William S. Ingalls (male)
Father28 Aug 1817Aaron K. Ingalls
Mother22 Nov 1820Cordelia Elizabeth Strong
Birth27 May 1841Wells Township, PA
William S. Ingalls was the son of Aaron K. Ingalls; Aaron K. Ingalls was the brother of Benjamin Ingalls, Sarah Marie Ingalls' father. Thus, William S. and Sarah Marie were cousins. William S. Ingalls was a Civil War veteran, for whom, according to family anecdote, Sarah received a pension of $8 a month. Civil War pension records, however, indicate William S. Ingalls was being paid $17 a month at the time of his death and Sarah Marie Ingalls was receiving $30 a month at the time of her death. The index of Civil War veterans shows William S. Ingalls of Company E, 7th Minnesota Infantry applying for a pension on 2/11/1880 and his widow, Sarah M. Ingalls, applying for survivor benefits on 8/29/1897. Sarah Marie Ingalls' death certificate, from Alameda County, CA lists her spouse as "the late William S. Ingalls."
William Ingalls was purported to have been a U.S. Marshal in Nevada in the latter part of the Nineteenth Century. Research suggests that this was not true, however. Civil War pension records indicate William S. Ingalls was so sick with rheumatism and hemmoriods after the war that he had a great deal of difficulty working. Perhaps most convincing, however, is the fact that, according to the 1900 census for Hawthorne Township, Esmeralda County, Nevada, a William A. Ingalls was the sheriff there at that time. This is no apparent relation to our family, yet could have been the source of the family anecdote. In any case, William S. Ingalls' name does not appear in the federal records of U.S. Marshals for that time period, as researched by Paul and Matthew Ingalls at the National Archives. It is possible that he was a deputy U.S. Marshal, which would not have showed up in the archival records.
Family anecdote has it that two pistols that came down in our family through Chauncey Ingalls were owned by William S. Ingalls. One was supposedly confiscated from an outlaw and the other was William's weapon. This is certainly inaccurate, however, since research indicates the .38 cal. Colt Lightening purportedly owned by William was manufactured in 1903, six years after his death. The .44-40 cal. Colt Frontier Six-Shooter supposedly confiscated by William was manufactured in 1881, however, and may have been his handgun.
Civil War military records show that William S. Ingalls was mustered into Co. E, 7th Minnesota Infantry as a private on Aug. 15, 1862 at Ft. Snelling, Minn., having enlisted in Carimona, Minn. He was present with the company through December, 1863, then reported ill and absent from the company in January and February 1864. In March and April, 1864 he was reported "on detached service to Vicksburg, Miss." In May and June 1864 he was once again reported present with his regiment. From July 1864 through April 9, 1865 he was reported ill at Overton U.S. Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He returned to duty on April 10, 1865 and mustered out on Aug. 16, 1865.

Sarah Jane Deily (female)
Birth22 Feb 1848Illinois
Ingalls family Bible owned by Alida Craighead of Sacramento, CA indicates Sarah Jane Deily was the first wife of William S. Ingalls, and that she was born on 22 Feb. 1848 and died in Minnesota on 24 Oct. 1887. The 1870 census for Mower County, LeRoy Township, MN shows Sarah Ingalls, age 23, living with husband William S. Ingalls and two children, Charles and William. These two children, with consistent ages, also appear in the family Bible. The 1880 census from Spring Valley, Fillmore County, MN has William S. Ingalls living with Sarah J. Ingalls and their four children, all with consistent names and ages. Also living in the household at that time was Sarah's sister, Matilda Deily, age 34 (making her birthdate abt. 1846)

Family of William S. Ingalls & Sarah Jane Deily
Boy11 Jul 1867Charles Ingalls
Boy19 May 1870William D. Ingalls
Girl9 Apr 1872Julia Ingalls
Boy9 Apr 1872Aaron J. "Julius" Ingalls
Details on children of William S. and Sarah Jane Deily Ingalls come from the Ingalls family Bible owned by Alida Craighead of Sacramento, CA, and are effectively confirmed by the 1870 census from LeRoy Township, Mower County, MN, the 1880 census from Spring Valley, Fillmore County, MN, and the 1910 census from Washoe Township, Washoe County, NV.


Aaron J. "Julius" Ingalls (male)
Father27 May 1841William S. Ingalls
Mother22 Feb 1848Sarah Jane Deily
Birth9 Apr 1872LeRoy, MN

Floy Aileen Perkins (female)
Birth19 Dec 1884Likely, CA

Family of Aaron J. "Julius" Ingalls & Floy Aileen Perkins
Girl10 Jun 1907Maurine Flora Aurora Ingalls
Girl15 Oct 1910Editha Jura Alice Ingalls


Maurine Flora Aurora Ingalls (female)
Father9 Apr 1872Aaron J. "Julius" Ingalls
Mother19 Dec 1884Floy Aileen Perkins
Birth10 Jun 1907Wadsworth, NV

Brown (male)

Family of Maurine Flora Aurora Ingalls & Brown
BoyUnknownRichard Brown
GirlUnknownJoan Brown
ChildUnknownRon Brown


Editha Jura Alice Ingalls (female)
Father9 Apr 1872Aaron J. "Julius" Ingalls
Mother19 Dec 1884Floy Aileen Perkins
Birth15 Oct 1910Wadsworth, NV

William H.A. Beseler (male)
Birth19 Sep 1903Hamburg, Germany

Family of Editha Jura Alice Ingalls & William H.A. Beseler
Girl21 Jan 1942Alida Joyce Beseler
Child29 Apr 1943William David Beseler


Aaron K. Ingalls (male)
Father16 Oct 1791William Slade Ingalls
Mother20 Nov 1792Catherine Stoner
Birth28 Aug 1817Wells Township, PA
Ingalls family bible owned by Paul Ingalls and originally owned by William S. Ingalls provides date of birth. 1850 census for Richmond Township, Tioga County, PA lists "Aaren" Ingalls as an innkeeper, living with A. Charlotte Ingalls (second wife), and notes that their dwelling was a hotel.

Atlanta Charlotte Ramsdel (female)
Birth9 Sep 1818Shoram, VT

Family of Aaron K. Ingalls & Atlanta Charlotte Ramsdel
Marriage6 Jun 1847Unknown
Boy17 Aug 1851Joseph A. Ingalls
Boy27 Dec 1854John S. Ingalls


William D. Ingalls (male)
Father27 May 1841William S. Ingalls
Mother22 Feb 1848Sarah Jane Deily
Birth19 May 1870LeRoy, MN

Augusta Garry (female)
BirthAbout 1870Ireland

Family of William D. Ingalls & Augusta Garry
Marriage19 Jul 1895Wykoff, MN


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