The following is the headstone of my Great Grandparents William “Will” Ingram and his wife Minnie (Nees) Ingram. I noticed on their headstone that it also lists their marriage date as the 10th of November, and I always had it in my records as the 11th. Another reminder that it’s always nice to have...
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Will and Minnie Bell (Nees) Ingram are my Great Grandparents through their daughter Syble Bell Ingram. Only one of their daughters is still living, Lucille. I’m working on getting in touch with her to see if she can tell me more about her parents. Here’s the family record I have for Will and Minnie...
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The following is a collection of photos over the years showing the family of William “Will” Ingram, Jr. and his wife Minnie Bell (Nees) Ingram (My Great Grandparents). All but one of the daughters has passed on. Though most of them lived in different states, I always heard of how close they were. I...
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My Great Uncle Daniels was kind enough to share this photo with me featuring my Great Great Grandpa Nees. He said it was the General Store of Steve Guthrie Nees (1863-1940), located in Inola, Rogers Co., Oklahoma. This prompted me to go and review the latest US Census records that I hadn’t added to...
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James “Jim” Nees Jr. was my 3rd Great Grandfather and my family line continues through his son Steven Guthrie Nees (1863-1881) who married Anna Eliza Neal (1863-1935). Several people from his family applied for Cherokee Citizenship in order to claim lands in the Indian Territory before it was divided up. The applications that they...
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The story that follows was forwarded to me August of 2000, by Rosanne Cockriel a researcher on the Nees family with whom I had corresponded for some time. It was an excerpt from material written by the grandfather of Catherine Miller’s husband; Catherine had been corresponding with Rosanne. The grandfather’s name was Jackson Colby,...
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William N. Ingram was my Great-Great Grandfather through his son William Jr. who married Minnie Bell Nees (mentioned below as William of Silverton). The following is his obituary for his death which occurred on the 17th of May 1947 when he was 92 years old. “William M. Ingram, 92, died at his home near...
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I feel very lucky to have crossed paths online with James Preston IV who shared with me photos and family information on his namesake that I probably wouldn’t have otherwise been able to get. He granted me permission to share the items with others, and so below is the only picture he has of...
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William N. Ingram was my Great-Great Grandfather. My family line continues through his son William Jr. (1887-1963) who married Minnie Bell Nees (1888-1962) in 1910. The names and dates contained in this family group record are current as of the time of this blog post: William N. Ingram Birth – 14 May 1855, Mt....
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I had heard about the website Find a Grave, but had never thought to do any kind of extensive searches there for my family. When I finally did, I found that the Sweeten Cemetery in Oklahoma had been photographed. Steve G. and Anna Eliza (Neal) Nees were buried here, and here are the photos...
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