Moses McKissack, Sr.

1790 - 1865

• Suffix	Sr.
  Born	1790	North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1865  [2]
  Person ID	I60	Nashville
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2008

  
  

  Family	Mirian,   b. 1804,   d. 1865
  Married	1822  [2]
  Notes	had 14 children Gabriel was the ninth child. [1]
  Children	> 1. Gabriel Moses McKissack,   b. 08 Nov 1846, Tennessee ,   d. 1923   2. Anna McKissack,   b. abt. 1851, Tennessee   3. Tom McKissack,   b. Mar 1828, Tennessee   4. Oscar McKissack
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2008
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  was of the Ashanti tribe [3] was sold to William McKissack of North Carolina. [3] learned to build from his master William, a contractor.

  
  

• Sources

  [S21] McKissack & McKissack Architects & Engineers, Inc., Encyclopedia of African American Business, (African American Experience database). [S1] Profiles of African-Americans in Tennessee, Annual Local Conference on Afro-American Culture and History, (http://www.tnstate.edu/library/digital/digitizing.html), 87. [S82] Johnson, Claudia. "Sons of Gabriel McKissack." The Historical Development of the Negro in Giles County, Tennessee: Volume II. By James L. Woods. Pulaski, TN: J.L. Wood, 2000., 84.