Biographical Sketch of Archibald F. Ingram, Greene County, Missouri, Springfield >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** The subject of this notice is the son of Martin and Annie A. (Howard) Ingram, and was born June 30, 1830, in Wilson County, Tennessee. His parents emigrated to Missouri in 1834, reaching Springfield on the 29th of November. He was educated in the common schools of the country, and remained at home with his parents until he was twenty years of age when he went to work on the "Southern Flag", the second paper ever published in Greene County. The publisher was W. P. Davis, and the editor, John M. Richardson, the U. S. commissioner at Carthage. He worked in that office until the paper changed hands in 1851, when he and W. P. Davis went South. They returned in 1852, and in 1853 they started a book store. On the 4th of July, 1853 he was appointed postmaster of Spring- field by President Pierce, and served for fourteen months when he was succeeded by William Jones. In the fall of 1855 he went to Greenfield, Dade County, Missouri, and started the "American Standard", afterwards changed to the "Greenfield Southwest," which he published until 1859, when he returned to Springfield and established a job printing office, the first of the kind in Springfield. He continued the business until the war broke out, and then enlisted in Captain Holland's company of Home Guards, for three months. In 1862 he started an irregular paper, The Springfield Missourian, which he sold in 1863, and in 1864 he bought the Missourian again then established the Patriot. In the foll- owing October he sold one-half interest of the "Patriot" to William J. Feed. He was appointed county treasurer in 1864, to fill the unexpired term of William McAdams and served two years. In 1867 he sold his in- terest in the "Patriot" to E. R. Shiply, the present postmaster. In 1868 he started the "Weekly Gazette," and after none months, sold it to the "Patriot". He was then elected county treasurer on the Republican ticket. He ran again in 1870, but was defeated by Liberals. In 1872 he ran again and was elected. He was married in February, 1854 to Miss Mary A., daughter of Randolph W. and Sarah (Gibson) Moore. They have four children, viz.: Charles R., one of the proprietors and publishers of the "Daily Extra"; Frank M., of California; Sallie A., a teacher in the public schools; and Mollie, also a teacher. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================