Ingram Family:
An Inventory of Papers at the Texas State Archives,
1854-1963
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| Creator: | Ingram
family. |
| Title: | Papers |
| Dates: | 1854-1963 |
| Abstract: | Papers consist
primarily of personal letters, along with printed material, financial
documents, legal documents, a diary, poetry, and photographs, dating from 1854
to 1963. Papers were created or gathered by the Ingram family, particularly
Samuel, his wife Jane, and their son Mitchell. Farmers' Alliance material among
Mitchell Ingram's papers is noteworthy, especially the printed matter, although
there is little correspondence to support the Alliance printed
matter. |
| Quantity: | 0.47 cubic
ft. |
| Language | English. |
Samuel Ingram and his wife, Jane, settled in Bastrop County in 1858.
They moved there from Webberville, in Travis County, where Samuel had farmed
since the mid-1850s. Prior to 1855, little is known about the couple, except
that they married in Pike County, Illinois in 1852. Both of them had family in
Illinois, and Jane Ingram had lived there all her life. Both Samuel and Jane
had children from previous marriages; Samuel had three sons and a daughter and
Jane had four sons and a daughter. Correspondence between these family members
make up a major part of this collection.
Jane Ingram was born in 1810. She was 42 years old when she married
Samuel, and a year later she had their first child, Mitchell Ingram. In 1858
she had a second son, Henry C. Ingram.
Mitchell Ingram figures prominently in these papers. His files contain
the bulk of the material, and with their addition, the collection was renamed
the Ingram Family papers. He lived in Garfield, Texas for most of his life. His
principal interests, the Farmers State Alliance and the Garfield School System
are reflected in the material in the collection. The files shed little light on
the details of his life, but he is known to have been a farmer by profession,
and he trained as a schoolteacher. He died in 1943.
Papers consist primarily of personal letters, along with printed
material, financial documents, legal documents, a diary, poetry, and
photographs, dating from 1854 to 1963. Papers were created or gathered by the
Ingram family, particularly Samuel, his wife Jane, and their son Mitchell.
Farmers' Alliance material among Mitchell Ingram's papers is noteworthy,
especially the printed matter, although there is little correspondence to
support the Alliance printed matter.
In addition to the Ingram Family materials, Mrs. Hetzel has included
some of her maternal family documents.
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Organization of the Papers
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| The papers are organized into three groups and 18 series: |
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| | Papers of Samuel and Jane Graham Mitchell Purcell Ingram,
1854-1879, fractional
- Correspondence, 1856-1879, fractional
- Financial documents, 1854-1871, fractional
- Legal documents, 1858-1878, fractional
- Miscellaneous, undated, fractional
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| | Papers of Mitchell Ingram, 1872-1921, 0.1 cubic ft.
- Correspondence, 1876-1921, fractional
- Financial documents, 1887-1911, fractional
- Legal documents, 1874-1888, fractional
- Farmers' Alliance material, 1885-1891, fractional
- Garfield School Board material, 1889-1905, fractional
- Miscellaneous, 1872, 1876, fractional
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| | Papers of the Ingram Family, general, 1862-1963, 0.1 cubic ft.
- Diary of William Houston Ingram, 1862, fractional
- Printed material, 1899-1904, fractional
- Poetry, 1864-1870, fractional
- Correspondence, 1881, fractional
- Financial documents, 1865, 1910, fractional
- Miscellaneous, 1880, 1907, undated, fractional
- Family history notes by Mrs. George D. Hetzel, undated,
fractional
- Photographs, [18--]-1963, undated, 0.1 cubic ft.
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Restrictions on Access
None.
Restrictions on Use
Under the Copyright Law of 1996 as amended in 1998, unpublished
manuscripts are protected at a minimum through December 31, 2002 or 70 years
after the author's death. Researchers are responsible for complying with the
Copyright Law.
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| The terms listed here were used to catalog the
records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records. |
| Personal Names: |
| | Ingram, Samuel, d.
1883. |
| | Ingram, Jane Mitchell
Purcell, 1810-1891. |
| | Ingram, Mitchell,
1853-1943. |
| | Ingram, William Houston,
1843- |
| | Purcell, John. |
| Family Names: |
| | Ingram family. |
| | Purcell family. |
| Corporate Names: |
| | National Farmers'
Alliance and Industrial Union. |
| Subjects: |
| | Farmers--Texas--Political
activity. |
| | School board
members--Texas--Garfield. |
| Places: |
| | Bastrop County
(Tex.) |
| | Travis County
(Tex.) |
| | Garfield
(Tex.) |
| | United
States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. |
| Document Types: |
| | Correspondence--Texas--Ingram
family--1856-1921. |
| | Diaries--United
States--Civil War--1862. |
| | Notes--Texas--Ingram
family--[19--]. |
| | Financial
records--Texas--Ingram family--1854-1911. |
| | Photographs--Texas--Ingram
family--[18--]-1963. |
| | Poetry--United
States--Civil War--1864-1870. |
| | Publications--Texas--Ingram family--1872-1904. |
| | Legal
documents--Texas--Ingram family--1858-1888. |
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The following materials are offered as
possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by
the records. The listing is not exhaustive.
