William
Paxton Heiskell 1849-
The son of Otho William Heiskell
and Matilda Paxton Heiskell, William P. Heiskell was born in Wheeling,
Ohio County, W. Virginia on 27 March 1849.
" The Knoll " : Residence of W.P. Heiskell
Credit: Art Work of Wheeling, West Virginia. Chicago,
1904.
William married Kate Burt. She was born in Virginia in 1848/49.
The 1910 census records that they were living in Tridelphia,
Ohio Co., W. Virginia ( a district of Wheeling).
Known children are:
Andrew Gano Burt Heiskell, who
was born on 1 November 1877 and died in Los Angeles on 15 January
1911. Andrew G. B. Heiskell married Margaret Hamilton Stewart
(1879-1972) in 1906. The Yearbook for 1902 of the Society of Sons
of the Revolution in the State of West Virginia shows that Andrew
Gano Burt Heiskell was admitted to the organization in 1899, being
the great-great-great grandson of William
Goforth. Andrew B. Heiskell is listed in the Catalogue
of the officers and graduates of Yale University (1896-97).
Morgan Ott Heiskell
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Ott Heiskell Hardware Company 1
has been incorporated at Morgantown, W. Va., with a capital
of $50,000, divided into shares of $100 each. $500 is paid
in. Incorporators: Morgan L. Ott, William
P. Heiskell, Dent A. Taylor, Harry B. Ott and Andrew
B. Heiskell.
Source: Home
Furnishings Review, vol. 23 January 1903:190.
Samuel Ott was
one of the pioneer merchants of Wheeling, W. Va., and formed
a hardware company in 1837. He was also president of the
Wheeling cotton mill, president of the Merchants' and Mechanics'
Bank, and a director of the Wheeling Savings Institution.
He died in 1868. Samuel was married to Sidney Isabella Heiskell
the daughter of John Heiskell,
and, therefore, the paternal aunt of William P. Heiskell.
His two sons
Morgan L. Ott and Harry B. Ott, along with William P. Heiskell,
formed a partnership to run the Ott-Heiskell Hardware Company.
Source: History
of the Upper Ohio Valley. Madison, Wisc: Brant &
Fuller, 1890. vol. 1:393-394. |
On October 5, 1915 William P Heiskell applied for a United States
passport in Ohio
Co., W. Virginia. He claimed Capri, Italy as his permanent residency.
The purpose of his visit was to "return to my family"
, who were residing on the Italian island.
1 Ott Heiskell Co. located at 86
19th St., Wheeling. (Source: History and Directory of the
Town of Tridelphia 1829 - 1934). The Wheeling, West Virgina
Directories 1888-93 shows that in 1888.89 Ott Bros. & Co.
(Morgan L. Ott, Henry O. Ott, and W.P. Heiskell) were located
at 1206 Main Street, Wheeling, W. Va.
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