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

¹New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. L, pgs. 72-73.

²The Parish Registers of Boston, 1599-1638, C. W. Foster (ed.), (Horncastle: W. K. Norton & Sons, 1915), Vol. II, p. 56.

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FRANCIS INGALLS

Francis, the third son of Robert Ingolls, also came to Lynn, Massachusetts. I have found no evidence that he was not among the original founders of Lynn in 1629.

There is a record of a marriage license issued to Francis Ingalls which reads: 1621, November 4, ffrancis Ingolls, of Boston, yeom., aet 26, Bridgit Vaughan, of same, sp^r (spinster), aet 24 (Boston or Screilsby).¹ This_.reopens my theory regarding the possibility of error in the notation of the baptism of Francisca filia Rob'ti Inganall, 16 January 1595/96 (See page 2). If this were Francis Ingalls' baptism, in 1621 he would have been in his twenty-sixth year.

According to the Parish Registers of Boston the marriage of Francis Ingolda and Brigit Vaugham took place on 27 November 1621.²

The sad story of Francis and Bridgit Ingalls' brief marriage unfolds in the Boston Parish Registers. On September 8, 1622, Sara d. Francis was christened^,3 followed by her sister Marie (Mary) d. Francis on Christmas Day, 1623.⁴ On September 24, 1624, Sara d. Francis Ingals was buried.⁵ Another daughter, Elizabeth d. Francis Ingols was baptised November 24, 1625.⁶ Elizabeth d. Frauncis Ingolls

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¹Lincoln Marriage Licenses, An Abstract of the Allegations Books Preserved in Lincoln 1598-1628, A. Gibbons (ed.), (London: Mitchell and Hughes, 1888), pg. 101.

²The Parish Registers of Boston, 1599-1638, C. W. Foster (ed.), (Horncastle: W. K Morton & Sons, 1915), Vol. II, pg. 97.

3Ibid., pg. 100.

⁴Ibid., pg. 105.

^5Ibid., pg. 113.

⁶Ibid., pg. 117.

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was buried 7 December 1625. ¹ The last entry regarding this family that I found in England was a burial, 20 December 1625, Bridgett w. Francis Ingoles.² Francis Ingalls was left a widower with one small daughter.

Another mention of Francis Ingalls was in the will of Richard Lockton of Boston, which follows:

Rd. Lockton of Boston carpenter. 3 Dec. 1624
(1624, fo. 354 regd. copy.) To my exor. a rood of
arable land to be sold for my son John Lockton. All
my goods etc. to my executor, to bring up my son John
Lockton till 21 and then give him £23. Exor., John
tokin of Boston gent. and Fran Ingolls of do. yeom.
12d, each, If Elizth Griffinge of Lincoln, and my
brother Robt. Wood of do. 40s each. Wm. Collishaw of
Frithbank in Sibsey 40s, my exor. John Tookin £3, and
to his wife martha 20s. Alexr Harrison 20s Francis Ingolls
40s. My brother Godfrey Lockton's 4 chdren 30s each.
My maid Elizth Johnson 5s.

Testator signs by mark

This will was made 3 December 1624 and proved 20 January 1624/25.³

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'Ibid., pg. 120.

²Ibid., pg. 120.

³Notes on the Visitation of Lincolnshire, 1634, A. Gibbons (ed.), (Lincoln; James Williamson, 1898), pg. 163.

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A special thanks to the Staff of the Lincolnshire Archives Society, experts in reading the old handwriting who, although it was not part of their duties, gave me so graciously their assistance in decyphering some of the more difficult problems.

I shall always remember the help given to me by E. R. Burdon, Esq., M. B. E., of 29, Cambridge Avenue, Lincoln, a professional record searcher listed by the Society of Genealogists, London. When I asked for his aid, he and Mrs. Burdon invited me to their home for tea and cakes, advised me for hours about the availability of records at The Castle and suggested new avenues of approach. He would accept no compensation; as a former Allied member of General Eisenhower's staff, he said that he would always be grateful to the Americans who come to the assistance of his country when she needed it the most.

My thanks also to my dear friend Mrs. F. Lancaster who shouldered so many of my other tasks and gave me the precious time for my searches.

