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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Jefferson County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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Dr. A. H. Ingram, retired, in former times one of the most skillful physicians in Jefferson County, was born in Mecklenburg County, N. C, on the 13th of December, 1821, and was a son of John M. and Rebecca (Harris) Ingram, natives of the same State, of Scotch origin. The father was born August 21, 1794, and the mother September 16, 1796. Both grandparents were soldiers in the Revolutionary War, in which Solomon Harris, the maternal grandfather, was wounded and captured at the battle of Cowpen but never incarcerated. The grandparents passed the remainder of their days in North Carolina, Joseph Ingram, the paternal grandfather, dying in his chair, of apoplexy, when in his seventy-sixth year. His wife died when forty-two years old. John M. Ingram was a farmer, which calling was followed by almost every one of the male members on both sides of the family. In 1856 he moved to Jefferson County, Ark., with his family and slaves, making the entire trip in wagons. On arriving he first located in Talladega Township, which now forms a portion of Cleveland County, and bought claims, upon which he began cultivating the land and resided until his death, in 1858, his wife following him the next year. Five sons were born to them, of whom Dr. A. H. Ingram is the only survivor. One of the sons, Benjamin F., was killed at the battle of Shiloh; Joseph J. commanded a battalion during the Civil War, and died after that event, as did also John and Thomas. A. H. Ingram, the subject of this sketch, was reared and educated in Mecklenburg County, N. C, attending the Davidson College at that place, only lacking two months of graduating when he was taken sick, remaining an invalid for two years. During his illness he read medicine, and in 1845 graduated from the Medical College of Charleston, S. C., commencing his practice in Anson County, N. C. He remained here until 1857, and then moved to Jefferson County, Ark., locating on the plantation adjoining that of his father. He resided here only a short time, and then moved to Sulphur Springs, where he remained until 1880, with the exception of two years at Pine Bluff. In 1880 he returned to the latter city, and has resided here ever since. For the past fifteen years Dr. Ingram has been practically retired from his profession, and turned his attention almost entirely to farming, his agricultural interests being quite extensive. He owns about 4,000 acres of productive land, and has placed some 500 acres under cultivation, besides raising a quantity of fine fruit. Owning considerable real estate, from which the rentals form a splendid income, he is thus enabled to pass the remainder of his days in comfort after a busy career. Dr. Ingram was married in 1845 to Miss Caroline P. Steele, of Montgomery County, N. C, by whom he has had five children, three of them yet living: Anna, Mattie, and J. S. He has been a member of the Masonic fraternity since 1854, and as a citizen is one of the most popular and respected men in the community.

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This family biography is one of 136 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Jefferson County, Arkansas published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Jefferson County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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