Thomas Ingels 1819-1859 in Shoebox Letters: The Ingels in Howard County Indiana, Edited by Richard Theodore Ingels 1922-2016
Excerpts: "Thomas Ingels was born in Wayne County, Indiana in 1819. He grew up on the family farm in nearby Fayette County. In 1843, he married Elizabeth Miranda in Wayne County, Indiana. His son, John Ingels (1847-1924), wrote that he was born in Morgan County in 1847 on their family farm near the White River in New Waverly, Indiana. Thomas desired to leave this area and obtained a patent on some land in Hamilton County in 1849. It appears he never settled on this land since (son) John reports that his father took him to Howard County when he was 4 or 5 years old. He settled on land patents held by his father (John Ingels 1793-1859) and obtained ownership of the land near Center, Indiana. There he built a house and farmed with his wife and children Marion, John, Mary C., Susan Rosey, George, and Samuel.
His son John recorded this information about Thomas:
"My father had managed to save enough of what he made off his farm to enable him to go into the dry goods business. He bought a half interest in a store at Terre Hall, Indiana (later known as Hemlock) and went into partnership with a man named Spencer Latta. Within a short time they purchased a lot in Tampico, erected a new building and began business on a larger scale.
After a few years, Mr. Latta became tired of the business, sold his part to father and moved to Texas. Father continued the business alone for some time and was prospering very well when it became very apparent that the business was not agreeing very well with his health. He began to have a very bad cough and was in general ill health, but he continued to conduct his business for several weeks, when he was suddenly taken to his bed with Typhoid Fever, from which he never recovered.
After about six weeks of all the suffering which sickness can bring, his spirit took its flight to that better world, where sorrow, sickness, pain and death never enter. Although I was only eleven or twelve years old, yet well do I remember every feature of my dear father as he lay upon his dying bed, his features pale and wasted from long suffering and sickness. Altogether it made such an impression upon my mind it can never be taken away while reason shall remain.
John Ingels' (1847-1924) son Claude (1875-1940) reports that Thomas was in the military in a letter he wrote to his sister. "Received your most welcome letter yesterday, but first of all I want to tell you how thrilled I am over a box of old pictures just received from Effie. Included in the box is a very legal looking document, issued by Gov. Wright, Aug. 1, 1858, appointing Thos. Ingels as 1st. Lieut. (10th. Reg.) IIth. Military District, of the Indiana Militia. Another paper is his acceptance as a member of the Sons of Temperance, town of Waverly, Ind. on the 28th day of Feb. 1850."
When Thomas died at 40 years of age, he owned 480 acres and several houses and town lots. His will was one of the first executed in Howard County. He left his wife and five children ranging in age from 4 years to 15 years old: Marion, John, George, Samuel, Susan.
Thomas and his father John died within a week of each other, probably from typhoid fever, which was a very common water borne bacterial disease in the days before water filtration."
Thomas Ingels 1819-1859 in Shoebox Letters: The Ingels in Howard County Indiana, Edited by Richard Theodore Ingels 1922-2016
Excerpts: "Thomas Ingels was born in Wayne County, Indiana in 1819. He grew up on the family farm in nearby Fayette County. In 1843, he married Elizabeth Miranda in Wayne County, Indiana. His son, John Ingels (1847-1924), wrote that he was born in Morgan County in 1847 on their family farm near the White River in New Waverly, Indiana. Thomas desired to leave this area and obtained a patent on some land in Hamilton County in 1849. It appears he never settled on this land since (son) John reports that his father took him to Howard County when he was 4 or 5 years old. He settled on land patents held by his father (John Ingels 1793-1859) and obtained ownership of the land near Center, Indiana. There he built a house and farmed with his wife and children Marion, John, Mary C., Susan Rosey, George, and Samuel.
His son John recorded this information about Thomas:
"My father had managed to save enough of what he made off his farm to enable him to go into the dry goods business. He bought a half interest in a store at Terre Hall, Indiana (later known as Hemlock) and went into partnership with a man named Spencer Latta. Within a short time they purchased a lot in Tampico, erected a new building and began business on a larger scale.
After a few years, Mr. Latta became tired of the business, sold his part to father and moved to Texas. Father continued the business alone for some time and was prospering very well when it became very apparent that the business was not agreeing very well with his health. He began to have a very bad cough and was in general ill health, but he continued to conduct his business for several weeks, when he was suddenly taken to his bed with Typhoid Fever, from which he never recovered.
After about six weeks of all the suffering which sickness can bring, his spirit took its flight to that better world, where sorrow, sickness, pain and death never enter. Although I was only eleven or twelve years old, yet well do I remember every feature of my dear father as he lay upon his dying bed, his features pale and wasted from long suffering and sickness. Altogether it made such an impression upon my mind it can never be taken away while reason shall remain.
John Ingels' (1847-1924) son Claude (1875-1940) reports that Thomas was in the military in a letter he wrote to his sister. "Received your most welcome letter yesterday, but first of all I want to tell you how thrilled I am over a box of old pictures just received from Effie. Included in the box is a very legal looking document, issued by Gov. Wright, Aug. 1, 1858, appointing Thos. Ingels as 1st. Lieut. (10th. Reg.) IIth. Military District, of the Indiana Militia. Another paper is his acceptance as a member of the Sons of Temperance, town of Waverly, Ind. on the 28th day of Feb. 1850."
When Thomas died at 40 years of age, he owned 480 acres and several houses and town lots. His will was one of the first executed in Howard County. He left his wife and five children ranging in age from 4 years to 15 years old: Marion, John, George, Samuel, Susan.
Thomas and his father John died within a week of each other, probably from typhoid fever, which was a very common water borne bacterial disease in the days before water filtration."
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