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APPENDIX II

318

In the name of God Amen I Robert Inbolls of Skirbeck Cparter in the parish of Skirbeck and county of Lincoln yeoman being sick in body but of good and perfect memory the Lord be praised do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following. First I give and bequeath my soul to Almighty god my creator and redeemer and my body to the earth from whence it came. And for the disposition of those goods and lands which it hath pleased God to endow me with all. First I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth my wife my house and lands to have and to hold the same during her natural life. And before his decease I give the same unto Edmond my eldest son, and to the heir male of him the said Edmond lawfully to be begotten. And for want of such issue after the death of the said Edmond I give the same unto Robert Ingols my second son and to the heir male of his body lawfully begotten or to be begotten, And for in want of such issue I give the same unto Francis my youngest son and to the heir male of his body lawfully to be begotten And for want of said issue then to remain to the right heir of me the said Robert Ingols forever. Item I give unto my son Robert Ingols the sum of twenty pounds to be paid to him within one year next after my decease. Item I give unto Francis my younger son thirty pounds to be paid to him likewise within one year next after my decease. Item I give unto my maid servant Anne Cleasbie five pounds to be paid to her likewise within one year next after my decease. Item I give unto all the rest of Henry Cleasbie's children to every one of them one ewe lamb. Item I give unto every one of my cousin Henry Ingol's children to every of them one ewe lamb. Item I give unto my brother Henry Ingols my black flecked cow. Item I give unto the poor people of Skirbeck quarter ten shillings to be distributed by my executors within one month next after my decease. Item I give unto Robert Clemylt the son of Ambrose Clemylt one ewe and 6 lambs. All the rest of my goods and chattels not before given nor bequeathed I give them with the one half thereof After my debts being paid legacies and funeral expenses discharged unto the said Elizabeth my wife to use and occupy the same during her natural life for and toward her maintenance And after her decease to Edmond my son whom I give unto the other half of my goods. And I make and appoint the said Elizabeth my wife and Edmond my son executors of this my last will and testament. And I make and appoint William Chinsoile and Robert Harrison supervisors of this my last will & testament and I give them for their payment taking therein 2s 6d apiece
In testamony hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
the 16th day of July one thousand six hundred and
seventeen in the presence of
Alexander Yars and Thomas Rose

Robert Ingoll mark

Thomas Rose mark

Probated in Lincoln 27 April 1618

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APPENDIX IV

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In the name of god Amen. The twelfth day of February 1613
I Henry Ingols of Skirbeck quarter in the parish of Skirbeck in the part of Holland in the county of Lincoln husbandman Sick in body but whole in mynde thanks be to god do make this my last will in manner and form following. First I bequeath my soul to Almighty god that gave it, and my body to be buried where it shall please god. Item I give unto my son William Ingole ten pounds to be paid him when he shall accomplish the full age of twentie and one years. Item I give unto Elizabeth Ingolles my daughter ten pounds to be paid her when she shall accomplish the full age of twentie and one years, or at the day of her marriage which shall first come. And if it came to pass that the said William or Elizabeth do depart this life befure their full age of twenty and one years or day of marriage as afore said then my will is that he or she over living shall have the portion of him or her so dying. And if it fall out that they both depart this life before their full age of twenty and one years and day of marriage aforesaid then I will that one of these ten pounds my wife shall have if she be living and the other ten pounds to be equally divided amongst my bretheren and sisters then living And so likewise if my wife depart this life before the years and time afore said and my children also I will then that the other ten pounds shall be  equally divided amongst my bretheren and sisters as afore is said. Item I give unto my father Ingols ten shillings. Item I give to the church of Skirbeck five shillings. All the root of my goods not given nor bequeathed I give them unto Rose my wife whom I make my full and sole executor of this my last will.

provided always that she do enter into one bond of fortie pounds which condition for the true performance of this my will unto my supervisors, before they enter upon any of any goods or prove my will which if she refuse to do them I will that my two children William and Elizabeth shall have fifty shillings apiece now paid them in manner and form afore said. And I do define and appoint John Crosoe my nephew and Edward Ingols my cousin to be the supervisors of this my will and I do give them for their payment six shillings eight pence apiece

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APPENDIX VI

A true inventory of all the goods and chattles
of Robt Ingols of Skirbeck quarter in the county
of Lincoln late deceased seen and prised by
these men the 24th day of March 1617
William Chinsoile Robt Harrison William Clarke
Henry Ingols is following

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APPENDIX VII

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OBITUARIES--1985

"Mrs. Mary Lou Ingalls, formerly of Hesperia, MI, passed away Monday May 20, 1985 at New Orleans, LA at 65 years of age. She was born Mary Lou Husband, dau of Guy and Pearl (Hale) Husband on 8 Feb 1920 at Hesperia, MI.

In 1940 she joined Everett Ingalls in marriage at Hesperia. Survivors include her husband, Everett, four sons, Lee of Saudi Arabia, James of Texas, Michael and Robert of Louisiana: four daughters, Margaret Peavy, Louise Thornton, and Alice Leboef all of Louisiana, and Susan Roex of CA; one sister, Helen Turple of Hesperia; 19 grandchildren and one gr grandchild, and many nieces and nephews. One son, Russell, and one brother, Major Hale Husband preceded her in death. The funeral service was held Saturday, May 25, 1985 at the Hesperia Presbyterian church with Rev. J. Robert Collins officiating. Interment followed at Otto cemetery." -- Submitted by Francis Ingalls.

The Everett Ingalls family descends from Aaron Ingalls B1580.

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"Duane Keith Ingalls, age 53, . . . DeWitt, MI passed away Monday, August 18, 1985 at his residence. He was born 23 July 1932 in Grand Ledge, MI.

Mr. Ingalls is survived by his wife, Wilma A. (Bell). One daughter, Lisa A. Ingalls of Mt. Prospect, ILL; his mother, Mrs. Mable Ingalls of DeWitt, two brothers, Charles J., of DeWitt, and Larry J. of St. Johns, MI and one sister, Mrs. Arlene Schrader of DeWitt.

