Carrick White Heiskell
Born: July 25, 1836
Birthplace: Ebenezer Tennessee (Fruit Hill, Knox County, Tennessee)
Father: Frederick Steidinger Heiskell 1788 – 1882
(Buried: Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rogersville, Tennessee)
Mother: Elizabeth “Eliza” Brown 1798 – 1851
(Buried: Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Tennessee)
Wife: Eliza Netherland 1841 – 1934
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)
Children:
Effie Heiskell 1869 – 1958
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)
Frederick Heiskell 1875 – 1931
(Buried: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas)
Grace Heiskell 1877 – 1964
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)
Clayton Mosby Heiskell 1880 – 1904
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)
Education:
Attended University of Tennessee
Graduated from Maryville College
Occupation before War:
Attorney and Teacher in Rogersville, Tennessee
Civil War Career:
1861: 1st Lt. Company K, 19th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1863: Captain Company K, 19th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1863: Major of 19th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1863: Wounded in foot during Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
1863 – 1864: Lt. Colonel of 19th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1864 – 1865: Colonel of 19th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1864 – 1865: Acted as Brigade Commander of Strahl's Brigade
Occupation after War:
Attorney and Judge in Memphis, Tennessee
City Attorney for the City of Memphis, Tennessee
Died: July 29, 1923
Place of Death: Memphis, Tennessee
Cause of Death: Myocardial Degeneration
Age at time of Death: 89 years old
Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee (July 30, 1923)
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