Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Ingalls, Alfred 1841 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

ALFRED INGALLS is the proprietor of a meat market in the city of Flint. The
market is run under the firm name of A. Ingalls & Son, and is located at Nos.
1019-1023 South Saginaw Street. He is also the contractor for a large amount of
paving. Mr. Ingalls is an old resident of the city, having been here for
eighteen years and during twelve years he has been engaged in work for the city.
Our subject was born in Genesee County, May 19, 1841, on a farm in Burton
Township, four miles southeast of Flint, the place being known as the old
Ingalls farm. His father, James Ingalls, was one of the first settlers of two or
three who originally came here.

  James Ingalls was born in Genesee County, N. Y. He there married Miss Melinda
Snow and entered a wild farm upon which no improvement had been made. There he
lived until his death, which occurred in 1861. He was then aged sixty-two years.
He was the father of seven sons and two daughters; they are Lydia, Mrs. M. S.
Goodrich; Horace, deceased; Benjamin; James; an infant who is deceased; William;
our subject; and Henry, who is deceased; Ira and Mary. Our subject's mother died
about 1868.

  Alfred Ingalls acquired a good education at the district schools and in April
13, 1862, he married Miss Tryphene Lamberton of the same township as himself.
She is a daughter of Alonzo Lamberton, one of the early farmers of this section.
Our subject began farming for himself and pursued it until twenty years ago,
when, because of ill health, he went into the butcher business, which he has
followed ever since with the exception of the time in which he has been employed
by the city. He added a grocery, which he ran for four or five years, but
finally closed. He has spent most of his time as a contractor of street work for
the city and for the past twelve summers has been engaged in paving, grading,
graveling, etc. He employs in this work about eighteen men and five teams and
now gives his whole attention to it.

  Mr. Ingalls was elected Alderman for the term of 1880-90, representing the
second ward on the Democratic ticket. He was elected to the position with a
majority of one hundred and seventy against him and has been the only Democrat
on the municipal force for some time, with one exception. Six years previous to
that election he served as Street Commissioner for six years in succession.
Socially our subject belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and to the
Knights of Pythias. He is the father of four children—Horace J., Nettie, (Mrs.
Charles Stewart) Blanche D. and Harry L. Freddie A., their eldest son, was
accidentally killed by the discharge of a gun at the age of nine years, ten
months and twenty-eight days.


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Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892


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