Lake County Biographies

J. C. W. INGRAM

Contributed by Margaret Hinton 

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Is a native of Gallatin, Illinois and was born April 4, 1829. Here he received 
his education, and resided on a farm until 1844, when he went to Missouri, where 
he spent about two years. The next two years were spent in Iowa and Wisconsin; 
after which he rturned to Missouri, and in the spring of 1849 he turned his face 
towards Oregon, where he arrived, after a six months journey with ox-teams, the 
last of October. Her he followed lumbering until the spring of 1851, when he 
came to California and followed mining at different places until September 1857, 
when he came to Lake County and located in big Valley, where he followed farming 
and stock raising until 1867, when he settled on his present place, consisting 
of two hundred acres, located in Scotts Valley, where he is engaged in farming 
and stock raising. 
Mr. Ingram, during the years 1858-59 held the office of constable and in the 
fall of 1873 was elected Sheriff of Lake County which office he held four years. 
He married August 28, 1858, Miss Mandana A. Musick, a native of Missouri. They 
have six children: Luella C., John L., Mary R., Sarah A., Ruth and Mand. Have 
lost two: William R. and Preston. 

"History of Napa and Lake Counties" 1881