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BIOGRAPHIES
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Commemorative Biographical Records
of the
Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co.
1896
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CHARLES INGRAHAM, of the firm of F.
Ingraham & Co., general merchants, of Curtice,
Ottawa county, and a popular citizen of that thriving
town, was born in Ontario, La Grange Co., Ind., Oct. 28,
1847.
He is a son of Dwight and Mary (Wykel) Ingraham,
the former a native of Huron county, N. Y., the latter
born near Philadelphia, Penn. They were married at
Middleburg, Ohio, in 1844, and became the parents of
three children: Vesta, born May 7, 1846,
now the wife of Christian Liderman, and living
near McComb, Ohio; Charles, the subject of this
sketch; Emma, born Sept. 8, 1852, now the widow
of Albert S. Burtch, and living with her mother
in Sturgis, St. Joseph Co., Mich. During his life
Mr. Ingraham was engaged in the coopering
business, and was a prominent and highly respected
citizen of Sturgis, St. Joseph Co., Mich., where he died
Oct. 30,, 1865; his widow is still living in that
county.
Charles Ingraham, the subject of this sketch,
was but a year old when his parents removed from Indiana
to Michigan. He received a fair education in the
public schools of Sturgis, Mich., and learned the trade
of a cooper with his father, following that occupation
some twenty-five years. In 1870 he moved to
Clayton, Lenawee Co., Mich., and there worked at his
trade for six years. He then went to Toledo, and
became identified with the firm of H. C. Haskins
& Co., wholesale dealers in fruit, in which he continued
five years. He then became the secretary of the
Toledo Fruit Co., in which he was a stockholder,
remaining with that company for one year. In 1894
Mr. Ingraham came to Ohio, settling in Curtice,
where his son, Frederick had established himself
in business some three years previous, and has been
engaged in the mercantile business, also owning large
farming interests in Lucas county. He has been
twice married ,,the first time in Ontario, Ind., in
October, 1858, to Catherine Olive Tyler, a native
of New York State; of this union, one child,
Frederick Dwight, was born, in Ontario, Ind., Apr.
10, 1869. Mrs. Ingraham died in Sturgis,
St. Joseph Co., Mich., Feb. 15, 1874. The second
marriage of Mr. Ingraham took place at Bronson,
Branch Co., Mich., Oct. 31, 1876, to Miss Emma Louise
Moore, a native of that State, and they became the
parents of three children: Pearl, born in
Centreville, Mich., July 20, 1878; Nellie, born
in Sturgis, Mich., July 14, 1880; and Lulu, born
in Clayton, Mich., Apr. 25, 1886.
Mr. Ingraham has recently been elected treasurer
of Allen township, and his well-known business ability
and undoubted integrity give the assurance that he will
fill the position with credit to himself and with
fidelity to the best interests of the community.
Politically, he is a stanch Republican; and socially, he
is a member of the Masonic Fraternity (although he is
not at present affiliated with any lodge), and is a
member of Adrian Commandery, at Adrian, Mich. His
family attend the services of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and are highly respected by all who know them.
* Source 1: Commemorative Biographical Records of
the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J.
H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 520 |
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ISAAC W. INGRAHAM - See Mrs. Mariar E.
Nellis * Source 1: Commemorative Biographical
Records of the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio:
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 566 |
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FRANK
M. INMAN is numbered among the leading educators
of Sandusky county. He was born December 25, 1855,
in Scott township, where he still resides, and is a son
of Benjamin and Eliza (Jennings) Inman. His
father was born in New Jersey in 1817, made farming his
life work, and became one of the pioneer settlers
of Sandusky county more than half a century ago.
Here he entered a claim, transforming the wild land into
a rich and fertile farm, which our subject has recently
sold. His wife was born in New York in 1820, and
they became the parents of these children: Mrs.
Amanda Putnam of Middleville, Mich.; Mrs. Annette
Shiverly; Brazilla; Mary, wife of William Bates;
Benjamin, deceased; Mrs. Eldorado Fousy; Mrs.
Alfarette Ralph; Frank, subject of this sketch; and
Mrs. Candace Shawl. The great grandparents
were from England.
Our subject acquired his early education in the
district schools of his native township, after which he
pursued his studies in the Fremont High School, and the
Ohio University, at Columbus. He was therefore
well fitted for the profession of teacher, and has
become one of the most successful educators of Sandusky
county. In 1892 he was appointed to the county
board of examiners of teachers of Sandusky county, and
at the present time is clerk of the Sandusky county
School Examiners; has held other positions of public
trust, having served for some time in the capacity of
clerk of Scott township. He is a very progressive
man, a supporter of the advanced ideas of modern
education, and has done much to raise the standard of
schools in his locality.
On Christmas Day, 1875, Mr. Inman married
Miss Dellia V. Ernsberger, of Fremont, Ohio, a
daughter of John and Martha (Long) Ernsberger.
Her father was born in Maryland, in 1836, her mother in
Sandusky county, Ohio, in 1840, and their marriage was
celebrated in 1858. They now have three children:
(1) Vernon, born in 1867, married to Lula
Halter, and they have tow children; they reside in
Fremont, where he is engaged in the printing business;
(2) Juniata, born in 1873, is the wife of
Ralph Parke, of Ohio, and they have one child;
and (3) Mrs. Inman, who was born January 4, 1860,
and was educated in the district schools and in Fremont.
Her paternal great-grandmother was born about 1783. died
in 1870, and her paternal grandparents, Michael and
Sarah (Gear) Long, were natives of Ohio, and the
former born in 1817, the latter in 1819; his death
occurred in 1892. Of their six children five are
now living.
In 1875 Mr. and Mrs. Inman located on a farm
which they have just recently sold to an oil company of
Fremont, several good oil wells having been located on
the place. They have since resided in Scott
township, Sandusky county, with the exception of two
yeas, when Mr. Inman was teaching in Martin,
Ottawa county. They have one son, B. M. who
was born May 10, 1877, and obtained his early education
in the district schools, after which he pursued a course
in the Fremont High School. In 1894 he commenced
teaching in Rollersville, Sandusky county, and is now
engaged in the oil business near his home.
Frank M. Insman, the subject proper of this review,
is one of the ablest educators in this section of the
State. He is a man of broad general information,
and has the happy faculty of imparting readily and
clearly to others his knowledge. He also wins the
respect of his scholars, and this, combined with his
superior talent, has made his career one of success.
* Source 1: Commemorative Biographical Records of
the Counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio: Chicago: J.
H. Beers & Co. 1896 - Page 483 |
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