The Ingalls Inquirer e-newsletter
Vol. 1-10
March, 1984-November, 1993
Published by Arlene Ingalls Schrader
ISSN 1933-7329

Vol. 10, No. 2 - July, 1993

The page number system follows the volume number and issue number, with page numbers running consecutively from issue to issue.

REUNION SCHEDULE

NOTE: These dates may not be for the current year. Please contact an area representative for current time and meeting place.

Descendants of ALMONT and LOTTIE (PERRY) INGALLS will have their first family gathering July 31 and August 1, 1993 in Spokane, Washington. We are especially seeking lost branches surnames STELLNER and BETHAM. Please contact GAIL INGALLS PETERS, Bend OR (Submitted by Susan Ingalls, Spokane, WA)

JAMES INGALLS and CHARITY LANE family will meet August 15, 1993 at Avon Driving Park, Avon, New York. Meal at 1 p.m. - bring dish to pass, own table service. For more information contact Gertrude Smith, Webster, NY.

FRANK and IDELLA INGALLS family met (1992) first Saturday in August at the Silver Lake State Park, Mears, MI with potluck dinner at 1:30 p.m. This year will be the 66th annual event. Contact Frank and Frances Ingalls, Shelby, MI for more information.

JAMES PARSHALL INGALLS family meet on the first Sunday in August with lunch at 1 p.m. Please bring a dish to pass, drinks, table service and lawn chairs. (1992) Held at Don and Irene Ingalls, Unadilla, NY. Contact Irene or Diane.

JAMES L. and ELIZABETH (NICHOLS) INGALLS family met in West River, SD (1990). Contact Mable Stomprud, Mud Butte, SD for more current information.

INGALLS, BECKMANN, DUNN families met July 24, 25, 26, 1990 in Eugene and Junction City, Oregon. Contact Dean A. Simar, Reno, NV for current information.

JACOB INGALLS family met in 1992 Saturday, October 10, at 11:30 a.m. in the Greenville-Norton Hill - United Methodist Church Hall, on Route 81, Norton Hill, New York for their 64th annual reunion. Contact KAY INGALLS, Sec., Norton Hill, NY for current details.

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OBITUARIES

Received from Paul Ingalls, Chagrin Falls, OH:
DAVID S. INGALLS, JR., Chagrin Falls, OH - president of museum

David S. Ingalls, Jr., president of museum (photo omitted)
by Richard M. Peery
Plain Dealer Reporter

CHAGRIN FALLS
David S. Ingalls Jr. headed a numbers of businesses and civic organizations, including the Union Club, of which he was elected president late last year, and the Cleveland Eye Bank, where his father had preceded him as president.

Mr. Ingalls was president of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History for 14 years until retiring last year. He also was secretary of the Western reserve Historical society.

He was mayor of Hunting Valley in the 1980s.

Mr. Ingalls, 58, died Tuesday at his home in Chagrin Falls. He had cancer.

He was born in Cleveland. He attended Hawken School and had been a Hawken trustee 24 years when he died. He also attended St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H. He earned a bachelor's degree in English at Yale University in 1956.

Mr. Ingalls had flown planes since he was 17. He served four years in the Navy after college and was a fighter pilot on the USS Midway.

Mr. Ingalls earned a master of business administration degree from Stanford University, then returned to Cleveland and joined what is now TRW Inc. He gained manufacturing and sales experience with missiles and jet engines.

Mr. Ingalls left TRW and became a founder of Grumman American Aviation Corp. He also served as president of other small companies; including the O.E. Co., an investment firm. Mr. Ingalls was a director of the Huntington Bank, Virginia Hot Springs Inc. and Bermuda Properties Ltd.

Mr. Ingalls headed two successful fund-raising drives for the Museum of Natural History.

"He wanted to see this museum grow and thrive. When we expanded, he was just so excited about what that would do," said Museum Director J. Mary Taylor. "His enthusiasm was infectious. He was a great man."

Mr. Ingalls chaired an $8 million fund drive for Hawken last year.

He took a special interest In the Cleveland Eye Bank. It was the third eye bank in the country when it was founded in 1958 with his father as its president. The eye bank, under Mr. Ingalls' leadership, collected more than 600 donated organs for transplants last year.

Mr. Ingalls was a trustee of University Hospitals, Jackson Laboratory and University Circle Inc. He was a former president and trustee of the United Cerebral Palsy Association.

Mr. Ingalls was active in Republican politics and had served as chairman of the Ohio Republican Finance Committee.

Mr. Ingalls is survived by his wife„ Katherine S.; daughters, Rebekah W., Louise H., Cynthia L., Fay and Nina S. sons, David S. III and Redmond S.; and four sisters.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights.

The Brown-Forward funeral home is handling arrangements.

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OBITUARIES

(Received from Linda Wright, Orlando, FL)

FRED CHANDLER INGALLS, Gwinhurst, Holly Oak, DE. The tribute was written by his son, Alan M. Ingalls, Bear, DE.

A Tribute to Fred Chandler Ingalls (WG30) -- My OM
(By Alan M. Ingalls WJ3Y )

Dad was bom on November 28, 1919 in Conimicut, Rhode Island. His family later moved to Segreganset, Mass. where Dad graduated from the Dighton, Mass. High School class of 1937. Dad was a "star" basketball player throughout his High School days. He carried the number 14 on his jersey and was the starting center. At 6'2" he was one of the tallest boys in the area. His interest in Ham radio began when he was a youngster. He dabbled with some early electronics and receivers and finally became officially licensed on June 23,1938 as W1LKC  which he retained until 6/5/57 when he relocated to Delaware and was issued the call K3ASM. In 1961 we moved to Ohio where he was given the call W8ASV. In September, 1963, we relocated back to the Wilmington area in the house he lived in until his death. He resumed the call K3ASM and held it until 1967 when his license expired. During the move back from Ohio (with a brief stay in Chestertown, MD) Dad ended up selling most of his equipment with the exception of an old receiver (make unknown). He also hung on to a home-brew 2M AM receiver that he had built in an old tin box. Boy, what RFI that thing would probably cause today!

