was Uncle Billy, "William T. Ingram", I also found his memorial, he entered the service from Alabama, US Army, 2nd LT, died Sept 28, 1918, buried at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in Romagne, France. delilah evans ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Erwin" <wrerwin@nc.rr.com> To: <aljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [ALJEFF] WW1 - FYI |I have not sailor Ingram's ship. However, he is in Ingram Family II | (Birmingham: Roberts and Son, 1986), pp. 5, 62. All of the blood lines in | this book are descendants of Council Ellis Ingram (1853-1911) & Lucretia | Diadema Hendricks (1855-1920). Her parents were William Holland Hendricks & | Eliza Jane Hanby. Hanbys settled in Blount & Jefferson counties during | Territorial days. Hendricks came to Blount County in about 1830s - early | residents of Blountsville, etc. His father David Hendricks, Sr. (d. 1858) | was my g-g-g-grandfather by his 1st wife (Wm. H. lone child by 3rd wife). | Hence, my remark that all blood lines in the book are some kin to me. | | Page 5: "Robert L. Ingram (1835-1897) . . . Second marriage was to Naomi | (Betty) Lee in 1880. Their son, Osmond Kelly Ingram, was awarded the Navy | Medal of Honor posthumously in World War I. He was the first American killed | during that War in action with the Armed Forces of the United States. Kelly | was killed in action off the coast of Queenstown, Ireland. In 1919, his | mother christened the U.S.S. Ingram, a destroyer, that saw action in the | Atlantic during World War II. Robert was a Methodist Minister, a land | promoter and a Sergeant in the Confederacy. Robert had a big family." | | Page 62: "William Kelly Ingram. Bill (May 25, 1919-Nov. 10, 1944) . . . | Bill was born in the family home in Sand Valley. He was named after his | Uncle Billy and Osmond Kelly Ingram. They both lost their lives during World | War I while fighting for their country." | | Bill Erwin | | -----Original Message----- | From: aljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com] | On Behalf Of Delilah | Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 4:22 PM | To: aljeffer@rootsweb.com | Subject: Re: [ALJEFF] WW1 - FYI | | That link don't work, are you sure it is written correct? | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "jdav2703" <jdav2703@satx.rr.com> | To: <aljeffer@rootsweb.com> | Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 3:24 PM | Subject: Re: [ALJEFF] WW1 - FYI | | || Osmond Kelly Ingram born in Pratt City,Alabama || 4 August 1887, entered the Navy 24 November 1903. || on USS Cassin when she was attacked by a German submarine off Ireland 16 || October 1917. || Gunner's Mate First Class Ingram spotted the || approaching torpedo, realized it would strike close || by explosives, thus dooming the ship, and rushed to jettison the | Ammunition. || He was blown overboard || when the torpedo struck,thus becoming the first || enlisted man killed in action in World War-1 as he || saved his ship and shipmates. see more at. || www.history.navy.mil/danfs/o4/osmond_ingram.html || || Joe D. || || || ------------------------------- || To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to | ALJEFFER-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 | ALJEFFER-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 ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message |