Funeral services were held Thursday, August 22, 1985 at St. Peter Lutheran Church, St. Johns with interment at Wacousta cemetery.

He was preceded in death by his father, Herbert D, 1958, and brother, Don D., October 1, 1944 (WW II) So. Pacific."

Descendant of Jonathon b 1762 NH B1584, son of Jonathon B614. Submitted by Arlene Schrader.

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HOSTAGE--TWA Flight 847--Beirut--28 June, 1985--listed JEFFREY INGALLS, 24, VA, among passengers not reported released.

REUNIONS--1985

SPOONER WI--A reunion of the family of the late ROBERT CLOUGH, Sr. was held July  13 at the home of Sue and Dave Nelson. Sue is the dau of Edwin Clough.

Attending were Ralph Clough, Crescent City, CA; Sadie Bergland, La Grande, OR; Robert, Minneapolis; Charles and Edwin, and Luella Haynes, Spooner. Many nieces and nephews were also present. . . . .

-- Robert Clough, Sr., was son of Lafayette Clough--see B1576, and Lansford Whiting Ingalls Bible record, July issue, 1985. Submitted by Roberta Phillips Bern.

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REUNIONS--1985

Descendants of James L. Ingalls b Ma 1838 Cuba NY m Libby Nichols 9 May 1832 - B1576 - held their annual reunion July 9, 1985 at Colton, South Dakota. Submitted Darlene Moore.

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Descendants of Frank M. and Idella Ingalls at at Silver Lake State Park, August 3, 1955- -B1580- Nearly one hundred relatives gathered for the 57th annual reunion, coming from many places in MI, and outstate relatives came from Orlando, FL and Fayetteville, ARK. . . . . This group has been very busy tracing their family through fifteen generations!!

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Descendants of James Ingalls and Charity Lane met at Avon, NY, August 4. This is an annual event and this year was special to Linda Wright -- she was able to attend and meet many more cousins -- see Linda's diary of her travels in 1985 in this issue. (B2800)

This snapshot (e-editor: omitted) is of James Ingalls and his wife, Charity Lane and his children and grandchildren, and a sister of James, Elizabeth Ingalls, taken in 1919. Submitted by Gertrude Smith, NY.

NOTICE OF REUNIONS FOR 1986--It is not too early to send your notice of plans or reunions for next year. These will be included in the March, 1986 issue. This will allow persons planning vacations to schedule a stop at an Ingalls family reunion.

Linda Ingalls Wright, Nancy Ingles Sonke, and I attended the Frank Ingalls family reunion at Silver Lake, MI Aug 4, 1985. We were warmly welcomed by our cousins although we were not acquainted. We had corresponded with this group, which has been researching their lineage through fifteen generations. They were enthusiastic about the supplement to Burleigh genealogy, and I urge all readers who have not submitted family sheets/charts already, to get them completed and send to either Linda Wright or myself.

Thank you, Ingalls Cousins, for a bountiful meal and visit!

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QUERY SECTION

Query submitted by Mary Lou Boegehold: "I have: BENJAMIN INGALLS a brass founder living at 10 Prince St., Boston who was married to LYDIA WASHBURN in the Second Church of Boston by Rev. Lathrop 1 Jan 1807. Children: James Prince Ingalls 1808-1890 m Rebecca King Chandler. He was also a brass founder but in Needham, MA; Hannah Ingalls 1814-1886 m Wm. Valley; Eliza Ingalls 1816-1894 m Edward Mason Tyler 1842 resided Providence, R.I.; Carolyn Agusta Ingalls 1831-1878 m. Wm. Rutter, Elmira, NY. NEED the following information: 1. BENJAMIN; birthdate, parentage, death date; 2. Parentage of his wife Lydia; 3. Documented proof of Eliza's parentage. I have searched "Ingalls Family of America"--no suitable Benjamin. Eliza's marriage shown by Burleigh under 'other places' page 252, in the back of the book."

Query submitted b Anne Robinson: "Need additional information on TIMOTHY INGALLS B249 m Sarah Brown 12 July 1746, Hollis, NH -- need lineage of Sarah Brown. Was Timothy Ingalls married twice? Ebenezer's birthdate 13 Apr 1747 is consistent with Timothy's marriage to Sarah Brown on 12 July 1746. Perhaps the two other children, Gilman and Jonathan were children of a first wife. It would be nice to know for sure."

Query submitted by Oma Mae Roberts: "Need additional information on parents and siblings of NATHAN INGLE (ENGLE) of VA or PA. Nathan's son William b 1850-1862 (?) was my grandfather. William was born in VA moved to Perry County, KY."

Query submitted by Ella R. Jensen: "Interested in the background of the SAMUEL INGLE AND ENOS INGLE family. Enos E. b 16 Apr 1838, Pique, OH, Columbia County D 17 Feb 1920 Twin Falls, ID., m Marietta Freeman b 1850 d 1923 Goble, OR (listed under other marriages--SAMUEL INGLE (bro died or was killed) m 20 Aug 1869, Miami Co, OH. Enos Ingle was my maternal grandfather."