Dad took his interests in electricity and electronics quite seriously and centered his working life around those two areas. He ran a TV and Radio repair studio early in his working life, was a licensed Electrician at one time, was a Navy vet having served in WWII as a Radio Technician, and then various other jobs that allowed him to use his talents. Not all, however, were just in the electronics fields as he did some sales work, supervisory work, and was even a male secretary for a time. He worked for RCA for several years in the 50 's and early 60's. He retired from DuPont in 1984 as an Electronics Technician from the Glasgow Site where he worked on some of the electronic instrumentation products that were built there. He had a lot (and I do mean a LOT) of interests and was one of the most well-read men I have ever known. He could converse on almost any subject with some intelligence and was always looking for new things to learn. I have to admit, though, that computers had him stumped and he'd not taken that leap other than he had a basic understanding of digital electronics. Nevertheless. computers still intrigued him and he would grill me every chance he could on the subject. He was a gardener and took a lot of pride in his flowers and vegetables. He was also a fancier of dance and loved ballroom and tap dancing. One could almost always catch him taking a few steps on the floor instead of just standing around. He played the violin, piano and flute, and could also make due on a trumpet, clarinet, saxophone and organ.

His interest in Amateur Radio never waned even though he wasn't able to do anything on the air. The old receiver was always turned on when he was working up in the spare bedroom (his "study"). He either did some SWLing or had WWV or CHU tuned in to get updates on the right time (Dad did some home study work on watch and clock repair so the right time was always crucial).

In early 1990, during a phone conversation, Dad mentioned that he was taking a course through one of the local Ham Radio clubs and was going to get relicensed. Well, that was all the push I needed and there began a bit of a contest between us (I'd had an interest in Ham radio since I was about 7). We both took our Novice exams on the same day ... he in Wilmington and I in Dover. This was in May 1990. We both passed (his call was KA3WOS). Then went on to Technician (N31KXC) within a month and both took our General exams in mid-July of 1990. In August we both went after our Advanced licenses. Well, Dad got me there (KD3UK). I missed one question too many on the written and he got a 100%. The day I passed my Advanced he upgraded to Extra. I finally made that cut in December. We frequently spent time on the phone reviewing material for a particular license class. He had the background and previous Ham experience and I had fiddled with electronics over the years (beyond just in school). Most importantly, though, it helped me a lot that I'd had the chance to learn so much from him over the years.

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OBITUARIES

After relicensing in 1990 Dad never had the chance to get on the air from his own shack on HF. He did, however, get a chance in April of 1991 to come to my previous residence in Seaford and spend some time in my shack ragchewing with an old friend, Phil, W1HYG. It had been over 25 years since he'd made a HFQSO and I was glad to have been able to have provided him that opportunity. He was active on several of the local repeaters,though, and this provided him many hours of pleasure. He thoroughly enjoyed his work with the AWARE Club and did what he could to promote the advancement of Ham Radio in the community. In amongst some of his personal belongings were some of his old QSL cards with his W1LKC call on them. Quite surprisingly there were several that he had filled out and never mailed. Three were on 80M CW from February & March 1939 (running a home-brew 6L6 exciter at 45W into a 130 ft. end-fed wire) and 13 were on 2M AM from September 1946 (running his home-brew 2M rig at 6W feeding 2 -1/2 wave dipoles in phase). Other than a few VE's from Canada, Dad's only DX QSL card came from HA9U for a QSO on February 15,1939 on 80M CW.

At the time of his passing, Dad had been working on the Track and Field Special Event that was held at the H. B. DuPont Middle School on May 20 , 1993. He was so looking forward to that event and I know he would be happy to know that things went very well. He was a VE and not only helped with the ARRL sessions through the AWARE Club but had lent a hand when I ran some of the Laurel VEC sessions at the Georgetown Hamfest for the Nanticoke ARC.

Dad was someone who left a lasting impression when you met him. He had a good sense of humor and put his heart and energy in the things he cared most about. I know that many people cared deeply for him and that he had touched many over his 73 years. He is survived by two daughters (Linda I. Wright of Orlando, Fl; Carol I. Browder of Vero Beach, FL), myself, two sisters (Mabel MacKay of Bradenton, Fl; Eleanor Robinson of Sarasota, FL), and six grandchildren, two of whom hold Tech-Plus licenses.

73 years. The number 73 is very fitting since in the language of Hams it means "Best Regards".

You'll surely be missed by many. I'll certainly remember, and miss many things. In particular was the company you kept on 2M on my frequent drives up and down Route 13 no matter the time of day (even at 2am when I was returning from the Dayton Hamvention). It's time for this QSO to go in the log and for WG30 to QRT. 73 ES 88 OM. BCNU.

Fred Chandler Ingalls: November 28,1919 -- May 17,1993
W1LKC, W8ASV, K3ASM, KA3WOS, N31KX, KD3UK, WG30
Electronics Technician, Electrician. Jack-of-all trades (master of many) Dancer, Gardener, Writer, Cook, Baker
Reader and Proverbial Student and Collector of all sorts of things
Father, Grandfather. Brother. Uncle, Companion & Friend

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Wilmington, DE, 17 May 1993
FRED CHANDLER INGALLS, 73, of Gwinhurst, Holly Oak, died Monday of congestive heart  failure at a friend's home in Claymont.

Mr. Ingalls, born in Conimicut, R.I., moved to Delaware in the 1950s. He was an electronics technician at DuPont Co.'s Glasgow site, and retired in 1984.

