Historical Marker

Ingram, John

San Angelo · Tom Green County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5451002789

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Marker Inscription

A San Jacinto veteran, born in Kentucky, March 10, 1808. Died in San Angelo, February, 1896.

About this site

Ingram, John is a historical marker in San Angelo, Tom Green County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Tom Green County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 126 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.4446, -100.4486 near San Angelo. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fairmount Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Millar, Daniel, Fairmont Cemetery, and Henderson, S. L., House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5451002789. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

John Ingram, born in Kentucky in 1808, first reached Texas in 1821 with a small party that camped on the Brazos and helped plant an early corn crop on the Colorado River. He settled in Stephen F. Austin's colony, and in 1835 he fought at the Battle of Gonzales and served with distinction at the siege of Bexar. Ingram died in 1896 while visiting Fort Concho and is buried in Fairmount Cemetery in San Angelo, where his marker stands.

Sources: tshaonline.org hmdb.org

📍 31.4446, -100.4486 · San Angelo, Tom Green County

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Henderson, S. L., House

San Angelo · 1988

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