Isham Harrison Fennell
b. 9 December 1806, d. 23 July 1880
- Father: James Clark Fennell b. 1780, d. 1817
- Mother: Elizabeth Harrison Hobbs b. say 1780
- Isham Harrison Fennell was born on 9 December 1806 in Virginia.
- He married Margaret Bedford Fennell, daughter of Rev. John Fennell and Margaret Bedford, on 26 March 1828, first cousins.
- Isham Harrison Fennell became a widower at the 31 May 1846 death of his wife Margaret Bedford Fennell.
- He married Sarah Delia Key, daughter of (?) Key and Unknown (?), on 9 December 1847 in Limestone County, Alabama.
- Isham Harrison Fennell and Sarah Delia Key appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Marshall County, Alabama, and also laborer John Taylor.. Other members of the household included Dr. Francis Marion Fennell, Isham Harrison Fennell Jr., Margaret Emaline Rebecca Fennell, William P. Fennell and Martin Key.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
- Isham Harrison Fennell and Sarah Delia Key appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas, and although the 16-year-old is identified as Francis M. Harrison, it appears that this was actually Isham Jr., born ten years after Francis in about 1843.. Other members of the household included Isham Harrison Fennell Jr., Margaret Emaline Rebecca Fennell, William P. Fennell, Elizabeth N. Fennell, Pleasant G. Fennell, Andrew J. Fennell, Hubbard Fennell, Thomas Fennell and Mary J. Fennell.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
- Isham Harrison Fennell and Sarah Delia Key appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas, and also children Elizabeth, George, Andrew, Hubbard and Thomas, none of whom have been recorded yet.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
- Isham Harrison Fennell became a widower at the between 1870 and 1880 death of his wife Sarah Delia Key.
- Isham Harrison Fennell appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, and also daughter Mattie L, not yet recorded, and niece Martha Russell and her son William L. Russell.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
- Isham Harrison Fennell died on 23 July 1880 at age 73 in Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 27 Mar 2008
Family 1: Margaret Bedford Fennell b. say 1808, d. 31 May 1846
- Sarah J. Fennell b. 1828
- Dr. James Watkins Fennell b. 1832, d. 1901
- Dr. Francis Marion Fennell b. 7 July 1833, d. 16 September 1872
- Isham Harrison Fennell Jr. b. 26 July 1843, d. 25 October 1862
- Margaret Emaline Rebecca Fennell+ b. 1845, d. 8 November 1900
Family 2: Sarah Delia Key b. circa 1828, d. between 1870 and 1880
- William P. Fennell b. circa 1848
- Elizabeth N. Fennell b. circa 1850
- Pleasant G. Fennell b. circa 1852
- Andrew J. Fennell b. circa 1854
- Hubbard Fennell b. circa 1856
- Thomas Fennell b. circa 1858