Ingram, Sanders Meredith, 1819-1905

Sanders Meredith Ingram was a farmer, lawyer, and state legislator from Richmond County, N.C. He was also a part of the inaugural class at Wake Forest College, 1834-1835. Ingram served in the Mexican War in the lst Tennessee Calvary Regiment and in the Civil War as first lieutenant in the 38th North Carolina Infantry Regiment. He left the army in 1862 to serve as Richmond County representative in the North Carolina state legislature. Ingram's first wife was Jane Mourning Shepherd, with whom he had five children; his second wife was Sarah Francis Moore Hogan, with whom he had at least three children. Ingram died in 1905 and was buried in Montgomery County, N.C.

From the description of Sanders Meredith Ingram papers, 1830-1930. WorldCat record id: 758876183

S.M. Ingram attended Wake Forest College in the first class, 1834/35 and later, 1838-40. He served in the Mexican War as a volunteer from Tennessee, and briefly as a lieutenant in the 38th Regt. North Carolina Infantry during the Civil War, He was a planter in Richmond County, North Carolina and served in the North Carolina General Assembly.

From the description of Sanders Meredith Ingram Papers, 1839-1867 (Wake Forest University - ZSR Library). WorldCat record id: 60690712

Sanders Meredith Ingram was a farmer, lawyer, and state legislator from Richmond County, N.C. He was also a part of the inaugural class at Wake Forest College, 1834-1835. Ingram served in the Mexican War in the lst Tennessee Calvary Regiment and in the Civil War as first lieutenant in the 38th North Carolina Infantry Regiment. He left the army in 1862 to serve in the North Carolina state legislature. Ingram's first wife was Jane Mourning Shepherd; their children were Hugh M., Cornelia Ann; Claudia Meredith; Judith Winfrey; and Edwin Thomas. After Jane's death, Ingram married Sarah Francis Moore Hogan in 1873, with whom he had at least three children: Sanders Moore; Asenath Louise, and Nellie Rebecca. Ingram died in 1905 and was buried in Montgomery County, N.C.

From the guide to the Sanders Meredith Ingram Papers, 1830-1930, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)