Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Isham, Caroline 1893
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Ionia Standard, 1 Dec 1893

Born at Burlington, Vt., in 1807; Married in 1825; a resident of Lyons since 
1835; died Nov. 27, 1893; buried Nov. 29, 1893.  Such in brief in the outline 
of the life of Mrs. Caroline Isham, widow of Giles Isham, who died in 1864.  In 
1834 Mr. and Mrs. Isham left their native state and lived one year in Chicago.  
They then came to Michigan and settled on land upon which the family residence 
now stands, on the west side of the river, in this village.  About the only 
house in the vicinity at the time was a log cabin on what is now known as the 
Fox farm.  With the occupants of this cabin Mr. and Mrs. Isham, with their two 
or three children, remained until they built a log shanty on their own 
premises, on the same lot now occupied by the present residence, which was 
substituted for the log hut in 1855.  The story of their pioneer life is much 
the same as that of early settlers; full of interest and often thrilling 
incidents.  To them were born six children, four of whom survive their mother: 
Southwick Isham, the eldest son, now a resident of Oregon; Mrs. Henry 
Hitchcock; Mrs. Marion Littlefield, and Frederick, the youngest of the six 
children, living in this village.  A sister of Mrs. Isham, Mrs. J.C. Blanchard 
of Ionia, is now the only remaining member of her father’s family.

The funeral was conducted from the residence, Rev. Wm. Judd conducting the 
services, assisted by a choir of selected singers.  Hon. A. K. Roof, John R. 
Dougherty, Theodore King and Allen Link bore the remains to their last resting 
place; and although a stormy day, a large concourse of friends and neighbors 
convened with many friends from both in and outside our village, in mourning 
the loss of a loving mother, a faithful friend, and a good neighbor.

Death of Mrs. Isham.

Mrs. Caroline Isham, widow of Giles S. Isham, died at her home in Lyons, on 
Monday evening, in the 86th year of her age.  Mr. and Mrs. Isham removed from 
Burlington, Vt., to Lyons in 1837, where Mr. Isham was engaged in the 
mercantile business, being the first, and for many years the only merchant of 
the village.  Except for a brief absence in California, during the gold fever, 
Mr. Isham lived in Lyons until his death, and Mrs. Isham has continued to 
reside in the same home ever since.

Mrs. Isham was a very benevolent, kind hearted woman, who will be remembered by 
the old residents of the Grand River valley as a good neighbor and warm 
friend.  The pioneers of Ionia county remember her kind, genial welcome as 
hostess during the hotel life of her husband at Lyons.

Mrs. Isham leaves three children – Mrs. Henry Hitchcock, Mrs. Marian 
Littlefield, and Fred H. Isham.  Her sister, Mrs. J.C. Blanchard, is the last 
living of seven sisters and two brothers.  The funeral will take place from the 
home in Lyons, tomorrow at 1 o’clock.


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