William Thomas Ingram

Rufus Alexander W. Ingram
(1833-1862)

Sarah Elizabeth Murphree
(1836-1922)

William Holand Hendricks

Eliza Jane Hamby

Council Ellis Ingram
(1853-1911)

Lucretia Diadamia Hendricks
(1855-1920)

William Thomas Ingram
(1894-1918)

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William Thomas Ingram ¹

Born: 16 Oct 1894, Chepultepec, Blount County, Alabama, United States ²
Died: 28 Sep 1918, France at age 23 ³
Buried: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, , Lorraine, France ⁴

General Notes:

Billy was the youngest son of Council Ellis and Lucretia Hendricks Ingram. He graduated form Marshall County High School in 1915; entered the University of Alabama in 1915. When William registered for the WWI draft on 5 Jun 1917, he was farming in Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama. He was single. He volunteered to serve during the war, and after brief training, was sent overseas; commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, 54th Infantry, 6th Division, Alabama; killed in the line of duty; buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, France. Billy was a Methodist and his favorite sport was football.

Additional Information:

• Military Service: 2nd Lieutenant, US Army, 54th infantry, 6th division, Alabama, during World War I: France. ³ ⁶ ⁷

• Alt. Death, 29 Sep 1918. ⁸

• Alt. Burial: American Cemetery, Meuse, Champagne-Ardenne Region, France. ⁴

1 Jan Allison, Families in the Deep South, [email protected], Rootsweb.com Gedcom Allison1. 5671 Allison Street, Orange Beach, Alabama, 251-981-3482

2 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Blount County, Alabama; Roll 1509360; Draft Board: 0. Repository: Ancestry.com.

5 Jan Allison, Families in the Deep South, [email protected], Rootsweb.com Gedcom Allison1.

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