Hintz Family

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• Hintz/Hinz The Hinz/Hintz clan originated in Neustettin, Pomerania, Prussia. Two brothers settled in Mansfield, Minnesota in the 1850's. One brother stayed in Prussia, but his daughters came to Wisconsin and latter moved to Oregon. See also this off-site link to Hintz/Hinz.
  
           This lineage is likely descended from a population of the Kurgan culture, known for the domestication of the horse (circa 3000 B.C.E.). They are thought to have originated in the Eurasian Steppes north of the Black & Caspian Seas. These people were also believed to be the first speakers of the Indo-European language group. This lineage is found in central & western Asia, India, and in Slavic populations of Europe.
  
          
• Ingram Family Pages The Ingrams are traced from the early 1800's in Washington County, Virginia. Shortly after the civil war, Reverend Valentine B. Ingram, the son of Jacob Ingram and Sarah Ann Hoover, traveled with the family of Joseph and Sarah Barlow to Mc Donough County, Illinois. There he married the Barlow's daughter, Rachel Elizabeth Barlow.
  
           Not long after, Valentine's brothers William and Frank followed to Henderson County, Illinois. William stayed, but Frank appears to have moved to Unicoi Co, Tennessee, to be near his sons. He passed away in Unicoi County, TN, and was buried near his birth place in Friendship Baptist Cemetery, Friendship, Virginia, with his parents.
  
           The Reverend Valentine practiced in Stark County, Illinois, and later their family settled in Berwick, Warren County, Illinois with the Baptist church at that place. William's son was the Reverend Maurice P. Ingram who praticed in Mc Donough and Hancock Counties in Illinois. Valentine B. Ingram's brothers, John D. and Isaac H. Ingram, both remained in Holston area of Washington County, Virginia, where John was a tanner, and Isaac ran a business.
  
           According to the 1880 census in Washington County, VA, Valentine's parents, Jacob and Sarah, adopted a Daisy Nickles. Daisy is listed as age 6 on that census. Nothing is known of Daisy.
  
           Of special note, the family made the US Postal Service a common employment option. Jacob Sr. was a postmaster at Friendship, VA, and his son and grandson, Valentine and Charles Orlando Ingram, were postmasters each in turn at Berwick. Valentine's son Joseph Barlow is noted working for the postoffice in Dallas, Texas.



• Parker Family Pages James Parker and Anna Doty settled in the East central part of Illinois in the early 1800's. Few substantiated facts exist for James, but he is believed to have been born about 1752. His son George D. Parker purchased land 5/16/1829 in Clark Co, IL, and expanded this purchase with land in Coles Co, IL early in 1830 causing the area to be known as Parker's Prarie.
  
           This Parker family is often confused with that of Cynthia Ann and Quanah Parker (sometimes spelled Quanna Parker). However, there is no known connection between the two families. However, the two families came to the same area of Illinois about the same time in the early 1800's, and the James Parker family purchased land from Cynthia Ann Parker's family.
  
  
• Ledbetter -- See also Parker Family Pages. Ledbetters settled in Virginia and later this branch moved to Overton Co., TN. Subsequently Charley Thomas Ledbetter came to Westfield, IL with his family. Limited copies of a hard cover book available for $28.00 plus shipping. 369 pages with some photos and maps in back pocket. Includes Arthur Ledbetter line of Overton Co, TN. Abstract available at Ancestry.com. Well researched and great content. e-mail us for information on contacting the seller. See also Ledbetter off-site link and this other off-site link.





• Fox Family Pages The Fox family has been traced to Pennsylvania. They were in various counties in that state in the early 1800's. In particular, William Asher Fox was born in Huntingdon County, PA. The family moved to the Knox County, IL area. Many of the family moved between West Central Illinois and Crowley County, KS where they owned a tract of land in the early 1900's. The land was lost due to cattle transactions. Subsequently the family retired to Warren County, IL.