Daniel Heiskell

Daniel Heiskell was born 7 March 1799 near Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth (Betsy) McBride at Greeneville, TN on 4 March 1823. Daniel died at at Sweetwater, Monroe County, Tennessee on 22 July 1875. He was a local judge and a tanner. He was also a slave owner. Elizabeth was born 15 April 1803, and died on 1 August 1841.

Daniel and Elizabeth had seven children.

1. William McBride Heiskell, born in Tennessee on 2 May 1824. Married Virginia W. Netherland on 29 December 1852 in McMinn County, Tennessee, where he was a farmer (1860 census: value of real estate 5000). He died November 1879 at the age of 55 of paralysis. They had 11 children. Their son, Daniel, died on 22 Nov 1918, and is buried in Mt. Tabor Cemetery Niota, McMinn County, TN.

2. Eliza Adaline McBride Heiskell, born 20 January 1827, married Nathaniel Pope Hight on 9 October 1851. Eliza died 14 July 1906. Nathaniel died 17 May 1889.

3. Luther Melanchthon Heiskell married Ellen Wright in 1853. They had 7 children.

4. Hugh Brown Heiskell, born 20 Nov 1831 in Sweetwater Valley, Monroe County, Tennessee. He died at his residence in Rhea County, Tenn. on 13 November 1904. He married Rhoda Farmer (7 Apr 1841 - 223 Mar 1892) of Hillsville, Va. in 1856. Hugh moved to Rhea County in 1861. He was a farmer and stock raiser, and Justice of the Peace for fifteen years. Hugh and Rhoda had 10 children:
   Florence b. 27 July 1857; d. 30 June 1903; married R. M. Robinson of Rhea County on 16 Nov. 1881.
   Wade b. 21 Oct 1858; married Lydia Ganett of Alton Mo. in the spring of 1891.
   Frank b. 21 Feb 1860; married Lucy Patterson of Bozeman, Montana in November 1894.
   Addie b. 21 July 1861.
   John b. 17 Sep 1863; d. 17 Apr 1915. He was married twice, first to Eva Holloway of Spring City, Tenn. on 1 Mar 1892. After her death, he       married Kitty Caldwell of Spring City on 17 Oct 1906.
   Hugh Brown b. 11 August 1865; married Carrie Wallis of Spring City on 7 March 1900.
   Catherine b. 8 Feb 1867; married D. C. Kemmer on 1 Feb 1911.
   Frederick b. 20 Aug 1869; married Annie Smith of Bozeman, Montana on 18 Oct 1911.
   Nellie May b. 2 May 1871; d. 13 Aug 1898.
   Richmond b. 2 Sep 1873; married Etta Hart of Spring City on 20 Feb 1907.

5. Sara Catherine Heiskell was born on 25 September 1834. She married John Patterson on 3 February 1853. John was born in 1834, and moved to Springfield, Missouri in the same year. Sara was a devout Christian, and died 16 June 1916. They had 10 children:
   Bettie Y. Patterson b. 19 Apr 1854; married W. E. Anderson in 1874. They had 3 children: William Y. Anderson, Guy P. Anderson and Mary Heiskell Anderson.
   Addie Isabell Patterson b. 23 Mar 1856; married William H. McCann in 1876; offspring: John E. McCann and Fred Harrison McCann.
   Virginia Ellen Patterson b. 13 May 1858; married Hugh M. Cowan in 1877; offspring: Katherine, Bruce H., William P., Edna, Aleen, Hugh.
   Joe Alma Kate Patterson b. 1 November 1860; married Emory L. Hoke in 1886; offspring: Clifford and Catherine E.
   Daniel Lewis Patterson b. 11 June 1864; married Allie Murden in 1892; offspring: Dwight M., Louise, Frank.
   Jessie Heiskell Patterson b. 15 December 1866; married George D. Stateson in 1891; offspring: Alberta, Salome, Ruth.
   Hattie Amada Patterson b. 26 August 1869.
   John Hugh Rice Patterson b. 9 July 1872; married Elsi Moore in 1913; child: Edward Moore Patterson.
   Eva May Patterson b. 30 Jan 1875; married A. C. Jarrett in 1901
   Edward Tefft Patterson b. 25 July 1878; married Marie Lagana in 1905; offspring: Virgina Catherine, Bernice, Edward Raphael.
   