Query submitted by June H. Batzing: "Need death and burial site of SIMON INGALLS B2800. Simon, his wife Fidelia and 5 children were living in Leoni Township, Jackson Co, MI according to the 1870 census (page 28, dwelling No. 232, Family No. 233).  Simon died in 1876 while in the same area. Fidelia accompanied son Charles and his family to Huntsville, ALA where she died."

In regard to Query 65, July -- JEREMY INGALLS wrote a long poem Tahl published in Chicago in 1944 when the poet was 33 years old.

(Submitted by Elizabeth T. Rexford, 821 S. Lyman Ave., Oak Park, IL 60304

She suggests that the Newberry Library in Chicago may have additional information. Thank you, Elizabeth!

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Diary of Linda Wright's journey this past summer visiting Ingalls cousins -

Summer of 1985

Dear Cousins,

Thanks to my husband, who footed the bill, so I could run around the country and visit as many of you as I could squeeze into my plans.

What a way to plan an Ingalls excursion. If anyone had been with me, they surely would have included insane as an adjective to further describe a neat trip I had this summer.

Leaving July 23, I begin my trek by delivering my husband's aunt to her son's in Georgia and continuing on to Chattanooga, Tennessee to my Aunt Nat's for two nights.

Having rested up from my long trip on Sunday, I headed out Tuesday August 30 for my next destination of DeWitt, Michigan alone. My aunt, cousin and I tossed around my route even though I had my trip-tiks in the car and thought I had remembered which way I was going. I headed north on I-75. I decided to glance at my maps after I got on the road and to my surprise I found myself on the wrong routel

After studying the maps, I continued north on I-75 deciding to cut over to my original route at Lexington, Kentucky to hit Louisville and Indianapolis.

Located between Lexington and Louisville is Frankfort, which raised MAY eyebrows as a place that I needed to try a little searching for a friend of mine that could help in her biological family search. My first exit into Franfort was to a gas station and before I knew it I was back on the highway, again having obviously missed some signs to take me into town. But I was not to be denied another chance because another sign popped up pointing to Frankfort and away I went. Followed signs to the Chamber of Commerce. They were very cordial and gave me a map of the town and 2 places to search. Found the historical museum housed in the old capitol building with the Genealogy on the third floor. After two hours of fruitless searching, I decided I'd better get back on the road if I was to make it to Arlene's that night.

I had to get gas again, this time in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. When you're on a tight schedule, it makes you cry to have to by-pass such genealogy havens. Called Arlene about 7 p.m. and said I was still coming. Arrived about 9:15 p.m. at the Schrader homestead.

Wednesday July 31, was a good day to do what we had planned. It rained all day and we kept our noses to the grindstone trying to compare our files and probe each  others brains for a workable plan (format) for our Ingalls supplement.

We discovered that between us we correspond with over 125 "cousins" that have some form of Ingalls, Ingles, Inglis, Ingels, etc. in their roots. Plus, we have a list of 33 additional Ingalls lines that date back from 1930.

On Thursday August 1, we were at the books again, finally coming to what we hoped could be an easy and workable format for the supplement. We still have a few minor situations to solve, but we're on our way with very optimistic hopes of getting it to press by early 1987.

Friday August 2nd, we went to the library in Lansing with the thoughts of checking town history books for any  Ingalls listings. We got in over our heads with that project but did manage to copy down several book titles to be shared with you at some point in an II issue. By spending time doing this, I found some info unknown to me to help in one of my lines. Hope we can turn you on to something.

Spent the afternoon touring a little of Michigan and purchasing a Laura Ingalls Wilder book at an antique store. The older, used ones are cheaper than the new ones.

One of the big days on my trip was waiting for August 3rd. Arlene and I were on the road by 7 a.m. heading for Rockford, Michigan to pick up another cousin, Nancy Ingles Sonke. We visited for a while, sharing our new finds over the past year, then the three of us piled into the car and headed for Shelby, Michigan and Silver Lake State Park for an Ingalls reunion.

This renion is centered around the descendants of Frank Marcellus Ingalls. Our host and hostess were Frank and Frances Ingalls. Frank being a grand son of FMI. There were at least 90 relatives present and the food and hospitality runneth over. This group's claim to their ancestor is that he had red hair. You should have seen the infants with red hair as well as some of the older ones. They all knew it was G-pa Frank they got it from

We spread the word about the supplement and passed out family group sheets explaining the reason their family line had not been continued beyond B1576 (Burleigh #1576) was because someone lost track of the family or a member of the family failed to respond to questionnaires. We hoped they'd all remember to turn in their forms so they can be included in our supplement.

Back on the road again, reversing our steps, Nancy was dropped off in Rockford. At Arlene's, I finished packing my car and after checking in with Orlando, I headed east from Arlene's about eightt p.m., my goal being to attend another Ingalls reunion in Avon, N.Y. at 1 p.m. Sunday August 4th.