He was a Navy veteran of World War II.

He was a ballroom dancer at Crystal Ballroom on Philadelphia Pike. He became interested in amateur radio in the 1930s and was a board member and a volunteer of AWARE Amateur Radio Club in Wilmington. His radio call sign was WG30.

He is survived by a son, Alan M. of Bear; two daughters, Linda I. Wright of Orlando,. Fla., and Carol I. Browder of Vero Beach, Fla.; two sisters, Mabel MacKay of Bradenton, Fla., and Eleanor Robinson of Sarasota, Fla; and six grandchildren.

A service will be private with burial in Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Chesapeake City Road, Summit.

Instead of flowers, the family suggests contributions to American Radio Relay League, 225 Main St., Newington, Conn 06111.

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8-25-92
Seattle Times
Rosamond Parsons ENGLE

A resident of Seattle for over 80 years passed away at her home in Santa Barbara, California on August 10, 1992. Born in Sioux City, Iowa on December 6, 1896, she was the daughter of Ella Webster Parsons and William Hinckley Parsons. Her family moved to Dawson City, Yukon Territory, and Alaska in the 1890' s. As a young girl, Mrs. Engle lived in Fairbanks, Ak. before moving to Seattle with her family in 1909. She was a graduate of Broadway High School and the University of Washington. Mrs. Engle was active in the community for many years, serving as President of the Sunset Club and The Seattle Garden Club, and on the Board of Directors of the Arboretum Foundation. She was a member of First Church of Christ Scientist, Seattle.

Mrs. Engle was the widow of Allen Balsbaugh Engle, of Seattle, the mother of the late Eloise Engle Weller, of Santa Barbara, Co., and sister to the late William Budd Parsons, of Seattle. Mrs. Engle Is survived by two sons, Allen William Engle, of Edmonds, Wa. and Robert Parsons Engle, of Yellow Knife Northwest Territories, Canada; a niece, Dale Parsons Worthington, of Bellevue; 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

A private family Memorial service is planned for a later date. Remembrances in Mrs. Engle's name may be made to the Arboretum Foundation, care of University of Washington XD Seattle, WA 98195.

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Bellevue Journal-American
Mark A. Engle ,former JA carrier

A funeral service was held Jan. 4 for Mark "John" Andrew Engle, 14-year-old Clinton resident, at Hedgcock-Visser Funeral Home on South Whidbey Island. Burial followed in Sunnyside Cemetery in Coupeville.

Mark died Dec. 31 when he was hit by a pickup truck while he and three other teenagers were walking along a road on Whidbey Island.

He was born June 29,1977, in Renton, and lived in the Bellevue area from 1983 to September 1991, when he moved to Clinton. While living in Bellevue, Mark had been a carrier for the Journal American and attended Bellevue schools.

A ninth-grade student at South Whidbey High School, Mark was described by his friends and teachers as an inquisitive and an excellent student with a friendly and optimistic outlook. He was interested in art, professional wrestling, writing and music.

Survivors are his father, Ralph Engle of Clinton; his mother, Jacqueline Engle of Bellevue; brothers, Philip of Seattle and Jeremy of Clinton; sister, Maria of Seattle; and his grandparents, Marvin and Wilma Dykstra of Bellevue, Burton and Verna Engle of Coupeville.

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Seattle Times, 2-6-92
Helen L. Ewer ENGEL

Born July 9, 1913 in Seattle. Passed away February 5, 1992. She was the daughter of Seattle pioneers Carrie M. Fleming Ewer and Fay E. Ewer. She attended Broadway High School and moved to Whidbey Island in 1971. Mrs. Engel was a past member of Children's Orthopedic Hospital, President of the Clare E. Walker Guild, Laurelhurst and President of the Peter G. Schmidt Guild, Olympia. She leaves her beloved husband, Robert G. Engel, Sr.; sons, Robert G. Engel, Jr., Woodinville, Wash. and William P. Engel, Son Diego, Calif.; daughter, Mary Ann Engel Womac, Redmond, Wash.: seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral Mass 10 a. m. Monday, February 10, St. Jude Catholic Church, Redmond with reception following. Entombment 1 p.m. Monday, Holyrood Mausoleum. Memorial contributions may be made to a favorite charity of Children's Hospital. Arrangements, BONNEY-WATSON, 1732 Broadway.
 

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AUTHORS & BOOKS

The Hell Hole - the Yuma, Arizona prison story - by William and Milarde Brent. Arizona Territorial Prison, Yuma, Arizona 1875-1909.

FRANK INGALLS and MEDORA INGALLS were part of the history. He was superintendent from a number of years and she figured prominently in stopping a prison break. He is Frank Salter Ingalls #2414, in Burleigh's book.

Thanks to John Ingles, Jr, CA and Linda Wright for this item.

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(From the Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, NY, via Sandi Connell, NY and Linda Wright, FL)

WILLIAM T. ANDERSON and BARBARA WALKER, writers.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 1992

By HELEN McLEOD
Copy Desk Chief

BURKE - Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote about life in America in her series of "Little House" books. But since that time, much has been written about Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Many of the authors who have made the Wilders the focus of their works will be at the Wilder Farm for the dedication ceremonies Aug. 22.

• William T. Anderson of Lapeer, Mich. has been researching and writing about the Wilder and Ingalls families for several years. His newest book, "Laura Ingalls Wilder," is due out Sept. 1, but he will have prerelease copies available for the Aug. 22 dedication.

Anderson's books are full of lore about the families. A graduate of Albion College in Michigan with a B.A. in English and history, he earned a master's degree from South Dakota State University. He is director of acquisitions and historian for the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society in DeSmet, S.D. and a member of , the board of directors of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum in Mansfield, Mo.

