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About Samuel Isham
From the 1860 federal census, Samuel Isham lived in New York City with his parents and brothers. The family at the time consisted of:
- Head William B Isham 30
- Wife Julia Isham 30
- Son Charles Isham 7
- Son Samuel Isham 5
- Son William Isham 3 From the 1870 federal census, Samuel Isham lived in New York City with his parents and siblings. The family at the time consisted of:
- Head (implied) William B Isham 43
- Wife Julia B Isham 41
- Son Charles Isham 17
- Son Samuel Isham 15
- Son William B Isham 12
- Son Porter Isham 7
- Daughter Julia Isham 4 From the 1880 federal census, Samuel Isham lived in New York City with his parents and siblings. The family at the time consisted of:
- Head William B. Isham 53
- Wife Burhans Isham 50
- Son Charles Isham 26
- Son Samuel Isham 24
- Son William B. Isham 22
- Son Porter Isham 17
- Daughter Julia Isham 14
- Daughter Flora Isham 7
Samuel Isham, a New York millionaire, artist, critic and writer, cousin of Charles F. Burhans and Miss Clara Richards, of Warrensburgh, died suddenly on June 12, 1914 while playing golf on the links of the Maidstone Country Club at East Hampton, when an artery burst and he bled to death.
Mr. Isham was born in New York City, May 12, 1855 and was the son of the late William Bradley Isham and his wife, Julia Burhans Isham. He graduated from Yale in 1875 and went abroad and studied art for three years, returning to New York to study law and eventually to be admitted to the bar. He followed the profession of an artist, however, and became well known in art circles, both for his work and as a critic and writer, He was the author of “The History of American Painting,” a copy of which can be found in the Richards Library. His picture, “In the Park” won the silver medal at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904.
The deceased traveled to Warrensburgh frequently to visit his family during his early life but in late years he has been here but little. (Note – Benjamin Peck Burhans, Samuel’s grandfather, came to Warrensburgh in 1836 from Ulster County and was eventually responsible for transforming Warrensburgh into a prosperous industrial town. Benjamin and his wife, Rebecca Wickes Burhans had six children and one of them, Julia Burhans, married wealthy William Bradley Isham of New York, a son of Charles and Flora Bradley Isham. William was a leather dealer and member of a prestigious old Ulster county family. The couple had six children, one of which was Samuel Johnston Isham, whose death is described herein. The ancestral Burhans – Richards mansion, built around 1840, was the family summer home and became known as the Isham estate and named “The Elms.” The house was partially destroyed by fire in the 1940’s and after it was restored, it has been re-named “The Pillars.”)
Yale Class of 1875.
Obituary: https://books.google.com/books?id=ulodAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA798
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Samuel Isham's Timeline
| 1855 |
May 12, 1855
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New York, New York, United States
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| 1914 |
June 12, 1914
Age 59
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on the links at Maidstone Country Club, East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, United States
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