About 10:30 p.m., I pulled into a motel at Port Huron, Michigan. No  room. Phooey! I gassed up my car and with a deep sigh said here goes. Into Canada I went, stopping briefly along roadside for a short rest. On the road once again, I stopped about 2 a.m. in London, Ontario, Canada to c check another motel. No room. I was advised to head west for a room. WEST! I just came from there. I was informed there were no rooms between there and Toronto. Another deep sign. On the road again. Pulled off again and slept for about an hour. Back on the road again through Niagara to Buffalo.

Dear Lillian, going through Buffalo at 5 a.m. was not the idea time to call you, especially after stopping at another motel and being told they had no rooms available. I hit the road again, this time for the park in Avon, N.Y.

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With my my trusty map, sent to me by Geraldine Baylor, I found the park for the Ingalls-Lane reunion at 6:30 a.m. Needless to say, I relaxed and rested until all these cousins started showing up.. Gertrude Smith recognized me and I was off to another great reunion with food and fun and another batch of relatives. There were 46 here with some special guests:

1 ) I spread my word and more family group sheets around for the supplement; 2) June Batzing, who was trying to verify and update this group from their common descendant, John Ingalls B667; 3) Rachel and Rev. Titus from Bloomfield, Ct. who brought slides of their visit to Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England to share; and Esther Ingalls Richards B2844 and her daughter, Jeannette Wilbur. Esther, for her 90th birthday, made local headlines by walking from her present residence to her birthplace (in daily stages).

After departing that reunion, I headed for Yates Co., N.Y. to situate myself for some lateral research on one of my lines. After checking into a motel in Penn Yan, N.Y. (by this time I didn't care what the charges were as long as I had a bed!). What a surprise in this resort area to only pay $24.00. Got a lead on where a huge cemetery was; found it and started walking the older section to see if I could find any information or familiar names. No luck.

On Monday, August 5th, I bought a good county map at the Chamber of Commerce and went to the library. Penn Yan library has a very small genealogy room. Found no relatives and didn't have time to visit the historical society as I wanted to head for Syracuse because somewhere I heard they had a good genealogy section.

After a long traffic tie-up trying to get into Syracuse, I finally got to the library. Spent 1-2 hours trying to look for more relatives but nothing new was stumbled upon. Off again to my evening destination, to cousin Sandi Connell's in Saratoga.

Before hitting the hay at Sandi's, we exchanged info and I worked on getting her family up to date. Lots of info to collect here, especially when you have nine brothers and sisters!

Tuesday, August 6th--Sandi had arranged to change her work hours so we could have more time to visit. Because of this and a little urging, I made a phone call to Whitehall, N.Y. to Johanna Ingalls. I had previously written Johanna and told her because of my timing and schedule, I wouldn't be able to visit. When Sandi changed her schedule, we decided to trek on up to Johanna's if it was okay with her. At 92 you pretty much hang around the house.

Sandi and I got in some good visiting on our way up and back from Whitehall. Our visit with Johanna was super. Her mind was sharp and she could really remember names and dates. Visiting with her at this time was one of her grandchildren from Pensacola, Fl., Laura Ingalls and a friend. Between the two of them, Johanna and Laura, I'm hoping to get some more family group sheets filled out to bring their family branch up to date.

-- To be continued in next issue --

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LAURA LADOCIA--Grandma Docia -

Submitted by: Lola M. Flack

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The name, Ladocia, is a rare one. In 50 years of researching I have found it only once. A small town in northern Italy is called "LaDocia".

Laura Ladocia Ingalls, born July 15, 1845, in the town of Washington, Kane County, Illinois, was the third daughter of Lansford Whiting Ingalls and his wife, Laura Eliza Colby Ingalls. The family was on the trek west from their home in Holland, New York. Some relatives had preceded them, including James, older brother of Lansford, born in 1798. Here Hiram was born on April 21, 1848. The family moved on to Concord in Jefferson County in Wisconsin where George was born in 1851 and Ruby in 1855. Lanford was not a good business man. Though he filed homestead claims in several places, he never did prove up on them. Soon the family moved on to Pepin, from which place James and Hiram slipped away to St. Paul, Minnesota, to volunteer for duty in the Civil War. It was while they were gone that Docia helped Grandpa with the chores and thus one day, driving a pair of young steers hitched to the sledge to bring water from the spring she had an accident. The steers ran away but were caught by a young neighbor named Augustin Waldvogel, who had recently come from Switzerland to join his brothers, Joe and Carl. Docia was wearing a bright red jacket which Grandma had made for her, and she must have been quite attractive. Anyway, they were married March 1, 1866. August filed for naturalization papers and also for a homestead near Plum City in Union County. My sister and I, in 1965, located this land and ate our lunch on a corner of it--a beautiful 120 acres of valley between two low-lying hills--now a thriving dairy farm. August built a two-room log cabin and began gathering some live-stock. He became pay-master for a logging crew, and one night, believing some men were coming to rob him, he threatened them and then fired through the door, killing one of the men. For that he was sent to prison for eight years. Docia divorced him. Lena was nearly two years old, and Docia was expecting her second child. Gene was born in August, 1868. Hiram and his wife came to live