• Barbara Walker of Yorktown, N.Y., a graduate of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, was a freelance writer and designer when two events changed her life. A local librarian introduced her and her child to Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" books, and some relatives invited them to a wedding near the "Little Town on the Prairie."

Inspired by what she saw of America's granary and by Laura's account of the families who helped create it, Walker began researching the foods Laura knew on the frontier. The result was "The Little House Cookbook," published in 1979 by Harper & Row. A decade later, the Harper Trophy (paperback) edition appeared.

"The Little House Cookbook" quotes from the books' descriptions of the Ingalls' and Wilders' meals and foods. Each excerpt is followed by a recipe and comments on old and new cooking methods and ingredients. Readers are invited to sample foods Laura and her husband ate a century ago, and discover the changes that have taken place in food.

In her book, Walker acknowledges the help of Dorothy Smith, who was president of the Franklin County Historical and Museum Society and the first president of the Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder Association and a cousin of Almanzo. At the dedication, a special tribute will be paid to Smith, who died last year.

• Les Kelly of Huntington Beach, Calif. is a photographer, publisher and writer. He has collaborated with Anderson on several Little House publications, and is a past  member of the board of directors of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum in Mansfield, Mo.

He has photographed several Little House sites, including the Wilder Farm. His recently published LIW Little House Country 1993 engagement calendar, features photos of various Little House sites, including the one in Burke. This will be his second visit to the site.

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• Evelyn Thurman of Bowling Green, Ky., author of "The Ingalls and Wilder Homesites," gives a tour of the places that make up Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series. She is a teacher, librarian and author of many other books.

Books written by all of these authors will be available for purchase and to be autographed at the dedication ceremonies on Aug. 22.

The Wilder Farm will be open for visitors and book signing beginning at 11 a.m. Picnic lunches will be admissible, but sandwiches, hot dogs and refreshments will be sold at the farm. After the 1 p.m. dedication ceremony and skits by Judith Helton as Laura Ingalls Wilder, the home and store will again be open for tours, purchases and autographs.

The Almanzo Wilder Home is in Burke, off Route 11 east of Malone. It is open Memorial Day weekend through October, Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. There is no admission charge, but donations go toward preservation of the home where Almanzo Wilder grew up.

'Little House' author portrayed at Wilder Farm dedication

By MIKE PETERSON Staff Writer

BURKE - Although she died in 1957, Laura Ingalls Wilder was in Burke Saturday to attend the dedication of her husband's boyhood farm, not only in spirit, but in the person of actress Judith Helton, who portrays the author before audiences throughout the country. "Laura" told the assembled audience several true stories about her husband's boyhood in Burke, including the story of how he got stove blacking on the parlor wallpaper, and how he made the difficult choice between being a wheelwright's apprentice or making the change from Farmer Boy to Farmer. Along the way, she found a moment to speak, as Laura, to the Press-Republican.

PR: Is this your first visit to Almanzo's family's farm?

LAURA: I never visited here before. I am very amazed at what I see, although he described it so well. 'Farmer Boy' is based on stories he told me about his childhood. They are all true.

PR: Did Almanzo tell you how the farm looked, or did he draw pictures?

LAURA: I would always draw out a map or a sketch of the site, so that I could actually place where everything was, and then paint pictures in words, as I did for my sister Mary, so that the reader could see the pictures.

PR: The location of the Little House on the Prairie turns out to be much closer to Independence, Kansas than it was in the book. How did that happen?

LAURA: What I said was 40 miles. It is truly 13, but I was a tiny child. I was younger in real life than I was in the book, so I did not remember distances.

PR: Did other people tell you what happened when you lived there?

LAURA: Mostly. You see, what happened in the first book, 'Little House in the Big Woods' happened after what happened in Independence, because we went back to Pepin (Wisconsin). So my earliest vivid recollections were in Pepin.

PR: When you meet people who have read your books, what is the question they ask the most?

LAURA: They often ask about Mary. They want to know about her blindness, and what happened to her. Of course, she went to the Blind School, and then she came home and lived with Pa and Ma until they died, and then lived with my sister Carrie until her death in 1928.

PR: On the television show, she was a very independent woman, but I don't think disabled people had the options in those days.

LAURA: Perhaps not, although Mary could write letters; she had a ruled tablet. She could play the organ, do beadwork, she braided rags for rugs and she lived a very full life, always busy and cheerful with her music and her books and her housework.

PR: Have you been back to the other places you lived?

LAURA: Certainly back to Mansfield. Pa's fiddle is there, because he willed it to me. He said, the night (Almanzo, Rose and I) left De Smet, 'When the time comes, Laura, I want you to have the fiddle, because we have not been able to do as much for you as we wanted.' I was always the one to run and get the fiddle box, and Pa's fiddle is still, occasionally, played.

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Wilder farm dates to 1800s

BURKE - Almanzo James Wilder was born on the Wilder Farm in Burke, N.Y. on Feb. 13, 1857.

While growing up on the farm, he eagerly entered into family activities and farm routine. His parents, James and Angeline, and his siblings, Laura, Royal, Eliza Jane, Alice and Perley, all enjoyed a lively time on the farm.

In 1875, the family moved from Burke to Spring Valley, Minn. Ten years later, on Aug. 25, 1885, Almanzo married Laura Ingalls in DeSmet, S.D. In 1894, Almanzo, Laura and their daughter, Rose, moved to Mansfield, Mo., where Laura and Almanzo lived out their lives, and where the "Little House" books, including "Farmer Boy," were written.

The farm in Burke traces its origin to 1786 when New York state set aside land as payment to Revolutionary War soldiers. In 1824, the property of Military Township No. 7 was sold by the comptroller of the state to Richard Hart, who sold it in 1840 to James M. Wilder, son of Abel Wilder, who came to the North Country from Bridport, Vt., in 1817.

