Moses McKissack III -- architect, early Tennessee State Univeristy (TSU) engineering professor, Nashville community benefactor -- born 1879 in Pulaski, Tennessee as the grandson of a slave -- not formally trained; his grandfather, Moses McKissack I, was known as "a master builder" and passed that skill down to his son (Moses II) who passed it to him --
before the turn of the century was working for a Pulaski architect and was a construction superintendent -- in 1905 moved to Nashville and as his first major project was given the right to build the Vanderbilt University dean of architecture's home which helped establish his reputation across Tennessee as a superior architect regardless of color -- with his younger brother Calvin founded McKissack and McKissack, one of the nation's first Black architectural firms, in 1922 -- built many landmark Nashville residences and buildings, including the Pearl High (now MLK Magnet) School Building and the 1908 Carnegie Library at Fisk (where soon-to-be US President William H. Taft laid the cornerstone).∼~
Gabriel "Moses" McKissack III was born on May 8, 1879 in Pulaski, Tennessee, the son of Gabriel Moses McKissack II (1840–1922) and Dolly Ann (Maxwell) McKissack (ca 1850–before 1920). {It is noted that the 1880 census has his name as Gabriel, while later public records have it as Moses.}
He was married on April 24, 1912 in Nashville to Miranda Winter (1886–1955), the daughter of Lewis Winter and Elnora (White) Winter.
An architect living at 1501 Edgehill Street in Nashville, Moses was 73 years old and married when he died of prostatic cancer at home on December 15, 1952. Burial was in Mount Ararat Cemetery, Nashville.
Much of the above is from his Death Certificate, with Mrs Miranda McKissack of 1501 Edgehill Street as the informant.
Known children of Moses and Miranda:
~ Lewis "Winter" McKissack (1914–1996)
~ Moses McKissack IV (1916–1980)
~ Lemuel Harlin McKissack (1918–1992)
~ Calvin Arthur McKissack (1921–1999)
~ William DeBerry McKissack (1923–1988)
before the turn of the century was working for a Pulaski architect and was a construction superintendent -- in 1905 moved to Nashville and as his first major project was given the right to build the Vanderbilt University dean of architecture's home which helped establish his reputation across Tennessee as a superior architect regardless of color -- with his younger brother Calvin founded McKissack and McKissack, one of the nation's first Black architectural firms, in 1922 -- built many landmark Nashville residences and buildings, including the Pearl High (now MLK Magnet) School Building and the 1908 Carnegie Library at Fisk (where soon-to-be US President William H. Taft laid the cornerstone).∼~
Gabriel "Moses" McKissack III was born on May 8, 1879 in Pulaski, Tennessee, the son of Gabriel Moses McKissack II (1840–1922) and Dolly Ann (Maxwell) McKissack (ca 1850–before 1920). {It is noted that the 1880 census has his name as Gabriel, while later public records have it as Moses.}
He was married on April 24, 1912 in Nashville to Miranda Winter (1886–1955), the daughter of Lewis Winter and Elnora (White) Winter.
An architect living at 1501 Edgehill Street in Nashville, Moses was 73 years old and married when he died of prostatic cancer at home on December 15, 1952. Burial was in Mount Ararat Cemetery, Nashville.
Much of the above is from his Death Certificate, with Mrs Miranda McKissack of 1501 Edgehill Street as the informant.
Known children of Moses and Miranda:
~ Lewis "Winter" McKissack (1914–1996)
~ Moses McKissack IV (1916–1980)
~ Lemuel Harlin McKissack (1918–1992)
~ Calvin Arthur McKissack (1921–1999)
~ William DeBerry McKissack (1923–1988)
Moses McKissack III -- architect, early Tennessee State Univeristy (TSU) engineering professor, Nashville community benefactor -- born 1879 in Pulaski, Tennessee as the grandson of a slave -- not formally trained; his grandfather, Moses McKissack I, was known as "a master builder" and passed that skill down to his son (Moses II) who passed it to him --
before the turn of the century was working for a Pulaski architect and was a construction superintendent -- in 1905 moved to Nashville and as his first major project was given the right to build the Vanderbilt University dean of architecture's home which helped establish his reputation across Tennessee as a superior architect regardless of color -- with his younger brother Calvin founded McKissack and McKissack, one of the nation's first Black architectural firms, in 1922 -- built many landmark Nashville residences and buildings, including the Pearl High (now MLK Magnet) School Building and the 1908 Carnegie Library at Fisk (where soon-to-be US President William H. Taft laid the cornerstone).∼~
Gabriel "Moses" McKissack III was born on May 8, 1879 in Pulaski, Tennessee, the son of Gabriel Moses McKissack II (1840–1922) and Dolly Ann (Maxwell) McKissack (ca 1850–before 1920). {It is noted that the 1880 census has his name as Gabriel, while later public records have it as Moses.}
He was married on April 24, 1912 in Nashville to Miranda Winter (1886–1955), the daughter of Lewis Winter and Elnora (White) Winter.
An architect living at 1501 Edgehill Street in Nashville, Moses was 73 years old and married when he died of prostatic cancer at home on December 15, 1952. Burial was in Mount Ararat Cemetery, Nashville.
Much of the above is from his Death Certificate, with Mrs Miranda McKissack of 1501 Edgehill Street as the informant.
Known children of Moses and Miranda:
~ Lewis "Winter" McKissack (1914–1996)
~ Moses McKissack IV (1916–1980)
~ Lemuel Harlin McKissack (1918–1992)
~ Calvin Arthur McKissack (1921–1999)
~ William DeBerry McKissack (1923–1988)
before the turn of the century was working for a Pulaski architect and was a construction superintendent -- in 1905 moved to Nashville and as his first major project was given the right to build the Vanderbilt University dean of architecture's home which helped establish his reputation across Tennessee as a superior architect regardless of color -- with his younger brother Calvin founded McKissack and McKissack, one of the nation's first Black architectural firms, in 1922 -- built many landmark Nashville residences and buildings, including the Pearl High (now MLK Magnet) School Building and the 1908 Carnegie Library at Fisk (where soon-to-be US President William H. Taft laid the cornerstone).∼~
Gabriel "Moses" McKissack III was born on May 8, 1879 in Pulaski, Tennessee, the son of Gabriel Moses McKissack II (1840–1922) and Dolly Ann (Maxwell) McKissack (ca 1850–before 1920). {It is noted that the 1880 census has his name as Gabriel, while later public records have it as Moses.}
He was married on April 24, 1912 in Nashville to Miranda Winter (1886–1955), the daughter of Lewis Winter and Elnora (White) Winter.
An architect living at 1501 Edgehill Street in Nashville, Moses was 73 years old and married when he died of prostatic cancer at home on December 15, 1952. Burial was in Mount Ararat Cemetery, Nashville.
Much of the above is from his Death Certificate, with Mrs Miranda McKissack of 1501 Edgehill Street as the informant.
Known children of Moses and Miranda:
~ Lewis "Winter" McKissack (1914–1996)
~ Moses McKissack IV (1916–1980)
~ Lemuel Harlin McKissack (1918–1992)
~ Calvin Arthur McKissack (1921–1999)
~ William DeBerry McKissack (1923–1988)
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