Emily M. Langham

b. 22 April 1895, d. 10 April 1983
  • Emily M. Langham was born on 22 April 1895 in Shepherd, San Jacinto County, Texas.
  • Jefferson Davis Langham and Jane L. Mitchell appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Willis Precinct, Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Emily M. Langham, Anne Eugenia Langham, William Wood Langham and Nellie Carson Langham.
  • Jefferson Davis Langham and Jane L. Mitchell appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 1511 Clay. Other members of the household included Emily M. Langham, Anne Eugenia Langham.
  • The following appeared on 27 September 1914 in the Houston Post: Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Graves chaperoned a very enjoyable box party at the Majestic on Monday evening, given by Miss Mildred Powell in compliment of Misses Adele Parsons and Emily Langham, who left during the week for New Orleans to enter Sophie Newcomb college. In addition to the chaperons, hostess and honorees, the personnel included Messrs. Hugh Pastorina, Ben Parsons and Vernon McCall.
  • The following appeared on 1 January 1915 in The Galveston Daily News: (Houston Society News) Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Langham of Montrose entertained this evening at their home for their daughter, Miss Emily Langham, who is home for the holidays. Dancing formed the diversion for the evening. The personnel of the guests included Misses Mary Jane Startford, Adele Parsons, Annie Abercrombie, Ianthe Hill, Gladys Martin, Mildred Powell, Alice Drysdale, Byrde Echols of Seabrook, Mattie Lacy of Navasota, Christine Middleton, Elizabeth Rowe, Effie Skinner, Jane and Emily Langham; Messrs. James Abercrombie, John Montcure, Bradford White, Preston Northrup, Carl Calloway, Wood Langham.
  • The following appeared on 28 April 1918 in the New Orleans States: Elections and nominations have been the order of the week at Newcomb. On Thursday, after electing Miss Emily Langham captain of the varsity baseball nine, the Newcomb Athletic Association made the nominations for the next year's officers. . . .
  • The following appeared on 15 September 1918 in the Houston Post: Miss Emily Langham left last week for New York, where she will attend the school of fine and applied arts. En route Miss Langham will visit Miss Bernice Thrall at Lake Charles, La., and attend the opening of the new Sophie Newcomb college in New Orleans.
  • The following appeared on 28 September 1918 in The New Orleans Item: Miss Emily Langham, of Houston, Texas, a graduate of the Newcomb School of Art last year, is spending a short time in New Orleans, a guest of Miss Bancroft, en route to New York City, where she will study art this season.
  • She applied for a passport on 10 May 1920 while living in New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana. Application was for the purpose of visiting Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, England and Scotland, to depart from the port of Montreal on 26 June aboard the Allen Line, an unmarried teacher at Newcomb College, permanent residence Houston. Passport was issued 17 May.
  • Emily M. Langham arrived in the Port of New York on 21 September 1920, aboard the SS St. Paul, having departed Southhampton on the 11th.
  • The following appeared on 31 May 1925 in the Galveston Daily News: (Willis) Mr. and Mrs. Langham, Miss Emily Langham and Miss [sic] Annie Smith of Houston are guests of A. M. Carson.
  • Jefferson Davis Langham and Jane L. Mitchell appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 802 West Alabama. Other members of the household included Emily M. Langham. Also in the household was one male lodger.
  • She was employed as a musical artist, according to the 1930 census.
  • The following appeared on 29 May 1932 in The Times-Picayune: Special interest is shown this week in the graphic section of the ninth circuit exhibition of the Southern States Arts League, which enters on its fourth and last week at the Isaac Delgado Museum of Art, where it closes the art association's schedule for the season. The reason for this is that t sustaining members of the league, of whom there are a number in New Orleans, have received notices in regard to a plan adopted at the 12th annual convention whereby they are to become recipients of a generous gift--an etching, block print or lithograph by a member of the league is to be given to each sustaining member, old or new, this year.
