Emma C. Isham

Brief Life History of Emma C.

When Emma C. Isham was born on 22 October 1861, in Colusa, Colusa, California, United States, her father, Cyrus Orvis Isham, was 38 and her mother, Susan B Miles, was 31. She married Philip Franklin Becker on 29 February 1880, in California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Lucerne, Kings, California, United States in 1900 and Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States in 1920. She died on 26 April 1958, in Kern, California, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Philip Franklin Becker
1858–1884
Emma C. Isham
1861–1958
Marriage: 29 February 1880
Jeremiah Franklin Becker
1880–1961
Susie Ethel Becker
1882–1919

Sources (9)

  • Emma I Ruppenthall, "United States, Census, 1900"
  • Emma Isham, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
  • Emma C Ruppenthal, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1866

Historical Boundaries: 1866: Kern, California, United States

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English (Northamptonshire): habitational name from Isham, Northamptonshire. See Isom , compare Esham .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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