Joseph B. HEISKELL Jr., the 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. F.H. HEISKELL, died January 7 [1898], at Rockville, Md., near Washington, D.C., where he was visiting relatives during the Christmas holidays. He was unusually gifted with a talent for art, and went to Baltimore some months previous to his death to study art. His remains were brought home for burial. He was a grandson of Gen. J.B. HEISKELL and also a grandson of the late L.G.C. LAMAR of Mississippi.
Source: Memphis Daily Appeal, January 2, 1899, page 2