Louisa Catherine Dwiggins

Brief Life History of Louisa Catherine

When Louisa Catherine Dwiggins was born in October 1844, in North Carolina, United States, her father, Thomas C Dwiggins, was 37 and her mother, Charity McMichael, was 35. She married Timothy Nuel Heslep on 20 January 1869, in West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Peterstown, Monroe, West Virginia, United States in 1900 and Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia, United States in 1910. She died after 1900, in Mercer, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Timothy Nuel Heslep
1829–1910
Louisa Catherine Dwiggins
1844–1900
Marriage: 20 January 1869
James Green Heslep
1870–1948
Arcelia Ann Heslep
1870–1941
Elizabeth Virginia "Jennie" Heslep
1874–1942
Mary B Heslep
1875–1960
Thomas Sydney Heslep
1877–1950
Joseph Lemuel Heslep
1879–1952
George Cleveland Heslep
1884–1980

Sources (20)

  • Luisa Dwiggins in household of Thomas Dwiggins, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Louisa Catt Dwiggins, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
  • L Heslop, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1853-1934"

World Events (2)

1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established

Hollywood Cemetery was established in 1847 in Richmond Virginia. This is where Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried. During the Civil War it became the largest military interments and a large section dedicated to military burials. Jefferson Davis a well known Confederate is also buried here. Many other notable people are also buried here.

1853 · First State Fair

The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.

Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form (with English genitive -s) of Gaelic Ó Dubhagáin (see Dugan ) or, more likely, of Ó Duibhginn (see Deegan ).

Possibly an altered form (by misdivision) of English Wiggins .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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