He had moved from Georgia to Dale, Alabama by 1830; he appears on the census there from 1830-1860.
His first wife is unknown. They had several children. In 1853, he married Martha Ann Mozingo. They had a daughter, Chloe (Cloey) Ann Snell in 1859.
He is buried at the Poplar Spring Cemetery in Houston, Alabama.
Sources
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 March 2021), memorial page for Isham Snell (17 Jan 1799–12 Mar 1880), Find A Grave: Memorial #89438493, citing Poplar Spring Cemetery, Houston County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Sarah Fowler (contributor 47553917) .
1850 census, Dale, Alabama, printed page 202 (written page 403): Isham, age 53, farmer, real estate $1600, born GA. Children (all born AL): Ebenezer 21, Katharine 19, Elizar J 17, Eliza 16, Irena 13, Lodiska (sp?) (female) 11.
1860 census, Dale, Alabama, printed page 562 (written page 64): Isham, age 63, real estate $1000, personal estate $3000, born GA. Martha, age 38, born SC. Children (all born AL): Louisa W 10, James E 8, John W 6, Nancy J 4, Claryan D 1 (female). Others living with them: Dorcas Farrell 60 (female, born SC) (mother-in-law), Maria M. Farrell 20 (born AL).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Isham by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Isham: