The son of Barton B. Ingraham and his wife Jane C. Johnston.

He married on 8 Jan 1880, Clay, IL to Henrietta E. Moats [(b. 22 Sep 1860 Clay Co., IL; d. 13 Sep 1939, Christian, IL; buried Versailles, Brown Co., IL; daughter of Allison and Mary Ellen (Rister) Moats].

1900 Sangamon Co., IL, Illiopolis Twp., p. 97
Alpheus Ingraham b. Apr 1858 PA f. IL m. PA
Henrietta b. Sep 1840 IL IND IL
Lester A. b. Sep 1883 IL
Mary B. b. Jul 1887 IL
Charlotte/Charlita? E. b. Feb 1889 IL
Guy B., b. Jun 1890, IL
Nancy A., b. Nov 1895, IL

Sometime between 1900 and 1910, they moved west across the Mississippi River into Missouri with their two youngest children:

1910 census, Portage Des Sioux, St Charles, Missouri
self A T Ingraham M 52y Pennsylvania
wife Henrietta Ingraham F 48y Illinois
son Guy Ingraham M 20y Illinois
dau Nancy Ingraham F 15y Illinois
Leona Gorman F 10y Illinois

By 1920, they moved back to Illinois, this time settling in the town of Versailles, Brown Co., IL:

1920 census, Versailles Township, Brown Co., Illinois
self Alpheus Ingerham M 61y Pennsylvania
wife Heneretta Ingerham F 59y Illinois
son Guy Ingerham M 30y Illinois
dau Nancy Ingerham F 25y Illinois
Mary E Malt, 82y, widowed mother-in-law, Illinois

1930 census, Cooperstown, Brown, Illinois
head A T Ingraham M 72 Pennsylvania
wife Henretta Ingraham F 69 Illinois
son Guy Ingraham M 40 Illinois
daughter Nancy Ingraham F 36 Illinois

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Children:

1. Lester Alfred Ingraham, b. 22 Sep 1883, Illiopolis, Sangamon Co., IL; m. 1st 1900 to Anna Lutz [b. 1881, IL; d. 1940-1943, Aurora, Kane Co., IL]; he m. 2nd 1940-1943 to Mattie ___; he d. 13 Mar 1943; probably Aurora, Kane Co., IL.

1910 census, Portage Des Sioux, St Charles, Missouri
self Alfred L Ingraham M 27y Illinois
wife Anna Ingraham F 29y Illinois
dau Irene Ingraham F 10y Illinois

1920 census, Aurora Township Aurora City Ward 3, Kane Co., Illinois
self Lester Ingraham M 36y Illinois
wife Anna Ingraham F 38y Illinois
dau Irene Buchanan F 19y Illinois
son-in-law,Harold S Buchanan, 19y, Illinois
grandson, Harold J Buchanan, 3m, Illinois

1930 census, Aurora, Kane Co., Illinois
head Lester Ingraham M 48 Illinois
wife Anna Ingraham F 49 Illinois
son Harold Bucanan M 10 Illinois
son Andrew Bucanan M 9 Illinois

Lester Alfred Ingraham's child:

1) Irene Ingraham, b. 1901, Illiopolis, Sangamon Co., IL; m. 1919 to Harold S. Buchanan; she had sons Harold and Andrew Buchanan.

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2. Mary B. Ingraham, b. Jul 1887, Illiopolis, Sangamon Co., IL; m. 9 Aug 1904, Taylorsville, Christian Co., IL to Luther Smith McWilliams [b. 2 Mar 1882, KY; d. 1957, Eldred, Polk Co., MN]; she d. 16 Apr 1970, Neenah, Winnebago Co., WI; buried Eldred Cemetery, Eldred, Polk Co., MN.

1910 census, Frederick, Schuyler Co., Illinois
self Luther S Mc Williams M 28y Kentucky
wife Mary B Mc Williams F 24y Illinois
dau Mamie Mc Williams F 5y Illinois
dau Marie Mc Williams F 1y 8m Illinois

Mary moved their family to Polk Co., Minnesota sometime between 1913 and 1915. Luther registered for the draft there in 1917 during World War I.

1920 census, Polk Co., Minnesota
self Luther S Mcwilliams M 37y Kentucky
wife Mary B Mcwilliams F 33y Illinois
dau Mamie Mcwilliams F 14y Illinois
dau Marie Mcwilliams F 11y Illinois
son Raymond E Mcwilliams M 9y Illinois
dau Hazel H Mcwilliams F 7y Illinois
son Wallace V Mcwilliams M 4y8m Minnesota
son Roy G Mcwilliams M 1y9m Minnesota

1930 census, Roome, Polk, Minnesota
head L S Mc Williams M 48 Kentucky
wife Mary Mc Williams F 44 Illinois
daughter Hazel Mc Williams F 17 Illinois
son Wallace Mc Williams M 15 Minnesota
son Roy Mc Williams M 12 Minnesota
son Donald Mc Williams M 4 Minnesota
daughter Jean Mc Williams F 1 Minnesota
daughter Joyce Mc Williams F 1 Minnesota

1940 census, Roome Township, Polk, Minnesota
head L S Mcwilliams M 57 Kentucky
wife Mary B Mcwilliams F 54 Illinois
son Donald R Mcwilliams M 14 Minnesota
daughter Jean E Mcwilliams F 11 Minnesota
daughter Joyce E Mcwilliams F 11 Minnesota
lodger Louis Brandt M 35 Iowa

From son Wallace's obituary:
"When his father passed away in 1957, Wallace returned with his family to his parents' land near Eldred in northwestern Minnesota."

Mary B. Ingraham's children:
1) Mamie McWilliams, b. 1905, Christian or Schuyler Co., IL
2) Marie McWilliams, b. 1908, Christian or Schuyler Co., IL
3) Raymond E. McWilliams, b. 1911, Schuyler Co., IL
4) Hazel H. McWilliams, b. 1913, Schuyler Co., IL
5) Wallace Virgil McWilliams, b. 10 Apr 1915, Crookston, Polk Co., MN; m. 28 Nov 1940, Kansas City, Johnson Co., KS to Mildred Yovetich; he d. 28 Aug 2009, Northfield, Rice Co., MN; buried Oaklawn Cemetery.
6) Roy G. McWilliams, b. 1918, Polk Co., MN
7) Donald McWilliams, b. 1926, Polk Co., MN
8) Jean Mc Williams, b. 1929, Polk Co., MN
9) Joyce Mc Williams, b. 1929, Polk Co., MN

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3. Christa Ellen Ingraham, b. 17 Feb 1888, Illiopolis, Sangamon Co., IL; m. 17 Jun 1906, Morrisonville, Christian Co., IL to Elbert Wiley Lyles; she d. 29 Jul 1946, Christian Co., IL; buried Morrisonville, Christian, IL.

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4. Guy B. Ingraham, b. 4 Jun 1890, Illiopolis, Sangamon Co., IL; never married; he d. 7 May 1966; buried West Side Cemetery, Versailles, Brown Co., IL.

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5. Nancy Ada Ingraham, b. 27 Nov 1894 Illiopolis, Sangamon, IL; never married; she d. 7 Aug 1939; buried West Side Cemetery, Versailles, Brown Co., IL.