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with her for a while. Later she went out nursing and Lena and Gene lived with Grandma and Grandpa Ingalls. Grandma had been a teacher back in New York state, and she taught Lena to read and write. She, in turn, taught Gene. From Grandpa and Grandma the children learned all the wonderful principles of life which remained with them all the years of their lives and were passed on to their children. My  mother, Lena, was the most "high-principled" person I have ever known. Luckily, my Dad was the same type of person. Hiram had moved to St. Cloud, Minnesota, and while Docia was visiting him there she met Hiram Forbes, a trader and as she later learned, a confirmed alcoholic. He had been born in Scotland, August 18, 1828, and had come to America with his father, a minister who settled in Kansas. Hiram had a brother, Robert, and a sister named Daisy. He had red hair and blue eyes, was of medium build and weight. Docia and Hiram were married May 1, 1874, and began a long life of traveling; the midwestern plains in a covered wagon. Their travels covered the same area so interestingly described by Laura Ingalls Wilder, my mother's cousin, in her Little House books. Docia and Hiram had seven daughters.

My mother, Lena, had somehow acquired an education sufficient to pass examinations for a teaching certificate. She taught school near Homer, Nebraska, where she met my father, a young farmer who also taught school after harvest was over for three months in the wintertime. They married and bought a farm near Dakota City, Nebraska, where they lived out their lives.

In 1906 I went with my mother to visit Grandma Docia in Hancroft, Nebraska. Grandpa Hiram was a big old man by that time, with sparse red hair and a straggly beard, who sat all the time in a huge old rocking chair under the apple tree smoking his corncob pipe. Maude and Flossie were there with their baby daughters, and Katie was working in a store downtown. Grandma was a thin, bent little woman who never smiled. She carried pails of swill from the big house across the street to feed the pig penned up in the back yard. Grandpa died November 29, 1906, and is buried in Bancroft. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge.

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After he died Grandma Docia moved to a small place in Dixon County in Nebraska. Addie, Mary and Ida were married and lived nearby. Uncle Gene lived in an adjoining county and my mother lived in Dakota County, also adjoining Dixon on the other side.

Grandma's little place was on Turkey Creek near the town of Ponca. I remember going with her out to the pasture to bring in her cows. She always liked to have some animals around. Having her own cows meant that she had plenty of milk, butter and cheese, and with a few chickens she was assured of plenty to eat.

About 1910 Uncle Gene and Grandma Docia filed claims for land in Colorado and moved out to a small town about 50 miles southeast of Denver. Gene was divorced and had three of his children, Willie, Velma and Earl, who was killed in France in World War I. The baby son, Laurence, remained with his mother. He is still living at this date.

There, at Henry, Colorado, Grandma had a small one-room house and always had a garden. Uncle Gene and the children lived across the road so she had plenty of company. In the winter she came to our home where she had a lovely sunny room all to herself where she could smoke her corncob pipe. She never talked of the old days, at least to us children. Perhaps she and Lena talked when we were at school.

About 1915 Grandma moved to a little house in Roggen, Colorado, where she died January 18, 1918. She is buried in Fort Morgan, where daughters Frances and Katie lie beside her. Her tombstone sits upright--the name "Laura Forbes"--not "Docia". I have visited her grave several times there in that beautiful cemetery, and I am glad that at last she has found rest.

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LAURA LADOCIA INGALLS -- Submitted by: Lola M. Flack
Her story, as told by her daughter, Lena, of the life of Docia.

I have been asked to write of the life of Docia--"Aunt Docia" of the Little House books of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Perhaps I am the only one qualified to do so because she was my grandmother. About fifty years ago my mother, Lena, wrote the following of their years of wandering:

"In 1866 Docia lived at Plum City, Union County, Wisconsin, with her husband, Augustin Waldvogel. When they were divorced in 1868, she went to Rockelm, Pierce County, Wisconsin, to live near her parents, Uncle James and Uncle Hiram. The 1870 census gives Docia's house as #22, James as #21, Hiram as #24, Lansford as #44.

"Docia went out nursing, so the children, Lena and Gene, lived with Grandma and Grandpa Ingalls. Grandma had been a teacher back in New York state, so she taught the children to read and write. Later, when Uncle Hiram moved to St. Cloud, Minnesota, Docia went to live and there she met Hiram Forbes, a trader and--as she later learned- a confirmed alcoholic. They were married April 1, 1874. Early in May they bought a covered wagon. Hiram had a team of horses and two pair of oxen. They went to Painseville, Minnesota, and from there they began their endless wanderings in covered wagons.

"In August Docia, Hiram, Lena and Gene left for Missouri. The parents tried to put Lena and Gene into an orphanage and to use the money their father supplied for themselves. Though the children were young, they protested so emphatically that the idea was given up. They went to Clay Center, Worth County, where they camped around until November when they returned to Elizabeth, Minnesota. For four months they stayed there living in the covered wagons. Hiram was drunk most of the time. What did they live on? Who knows? Perhaps Docia found some work. They moved on to Stearns County where Uncle Hiram had moved. They built a log cabin for which they had cut logs.