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| Texas State
Archives |
| | There are a number of holdings indexed
under Civil War diary in the Manuscripts Card File
in the Archives search room. |
(Identify the item and cite the series), Ingram Family Papers.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.
Accession numbers: 1960/020, 1962/188, 1963/273, 1964/297
The first accession of the Ingram Family papers was donated to the
Texas State Archives by Mrs. George D. Hetzel on August 17, 1961 and were named
the Samuel Ingram papers. Mrs. Hetzel's father, Henry C. Ingram, was the second
son of Samuel and Jane Mitchell Purcell Ingram. This accession was scant - it
was made up primarily of the papers of Samuel and Jane Ingram and represents
only a small portion of the total collection. On June 5, 1963 Mrs. Hetzel
supplemented the collection with another donation and on July 27, 1964, she
gave the State Archives the bulk of the material that now constitutes the
Ingram Family papers, that is, the papers of Mitchell Ingram, her uncle. In
addition, she donated some photographs, which were assigned the accession
numbers 1962/188 and 1964/297.
Mary Hooper Bell, May 1981
Detailed Description of the Records
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Papers of Samuel and Jane Graham Mitchell Purcell Ingram,
1854-1879,
0.27 cubic ft.
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| Biographical Sketch |
| Samuel Ingram and Jane Graham Mitchell Purcell were married in
1852 in Pike County, Illinois, They moved to Texas (c. 1854) where Samuel
farmed near Webberville, in Travis County. In 1858, the Ingrams moved to
Bastrop County, where Samuel leased forty acres to farm corn. In 1853 their
first son, Mitchell, was born and in 1858 they had their second son, Henry C.
Ingram. Henry was the father of the donor of this collection, Mrs. George D.
Hetzel. |
| Both Samuel and Jane had been married previously. Samuel married
Amelia Tucker on August 15, 1833. Six children were born to the couple: George
W. (1834 - 1893), Amanda Jane (1836-?), Rufus (1839), Harvey (1842-?), William
Houston (1843-?), and Wilson A. Ingram (1849). Amelia Tucker Ingram also died
in 1849. |
| There is no record in this collection of the birth date of Samuel
Ingram or his first wife, Amelia. However, it is stated that Samuel's second
wife, Jane Graham Mitchell, was born in the year 1810. She married Daniel
Purcell (1807-1842) on September 7, 1829, and they also had six children:
Charles M. (1830-1892), Susan (1832-?), Samuel (1834-1835), Sampson
(1836-1871), George (1841-192?), and John (?-1881). |
| Samuel Ingram died in 1883 and was buried in Garfield, Texas, in
Bastrop County. His wife, Jane, was buried next to him when she died eight
years later, in 1891. |
| Papers are correspondence, financial documents, legal documents,
and survey field notes, dating from 1854 to 1879. The bulk of the material is
letters to Samuel and Jane Ingram from their children. |
| Organization |
| These papers are organized into four series:
- Correspondence, 1856-1879, fractional
- Financial documents, 1854-1871, fractional
- Legal records, 1858-1874, fractional
- Miscellaneous, [18--], fractional
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| Index Terms |
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| | Personal Names: |
| | | Ingram, Samuel, d.
1883. |
| | | Ingram, Jane Mitchell
Purcell, 1810-1891. |
| | Family Names: |
| | | Ingram family. |
| | | Purcell family. |
| | Places: |
| | | Bastrop County
(Tex.) |
| | | Travis County
(Tex.) |
| | Document Types: |
| | | Correspondence--Texas--Ingram
family--1856-1963. |
| Preferred Citation |
| (Identify the item and cite the subseries), Papers of Samuel and
Jane Graham Mitchell Purcell Ingram, Ingram Family Papers. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Division. |
| | | Correspondence, 1856-1879,
fractional |
| | Correspondence, dating from 1856 to 1879, is chiefly letters to
Samuel and Jane Ingram from their children. |
| | Organization |
| | These papers are organized into three subseries: |
| | From Sampson Purcell and Cynthia A. Purcell, 1866-1872,
fractional |
| | From John and Vera Purcell, 1866-1878, fractional |
| | Correspondence to Samuel and Jane Ingram, general,
1856-1879, fractional |
| | Index Terms |
| | |
| | | Personal Names: |
| | | | Ingram, Samuel, d.
1883. |
| | | | Ingram, Jane
Mitchell Purcell, 1810-1891. |
| | | Family Names: |
| | | | Ingram family. |
| | | | Purcell family. |
| | | Places: |
| | | | Bastrop County
(Tex.) |
| | | Document Types: |
| | | | Correspondence--Texas--Ingram
family--1856-1879. |
| | Preferred Citation |
| | (Identify the item and cite the subseries), Correspondence,
Papers of Samuel and Jane Graham Mitchell Purcell Ingram, Ingram Family Papers.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Division. |
| | | | From Sampson Purcell and Cynthia
A. Purcell, 1866-1872,
fractional |
| | | Sampson Purcell was born October 29, 1836, in Illinois. He was
the son of Daniel and Jane Mitchell Purcell. During the Civil War he served as
a First Lieutenant of Company H, 73rd Illinois Infantry of the Union Army.