It is presumed that James Wilder built the farmhouse in 1840, with his father's help. It was the site of the events described in "Farmer Boy," the second book in the "Little House" series.

Restoration of the farm began through the work of Dorothy Smith, who formed the Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder Foundation. That group incorporated and purchased the Wilder Farm on June 5, 1987. In the next two years, archaeological digs were carried out and a historic house report was prepared. The stage was set for restoration, which is being done as funds allow.

ALMANZO WILDER FARM

By MIKE PETERSON Staff Writer

BURKE - No one in the Bigness family had ever heard of "Farmer Boy" before Earl was assigned to read the book for school. But the story of a boy living on a farm near Malone was of interest to the family, which also lived on a farm near Malone.

"Our father read it," Earl's sister, Pauline Bigness Moore recalls. "He never did much reading, but he even read it. He wouldn't let Earl take it back to school 'til he'd read it."

At the time, they didn't know that their farm near Malone and Almanzo Wilder's farm near Malone were one and the same.

Saturday, Pauline and her sister, Marcelia Jones, were guests of honor at the dedication of the Wilder Farm, which was purchased from their family in 1988 by the Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder Association and is being restored to its former appearance.

There were other guests, Saturday, leading experts on the work of Laura Ingalls Wilder from throughout the country, who came to Burke for the event, united not only by their interest in the Wilder and Ingalls families, but in their gratitude to Dorothy Smith, a third-cousin of Almanzo's, who discovered the site of the farm, and then led the effort to purchase and restore it, and whose assistance to researchers has been instrumental in tracing the history of the Wilder family.

"Dorothy Smith comes closer than anyone I know to being a saint," said Barbara Walker, author of "The Little House Cookbook," a collection of recipes for dishes featured in the Little House books. Smith was, Walker said, "a person dedicated, almost obsessed, by an idea, an ideal, and determined to see it through, but without hurting anyone in the way."

William Anderson, one of the most respected historians and researchers on Little House topics, persuaded his publishers to move up the release of his new biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, a book designed to complement the series, to coincide with the dedication of the Wilder Farm. He told the hundreds of people assembled at the ceremony that Smith had helped him immeasurably with his research throughout the years, but that the acquisition and restoration of the property was something she had thought she would not live to see.

"As we can see today, Dorothy's dream really did come true," Anderson said of Smith, who did live to see the farm purchased and the restoration begun, and in whose memory a plaque has been placed on the property.

Assemblyman Chris Ortloff noted that WPTZ had sent him on assignment to Burke, when he was working at the station, hoping to tie the local angle in with the station's use of the television program "Little House of the Prairie," and Ortloff learned of the mixed feelings aficionados of the books have for the glitzy television show that brought much attention to the Little House books but seriously fictionalized and distorted the story of the Ingalls and Wilder families.

"We ran a five-part series," Ortloff recalled, "and, every night, we'd get phone calls asking, `Why are you pronouncing it "Al-MAN-zo" instead of "Al-MON-zo"?'"

Michael Landon may have pronounced the name "Al-MON-zo," but Dorothy Smith insisted on the correct pronunciation, Ortloff said. Written history,

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such as the Little House books, preserves the past as electronic media cannot, he said, and the interest generated in the Wilder Farm because of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s writing is important for the North Country.

“The place is no different, not any more special, than any other farm a hundred years ago,” Ortloff said. “But, because Laura wrote about it, it became a symbol of the hard-working farmers, men, women and children.”

It was not that the farm is special, but because it is typical, that its preservation is important to the region, he told the crowd.

Ann Dahl, a Baltimore schoolteacher who is on sabbatical to produce a series of lesson plans using the Little House books as basic texts, said Burke represents a different experience than the wandering life of the Ingalls family, always struggling to make ends meet.

“It’s different in the sense that the senior Wilders were much better off financially, and they were stable,” she said. “Laura lived in something like 25 different places by the time she was married, but Almanzo had had a much steadier life, a life where the next meal was not a factor.”

Evelyn Thurman, who has written a guide to the various historical Little House sites around the country, said the Wilder Farm is a good starting place for enthusiasts, but that there are many other places readers can visit to see how the Ingalls and Wilder families lived, and each is special. Tops on her list, and on the lists of others of the experts, are Mansfield, Mo., where the adult Laura wrote her books, and where there are the most items that belonged to the family, including Pa’s fiddle, while De Smet, N.D., site of the last several books, wins praise as having the most places to see that come up in the series.

“I think that, after being here, when they start going to the others, they’ll go to all of them!” she declared.

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THE LONG WAY HOME
Outdoor Historical Drama
Our 23rd Season,1993
In the Beautiful New River Valley

THE LONG WAY HOME, INC.
P0. Box 711
Radford, Virginia 24141

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OUTDOOR HISTORICAL DRAMA

The Mary Draper Ingles Story

On a summer day in 1755 hordes of Shawnee warriors swept across the vast Virginia frontier killing, looting and burning. How could the great chieftain, Black Fish, foresee that a young pioneer mother captured on that day would change his destiny and the outcome of the French and Indian War in the area?

You can experience this historic epic brought to life on the stage in Earl Hobson Smith's most stirring recreation, The Long Way Home. This true heroic adventure depicting Mary Draper Ingles' 850 mile escape through the wilderness to give warning of an attack has won the approval of audiences since 1970. Come to the beautiful lush valley of the New River where this brave woman actually lived and see this great saga reenacted in the Ingles Homestead Amphitheatre at her homesite and grave.

Cover courtesy of Joni Pienkowrski, New River Valley Artist

1993 TICKET INFORMATION
Performance: June 24 to September 4. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8:30 p.m.
Last performance Saturday September 4.