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Here the first of seven daughters, Ida, was born on March 19, 1875. About the middle of April the family went to Glenere, Minnesota, where they remained until the middle of June. Wanderlust took them to Columbus, Nebraska, where they lived in an old log house on the Loup River which belonged to a farmer named Clarridge. Lena, eight years old, rode the lead horse on the reaper during harvest time. Here were many cattle on the range. They dried choke-cherries in an upstairs room in this old log house. Hiram had filed on a claim here, and they moved on to it, living in a tent until Thanksgiving. Aunt Polly and Uncle Henry Quiner came to visit them there, planning to file on a claim, but decided to go to Neligh to file there. Their children, Charley, Lottie, Louisa and Albert, were with them. Lena dreamed that some some came to visit and brought her an underwaist. The next day all these folks and they had chokecherry pie for Thanksgiving. The Quiners left for Neligh and the Forbes family followed 1076. Louisa taught school there, so it gave Lena and Gene a chance to attend some school. Docia and Hiram couldn't stay in any one place very long, but they spent some time wandering in Iowa. Finally in to Iowa City where Adeline was born, April 22, 1877. At Austin, Minnesota, they tried to put Lena and Gene into the 'Poor House', but again their efforts failed. When Addie was three weeks old, they started south and ended up at Smith Center, Kansas. Here they, Docia and Hiram, worked a little and started back north. They had no food except a little rye flour and rhubarb. The horses had nothing to eat other. Finally, when they arrived at the old courthouse at Dakota City, Nebraska, they learned that a railroad--a narrow gauge--was being built from South Sioux City to Newcastle. Hiram knew about building railroads, so he became a 'finisher' on the grade. Docia took on the job of cooking for 16 to 20 men. They lived in a furnished shanty, had two cows, good things to eat. But this work was completed. Again, they packed up the covered wagon, going to St. James, Minnesota. Hiram began work

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on the railroad being built there. Lena had been earning a little money being a 'Mother's Helper', so she bought a little black pony for $15. She had earned $10 and Docia gave her the necessary $5.00. Lena rode to school in St. James all the winter of 1877-78. They were living in a railroad shanty. Lena worked all that summer for a Norwegian woman near Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Hiram was still railroading and Docia was cooking for the men near Canton. Hiram and Lena went into Vermillion to get men to work. They went in to the town driving the wagon with her pony tied behind. The men they hired were all drunk except one, named Pat. Hiram, too, was drunk. Pat drove the horses and wagon but Lena rode her pony. She was now 12 years old. On the way from Vermillion to Canton they stopped at a Russian settlement and went into the house, which had a sod floor and a huge bin filled with hay which was used for fuel. The work being completed, the Forbes family went to Huron for awhile and then to Docia's brother James' home at Sioux Falls, where Emma was born October 23, 1879. In the spring they went to Yankton, where they rented a farm. They were there for two years and are included in the 1880 census. Lena was 10 and Gene 12. Hiram tried to whip Lena. She said she'd kill him if he tried. Now she began working away from the Forbes family and had a chance to go to school. She was with the family when they were at DeSmet, but soon afterward she went back to Wisconsin. The Forbes family continued moving from place to place wherever railroads were being built. Mary was born December 25, 1881, at Inman, Nebraska. Maude was born March 23, 1885, at Montivideo, Minnesota. Frances was born June 27, 1887, at Rockford, Minnesota, and Katie was born April 18, 1889, near Homer, Nebraska. So the family had continued to move with Docia raising the children and always cooking for the railroaders. From Homer they went to Dixon County in Nebraska, whose county seat is the town of Ponca. The family centered around Ponca and Newcastle, Nebraska. I have explained this in my story of the life of Docia."

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Children of Laura Ladocia/Hirma Forbes (submitted by Lola M. Flack)

Ida born March 19, 1875, in Brockway, Minnesota. Married Charley Norman--had three sons, Glenn, Charley and Vern. Died in Payette, Idaho, October, 1955,

Adeline born April 22, 1877, in Iowa City, Iowa. Married Al Russell--had three children, Kate, Daisy and Bill. She died 1936 in Newcastle, Nebraska.

Emma born November 23, 1879, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Married Henry Snider; died about 1909 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Mary born December 26, 1881, in Inman, Nebraska. Married Oscar Baker--had four children, Viola, Elmer, Ralph and Mabel. Died August 11, 1958, in Silverton, Oregon.

Maude born March 21, 1885, in Montivideo, Minnesota. Married John Gunderson - had one child, Mae. Died March 21, 1983, in Burlington, Colorado.

Frances (Flossie) born June 27, 1887, in Rockford, Minnesota. Married John Holda--had one child, Hazel. Died Dakota City, Nebraska, June, 1968; buried in Ft. Morgan, Colorado.

Katie born April 18, 1889, in Walthill, Nebraska. First white child born on Indian reservation. Married Laurel Presley. No children. Died June, 1920, Sioux City, Iowa. Buried in Ft. Morgan, Colorado.

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The above articles have been submitted in their entirety, as written by Lola Flack about her mother and grandmother. We wish to thank Lola for her generous writings. A sketch about Lee and Hiram Ingalls is also included in this issue.

