Notes: C.B. Ingram visited Oneonta and wrote a letter back to his home newspaper. He mentions many local names. The Southern Democrat, 17 May 1906 Oneonta, Alabama. May Pearl, (Texas), Herald-One more time I pencil a few lines from old Alabama, hoping they may reach the Herald O.K. Oneonta is a nice town-the county site of Blount-and is of recent date, which was founded by my father, the late Captain A.J. Ingram. Where this town is my father plowed the land when he was a mere boy; now the Louisville and Nashville railroad passes through the same and is doing a fine business. I am meeting many people-old acquaintances and forming new ones. My sister, Mrs. Mettie Patterson, one among those whom I came to see, and who is sick, is, I am glad to report, better, and I think she will go to Texas. Mrs. Essie Brown, my niece, has had a severe attack of inflammatory rheumatism, but is better. There was an old time singing given at my sister's. Some of the singers are old acquaintances of the Herald's readers, viz: The Rev. Stephen C. Allgood, father of Mrs. Clinton Huffstutler, of May Pearl, and Mrs. Wm. H. Neely of Mitchell county, texas, also our genial friend Jasper Bynum and his new wife, John bynum and wife, kin of T.L. Bentley and C.C. buckner, of Oak, Texas, and last but not least, Mrs. Manila Allgood were present. Tell C.C. I have the number of the pieces we sang-twenty-three in all-and we will sing them when I get home, if they don't stop me at Tuscaloosa on accounty of losing reason faculties. I passed this place next night after I left May Pearl. Here at Tuscaloosa people are cared for when they lose their minds. At this point Dr. Derrett, of May Pearl, left the car and have not heard of him since. I hope he is well and at home now or be able to return when I do. The general conference at Birmingham, is moving on rapidly with business. Here I met some of our Texas preachers, viz: Presiding Elder Bolton, of Brownwood; Dr. Rankin, Rev. O.E. Sensabough and the editor of the Texas Christian Advocate. Well, Rev. Sensabough told me to go and shake hands with Young J. Allen, our missionary to China, this I did. I heard him speak of China. He said China had enough coal in one province to do the world two thousand years as reported by American and foreign experts, and the chinaman was out with his little haversack hunting fuel, and like the man starving to death for water when a hole three feet in the ground would give him plenty. I saw the Bishops, and many old acquaintances. A paper was read which stated over 2,000 local preachers had fell out during the past ten years and some of the conferences recommended that the quarterly conferences have restored back to them the licensing of them. C.B. Ingram. April 11th, 1906.

The Ingram family's pen was quite prolific. I think there is a binder of newspaper articles at the Museum written by a Mr. Ingram. I've not been down there in a while. Melba, do you know what I'm trying to remember? Was his name C.L. Ingram? bobwonda@hiwaay.net wrote: >Notes: C.B. Ingram visited Oneonta and wrote a letter back to his home >newspaper. He mentions many local names. > >The Southern Democrat, 17 May 1906 > >Oneonta, Alabama. May Pearl, (Texas), Herald-One more time I pencil a few >lines from old Alabama, hoping they may reach the Herald O.K. > >Oneonta is a nice town-the county site of Blount-and is of recent date, >which was founded by my father, the late Captain A.J. Ingram. Where this >town is my father plowed the land when he was a mere boy; now the >Louisville and Nashville railroad passes through the same and is doing a >fine business. > >I am meeting many people-old acquaintances and forming new ones. My >sister, Mrs. Mettie Patterson, one among those whom I came to see, and who >is sick, is, I am glad to report, better, and I think she will go to Texas. >Mrs. Essie Brown, my niece, has had a severe attack of inflammatory >rheumatism, but is better. > >There was an old time singing given at my sister's. Some of the singers >are old acquaintances of the Herald's readers, viz: The Rev. Stephen C. >Allgood, father of Mrs. Clinton Huffstutler, of May Pearl, and Mrs. Wm. H. >Neely of Mitchell county, texas, also our genial friend Jasper Bynum and >his new wife, John bynum and wife, kin of T.L. Bentley and C.C. buckner, of >Oak, Texas, and last but not least, Mrs. Manila Allgood were present. Tell >C.C. I have the number of the pieces we sang-twenty-three in all-and we >will sing them when I get home, if they don't stop me at Tuscaloosa on >accounty of losing reason faculties. I passed this place next night after >I left May Pearl. Here at Tuscaloosa people are cared for when they lose >their minds. At this point Dr. Derrett, of May Pearl, left