Veteran Bio
The Kemp Sketch
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INGRAM, ALLEN -- In Headright Certificate No. 205 for one-third of a league of land issued to him in 1838 by the Board of Land Commissioners for Washington County it is simply stated that Mr. Ingram arrived in Texas before March 2, 1836. As a matter of fact he arrived December 20, 1835 as a member of Captain William A. O. Wadsworth's company of the Georgia Battalion. On page 5 of the army rolls in the General Land Office Mr. Ingram is listed as a former member of Captain Wadsworth's company. Opposite his name is the notation: "Left at Guadalupe". In Comptroller's Military Service Record No. 749 it is certified that Mr. Ingram enlisted in the army December 21, 1835, and was discharged at Fort Bend, the headquarters of the army May 16, 1836. On page 34 of the booklet printed in 1836 containing the official San Jacinto rolls Mr. Ingram is shown as a member of Captain Moseley Baker's company at San Jacinto. On page 232 of the army rolls in the General Land Office he is shown to have joined Captain William H. Patton's company on about June 5, 1836. On February 18, 1840 issued Bounty Certificate No. 9464 for having served in the army from December 21, 1835 to July 13, 1836.
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The Probate Records of Washington County show that Mr. Ingram died in that county in 1848. Josiah Ingram was appointed administrator of his estate September 25, 1848.
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Written by Louis W. Kemp, between 1930 and 1952. Please note that typographical and factual errors have not been corrected from the original sketches. The biographies have been scanned from the original typescripts, a process that sometimes allows for mistakes in the new text. Researchers should verify the accuracy of the texts' contents through other sources before quoting in publications. Additional information on the veteran may be available in the Herzstein Library.
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Battle Statistics
- Died in Battle: No
- Wounded in Battle: Yes
- Rank: Private
- Company: Capt. Moseley Baker
Personal Statistics
- Alternate Names: Ingraham
- Came to Texas: 1835 Dec 20
- Date of Death: 1848
- Other Battles: Bexar
- Bounty Certificate: 9464
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