Household #169: Ingram, John Giles

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In the 1900 Barney census, Melis Ingram headed a 2-person household. The table below preserves the exact names, relationships, ages, birthplaces, and occupations recorded for the household.

Household Snapshot

Melis Ingram headed a 2-person household in the 1900 Barney census with 1 spouse or marital partner.

Melis Ingram's listed occupation was Laborer Farm.

All listed household members were reported as born in Georgia.

Newspaper and Public-Record Trail

This section flags public-record leads separate from the census table. The detailed discussion stays in the family narrative, research status, and source citations below.

1900 Census Household

Name	Relation	Age	Birthplace	Occupation
Melis Ingram	Head	21	Georgia	Laborer Farm
Della Ingram	Wife	20	Georgia	—

Children and Later Trails

No children are listed in this household in the 1900 census table.

The 1900 name "Melis" is best treated as a phonetic or enumerator rendering of Giles/Miles. The surrounding record trail identifies the head as John Giles Ingram Sr. The household was newly married in 1900, so the later children are documented through subsequent records rather than through the Barney enumeration itself.

Family Narrative

Household identity and correction

John Giles Ingram Sr. was born in January 1879 according to the 1900 census. His World War I draft registration gives the fuller date 15 January 1879 and lists DeSoto County, Florida as birthplace. The federal censuses consistently place his birth in Georgia, so the Florida birthplace should be noted as a record conflict rather than resolved fact.

The identity chain is strong across the 1880, 1900, 1910, 1930, 1935, 1940, and 1950 records. In 1880 he appears as John G. Ingram, age 1, in the Berrien County household of John L. Ingram and Martha A. Ingram. In 1900 he appears in Barney as Melis Ingram with wife Della. In 1910 he is John G. Ingram in Robinson, Colquitt County, Georgia. Later records use J.G., John D., and John G. Ingram in Florida. The World War I draft registration supplies the full name John Giles Ingram.

John died in Hardee County, Florida, in 1950 and is buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Arcadia, DeSoto County, Florida. His Find a Grave memorial is #51109505.

Della Florence Kennedy Ingram

Della Florence Kennedy was born 17 November 1878 and died 26 June 1949 in Hardee County, Florida. She is buried with John at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Arcadia, DeSoto County, Florida. Her Find a Grave memorial is #51260353.

Her maiden name is supported by the Social Security Applications and Claims Index entry for daughter Mildred Ingram Brewer, which identifies Mildred's parents as John G. Ingram and Della F. Kennedy. Della's parents were Samuel G. Kennedy, who died in 1879, and Mary A. D. Martin, who died in 1880. Two guardianship records document the Kennedy children after their parents' deaths: an 1880 Stewart County record and an 1886 Thomas County record. Those records place Della, also called Florence, among the Kennedy children.

John and Della married about 1899, based on the 1900 census statement that they had been married one year. No separate marriage record has been cited in this entry.

Children and later trails

The later family is well documented through census records and cemetery memorials. All ten children are identified in the current source trail.

Child	Current evidence assessment
Martha Ethel Ingram Coker	Born 1900, died 1977; Find a Grave #22478904.
Mary Pearl Ingram Sullivan	Born 1902, died 1969; Find a Grave #38745474.
Berry Lucius Ingram	Born 1905, died 1972; Find a Grave #41990414.
Wesley Bernard Ingram	Born 1909, died 1978; Find a Grave #70615079. He is one of the twins recorded in 1910 as "Burnard Twinns."
John Brannon Ingram	Born 1909, died 1962; Find a Grave #115565397. He is the second twin recorded in 1910 as "Brannard Twinns."
Samuel Harold Ingram	Born 1911, died 1964; Find a Grave #48687211. The 1910 census name "Solmon" is an early child-name rendering; his World War II draft card names John Giles Ingram as his father.
Iris Estell Ingram Albritton	Born 1913, died 1971; Find a Grave #50027497.
Mildred L. Ingram Brewer	Born 1915, died 2004; spouse Woodrow M. Brewer Sr.; Find a Grave #50754940. Her Social Security Applications and Claims record confirms Della's Kennedy maiden name.
John Giles Ingram Jr.	Born 1921, died 2010; Find a Grave #65735233.
Collis Gaston Ingram	Born 1924, died 1991; Find a Grave #45786431.

