Joseph Bunford Samuel was born in 1853 and died 1929 in Philadelphia. He married Ellen (1849 - 1913) on May 28 1902, in Philadelphia. They had no issue.

Ellen was the daughter of Jonas Altamont Phillips (1806 - 1862). They were both buried in the Phillips family plot of Mt Sinai Cemetry in Philadelphia.

Joseph was widely known for his interest in art.  He was especially interested in a series of twenty sculptures dedicated to American Pioneers, which were to be arranged along a bank of the Schylkill River. 

His wife had left $ 500,000 in her will for these statues.

Joseph received the Order of the Falax from King Christian of Denmark.

Joseph was the author of a booklet printed for private circulation (100 copies) in 1912 entitled Records of the Samuel Family.

Source

The Unbroken Chain - Neil Rpsenstein (1990) Volume 1, Chapter 11, page 92, G 15.7