Historical Tours
7:00 p.m. Ferry Trail Walk
8:00 p.m. Grounds Tour

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THE LONG WAY HOME, INC.
P.0. Box 711
Radford, Virginia 24141

LOCATIONS
Interstate 81 take Exit 105 (34), V mile on Route 232 toward Radford. From Radford drive west on Norwood Street/First Street (Route 232).

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The Laura Ingalls Wilder "Connection" 1890, revised edition by Mary Jo Dathe, 1992, Spring Valley, MN.

Mary Jo writes: "..We have a new person: now working with genealogy at the museum, and she will be doing quite a bit of research on the INGALLS in the area, as time goes by.

"The first 1,000 copies sold out, so had to do a reprint, and this edition contains additional 8 pages and more photos. I also included a bit on other INGALLS that lived in the Spring Valley, MN, area. Among them are: DAVID B. INGALLS (1794-1887), JOSEPH AARON INGALLS (1851-1931) and many of their descendants still live in the area. There was also a BELA K. INGALLS, b 1833 in VT to DAVID and ELIZABETH RICHARDSON INGALLS.

"The book is available . . . which includes mailing costs. Friends can write me at: Mary Jo Dathe, Spring Valley, MN."

Thank you, Mary Jo, for your contributions to INGALLS genealogy!

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THE GENEALOGY AND HISTORY OF THE INGALLS FAMILY IN AMERICA, giving the descendants of EDMUND INGALLS who settled at Lynn, Mass. in 1629, compiled by CHARLES BURLEIGH, M.D. Malden, MA 1903, reprinted in Baltimore, MD, 1984.

Please direct all correspondence and book orders to: Linda Wright, Orlando, FL. Price per copy is . . .

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CHRONOLOGY

Supplement to Burleigh's 1903 book -- When the Inquirer was initiated in 1984, it was for the exchange of genealogical information and stories with some thought given to accumulating additions, corrections and other items to the Ingalls family history lore. Linda Wright of Orlando, FL had been working on the reprinting of Burleigh's book, which she sponsored. It was a success, and the book was reprinted, see above notice. This is done at cost only.

In 1984, Linda Wright visited my home with other cousins, with an exchange of information.

March, 1986, through The Ingalls Inquirer, a joint effort was started to gather family group sheets for this compilation. Linda Wright has the lead in coordinating the data and devised a card system which she has converted to a computer system.

1986-1993 - The files submitted to The Ingalls Inquirer have been indexed and sent to Linda Wright. Linda chose to proceed with this project, without benefit of organization/committees, etc., or financial support, and is to be commended for her dedication!

Please contact Linda Wright, Orlando, FL, re this project.

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Received from Anna A. Robinson, Redwood City, CA:

I am enclosing the letter and query hoping this will aid others in documenting their research progress and results, as noted by Anne.

Thank you, Anne, for this article!

Redwood City, CA
17 Apr 1993

Dear Arlene,

In the last Ingalls Inquirer, you ran a query of mine which is a little confused. I have picked up a little more information since I wrote it and it should probably be written like this:

Seek parents of Susanna Ingalls, d. 1809, Thornton, NH, m. 3 Mar 1785 John Brown, son of Moses and Elizabeth (Brown) Brown, b. Apr 1765, Newburyport, MA, d. 9 Jul 1845, Montville, ME.

OR

Seek proof that Susanna Ingalls [d. 1809, Thornton, NH, m. 3 Mar 1785, John Brown, son of Moses and Elizabeth (Brown) Brown] was a daughter of Timothy Ingalls (#249 in Burleigh).

My sister and I have spent a considerable amount of time trying to determine just who were the parents of our second great grandmother, Susanna Ingalls. I am enclosing a copy of what we have discovered so far. There are a lot of facts and there are a lot of assumptions based on the facts. Our conclusion that Susanna was a daughter of Timothy Ingalls (#249 in Burleigh) and his wife, Sarah is based on what is termed "a preponderance of evidence", which means everything we have found is consistent with that conclusion and nothing we have found contradicts it.

I hope you find this as interesting as we have.
Sincerely,
Anne A. Robinson

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SEARCH FOR THE PARENTS OF SUSANNA INGALLS

Moses BROWN, son of John and Elizabeth (Dole) BROWN, B. 20 Oct 1723, Newbury, Essex, MA; d. ca. 1769, Plymouth, Grafton, NH; m. 1748 (intention published 15 Oct 1748), Newbury, Essex, MA, Elizabeth BROWN, daughter of Thomas and Deborah (MERRILL) BROWN. She m. second, 4 Nov 1771, (as his second wife) Deacon Francis WORCESTER, widower of Hannah BOYNTON and son of Rev. Francis and Abigail (CARLETON) WORCESTER. Elizabeth d. 12 Mar 1802, Thornton, Grafton, NH.

Children of Moses and Elizabeth (BROWN) BROWN:

1. Elizabeth, b. 14 Oct 1749, Newbury, Essex, MA; m. David PERKINS of Campton, Grafton, NH.

2. Mary, b. 26 Jul 1751, Newbury, Essex, MA; d. 1830; m. 1769, Joseph PULSIFER of Campton, Grafton, NH.

3. Female child, b. 21 Apr 1753.

4. John, b. 11 Sep 1755, Newbury, Essex, MA. [probably d. young]

5. Ruth, bap. 1 Oct 1758, First Presbyterian Church, Old South of Newburyport, Essex, MA.

6. Hannah, b. 6 May 1760, Newbury, Essex, MA; d. 16 Nov 1797, Thornton, Grafton, NH; m. 25 Nov 1779, Rev. Noah WORCESTER, son of Capt. Noah and Lydia (TAYLOR) WORCESTER.

