Ingram Cemetery
Edom, Van Zandt County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Stephen Ingram, who served in the U. S. Army in the second Seminole War (1835-1842), moved to Van Zandt County with his wife Elizabeth (McKleroy) and their family in 1850, building log homes on this site by the Tyler-Porter's Bluff Road. Stephen Ingram's burial in 1858 was the first in the Ingram Cemetery. He was soon joined by two granddaughters, infants of Mary (Ingram) and David Cade. The cemetery land was given to the descendants of Stephen Ingram by his son James in 1897. From a count of 56 graves in 1997, there are two Civil War veterans (sons of Stephen Ingram), four veterans of World Wars I and II, and two Korean War veterans. (1998) Incise on base: Polly L. Martin, Historian
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Stephen Ingram, a veteran of the Second Seminole War, brought his family to Van Zandt County in 1850 and built log homes beside the Tyler–Porter's Bluff Road. His 1858 burial opened the family cemetery, soon joined by two infant granddaughters, and in 1897 his son deeded the ground to Ingram's descendants. The small burial place records generations of American service, holding two Civil War veterans, four who served in the World Wars, and two Korean War veterans.
Why it matters
A single family cemetery spanning the Seminole Wars through Korea is a compact record of how one pioneer household answered the nation's call across more than a century.
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Related people
- · Stephen Ingram
- · Elizabeth McKleroy Ingram
- · Polly L. Martin
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