Another artist in the family (by marriage)

 

Early Moonlight Naragansett Bay 1877. by Arthur Quartley

I have a great times two grandmother, Ellen Ann Delameter Webb (born 25 JAN 1842, New York or Alsace-Lorraine France, died 15 JUL 1876, Clinton, DeWitt County TX) . She was on my mother's side of my tree.

She was born in New York, then marred in Texas, where she and her husband raised their 8 children, though only 4 lived to adulthood. Her husband, Samuel J. Webb fought in the Civil War.

On the death certificate of one of her children, the informant said she'd been born in Alsace-Lorraine France. But that may be simply a fabrication since the artist, Arthur Quartley (her husband) had been born in Paris France.

But I'm getting ahead of the story.

Ellen Ann is in several New York census' with her parents, William Delameter (1816-1881) and Sarah J. Lester Delameter (1822-1898). And sometimes it looks as if her name were Ann Ellen.

 That other woman Ann E. apparently didn't move to Texas, and did live to marry in New Yrok, after our Ellen Ann had died and was buried in a Texas cemetery. So maybe it's Ellen Ann who had a few fabrications in her life.

I get very riled up about this. And if I hadn't found Arthur Quartley married to Ellen Ann's sister, I wouldn't have bothered about it.

My line is through Ellen and Samuel's eldest son, Leroy (L. F./Leary) Francis Webb (1857-1921). I've written about him earlier.

Ellen Ann Webb, wife of S. J. Webb, born Jan 25, 1842, died July 15, 1876. Her headstone.

Samuel James Webb, born Jan 28, 1827, Died Aug 15, 1877. Husband of Ellen Ann Delameter Webb.

Located in The Old Clinton Cemetery, DeWitt County, TX, pictured below.

The most exciting part of Ellen Ann's life was her moving to Texas  and marrying Samuel Webb, at the age of 14. She had just passed her birthday a month ago, but there are Texas records of the marriage. I wonder how she lied about her age. Not to mention, how the heck did she get to Texas on her own?

Her family was still in New York, if indeed they were her family. 

OK we do know about her children's births in Texas. After L. F. in 1857 there were three girls who didn't live very long. Next came a daughter, Phinnie Flore Webb in 1868 who lived till 1902. 

Then came Joe Friend Webb who became a preacher (1870-1928), then Daisy Ellen Webb (1873-1941) and then Samuel James Webb Jr who lived just 16 years (1876-1892).

No, none of Ellen Ann Webb's children married Mr. Quartley the artist. It was her sister!

Laura Louise Delameter was born in 1848 and died in 1881. She met and married Arthur Quartley (1839-1886) in about 1864. But she died suddenly at age 38, and he died just five years later. Their youngest son also died just 2 years after her death. The three older children, Adele, Grace and Arthur Jr. lived much longer lives.

Wikipedia actually has a site about Arthur Quartley Sr. and includes the painting shown at the top of this post. It says:

Quartley moved to New York City in 1875. New York at that time had become a premier center for notable painters. From there he painted seascapes of Long Island bays, New York Harbor, the New Hampshire Isle of Shoals, and Naragansett Bay in Rhode Island.

The Hudson River School was waning at this point, so that other groups were forming, among them the Tilers, of whom Quartley was a founding member. The Tilers was a group of artists and writers, that included Winslow Homer, William Merritt Chase, and Augustus Saint Gaudens. They met frequently to exchange ideas and decorate ceramic tiles in promotion of their works. They also took excursions for painting, such as the 1878 pilgrimage to Eastern Long Island by Quartley and ten others. On that trip Quartley painted Seascape and also a blue painted tile of an introspective girl at the beach. The journalist and philanthropist John W. McCoy promoted the careers of Quartley and of his friend, the sculptor William H. Rinehart.

In the year 1876 Quartley was elected to the National Academy.

How am I related to him?

He's the husband of my great grand-aunt.

Laura Louise Delameter Quartey - as posted on Find a  Grave.