Three of his brothers, John, Charles, and George, served as Confederate
soldiers. The letters written by Sampson Purcell in this collection are
addressed to his mother, Jane Ingram, and his stepfather, Samuel Ingram. They
span a period of four years, from 1866 to 1870. One of the letters is a
negative photostat. In the letters Purcell tells his parents of his marriage
and the birth of his only child, Eva, of his many jobs, and of the trials and
tribulations he encounters trying to farm. He also quotes crop yield prices and
describes the weather. After a bout with pneumonia in 1870 Purcell moved to
Texas, hoping the warm weather would improve his health. His wife and daughter
stayed behind in Illinois. He died just a few months after he arrived in
Bastrop County, however, and he was the first Ingram to be buried in the family
plot in Garfield, Texas. |
| | | Sampson's wife Cynthia A. Purcell begins her correspondence
with Jane Ingram a few weeks before Sampson's death, when she wrote to inquire
after his health. After her husband died, she wrote several times about funeral
arrangements. Her letters span a year, from 1871 to 1872. |
| box | folder |
| 1963/273-1 | 1. | | | | From Sampson Purcell and Cynthia A. Purcell,
1866-1872 |
| | | | From John and Vera Purcell,
1866-1878,
fractional |
| | | John Purcell was born in Illinois (c. 1832-1840), the son of
Daniel and Jane Mitchell Purcell. During the Civil War he fought for the
Confederacy and after the war (c. 1866) he went into the saddle business in
Bastrop County. He married Vera Purcell between 1867 and 1872. Their letters
date from 1866 to 1878, and she is the author of two of the letters found in
this file. After 1872, however, Vera's name is no longer mentioned in any of
the correspondence. Around 1870 John Purcell became a Texas Ranger, serving in
Fort Griffin in Shackelford County under a Major Jones. John was the most
prolific writer in the Ingram family, and his letters to his parents, and later
to his brother, Mitchell, relate some of the hardships a Texas lawman had to
face in the post-Civil War era. On one of the letters written by Vera Purcell,
John wrote a note to his brother William Houston Ingram, who was evidently
living with his parents at the time. John also wrote several poems, which can
be found in the Poetry file in
Ingram family papers, general. He died in 1881 in
McDade, where he was buried. |
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| 1963/273-1 | 2. | | | | From John and Vera Purcell,
1866-1878 |
| | | | Correspondence to Samuel and Jane
Ingram, general, 1856-1879,
fractional |
| | | These are personal letters to Samuel and Jane Ingram from
various family members and friends, dating 1856 to 1879. |
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| 1963/273-1 | 3. | | | | Correspondence to Samuel and Jane Ingram, general,
1856-1879 |
| | | Financial documents, 1854-1871,
fractional |
| | The financial documents, dating from 1854 to 1871, are tax
receipts and other receipts Samuel Ingram paid in Travis and Bastrop counties.
One of the receipts, dated 1863, is for a livestock tax levied by the
Confederate States. |
| | Index Terms |
| | |
| | | Personal Names: |
| | | | Ingram, Samuel, d.
1883. |
| | | Family Names: |
| | | | Ingram family. |
| | | Places: |
| | | | Bastrop County
(Tex.) |
| | | | Travis County
(Tex.) |
| | | Document Types: |
| | | | Financial
records--Texas--Ingram family--1854-1871. |
| | Preferred Citation |
| | (Identify the item), Financial documents, Papers of Samuel and
Jane Graham Mitchell Purcell Ingram, Ingram Family Papers. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Division. |
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| 1963/273-1 | 4. | | | Financial documents,
1854-1871 |
| | | Legal documents, 1858-1874,
fractional |
| | Papers are legal documents dating from 1858 to 1874. Included
are Samuel Ingram's 1867 voter registration certificate for Bastrop County and
the oath of amnesty he was required to sign after the Civil War. There is also
the handwritten contract that served as Ingram's lease to the land he farmed
near Garfield. |
| | Index Terms |
| | |
| | | Personal Names: |
| | | | Ingram, Samuel, d.
1883. |
| | | Family Names: |
| | | | Ingram family. |
| | | Places: |
| | | | Bastrop County
(Tex.) |
| | | Document Types: |
| | | | Legal
documents--Texas--Ingram family--1858-1874. |
| | Preferred Citation |
| | (Identify the item), Legal documents, Papers of Samuel and
Jane Graham Mitchell Purcell Ingram, Ingram Family Papers. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Division. |
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| 1963/273-1 | 5. | | | Legal documents,
1858-1874 |
| | | Miscellaneous, [18--],
fractional |
| | Papers are survey field notes and computations by J. W. Craft
for a five acre tract of land owned by Samuel Ingram, dating from the
1800s. |
| | Index Terms |
| | |
| | | Personal Names: |
| | | | Ingram, Samuel, d.
1883. |
| | | Family Names: |
| | | | Ingram family. |
| | | Places: |
| | | | Bastrop County
(Tex.) |
| | | Document Types: |
| | | | Field
notes--Texas--Ingram family--[18--]. |
| | Preferred Citation |
| | (Identify the item), Miscellaneous, Papers of Samuel and Jane
Graham Mitchell Purcell Ingram, Ingram Family Papers. Archives and Information
Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Division. |
| box | folder |
| 1963/273-1 | 6. | | | Miscellaneous,
[18--] |
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Papers of Mitchell Ingram,
1876-1921,
0.1 cubic ft.
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| Biographical Sketch |
| Mitchell Ingram, the first son of Samuel and Jane Ingram, was born
November 21, 1853. He spent most of his life in Bastrop County, where his
family moved in 1858. In 1876 he attended Parson's Seminary in Kentucky, but
little else is known of any other formal schooling he may have received. He was
qualified to teach, but farming was his chosen profession. Mitchell married
Martha Ingram sometime in the 1880s, and she is mentioned in several of the
letters in these files. But there are no specific facts recorded in this
collection about Martha Ingram, although we know she and Mitchell did have
children. |
| Mitchell Ingram's two principal interests, the Farmers' Alliance
and the Garfield School System, are reflected in the material in these files.
He served as president of his local chapter of Farmers' Alliance (IUK Alliance
No. 2533) and there is correspondence and printed material about the Alliance
among his papers. He also served as trustee to the Garfield School Board and
was instrumental in the building of the Haynie Chapel School in Garfield.
Mitchell Ingram was the uncle of the donor of this collection, Mrs. George D.
Hetzel. Her father, Henry Ingram, was Mitchell's younger brother. Mitchell
wrote frequently to many of his stepbrothers and stepsisters. There are letters
in this collection from John and George Purcell and Susan Purcell Freeman and
from George W. Ingram. |
| Mitchell Ingram died in Bastrop County in 1943, and he is buried
in the Haynie Chapel Cemetery in Garfield. |
| Papers consist of correspondence, printed material, financial
documents, legal documents, and clippings, dating from 1876 to 1921. Personal
correspondence makes up the bulk of Mitchell Ingram's papers. Mitchell wrote
frequently to many of his stepbrothers and stepsisters. There are letters among
his papers from John and George Purcell, Susan Purcell Freeman, and George W.
Ingram. Ingram's interest in the Farmers' Alliance and Garfield School System
are represented in his papers by correspondence and printed material. |
| Organization |
| This group is organized into six series:
- Correspondence, 1876-1921, fractional
- Financial documents, 1887-1911, fractional
- Legal documents, 1874-1888, fractional
- Farmers' Alliance material, 1885-1891, fractional
- Garfield School Board material, 1889-1905,
fractional
- Miscellaneous, 1872, 1876, fractional
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| Index Terms |
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| | Personal Names: |
| | | Ingram, Mitchell,
1853-1943. |
| | Corporate Names: |
| | | National Farmers'
Alliance and Industrial Union. |
| | Family Names: |
| | | Ingram family. |
| | | Purcell family. |
| | | Farmers--Texas--Political activity. |
| | | School board
members--Texas--Garfield. |
| | Places: |
| | | Bastrop County
(Tex.) |
| | | Garfield
(Tex.) |
| | Document Types: |
| | | Correspondence--Texas--Ingram
family--1876-1921. |
| | | Publications--Texas--Ingram family--1876-1921. |
| Preferred Citation |
| (Identify the item and cite the series), Papers of Mitchell
Ingram, Ingram Family Papers. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas
State Library and Archives Division. |
| | | Correspondence, 1876-1921,
fractional |
| | Papers are correspondence primarily between Mitchell Ingram and
his stepsisters and stepbrothers dating from 1876 to 1921. Correspondents
include John Purcell, George B. Purcell, George W. Ingram, Susan Purcell
Freeman, along with other family and friends. |
| | Organization |
| | This series is organized into six subseries:
- From John Purcell, 1878-1879, fractional
- From George B. Purcell, 1902-1921, fractional
- From George W. Ingram, 1882, fractional
- From Susan Purcell Freeman, [18--?], fractional
- From Mitchell Ingram, 1880-1915, fractional
- Miscellaneous, 1876-1915, fractional
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| | Index Terms |
| | |
| | | Personal Names: |
| | | | Ingram, Mitchell,
1853-1943. |
| | | Family Names: |
| | | | Ingram family. |
| | | | Purcell family. |
| | | Places: |
| | | | Bastrop County
(Tex.) |
| | | | Garfield
(Tex.) |
| | | Document Types: |
| | | | Correspondence--Texas--Ingram
family--1876-1921. |
| | Preferred Citation |
| | (Identify the item and cite the subseries), Correspondence,
Papers of Mitchell Ingram, Ingram Family Papers. Archives and Information
Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Division. |
| | | | From John Purcell, 1878-1879,
fractional |
| | | In these letters, dated 1878 to 1879, John Purcell tells his
younger half-brother about the life of a Texas Ranger. The letters are
addressed from Fort Griffin, Shackelford County, and Henrietta, Clay County.
They span a year's time period, and relate many details about the country and
events John saw during his scouting expeditions, as well as some of his
personal views on the Rangers. In one letter he writes, "I
think this Ranger business is an imposition to the State...we don't average 10
arrests per company a month and we never see an Indian, except the friendly
ones here at the fort. (last week) a trip to Fort Eliot cost $800.00 for a man
who stole a cow." |
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| 1963/273-1 | 7. | | | | From John Purcell,
1878-1879 |
| | | | From George B. Purcell, 1902-1921,
fractional |
| | | George B. Purcell was born in Illinois in 1841, the son of
Jane and Daniel Purcell. During the Civil War he fought for the Confederacy.
After the war he married Mary Purcell and he became a preacher in a Campbellite
church near Comanche, Texas. These letters, dating 1902 to 1921, were written
from his home in Lamkin, Texas, where he lived until he died (c.
1922-1930). |
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| 1963/273-1 | 8. | | | | From George B. Purcell,
1902-1921 |
| | | | From George W. Ingram, 1882,
fractional |
| | | George W. Ingram was born in Illinois on August 26, 1834. He
was the first son of Samuel and Amelia Tucker Ingram. During the Civil War he
was a First Lieutenant in Company A, 12th Texas Calvary in the Confederate
Army. The records show George Ingram farmed in Bastrop County before the Civil
War. (There is a Bastrop County Tax Receipt he payed in 1857 affixed to that of
Samuel Ingram in the Series I, Financial Documents file.) After the war, (c.
1875) he moved to Gonzales County to farm, and in 1882 he was farming in
Lampasas County near Lampasas. These letters span a three month period in 1882
when his parents, Samuel and Jane, had come to visit him and had taken ill. In
1893 George Ingram died. He is buried in the family cemetery in Garfield,
Texas. |
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| 1963/273-1 | 9. | | | | From George W. Ingram,
1882 |
| | | | From Susan Purcell Freeman,
[18--?],
fractional |
| | | Susan Purcell was the only daughter of Daniel and Jane
Purcell. She was born in Illinois in 1832. She married Mr. Freeman and they had
a daughter, Amanda Jane Freeman, whom she refers to in her letters. These
letters are not dated, but one was written sometime between the deaths of her
parents (c. 1883 - 1891) and the other was written sometime after her mother's
death in 1891. |
| box | folder |
| 1963/273-1 | 10. | | | | From Susan Purcell Freeman,
[18--?] |
| | | | From Mitchell Ingram, 1880-1915,
fractional |
| | | Letters from Mitchell Ingram to his family and friends dating
1880-1915. |
| box | folder |
| 1963/273-1 | 11. | | | | From Mitchell Ingram,
1880-1915 |
| | | | Miscellaneous, 1876-1915,
fractional |
| | | Various letters to Mitchell Ingram dating 1876-1915. Of
special interest is the letter from his friend A. Richardson (dated 1879) who
was a principal at Bear Creek in Parker County. He describes the people of the
Garfield community and relates how the public school system was suffering
during this time. |
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| 1963/273-1 | 12. | | | | Miscellaneous,
1876-1915 |
| | | Financial documents, 1887-1911,
fractional |
| | Papers are receipts, invoices, and checks belonging to Mitchell
Ingram, dating from 1887 to 1911, and accrued from various Austin companies and
Travis County agencies. |
| | Index Terms |
| | |
| | | Personal Names: |
| | | | Ingram, Mitchell,
1853-1943. |
| | | Places: |
| | | | Travis County
(Tex.) |
| | | Document Types: |
| | | | Financial
records--Texas--Ingram family--1887-1911. |
| | Preferred Citation |
| | (Identify the item), Financial documents, Papers of Mitchell
Ingram, Ingram Family Papers. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas
State Library and Archives Division. |
| box | folder |
| 1963/273-1 | 13. | | | Financial documents,
1887-1911 |
| | | Legal documents, 1874-1888,
fractional |
| | Papers are legal documents of Mitchell Ingram, dating from 1874
to 1888. They include three certificates of appointment for Mitchell Ingram as
overseer of road precincts in the Garfield area . |
| | Index Terms |
| | |
| | | Personal Names: |
| | | | Ingram, Mitchell,
1853-1943. |
| | | Places: |
| | | | Garfield
(Tex.) |
| | | Document Types: |
| | | | Legal
documents--Texas--Ingram family--1874-1888. |
| | Preferred Citation |
| | (Identify the item), Legal documents, Papers of Mitchell
Ingram, Ingram Family Papers. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas
State Library and Archives Division. |
| box | folder |
| 1963/273-1 | 14. | | | Legal documents,
1874-1888 |
| | | Farmers' Alliance material, 1885-1891,
fractional |
| | This subseries contains correspondence, printed material, and
miscellaneous items that document Mitchell Ingram's involvement in the Farmers'
Alliance from 1885 to 1891. Of special import are the Farmers' Alliance
pamphlets from various local chapters. Mitchell Ingram was active in the State
Farmers' Alliance and the local Garfield Farmers' Alliance, serving as that
organization's president in 1888. |
| | Arrangement |
| | These papers are arranged by type of material, then
chronologically. |
| | Index Terms |
| | |
| | | Personal Names: |
| | | | Ingram, Mitchell,
1853-1943. |
| | | Corporate Names: |
| | | | National Farmers'
Alliance and Industrial Union. |
| | | Subjects: |
| | | | Farmers--Texas--Political activity. |
| | | Places: |
| | | | Garfield
(Tex.) |
| | | Document Types: |
| | | | Correspondence--Texas--Farmers--1887-1888. |
| | | | Manuals--Texas--Farmers--1885. |
| | | | Constitutions--Texas--Farmers--1886-1891. |
| | | | Minutes--Travis
County (Tex.)----Farmers--1889. |
| | | | Clippings--Texas--Farmers--1888. |
| | Preferred Citation |
| | (Identify the item and cite the series), Farmers' Alliance
material, Papers of Mitchell Ingram, Ingram Family Papers. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Division. |
| box | folder |
| 1963/273-1 | 15. | | | Correspondence,
1887-1888 |
| | | Of note are the letters from John C. White, County Business
Agent from Del Valle, who acted as unofficial liaison to the Alliance. |
| 16. | | | Farmers' Alliance ritual manuals,
1885 |
| | | These are proceeding rules for Alliance meetings. |
| 17. | | | Farmers' Alliance chapter by-laws and constitutions,
1886-1891 |
| | | Regional and city Alliance constitutions for Waco, Cleburne,
and Dallas. The Dallas constitutions are for state-wide proceedings. This
folder also includes a pamphlet of the minutes of the Travis County Farmers'
Alliance meeting, October 11, 1889. |
| 18. | | | Clippings,
1888 |
| | | Clippings from the Farmers' Alliance
Exchange Circular Letter. |
| 19. | | | Miscellaneous,
1887, undated |
| | | Includes an anonymous handwritten "Obligations to the Farmers' Alliance" and financial
documents. |
| | | Garfield School Board material,
1889-1905,
fractional |
| | Papers are printed material, legal documents, and a note, dating
from 1889 to 1905 and relating to Mitchell Ingram's involvement in the Garfield
School System. He served as a trustee on the school board and was on the
executive book committee to examine school books for use in the classroom. |
| | Arrangement |
| | These papers are arranged by type of material, then
chronologically. |
| | Index Terms |
| | |
| | | Personal Names: |
| | | | Ingram, Mitchell,
1853-1943. |
| | | Subjects: |
| | | | School board
members--Texas--Garfield. |
| | | Places: |
| | | | Garfield
(Tex.) |
| | | Document Types: |
| | | | Legal
documents--Texas--Schools--1900-1905. |
| | | | Notes--Texas--Schools--1901. |
| | | | Bulletins--Texas--Schools--1892. |
| | Preferred Citation |
| | (Identify the item and cite the series), Garfield School Board
material, Papers of Mitchell Ingram, Ingram Family Papers. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Division. |
| box | folder |
| 1963/273-1 | 20. | | | Printed material,
1889-1899 |
| | | Two state-published School Laws of
Texas and a bulletin announcing the 5th Congressional District Summer
Normal School, 1892. |
| 21. | | | Legal documents,
1900-1905 |
| | | Papers as trustee of the school board. |
| 22. | | | Miscellaneous,
1891, 1901, undated |
| | | Includes a note from Will P. Brady, County Superintendent,
regarding the racial distribution of the district discussed at a school board
meeting, September 9, 1901. |
| | | Miscellaneous, 1872, 1876,
fractional |
| | Papers are a spelling book belonging to Mitchell Ingram, dated
1872, and a certificate, dated 1876, from Parson's Seminary stating Mitchell
Ingram was qualified to teach. |
| | Index Terms |
| | |
| | | Personal Names: |
| | | | Ingram, Mitchell,
1853-1943. |
| | | Document Types: |
| | | | Certificates--Texas--Teachers--1876. |
| | | | Primer
(book)--1872. |
| | Preferred Citation |
| | (Identify the item), Miscellaneous, Papers of Mitchell Ingram,
Ingram Family Papers. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Division. |
| box | folder |
| 1963/273-1 | 23. | | | Miscellaneous,
1872, 1876 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Ingram family papers, general,
1862-1963, undated,
0.1 cubic ft.
|
| Papers of the Ingram family include a Civil War diary
(photocopied) of William Houston Ingram, poetry written by family members, and
photographs, notes, printed material, correspondence, and financial material,
dating from 1862 to 1963. Notes were written by the donor, Mrs. George D.
Hetzel, about the family. |
| Organization |
| This group is organized into eight series:
- Diary of William Houston Ingram, 1862, fractional
- Printed material, 1899-1904, fractional
- Poetry, 1864-1870, fractional
- Correspondence, 1881, fractional
- Financial documents, 1865, 1910, fractional
- Miscellaneous, 1880, 1907, undated, fractional
- Family history notes by Mrs. George D. Hetzel, [19--?],
fractional
- Photographs, [18--]-1963, undated, 0.1 cubic ft.
