Background
Ismail"s ancestry can be traced to a farmer named Bardizbah who lived in the vicinity of Bukhara. Bardizbah"s had a son named al-Mugheerah who accepted Islam.
Mugheerah eventually had a son named Ibraaheem, the father of Ismail Ibn Ibrahim.
Career
When Imam Bukhari was only an infant(not being 1 year old). He died in 810. Ancestry Scrupulous in his habits, he is said to have mentioned on his deathbed that in all he possessed there was not a penny which had not been earned by his own honest labour. Ismael also married and had two sons, Ahmad and Muhammad.
Death When Imam Bukhari was only an infant, Ismail died at the age of 54.
He left a considerable fortune to his widow two sons.