In the 1850's or 60's Springfield Missouri, Sidney N. Ingram (b. 15 July 1832 d. 26 Apr 1908) and his father Martin Ingram (b. 29 Aug 1803 d. 1881) developed a new strain of Apple, named the Ingram Apple. Or did they? Sidney ran a saw and grist mill south of Springfield and his business partner Albert Garner McCracken ran a nursery. It is said to have supplied 3 states with fruit trees . . . Were the trees named for his wife Mary Jane Ingram? After Albert's untimely death, did Sidney patented the apple so someone in the family would get the credit? Does anyone know how to get a copy of the patten for the apple? Beth Dodd beth@oakvalley.com http://www.oakvalley.com/adams/ http://www.oakvalley.com/genealogy/