         . . . Visitors to the exhibitions during the past three weeks have asked many questions about the artists who are exhibiting their work. . . .
         Emily Langham is a native Texan, and lives in Houston, where she teaches art and writes art criticism besides painting both in oils and water colors. She studied in Newcomb college school of art, under Ellsworth Woodward and others, and also studied under Jose Arpa in Texas, and at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art. . . .
  • The following appeared on 2 June 1934 in The Pittsburgh Courier: Samuel Countee. The talented young artist, whose skillful portraiture in oils on canvas has won him great distinction at Bishop College, Marshall, Texas, was awarded the degree of A. B. in Liberal Arts, Thursday, The youth began his art work when in grade school and was graduated from the Booker T. Washington High School in Houston, Tex., before coming to Bishop. He is the son of Mrs. N. S. Countee, 1318 Andrews street, Houston. He plans to enter the University of Chicago school of Fine Arts next year. His first training was with Miss Emily Langham (white), instructor of the Houston Art Museum.
  • The following appeared on 6 January 1938 in the Kerrville Mountain Sun: Dr. and Mrs. Domingues Supper Hosts. Dr. and Mrs. P. J. Domingues entertained with a supper party Monday in their home on Water Street, honoring Miss Emily Langham of Houston, who spent the holidays in Kerrville with her sister, Mrs. G. M. Woodall. Miss Langham is a noted artist and is instructor of art in the City Museum at Houston.
         The rooms and the table were arranged in the Christmas decorations.
         The supper was served in old blue willow ware service to 14 guests.
  • The following appeared on 6 January 1938 in the Kerville Mountain Sun: Dr. and Mrs. P. J. Domingues entertained with a supper party Monday in their home on Water Street honoring Miss Emily Langham of Houston, who spent the holidays in Kerrville with her sister, Mrs. G. M. Woodall. Miss Langham is a noted artist and is instructor of art in the City Museum at Houston.
  • The following appeared on 21 September 1939 in the Kerrville Mountain Sun: Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Woodall had as their week-end guests her sister, Miss Emily Langham and Miss Julia Jackrout [sic], of Houston, and Mrs. Frank Womack of San Antonio. Mrs. Woodall and her guests spent the day with Mrs. P. J. Domingues at her camp near Hunt Saturday. Miss Virginia Woodall accompanied her aunt to Houston Sunday, where she will enter school on Tuesday.
  • The following appeared on 21 September 1939 in the Kerrville Mountain Sun: Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Woodall had as their week-end guests her sister, Miss Emily Langham and Miss Julia Jackrout [sic], of Houston, and Mrs. Frank Womack of San Antonio. Mrs. Woodall and her guests spent the day with Mrs. P. J. Domingues at her camp near Hunt Saturday. Miss Virginia Woodall accompanied her aunt to Houston Sunday, where she will enter school on Tuesday.
  • Jefferson Davis Langham appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 802 West Alabama. Other members of the household included Emily M. Langham, Anne Eugenia Langham, Virginia Mitchell Woodall and Julia Jack Routt. In 1935 Annie Gene and daughter Virginia Woodall were living in Kerrville, and Emily was in Houston.
  • She officially witnessed the death of Anne Eugenia Langham on 27 October 1946 at Hermann Hospital in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
  • The following appeared on 9 June 1966 in the Corsicana Daily Sun: Miss Emily Langham, Miss Julia Routt, Miss Mary Jane Langham, Mrs. Virginia Woodall and grandson, Wayne, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Langham over the weekend.
  • The following appeared on 23 June 1977 in the San Jacinto News-Times: (Coldspring) Misses Julia Routt and Emily Langham of Cleveland had lunch with Miss Marion McMurtey and Mrs. Mildred Roberts Friday at the Coldspring Inn.
  • Emily M. Langham died on 10 April 1983 at age 87 in Navarro County, Texas.
  • She was interred at Rice Cemetery, Rice, Navarro County, Texas.
  • Last Edited: 9 May 2017