6. Martha Isabella Heiskell, born 13 November 1836. She married N. W. Haun, a member of the firm Haun and Steakley, one of the first merchants of Sweetwater. Martha died in Missouri on 21 April 1861.

7. Betsy (Elizabeth) Ramsey Heiskell was born on 5 November 1839. She married R. F. Scruggs, one of the sons of Rev. John Scruggs, on 14 February 1860.

Daniel Heiskell married his second wife, Mary Wallace Montgomery (1 Jan 1819 - 4 June 1888), on 13 March 1844 in Monroe County. They had three children:

1. James Montgomery Heiskell was born Jan. 30, 1845 in Sweetwater, Tenn. He died Mar. 26, 1898. He is buried in West View Cemetery Sweetwater (Monroe County), Tenn. He married Laura E. Jones on 18 Oct 1874 1. The 1880 census shows that his mother was living with his family at the time. James Montgomery Heiskell owned a large farm and a number of houses and lots in Sweetwater. He was a Cumberland Presbyterian. James and Laura had the following children.
    Harry S. Heiskell b. 27 Aug 1875; married Norah Jones 2 on 18 Dec 1901. He was a successful farmer and stock raiser, and lived in Sweetwater. The children of Harry and Norah are Lucille, King, Pauline, Harry Lee, Hugh Lynn, and Annie Laurie.
    Edgar Heiskell b. 19 November 1877. He married Annie Cleveland 3 on 16 January 1908. He lived in Sweetwater in the "old Daniel Heiskell residence". Their children are James Eli, Christine and Edgar Burton.
   Maiden b. 4 Oct 1880. She married D. C. Boykin on 15 June 1902. He was a travelling passenger agent for the Southern R.R., and lived in Knoxville. They have one child: Laura Elizabeth.

2. Margaret Caroline Heiskell was born 19 August 1847 in Sweetwater. She married Dr. Abijah D. Scruggs 4 on 1 May 1867. He was a physician and druggist. He moved from Knoxville to Niota in 1867 and from there to Cleveland, Tenn. in 1874. They resided there until September of 1889, when they moved to Knoxville. They had 5 children:
   Richard Francis Scruggs b. 31 July 1869; died May 1902; married Geraldine Jackson of Nashville, TN on 24 Jan 1895. They had three children.
   Daniel Heiskell Scruggs b. 15 Sep 1874; died 11 July 1909.
   Mary Heiskell Scruggs b. in Cleveland, Tenn.
   Bess b. in Cleveland, Tenn.
   Samuel b. 7 July 1881; died 8 July 1882

3. Dorcas Ann Heiskell (5 April 1850 - 14 Jan 1854). Athens Post on 20 january 1854 records: Heiskell, Dorcas Ann died at Sweetwater of scarlet fever. Dorcan Ann youngest daughter of Daniel and Mary w. Heiskell, aged 3 years and 9 months.

Daniel Heiskell was among the earliest settlers of the western part of the newly established Monroe County [founded 1819]. He settled near Sweetwater, about 45 miles southwest of Knoxville, after moving from Knox County.

Source: Tennessee Cousins: a history of Tennessee People by Worth S. Ray (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984) p. 352 ; 441.

1. daughter of James Jones and Sarah Pugh Jones of Bertie County, NC. She was born in Memphis, Tenn on 23 Oct 1848.
2. daughter of Moulton and Sarah Cunningham Jones
3. daughter of Eli and Susan Martin Cleveland
4. son of the Rev. John Scruggs and brother of Dr. R. F. Scruggs. Abijah died at Knoxville on 9 April 1909.

See History of Sweetwater Valley on Daniel and his family.