|
| Index Terms |
| |
| | Personal Names: |
| | | Ingram, William
Houston, 1843- |
| | | Purcell,
John. |
| | Family Names: |
| | | Ingram
family. |
| | | Purcell
family. |
| | Document Types: |
| | | Correspondence--Texas--Ingram
family--1856-1921. |
| | | Diaries--United
States--Civil War--1862. |
| | | Notes--Texas--Ingram
family--[19--]. |
| | | Financial
records--Texas--Ingram family--1854-1911. |
| | | Photographs--Texas--Ingram
family--[18--]-1963. |
| | | Poetry--United
States--Civil War--1864-1870. |
| | | Publications--Texas--Ingram family--1899-1904. |
| Preferred Citation |
| (Identify the item and cite the series), Ingram family papers,
general, Ingram Family Papers. Archives and Information Services Division,
Texas State Library and Archives Division. |
| | | Diary of William Houston Ingram,
1862,
fractional |
| | Biographical Sketch |
| | William Houston Ingram was born April 19, 1843, the son of
Samuel and Amelia Tucker Ingram. He kept a diary during 1862 when he was
serving as a Confederate soldier in the Civil War. The narrative begins in camp
near Cairo, Georgia where Ingram was an infantryman. The battery he served in
was under the command of Captain Brink, who was later replaced by a Captain
Harris. Ingram carried mail and messages between battalions, and he also seems
to have done some of the cooking for the camp. By the end of 1862 he had been
promoted to sergeant and was in command of a caisson. Ingram was in one of the
five batteries which made up the battalion led by General Brigg. Some of the
soldiers serving with him that he mentions are: privates Cooper, Wood, Aisley,
Pitts, and Green. He also speaks of Captain Benttheim and Sergeant Crabtree
(who was later reduced to the rank of corporal because of charges of
intoxication), and General Smith, the commander of another battalion. Dr.
Boice, the field doctor, was mentioned often -- Ingram spent a great deal of
time in the infirmary. |
| | Papers are a diary (photocopy) from 1862 kept by William Houston
Ingram, a Confederate soldier during the Civil War. In the beginning of the
diary, Ingram takes furlough leave and travels by train to Illinois to visit
family and friends in Chicago. The diary also traces his battery's march
through Georgia to Kentucky. The diary ends with a description of the battles
occurring in the Manchester and Glascow areas in Kentucky. Much of the diary is
illegible, and some of the earlier passages are missing. Fragments of the
original, dated January 13 through January 24, can be found along with the
photocopied pages. There are also photocopies of the lunar charts and a
calendar for 1862 that were located in the front of the original. The original
diary is in the possession of Mrs. George D. Hetzel, the donor of the
collection. |
| | Index Terms |
| | |
| | | Personal Names: |
| | | | Ingram, William
Houston, 1843- |
| | | Family Names: |
| | | | Ingram
family. |
| | | Places: |
| | | | United
States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. |
| | | Document Types: |
| | | | Diaries--United
States--Civil War--1862. |
| | Related Material |
| | There are a number of holdings indexed
under Civil War diary in the Manuscripts Card File
in the Archives search room. |
| | Preferred Citation |
| | Diary of William Houston Ingram, Ingram family papers,
general, Ingram Family Papers. Archives and Information Services Division,
Texas State Library and Archives Division. |
| box | folder |
| 1963/273-1 | 24. | | | Diary of William Houston Ingram,
1862 |
| | | Printed material, 1899-1904,
fractional |
| | Papers are pamphlets, bulletins, by-laws, and an annual, dating
from 1899 to 1904. Printed material includes a U. S. Department of Agriculture
Farmer's Bulletin on "Alfalfa, or Lucerne" and two
pamphlets on the Terrell election laws. There is also a copy of the by-laws of
the Marble Falls Manufacturing Alliance and a Travis
County Annual for 1904. |
| | Index Terms |
| | |
| | | Places: |
| | | | Travis County
(Tex.) |
| | | Document Types: |
| | | | Bylaws--Texas--1899-1904. |
| | | | Bulletins--Texas--1899-1904. |
| | | | Annual
reports--Texas--1904. |
| | | | Pamphlets--Texas--Elections--1899-1904. |
| | Preferred Citation |
| | (Identify the item), Printed material, Ingram family papers,
general, Ingram Family Papers. Archives and Information Services Division,
Texas State Library and Archives Division. |
| box | folder |
| 1963/273-1 | 25. | | | Printed material,
1899-1904 |
| | | Poetry, 1864-1870,
fractional |
| | Poems, dating from 1864 to 1870, are by John Purcell and Henry
Ingram. John Purcell's poem "More Truth than Poetry"
criticizes the officers of the Confederacy. His other poem (untitled) bewails
the fact that he must fight against his brother, Sampson Purcell who fought for
the Union during the Civil War. On the back of this poem are notes written by
the donor on the family vital statistics. |
| | Index Terms |
| | |
| | | Personal Names: |
| | | | Purcell,
John. |
| | | Places: |
| | | | United
States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. |
| | | Document Types: |
| | | | Poetry--United
States--Civil War--1864-1870. |
| | Preferred Citation |
| | (Identify the item), Poetry, Ingram family papers, general,
Ingram Family Papers. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Division. |
| box | folder |
| 1963/273-1 | 26. | | | Poetry,
1864-1870 |
| | | Correspondence, 1881,
fractional |
| | Papers are two letters dating from 1881. One letter is from
James Mitchell, brother of Jane Graham Mitchell Purcell Ingram, to his nephew,
Charles M. Purcell. It relates family history and was written from Iowa, where
much of the Mitchell family seems to have migrated to after the Civil War. The
other letter is to John Purcell from George and Mary Purcell. A note about this
letter is included in the last file of this series, which contains Mrs.