7. John, b. Apr 1765, Newburyport, Essex, MA; d. 9 Jul 1845, Montville, Waldo, ME; m. first, 3 Mar 1785, Thornton, Grafton, NH, Susannah INGALS (INGALLS) of Campton, Grafton NH who d. 18 Mar 1809. He m. second, (intention published 18 Jul 1813, Montville, Waldo, ME) Nancy GILMORE of Belfast, Waldo, ME, widow of James NESMITH.

Note: Boston Transcript of 25 Jan 1909 and Little, Genealogical & Family History of the State of Maine, both list a daughter, Sarah. Boston Transcript says Sarah was born 4 Sep 1755 and married Ezekiel HARDY. Little does not give a birthdate and says she married Ezekiel HARDING. Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 lists no Sarah of those parents but does list a female child as shown above.

Timothy INGALLS, son of Samuel and Mary (WATTS) INGALLS, b. 20 Apr 1720, Haverhill, Essex, MA; m. (intention published 12 Jul, 1746, Hollis, Hillsborough, NH) Sarah BROWN, Daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (WHEELER) BROWN.

Children of Timothy and Sarah (BROWN) INGALLS, according to Burleigh, Charles, Genealogy and History of the Ingalls Family in America:

1. Ebenezer, b. Apr 13, 1747, Sandown, (Rockingham Co.] NH; m. Mary LOUGEE.

2. Gilman, b. Abt. 1750? Only tradition that he was son of Timothy.

3. Jonathan, b. about 1750, Sandown, NH; m. Mary J. LOCKE.

4. Timothy, b. 16 Jun 1763, Campton, NH; d. Oct 1848, Danville, [Caledonia Co.], VT; m. Mar 25, 1785, Bathsheba WORCESTER, daughter of Francis and Hannah (BOYNTON) WORCESTER.

Children of Timothy and Sarah (BROWN) INGALLS, according to Boston Transcript, 6 Nov 1916, #5966.

1. Jonathan, b. ca. 1740; m. first, Hannah; m. second, Martha LOCKE; m. third, Edna HASTINGS. He settled in Bridgewater. 2. Ebenezer, b. Sandown, 13 Apr 1747; m. Mary LOUGEE. He moved to New Hampton ca. 1778.

3. Deborah, b. 18 Apr 1746; m. Oliver Smith BLAKE.

4. Timothy, b. 16 Jun 1763; moved to Plymouth; m. Bathsheba WORCESTER and later moved to Danville, VT.

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[Note: There is a Bridgewater in Grafton Co., NH and a New Hampton in Belknap Co., NH.]

According to Blake, Carlton E., Descendants of Jasper Blake, Deborah INGALLS was b. 18 Apr 1746, Exeter, NH; d. 29 Mar 1829, Hebron, NH; m. Oliver Smith BLAKE 6 Nov 1764, Sandown, NH. She is identified as "Deborah INGALLS, daughter of Timothy INGALLS".

Salt Lake City Family History Library, film #15,515, item 1 on the film, Wilkinson, Mrs. Bradbury J., Ingalls Family, lists the same children as the Boston Transcript and adds, "Timothy Ingalls and Sarah must have had other children but their names are not known."

Vital Records of Newbury Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume I. - Births lists:

Ingals, Elizabeth, d. Tim[othy], bp Dec 2, 1753. C. R. 9.

[C. R. 9. is the abbreviation for: Church Record, First Presbyterian Church, Old South of Newburyport.]

We have been unable to discover any firm evidence to establish that Susanna Ingalls who married John Brown in Thornton, NH, 3 Mar 1785, was in fact a daughter of Timothy Ingalls. We have found nothing to disprove that conjecture and some facts that enforce it:

A. Little, Genealogical & Family History of the State of Maine, says about John Brown, "John (3), only son of Moses and Elizabeth (Brown) Brown, was born September 4, 1755, in Plymouth, and resided in Thornton, New Hampshire, where he married, March 3, 1785, Susanna (or Hannah) Ingalls, probably a daughter of Timothy Ingalls of Chester, Plymouth and Thornton, New Hampshire."

[Note: The birth date for John is, apparently, the date for the elder John - but a few days off - and the birth place is inconsistent with all other birth records of the children of Moses and Elizabeth Brown.]

B. Burleigh, The Genealogy and History of the Ingalls Family in America, says that Timothy Ingalls (#615), son of Timothy Ingalls (#249) was born in Campton, NH. The New Hampshire marriage record of John Brown and Susannah Ingals gives the residence of the bride as Campton.

C. After the death of Moses Brown, his widow, Elizabeth (Brown) Brown married, 4 Nov 1771, Deacon Francis Worcester, widower of Hannah Boynton. At the time of their marriage, their respective families were as follows:

Children of Elizabeth Brown:

Mary, 20
Child [possibly Sarah], 18
John, 16 [probably d. young]
Ruth, 13
Hannah, 11
John, 6

Children of Francis Worcester:

Abigail, 29
Francis, 27 [probably d. young)
Jemima, 25
Hannah, 23 [probably d. young]
Sarah, 22
Beulah, 21
Mary, 20
Lydia, 18
John, 16
Hannah, 14
Francis, 13
Bathsheba, 8

It is very likely that, with the marriage of their parents, the younger Brown children and the younger Worcester children were living in the same household. It would be probable that, over the next few years, the friends of one

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family became the friends of the other. It is highly likely that the Ingalls (Timothy Jr.) who married Bathsheba Worcester was related to the Ingalls (Susanna) who married John Brown. It is also quite likely that they were brother and sister.

