Louis Wardlaw Haskell

1848 - 1920  (72 years)

• Name	Louis Wardlaw Haskell  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	12 Feb 1848	Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Jun 1920	Savannah, Chatham, Georgia   [1, 4, 5]
  Burial	Laurel Grove Cemetery (North), Savannah, Chatham, Georgia   [6]
  Person ID	I38751	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Charles Thomson Haskell,   b. 2 Mar 1802, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina d. 27 Dec 1873, Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Sophia Lovell Cheves,   b. 1 Jul 1809, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina d. 30 Jul 1881, Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1830	Orange Grove, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F20220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Gordon Owens,   b. 30 Jan 1851, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia d. 7 Mar 1920, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	11 Feb 1872  [3]
  Children	1. George Owens Haskell,   b. 13 Oct 1873, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia d. 11 Jul 1940, Macon, Bibb, Georgia (Age 66 years)   2. Elizabeth Haskell,   b. Apr 1875, Georgia d. 16 Jul 1944, ..., Chatham, Georgia (Age 69 years)   3. Sallie Gordon Haskell,   b. 11 Oct 1876, Georgia d. 25 Dec 1948, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Age 72 years)   4. Louis Wardlaw Haskell, Dr.,   b. 30 Aug 1878, ..., Habersham, Georgia d. 10 Feb 1933, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F7562	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  As an adult, Lewis Wardlaw Haskell changed the spelling of Lewis to Louis. _____ He was but a youth when paroled with the remnant of the Army of Northern Virginia, having already served one year as a lieutenant of reserves on the South Carolina coast. This he gave up to go to the front and serve first as a private soldier and later as a courier to Colonel John C. Haskell. Source Belles, Beaux, and Brains of the Sixties By Thomas Cooper De Leon (1839-1914) Published by G.W. Dillingham Co., New York _____ Augusta Chronicle June 6, 1920 Savannah, Ga., June 5 – Mr. Louis Wardlaw Haskell, vice-president of the Southern Cotton Oil Company and one of Savannah’s most prominent business men and citizens. He was in his 73rd year. Business interests called Mr. Haskell to New York some years ago and he and his wife made their home there for about ten years, returning here about five years ago. Mr. Haskell is survived by a brother, Capt. Joseph Haskell and a sister, Mrs. Langdon Cheves of Charleston; and by two sons and two daughters, George Owens Haskell of Savannah; Dr. Louis W. Haskell of Memphis, Tenn.; Mrs. Alexandre Thesmar of Savannah, and Mrs. Francis O. Allen of Philadelphia. The late Paul F. Haskell of Savannah was his brother. _____ Patent 406315 - Louis Wardlaw Haskell - Gin-saw Gummer Patent 660900 - Louis W. Haskell - Rice drier Patent 815291 - Louis W. Haskell and Erwin W. Thompson- Press box Patent 888803 - Louis W. Haskell, Walter C. Petty, Eugene T. Tessier - Spring pressure regulator for pumps Patent 889461 - Louis W. Haskell and Joseph Davidson - Machine for making linter bats

  
  

• Sources

  [S27360] Genealogy of the descendants of Roger Haskell and Elizabeth Hardy, (compiled by Marion S. Anderson for the Haskell Family Association). [S27186] Family records and notes courtesy of Helen W. Haskell, (for the Haskell Family Association, via emails 2006) (Reliability: 0). Family records and notes courtesy of Helen Haskell for the Haskell Family Association, via email June 2006. [S43779] Wayne families in Georgia 1790-1800's, (posted on Wayne Family Genealogy Forum Nov 2004 by William Wayne Evans). [S12151] Death certificate, Georgia, #16974. [S27186] Family records and notes courtesy of Helen W. Haskell, (for the Haskell Family Association, via emails 2006). [S9797] Cemetery index, Laurel Grove Cemetery (North), Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, (Find-a-Grave). [S42945] RootsWeb.com, Ogden (John Schneider). [S27243] Family records and notes courtesy of Preston Hampton Haskell III.