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on of Maj. Frederick Steidinger Heiskell and Eliza Brown; brother of Margaret Alexander White Heiskell, the second wife of Judge Jesse George Wallace. He wrote a diary of his trek by wagon train to Sacramento, CA, during the gold rush. Died in CA in 1849. The diary was later published as "A Forty-Niner from TN: The Diary of Hugh Brown Heiskell."
Timeline
Birth- 13 Feb 1826
Death- 16 Nov 1849-Age: 24 years
Weaverville, CA
Other Facts
Father
Frederick S. Heiskell
Mother
Eliza Brown
Gender
Male