D. Campton, Plymouth and Thornton are within twelve miles of one another.

E. Salt Lake City Family History Library film #870,153, "DAR Records in the DAR Library, Washington, DC, New Hampshire Cemetery Records" has a page titled, "List of Revolutionary Soldiers in Thornton". One supposes - but it is not clear - that the men listed were buried in Thornton. The list was prepared by a Mrs. Emmons and contains the name of Timothy Ingalls. From this, we would assume that he lived in or near Thornton at the time of his death. Danville, VT Vital Records Salt Lake City Family History Library film #028121, Vermont, Caledonia, Danville; Vital Records show that Timothy (Jr.) and his wife, Bathsheba both died in Danville, VT, he on 22 Mar 1843 and she on 23 Oct 1848. One assumes that they were buried there and that there is no confusion about which Timothy is which. The fact that there is no Revolutionary War pension application for Timothy Ingalls would indicate that he died before he was eligible for a pension and long before his son. Also, Timothy Sr. would have been 112 years old in 1832 when Revolutionary War pensions were authorized.

F. Salt Lake City Family History Library film #15,327, New Hampshire, Grafton, Thornton - Vital Records, Town Records, 1781-1834 is primarily town records with occasional pages of vital records of the townspeople. On page 479 are listed:

"Hannah Worcester, consort of the Revd Noah Worcester died Novr 16th, AD 1797."

"Elizabeth Worcester, consort of Deacon Worcester of Plymouth died March 12th, AD 1802.

Sarah Ingals, consort of ____ Ingals died March 28th, AD 1802.”

There is then a one line space and then a listing of the entire family of John and Susanna Brown. Hannah Worcester was John Brown's sister. Elizabeth Worcester was John Brown's mother. Sarah Ingals, whose husband's name appears to have been forgotten by the town clerk by the time the record was made, could very well have been the widow of Timothy Sr., the mother of Susanna and the mother-in-law of John Brown.

BITS AND PIECES

From Jim and Polly Ingalls, Palm Coast, FL. Gerald D. Ingalls is their grandson.

INGALLS ACCEPTED FOR WEST POINT

South Windsor -- GERALD D. INGALLS has been accepted for the class entering the United States Military Academy at West Point in July.

INGALLS, the son of ROY and CAROL INGALLS of . . ., is a high honor student at South Windsor High School and captain of the indoor track, and outdoor track teams. He also is an all-state high jumper and an Eagle scout and has won numerous leadership awards in the Civil Air Patrol.

According to Maj. Reginald K. Preble, liaison officer for the military academy, INGALLS “personifies the ideal student-athlete that West Point seeks to identify and attract.”

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Received a letter from Dorothy Jewell Page, Mt. Home, ID, including some information in hopes there is someone else doing the same line - INGLES. Interesting to note that THOMAS INGLES b 25 Dec 1791-8 is listed as grandson of WILLIAM INGLES and MARY DRAPER INGLES. (see item under Authors and Books). Thank you Dorothy for this added information!

HUSBAND Thomas Ingles, Post Master in Bourbon Co. Ky. 1850
Born, 25 Dec 1791-8, Mossy Creek, Grainger Co. Tenn.
Grandson of William Ingles and Mary Draper Ingles
Marr 23 July 1818 Near Port Gibson, Miss. Claiborne Co.
Died ca 1863, Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton Co.
Husband’s Father: Thomas Ingles b ca 1751 "Wild Tom"
Husband’s Mother: Eleanor Grills
Husband’s Other Wives: Eleaza Warren, b. ca 1792, Maryland, mar 18 July 1840-Augusta, Ky., Bracken Co.

WIFE: Mary Barnes “Polly”, born ca 1800, died 28 Feb 1838, Augusta Ky., Bracken Co.

CHILDREN of Thomas Ingles and Mary Barnes:

1. John E. Ingles, born Ap 1819, a printer in NY Tribune Office – 1851.
2. Thomas Ingles, Jr., 1821, a printer in Cinn. Ohio Gazette Office. Going to NY.
3. son, b 1823
4. son, b 1825
5. dau, b 1827
6. dau, b 1829
7. dau, b 1831

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CHILDREN OF Thomas Ingles and Eleaza Warren:

1. Joseph W. Inglis, b ___, Ky
2. Mary Inglis b 1843, Ky
3. Adeline Inglis b. 1845, Ky
4. Helen Inglis b. 1847, Ky
5. Warren Inglis, b 1849, KY

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HUSBAND Samuel Ingles b ca 1822, Meigs Co., Ohio. Civil War 5 Spt 1862 – 9 July 1864. Pvt 130 Reg. Inf. Co., E-Ill. Vol.
Marr 13 Spt 1847, #2
Died 9 July 1864, Univ. Hosp. New Orleans, La.
Bur. 117 Monument Cemetery

Husband’s other wives: #1, Lucinda Sybert, mar. 24 Aug 1846, d after the birth of Andrew.

WIFE: Elizabeth I. Webster, B 5 July 1832, Ill?; d 27 May 1902, Shoal Creek Twp., Bond Co., Ill., bur Reno Cemetery, Sorento, Bond Co., Ill. Wife’s father: George Webster; wife’s mother: Elizabeth Hubbard.

CHILDREN:

1. Andrew Ingles; b ca 1847, Bond Ill., d 15 Mar 1905, Mont Co., Ill; mar 24 Dec 1874 Phoebe Ann Dove.

2. Sarah Ingles, b ca 1850, Bond, Ill., married Henry Wyman Davis.

3. Jane Ingles, b 6 Feb 1855, Bond Ill.; d 26 Feb 1897, Ill.; m 13 Aug 1874, Bond Ill., James Madison Page.

4. Hester Catherine Ingles, b 8 Ap 1857, Bond, Ill, d 4 June 1928, Howell Co., Mo., mar 13 Aug 1874, Bond, Ill. James Madison Pages.

5. Frances Ellen Ingles, b 2 Feb 1862, Bond Ill; mar 11 Mar 1880,, Bond, Ill. John Henry Long.