Biography of John Ingersoll, Vol. II, pages 617 / 618.  Presidents, 
Soldiers, Statesmen; H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, New York, Toledo, and 
Chicago, 1894.

John Ingersoll

Son of Joseph W. Ingersoll deceased, and Cynthiana (Atchinson) living, was 
born in Monroe, Hancock Co., Ill., June 26, 1837, settling in DeKalb county, 
Ind., Dec. 10, 1888.  He has been married three times. By his first wife, 
Thresa Hitchcock, whom he married in Sept.,1846, at Macon City, Mo., 
daughter of Richard and Dorcas N. (Butterfield) Hitchcock; their children 
were Clarence A., John G., Ida M. and Lulu.  By his second wife, Elizabeth 
Willoughby, these children were born, Delbert M., Joseph W., Leban, Ivan, 
Charles A., George W. and Marion, His present wife was before marriage, Mary 
E. Dietrich. Comrade Ingersoll was  in the Home Guards and was a farmer when 
he enlisted at Lagrange, Mo., at the age of 27 years.  In June, 1862, he was 
in hospital at Raleigh three months with typhoid pneumonia; Sept., 1863, at 
Little Rock, Ark., one month for lung trouble and rheumatism; he was 
honorably discharged at Lagrange, Mo., in Aug., 1861, and re-enlisted 
Sept, 16, 1861, at Quincy, Ill., In Co. A, 2nd Mo. Cav; he received a 
furlough of thirty days in Aug. 1862, and at the expiration of the same 
returned to Pilot Knob, Mo.  He took part in the battles of Athens, Tigers 
Dan, Springfield, Raleigh, Little Rock, Saline River, Chalk Bluff, 
Blackford and several skirmishes, receiving his honorable discharge Nov. 
26, 1864, at Little Rock, Ark.  A brother served in the 3rd Mo. Cav.  His 
first wife's father, and his second wife's father and brother served in 
the late war; the latter was wounded at Gettysburg; His father was 
registering officer and magistrate for fifteen years in Louis county, Mo. 
Comrade Ingersoll is a member of Waterloo Post, 52, and is O. of D. of 
Boone Post, Edon, O., he is a carpenter, has a pension and may be addressed 
at Waterloo, Ind.

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