Mrs. Flack has been researching several family lines for 40+ years. She and Rose Ellen White and I had lengthy exchanges on our mutual ancestors -- they provided lots of clues and information for me to prove my lineage for which I am grateful. Though I have been a "retiree" a whole year now, I have found little time for serious research but it is high on my list.

Articles printed in the Inquirer may be abstracted for genealogical research. If you wish to reproduce any of Lola Flack's articles for other purposes, I would appreciate your contacting the author. She is a most gracious lady, and deserves our respect as a family historian. --AIS--

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BITS AND PIECES

"Heredity is an omnibus in which all our ancestors ride, and every now and then one of them puts his head out and embarasses us."--Oliver Wendell Holmes--abst. from WNYGS, V-VI, 4, Mar 1980. AIS

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HIRAM INGALLS AND SOME OF HIS FAMILY

Submitted by Mr. and Mrs. Rex Phillips.

Hiram LeRoy b 27 Apr 1848, son of Lansford Whiting Ingalls and Laura Louisa Colby, d 28 Mar 1923. Married 1) Sarah Elizabeth Woodward 2) Ellen Burns.

Hiram is at the left in the picture -- WHO ARE THE OTHERS? This is a typical photograph of the turn-of-the-century, or before.

Can we establish a date, location, etc., of this interesting photo?

Look closely -- note the deer rack near the chimney, also the house has two front doors with extra wide steps. The people appear to be dressed in dress-up outfits. Note the hats -- also man in the middle is holding a violin--probably a proud possession! WHO is the little child in the wagon in the foreground? They are standing in a flower/vegetable garden area with at least one young tree being supported by a prop.

What is this picture saying to you? A picture is sometimes worth a thousand words ... AIS

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Laura Ladocia b 1845 d 19 Jan 1918 dau of Lansford Whiting Ingalls and Laura Louisa Colby married 1) August Waldvogel 1865, ch: Lena and Gene, 2) Hiram Forbes 1872, 7 children -- see Lola Flack's stories about Dacia and Lena in this issue.

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LEO INGALLS, b. 1896 d abt. 1974, adopted son of HIRAM INGALLS b 1848 - submitted by Lola Flack.

"Leo Ingalls born 1896, about 12 years younger than Leroy, was an adopted son of Hiram. Hiram's daughter, Jennie m Bernard Connors, whose sister married _____Kreiner. When Leo was born, Kreiner left and Jennie and Bernard took care of Leo until their baby came. Leo, about two years old, was taken by Hiram who raised him, and Leo remained with Hiram and wife, Elizabeth until her death and Hiram remarried.

"Leo had a great affection for Hiram, whom he designated as a tough, venturesome man who loved the outdoors. Hiram would pack his gear and take off for weeks at a time, hunting and trapping. Hiram was regarded as a "tough" man who--together with Lafayette Clough--several years younger--made a "tough" team. Hiram, after a fight with a man who later died, spent a year in Nebraska with "Docia." He also accompanied Lansford to my home to visit my mother, Lena, in 1896. During the years Hiram lived in many parts of Wisconsin and Minnesota, including New Richmond, Oconomowoc, Maiden Rock, Lake of the Woods. When Hiram was 14, he and brother James slipped away to St. Paul from Pepin to join the Union Army. Grandpa Lansford went after Hiram who had given his age as 16. Hiram said he'd only run away again. So Grandpa let him go. I copied his discharge papers at the home of Beatryce Shaffer at Siren, Wisconsin. He enlisted in Co. E--1st Reg. Minn. Heavy Artillery Volunteers under Capt. Harvey. He was discharged 7 Sept 1865 at Nashville, Tenn. A note says "5/8..--Fair."

"Leo wrote that Hiram was in General Thomas' army and was wounded at Missionary Ridge. He fought at Chickamauga and Lookout Mtn. My mother had told me that Hiram and James were taken prisoners and James, would swim out at night under water to get extra food for Hiram.

"Leo also wrote about Uncle George, b 1851 d 1897, who lived about 100 yards from Hiram. George who married Julia Bard wrote a diary during his last years. George was very lonely and very poor. He and Julia had had several children who died at birth. Finally one lived for a year or so but when theytook him to visit relatives he was wrapped too tightly and smothered. Julia lost her mind and for some time--in fact for the rest of her life--she was in and out of mental establishments."

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In response to the July, 85 Ingalls Inquirer page 1 article: David Ingalls lived Holland, Erie Co. NY 40+ years, beginning 1819. All his children left Holland. It is possible that David b 1794 came to Holland with one of his brothers (James b 1797, Nathaniel b 1801) or cousins, or that one or more of them followed or preceded  David. The three brothers, all b in Corinth, Orange Co, VT, were sons of Nathaniel and Elizabeth McKeen Ingalls. Submitted by Susan Ingalls. Thank you, Susan!

Note: Nathaniel is #718 in Burleigh's book, p 55.

Page 1, this issue, Esther Ingalls Richards is included in Burleigh's book, p 159 #2844.