McKissack (surname)

McKissack is a surname, and may refer to:

• Eliza Jane McKissack (1828–1900), founding head of music at the University of North Texas College of Music
• Jefferson Davis McKissack (1903–1980), Texas folk artist & creator of The Orange Show
• Patricia McKissack (nee Patricia L'Ann Carwell; b. 1944), American author of books
• Perri Alette McKissack, aka Perri Nixon (formerly known as Pebbles) (b. 1966), American dance-pop and urban contemporary singer-songwriter

See also McKissick

• Floyd Bixler McKissick (b. 1922-1991), American civil rights advocate and author
• Floyd Bixler McKissick, Jr. (b. 1952), Floyd McKissick's son, lawyer, and North Carolina State Senator, 2007–present
• Jaycen Mckissick, punk rock musician with The Action Design & Pipedown
• Joe McKissack, one-time owner (1993–1999) of WEZZ radio in Monroeville, Alabama
• John McKissick (b. 1926), high school football coach from South Carolina
• Norsalus McKissick (1923–1997), gospel singer with The Roberta Martin Singers
• Thomas McKissick Jones (1816–1892), Tennessee politician
• Helen MacKissick Williamson (approx. 1904-1957), Head Mistress in 1953 at Rosemary Hall prep school, Greenwich, Connecticut

See also McKissic

• William Dwight McKissic, Sr. (b. 1958), Southern Baptist minister in Arlington, Texas
• Rodney McKissic, sportswriter for The Buffalo News

See also MacKessack

• Douglas MacKessack (1903–1987), heir (grandson) to Major Grant, and successor of the Glen Grant Distillery in Scotland

Places bearing the surname McKissack or McKissick or McKissic or MacKessack

• McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina
• Mackessack Park, a football field in Rothes, Scotland, named after Douglas Mackessack, a benefactor of the sport and onetime owner of Glen Grant Distillery
• McKissack Park, a park and neighborhood in Nashville named in honor of Moses McKissack III, an American architect
• McKissack Middle School, a public school in Nashville named in honor of Moses McKissack III, an American architect
• McKissack Academy, a 9th grade school in Nashville
• Mckissack Ponds, a small lake in Franklin County, Florida

Businesses bearing the surname

• McKissack & McKissack (founded 1922), the first and oldest African American owned major architectural firm, founded by Moses McKissack III (1879–1952) and Calvin Lunsford McKissack (1890–1968) of Nashville

See also

• McKusick

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