Virgil Rose Heishman

19 August 1901–16 February 1992 (Age 90)
West Virginia, United States

The Life of Virgil Rose

When Virgil Rose Heishman was born on 19 August 1901, in West Virginia, United States, his father, Cornelius Franklin Heishman, was 43 and his mother, Dinah Heishman, was 30. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Daisy Florence Heishman. He lived in Hardy, West Virginia, United States for about 20 years and Capon Magisterial District, Hardy, West Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 16 February 1992, in Stephenson, Frederick, Virginia, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Wardensville, Hardy, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Virgil Rose Heishman
1901–1992
Daisy Florence Heishman
1904–1981
James Heishman
1924–2010
Marvin E Heishman
1927–
Betty J Heishman
1929–1940
Terry Duight Heishnan
1944–1944

Spouse and Children

children

(4)

    James Heishman

    Male1924–2010Male

    Marvin E Heishman

    Male1927–Male

    Betty J Heishman

    Female1929–1940Female

    Terry Duight Heishnan

    Unknown1944–1944

Parents and Siblings

    Cornelius Franklin Heishman

    Male1858–1931Male

    Dinah Heishman

    Female1870–1938Female

siblings

(4)

    Harvey Herman Heishman

    Male1896–1937Male

    Virgil Rose Heishman

    Male1901–1992Male

    Hester V Heishman

    Female1904–1981Female

    William Franklin Heishman

    Male1906–1978Male

World Events (8)

1902 · So Much Farm Land

Age 1

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1917 · Camp Lee Training Facility

Age 16

Camp Lee was the sight of where Europeans first came face to face with the Powhatan Confederation. Than during the Civil War  the Union forces used it as a surprise attack and blocked Lee’s army from the supply base. When World War II started Fort Lee became Camp Lee and was used as a training facility.
1927

Age 26

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

German (Heischmann): habitational name for someone from a place called Heisch in Holstein.

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

Sources (3)

  • Virgil R Hishman, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Virgil R Heishman, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Virgil R Heishman in household of William Heishman, "United States Census, 1910"

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