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"History of Northern Wisconsin, 1881"
Eau Claire Biographical Sketches
(-as transcribed from pages 314 - 338)
"I" Surnames
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INGRAM, Charles H.
"History of Northern Wisconsin, 1881"
Eau Claire Biographical Sketches
(-as transcribed from pages 314 - 338)
"I" Surnames
| INGRAM, Charles H. |
INGRAM, Orrin H. |
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INGRAM, Charles H.
CHARLES
H. INGRAM, of Empire Lumber Co., Eau Claire, was born in this place
Sept. 12, 1859, and was educated at the high school and at the State
University at Madison; is a stockholder of the Empire Lumber Co., and
has been engaged as book-keeper in the company's store since April,
1881.
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INGRAM, Orrin H.
ORRIN H. INGRAM, president Empire Lumber Co., Eau Claire was born in Westfield, Mass., in 1827. Removed with parents to Saratoga Co., N. Y., when quite young, and later on, went to the norther part of the State and was employed at lumbering for some three years. Afterward went to Canada, built a saw-mill near Kingston and three mills near Belleville, for others, and had charge of them for some two
years; then went to Ottawa, building and operating a large saw-mill for
Harris & Brunson. For several years previous to
coming to
Wisconsin, had charges of mills for Gilmour & Co.,
Canada.
Came to Wisconsin in the Spring of 1857. Located at Eau
Claire,
and commenced lumber business in firm of Ingram, Kennedy &
Dole, in
1861; firm changed to Ingram, & Kennedy in 1873. They
took in
two of their employes, and style changed to Ingram, Kennedy &
Co.,
and continued so up to March 1881, when the Empire Lumber Company was
formed, of which Mr. Ingram is president. Has also been a
partner
in firm of Clark & Ingram, bankers, of this city, since 1872,
and
has been president of the Eau Claire R. R. Co. for two years.
Was
at one time Chairman of County Board of Supervisors for three years;
president of the Eagle Rapids Dam & Booming Co. for several
years,
and also was president of the Dells Improvement Co. for several
years. He held the position of president of the Chippewa
River
Log and Driving Association until its amalgamation into the Chippewa
River Improvement and Log-driving Co. The Empire Lumber Co. is also
connected with the Chippewa Lumber and Boom Co., and Chippewa Logging
Co. Mr. Ingram has been in firm of Ingram, Kennedy & Day, of
Dubuque, Iowa, for twelve years or more, and in firm of Ingram, Kennedy
& Gill, Wabasha, Minn., for about seventeen years, and was also
of
the Charles Horton Lumber Co., Winona, Minn., and Ingram, Kennedy
&
Mason, general store, Eau Claire, until their amalgamation with the
Empire Lumber Co. He was
also of Ingram, Kennedy & Thorpe, who built the steamer Silas
Wright, in 1865, which steamer was run on the Chippewa River by that
firm one year, and two years by Ingram & Kennedy, and also for
one
Winter by them on the Arkansas River. Mr. Ingram was married at Lake
George, N.Y., in December, 1851, to Miss Cornelia E. Pierce, who was
born near Lake George. They have four children - Charles H., employed
in the store of the Empire Lumber Co., Miriam P., Fannie G. and Erskine
B.
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INGRAM, Orrin H.
ORRIN H. INGRAM, president Empire Lumber Co., Eau Claire was born in Westfield, Mass., in 1827. Removed with parents to Saratoga Co., N. Y., when quite young, and later on, went to the norther part of the State and was employed at lumbering for some three years. Afterward went to Canada, built a saw-mill near Kingston and three mills near Belleville, for others, and had charge of them for some two
years; then went to Ottawa, building and operating a large saw-mill for
Harris & Brunson. For several years previous to
coming to
Wisconsin, had charges of mills for Gilmour & Co.,
Canada.
Came to Wisconsin in the Spring of 1857. Located at Eau
Claire,
and commenced lumber business in firm of Ingram, Kennedy &
Dole, in
1861; firm changed to Ingram, & Kennedy in 1873. They
took in
two of their employes, and style changed to Ingram, Kennedy &
Co.,
and continued so up to March 1881, when the Empire Lumber Company was
formed, of which Mr. Ingram is president. Has also been a
partner
in firm of Clark & Ingram, bankers, of this city, since 1872,
and
has been president of the Eau Claire R. R. Co. for two years.
Was
at one time Chairman of County Board of Supervisors for three years;
president of the Eagle Rapids Dam & Booming Co. for several
years,
and also was president of the Dells Improvement Co. for several
years. He held the position of president of the Chippewa
River
Log and Driving Association until its amalgamation into the Chippewa
River Improvement and Log-driving Co. The Empire Lumber Co. is also
connected with the Chippewa Lumber and Boom Co., and Chippewa Logging
Co. Mr. Ingram has been in firm of Ingram, Kennedy & Day, of
Dubuque, Iowa, for twelve years or more, and in firm of Ingram, Kennedy
& Gill, Wabasha, Minn., for about seventeen years, and was also
of
the Charles Horton Lumber Co., Winona, Minn., and Ingram, Kennedy
&
Mason, general store, Eau Claire, until their amalgamation with the
Empire Lumber Co. He was
also of Ingram, Kennedy & Thorpe, who built the steamer Silas
Wright, in 1865, which steamer was run on the Chippewa River by that
firm one year, and two years by Ingram & Kennedy, and also for
one
Winter by them on the Arkansas River. Mr. Ingram was married at Lake
George, N.Y., in December, 1851, to Miss Cornelia E. Pierce, who was
born near Lake George. They have four children - Charles H., employed
in the store of the Empire Lumber Co., Miriam P., Fannie G. and Erskine
B.