Jefferson Davis Heiskell

Jefferson Davis Heiskell, brother of William King Heiskell.
He was the founder of J. D. Heiskell & Co. of Tulare, California.
Photo circa 1896-1899.

Jefferson Davis Heiskell married Lucy Eva App on 25 July 1887 in Modesto, CA. Lucy Eva App was born on 12 August 1868 in Jamestown, CA. She died on 23 May 1957 in Tulare, CA. Her mother, Leanna C. Donner, was the daughter of Captain George Donner of the ill-fated Donner Party. They had three children:

Lucy Bell Heiskell: born 22 April 1888 in Stockton, CA., died 22 September 1960 in Tulare, CA.

John Tyler Heiskell: born on 16 August 1890 in Tulare, CA. He died on 10 October 1972 in Tulare. He was married to Margaret Wilma Thomas on 25 December 1923 in Bakerfield, CA. John Tyler Heiskell and Margaret Wilma Thomas had the following children: Eleanor Rosalie Heiskell (born 14 December 1924 in Tulare, CA. and Patricia Ann Heiskell. Patricia Ann Heiskell was born on 6 February 1928 in Tulare, CA. She married Dale William Hillman on 21 June 1953 in Los Angeles. Patricia Ann and Dale William had the following children: Honore Leann Hillmann (b. 1956), Scot Tyler Hillman (b. 1958), Bret Dale Hillman (b. 1960) and Kent Thomas Hillman (b. 1962).

The following is an obituary from the Visalia Times-Delta 10/10/1972

Elizabeth Mitchell Heiskell: born 30 October 1892. Died in Los Angeles 14 January 1953. She was a bookkeeper.

The descendants of Jefferson Davis Heiskell and Lucy Eva App are outlined in this link. See also http://fruithills.com/fo/d1570.htm.

A Modern History of Tulare County (Visalia, 1947, p. 150-151) features the Heiskell Family of Tulare

Photograph courtesy of Gregory Heiskell Desmond.