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.
Most of those mentioned above were parents of large families.
Daniel Heiskell's grandchildren and great-grandchildren
are very numerous. From present indications, the Heiskell
generation like the cause of popular government will not
perish from the face of the earth.
Source: The
history of Sweetwater Valley by W. B. Lenoir, p. 170. |
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.
|