Census and migration trail

Year	Place	Evidence summary
1880	District 1311, Berrien County, Georgia	John G. Ingram, age 1, in the household of John L. and Martha A. Ingram.
1900	Barney, Brooks County, Georgia	Melis Ingram, 21, farmer, with wife Della, 20; married one year.
1910	Robinson, Colquitt County, Georgia	John G. and Della F. Ingram with children Ethell, Pearl, Berry, Solmon, Burnard Twinns, and Brannard Twinns; Joe Washington listed as boarder.
1920	Not located	The suggested Ancestry match at record 7708701 is a different John Ingram: Mulatto, age 48, in Coweta County, Georgia, with wife Delia.
1930	Iona, Lee County, Florida	J.G. and Dela Ingram with Bernard W., Brannon, Iris E., Mildred L., John, and Gaston C.
1935	Precinct 7, Hardee County, Florida	J.G. and Florence Ingram with Bernard, Harold, Mildred, J.G., and Guston. Birthplace is listed as Florida, probably an enumerator error for this family.
1940	Hardee County, Florida	John D. and Della Ingram with John D. and Gaston; the middle initial appears to be an enumerator error.
1950	Hardee County, Florida	John G. Ingram, widowed, living with daughter Mildred L. Brewer and son-in-law Woodrow M. Brewer Sr.

Connections to Other Barney Families

John Giles Ingram was a son of John L. Ingram and Martha A. Ingram of Berrien County. The 1880 sibling group includes Icoum B. Ingram, George W. Ingram, Martha J. Ingram, William J. Ingram, William W. Ingram, Nancy P. Ingram, and John G. Ingram.

HH#168, Isom Barney Ingram, is the clearest nearby household connection. The 1880 census places Barney and John Giles in the same parental household, and Barney's 1906 obituary names G. W. Ingram of Adel as Barney's brother. This supports the John L. and Martha A. Ingram family cluster used in both HH#168 and HH#169.

Research Notes

The 1920 federal census for John and Della has not been located. The rejected Coweta County candidate should remain excluded unless new evidence links it to this family.
No marriage record for John Giles Ingram and Della Florence Kennedy is cited in this entry; the marriage date is inferred from the 1900 census.
The Georgia-vs-Florida birthplace conflict for John Giles Ingram remains unresolved. The draft card gives DeSoto County, Florida, while the census trail gives Georgia.
John L. Ingram's parentage remains undocumented in the current source trail.
Martha J., William J., William W., and Nancy P. Ingram from the 1880 John L. Ingram household remain unidentified in this entry.
The Kennedy guardianship records support Della's family background, but the wider Kennedy family of Stewart and Thomas counties can still be expanded if needed.

Open Research Questions

Resolve the open items flagged in Research Notes above with direct records before expanding this household narrative.

Research Status

Status: Source-Exhausted for the John Giles Ingram household as presently defined.
Strengths: The identity chain is supported from 1880 through 1950, with the 1900 Barney household tied to later records by name variants, spouse, age, migration pattern, draft registration, death index, Social Security Applications and Claims evidence, and cemetery memorials. Della's Kennedy maiden name is supported, and all ten children have later memorial or record support.
Remaining cautions: The missing 1920 census, unresolved birthplace conflict, inferred marriage date, and open collateral sibling trails should stay visible. These do not prevent identifying the 1900 household, but they should not be treated as closed facts.

Sources

1880 US Census, Berrien County, Georgia, John L. Ingram household; Ancestry 6742/7439815.
1900 US Census, Brooks County, Georgia, Melis/John Giles Ingram household; Ancestry 7602/52873553.
1910 US Census, Colquitt County, Georgia, John G. Ingram household; Ancestry 7884/3280057.
1930 US Census, Lee County, Florida, J.G. Ingram household; Ancestry 6224/103126689.
1935 Florida State Census, Hardee County, Florida, J.G. Ingram household; Ancestry 1506/3047935.
1940 US Census, Hardee County, Florida, John D. Ingram household; Ancestry 2442/129200614.
1950 US Census, Hardee County, Florida, John G. Ingram household; Ancestry 62308/81116123.
World War I draft registration for John Giles Ingram; Ancestry 6482/157445.
World War II draft card for Sam Harold Ingram; Ancestry 2238/1062581286.
Florida Death Index, John Giles Ingram; Ancestry 7338/370908.
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, Mildred Ingram Brewer; Ancestry 60901/628945283.
Guardianship records for the children of Samuel G. Kennedy and Mary A. D. Martin, Stewart County, Georgia, 5 April 1880, and Thomas County, Georgia, 9 February 1886.
Find a Grave memorial #51109505, John Giles Ingram Sr.
Find a Grave memorial #51260353, Della Florence Kennedy Ingram.
Find a Grave memorials for Martha Ethel Ingram Coker #22478904, Mary Pearl Ingram Sullivan #38745474, Berry Lucius Ingram #41990414, Wesley Bernard Ingram #70615079, John Brannon Ingram #115565397, Samuel Harold Ingram #48687211, Iris Estell Ingram Albritton #50027497, Mildred L. Ingram Brewer #50754940, John Giles Ingram Jr. #65735233, and Collis Gaston Ingram #45786431.

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