the car and >have not heard of him since. I hope he is well and at home now or be able >to return when I do. > >The general conference at Birmingham, is moving on rapidly with business. >Here I met some of our Texas preachers, viz: Presiding Elder Bolton, of >Brownwood; Dr. Rankin, Rev. O.E. Sensabough and the editor of the Texas >Christian Advocate. Well, Rev. Sensabough told me to go and shake hands >with Young J. Allen, our missionary to China, this I did. I heard him >speak of China. He said China had enough coal in one province to do the >world two thousand years as reported by American and foreign experts, and >the chinaman was out with his little haversack hunting fuel, and like the >man starving to death for water when a hole three feet in the ground would >give him plenty. I saw the Bishops, and many old acquaintances. A paper >was read which stated over 2,000 local preachers had fell out during the >past ten years and some of the conferences recommended that the quarterly >conferences have restored back to them the licensing of them. C.B. Ingram. >April 11th, 1906. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > >

There was an educator, Clint Ingram, father of Fred (who still lives in Oneonta). Think that is who you are referring to. Melba ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Jackson" <jacksont@otelco.net> To: <alblount@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 8:13 PM Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT] Letter to Texas from C.B. Ingram, 1906 > The Ingram family's pen was quite prolific. I think there is a binder of > newspaper articles at the Museum written by a Mr. Ingram. I've not been > down there in a while. > > Melba, do you know what I'm trying to remember? Was his name C.L. Ingram? > > > bobwonda@hiwaay.net wrote: > >>Notes: C.B. Ingram visited Oneonta and wrote a letter back to his home >>newspaper. He mentions many local names. >> >>The Southern Democrat, 17 May 1906 >> >>Oneonta, Alabama. May Pearl, (Texas), Herald-One more time I pencil a few >>lines from old Alabama, hoping they may reach the Herald O.K. >> >>Oneonta is a nice town-the county site of Blount-and is of recent date, >>which was founded by my father, the late Captain A.J. Ingram. Where this >>town is my father plowed the land when he was a mere boy; now the >>Louisville and Nashville railroad passes through the same and is doing a >>fine business. >> >>I am meeting many people-old acquaintances and forming new ones. My >>sister, Mrs. Mettie Patterson, one among those whom I came to see, and who >>is sick, is, I am glad to report, better, and I think she will go to >>Texas. >>Mrs. Essie Brown, my niece, has had a severe attack of inflammatory >>rheumatism, but is better. >> >>There was an old time singing given at my sister's. Some of the singers >>are old acquaintances of the Herald's readers, viz: The Rev. Stephen C. >>Allgood, father of Mrs. Clinton Huffstutler, of May Pearl, and Mrs. Wm. H. >>Neely of Mitchell county, texas, also our genial friend Jasper Bynum and >>his new wife, John bynum and wife, kin of T.L. Bentley and C.C. buckner, >>of >>Oak, Texas, and last but not least, Mrs. Manila Allgood were present. >>Tell >>C.C. I have the number of the pieces we sang-twenty-three in all-and we >>will sing them when I get home, if they don't stop me at Tuscaloosa on >>accounty of losing reason faculties. I passed this place next night after >>I left May Pearl. Here at Tuscaloosa people are cared for when they lose >>their minds. At this point Dr. Derrett, of May Pearl, left the car and >>have not heard of him since. I hope he is well and at home now or be able >>to return when I do. >> >>The general conference at Birmingham, is moving on rapidly with business. >>Here I met some of our Texas preachers, viz: Presiding Elder Bolton, of >>Brownwood; Dr. Rankin, Rev. O.E. Sensabough and the editor of the Texas >>Christian Advocate. Well, Rev. Sensabough told me to go and shake hands >>with Young J. Allen, our missionary to China, this I did. I heard him >>speak of China. He said China had enough coal in one province to do the >>world two thousand years as reported by American and foreign experts, and >>the chinaman was out with his little haversack hunting fuel, and like the >>man starving to death for water when a hole three feet in the ground would >>give him plenty. I saw the Bishops, and many old acquaintances. A paper >>was read which stated over 2,000 local preachers had fell out during the >>past ten years and some of the conferences recommended that the quarterly >>conferences have restored back to them the licensing of them. C.B. >>Ingram. >>April 11th, 1906. >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >