals large connection. by all Of
whom Mrs. Ialley was greatly beloved and
reVered. she claimed all extensive Tcla-
tionship Of her own. that in TINS cIty con-
sIstlug Of the descendants OF her other,
DIR. Robert Archer. embracing the families
OF Archer, Anderson, Goodwin, JOYnes,
Jeiiery, Hobson, and Bruce. fhe grand
children of her Only sister, Mrs. EdWsd
Valentine, OF whom the Rev. J.. Valentine
Jones Is one. are residents OF BOtetourt
ana Albemarls counties.
Mrs. Talley had four children. The
eldest. Corbin. died young; Robert
Archer, well-remembered tavorIte of
Richmond society. served brayely and
honorably throughout the late war and
lost his lite near It's close while IN the
prime OF his youth; Mrs. DR.. Carter died
some years since, and the only surviving
CHILD Is Mrs. Susan Archer Weiss, the WELL
known poetess and literateur.
The grandchildren are Stuart A. Weiss
and Messrs. j. Gibbon and j. Blakeiy Car
ter. with their sister, Miss Lillian. The
late popular and lamented Robert Archer
Carter. at one time our City Sergeant, was
brother of these.
With the exception Of brief interval
Mrs. Ialiey's mind was bright and clear
TO the last, and so late as the day pre-
cedng her sudden death she had greatly
enloyed tho society OF her friends. In her
youth she had been noted for beauty or
person as well as OF disposition, and traces
OF this fingered TO the last, making her IN
even her extreme old age "comely aud
pleasant 10 look upon She had never
used glasses. and was accustomed 10 read
daily texts of scripture and bits of poetry,
in which she greatly delighted.
In the death OF this truly excellent and
lovely old lady a light seems 20 have gone
out of the circle OF friends who loved and
cherished her. But she was prepared, and
when ut length the Masters summons
came VIC cannot but believe that His min
istering angels bore away tier pure and
child-hko spirit as gently as her eyes closed