Hetzel's handwritten notes on the Ingram family. |
| | Index Terms |
| | |
| | | Family Names: |
| | | | Purcell family. |
| | | | Ingram family. |
| | | Document Types: |
| | | | Correspondence--Texas--Ingram family--1881. |
| | | | Correspondence--Texas--Purcell family--1881. |
| | Preferred Citation |
| | (Identify the item), Correspondence, Ingram family papers,
general, Ingram Family Papers. Archives and Information Services Division,
Texas State Library and Archives Division. |
| box | folder |
| 1963/273-1 | 27. | | | Correspondence,
1881 |
| | | Financial material, 1865, 1910,
fractional |
| | Papers are financial material, dating from 1865 and 1910, from
the Ingram family. Included are two receipts of Enfield rifles, received in
1865 by the army from William H. Ingram and Harvey Ingram. Other financial
material dates from 1910. |
| | Index Terms |
| | |
| | | Family Names: |
| | | | Ingram family. |
| | | Places: |
| | | | United
States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. |
| | | Document Types: |
| | | | Financial
records--Texas--Ingram family--1865, 1910. |
| | Preferred Citation |
| | (Identify the item), Financial material, Ingram family papers,
general, Ingram Family Papers. Archives and Information Services Division,
Texas State Library and Archives Division. |
| box | folder |
| 1963/273-1 | 28. | | | Financial material,
1865, 1910 |
| | | Miscellaneous, 1880, 1907, undated,
fractional |
| | Papers are various correspondence and other material, mostly
anonymous, dating 1880, 1907, and undated. |
| | Index Terms |
| | |
| | | Family Names: |
| | | | Ingram family. |
| | | Document Types: |
| | | | Correspondence--Texas--Ingram family--1880, 1907,
undated. |
| | Preferred Citation |
| | (Identify the item), Miscellaneous, Ingram family papers,
general, Ingram Family Papers. Archives and Information Services Division,
Texas State Library and Archives Division. |
| box | folder |
| 1963/273-1 | 29. | | | Miscellaneous,
1880, 1907, undated |
| | | Family history notes by Mrs. George
D. Hetzel, undated,
fractional |
| | Papers are undated miscellaneous notes on Ingram family history
and the contents of the collection. Included are a photostat copy of the family
vital statistics as recorded in the family Bible. Mrs. Hetzel donated the
Ingram family papers to the State Archives. |
| | Index Terms |
| | |
| | | Family Names: |
| | | | Ingram family. |
| | | Document Types: |
| | | | Notes--Texas--Ingram
family--[19--]. |
| | Preferred Citation |
| | (Identify the item), Family history notes by Mrs. George D.
Hetzel, Ingram family papers, general, Ingram Family Papers. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Division. |
| box | folder |
| 1963/273-1 | 30. | | | Family History Notes,
undated |
| | | Photographs, [18--]-1963, undated,
0.1 cubic ft. |
| | Papers are photographs, dating from the 1800s to 1963, of
gravestones of Ingram family members, portrait of Jane Graham Mitchell Purcell
Ingram, other family members, and unidentified images. |
| | Index Terms |
| | |
| | | Family Names: |
| | | | Ingram family. |
| | | Document Types: |
| | | | Photographs--Texas--Ingram
family--[18--]-1963. |
| | Preferred Citation |
| | (Identify the item), Photographs, Ingram family papers,
general, Ingram Family Papers. Archives and Information Services Division,
Texas State Library and Archives Division. |
| othertype |
| 1962/188-1 | | | | Snapshot of inscription of tombstone which reads,
"George W. Ingram - Illinois - 1st Lt. Co. A, 12 Texas
Cav., Confederate States Army - Aug. 26, 1834 - June 28, 1893," 1963
[3 1/2 × 5] |
| othertype |
| 1962/188-2 | | | | Snapshot of inscription of tombstone which reads,
"Sampson Purcell - Illinois - 1st Lt. Co. H 73 Ill. Inf.
Civil War - Oct. 29, 1836 - Mar. 6, 1871," 1963
[3 1/2 × 5] |
| othertype |
| 1962/188-3 | | | | Double marker inscribed, "Ingram
- Samuel - Died 1883 - Jane Mitchell Purcell - 1810 - 1891," 1963
[3 1/2 × 5] |
| othertype |
| 1962/188-4 | | | | Snapshot of an unidentified tombstone located beneath
a tree with a chain link fence around the cemetery,
1963
[3 1/2 × 5] |
| othertype |
| 1963/273-1 | | | | Mims and Judd Family Graveyard,
1940
[3 1/2 × 5 1/2] |
| othertype |
| 1963/273-2 | | | | Miss Junie Judd,
1939
[3 1/2 × 5 1/2] |
| othertype |
| 1964/297-1 | | | | Andrew T. Davidson. Portrait
[3 × 2 1/2; tintype] |
| othertype |
| 1964/297-2 | | | | Jane Graham Mitchell Ingram. Portrait
[4 1/2 × 3 1/2; color added and glass
front] |
| | | | | (missing, May, 1981) |
| othertype |
| 1964/297-3 | | | | Unidentified man.
[4 1/2 × 3] |
| othertype |
| 1964/297-4 | | | | Margaret Mims Judd standing by dog.
[5 × 7] |
| othertype |
| 1964/297-5 | | | | Cabin of unidentified owner at unknown
location.
[3 1/2 × 6] |
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