John Ingels (1793 - 1859)

Born 30 May 1793 in Grants Station, Kentucky

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Died 1 Mar 1859 at age 65 in Indiana

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Biography

John was born in 1793. He passed away in 1859. ^[1]

John Ingels "Shoebox Letters: The Ingels in Howard County Indiana. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1995. pp 16-130, written by Richard Ingels" of LaFayette County, bought up 10 sites on March 20, 1849. He came back and brought two more on January 1, 1850. All were within a few miles of the town of Tampico, later named Center that was later laid out in 1852. Many of John's children moved to Taylor Township but John did not. In 1859, John and his oldest son, Thomas, who owned the General Store in Tampico, and his daughter Catharine who was married to James Mugg, became became sick, probably Typhoid Fever. John and Thomas died but Catharine recovered. When John died, he was in the process of looking into some cheap land in Missouri.

Children

1. Thomas Ingels: 7 Nov 1819-8 Mar 1859; FAG 20554641; married Elizabeth Meranda: 9 Feb 1826-31 Jul 1895; FAG 16219283
2. James Ingels: 10 Mar 1821-27 Jan 1883; FAG 64877748; married Mary Carver: 17 Jun 1831-7 Jan 1907; FAG 54121189
3. George Ingels: 1823-1900
4. Abraham Ingels: 8 May 1825-25 Mar 1906; married Nancy Jane Mugg: 1 Mar 1835-17 Jun 1908
5. Catharine Ingels: 1827-27 Feb 1912; FAG 45089604; married James Mugg: 1828-22 Aug 1910; FAG 45089608
6. John Ingels: 29 May 1829-18 Aug 1882; FAG 133121529; married Mary Jane Rush: 12 Feb 1830-14 Dec 1891; FAG 153857357
7. Joseph Ingels: 1831-1879; married Rachel Davidson: 1837
8. Marion Ingels: 26 Mar 1834-5 Mar 1838; FAG 153856794
   

   John Ingels died young.
9. Boone Ingels: 2 Apr 1837-23 Jun 1933; FAG 133784411; married America Wisehart: 1844-1883

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 17 September 2023), memorial page for John Ingels (30 May 1793–1 Mar 1859), Find A Grave: Memorial #153856947, citing Bentonville Cemetery, Bentonville, Fayette County, Indiana, USA; maintained by Pat Summan (contributor 48729752), headstone photo.

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