Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County, Illinois; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

L. E. INGALLS, real estate and loans, Joliet; is a native of Will Co.; he was born in the 
present town of Du Page Oct. 26, 1839; he is a son of Henry INGALLS, who came from Vermont 
and settled in that township in 1837, and resided there until 1841, when he removed across 
the line into Du Page Co., and there lived until his death, which occurred March 10, 1876. 
He left a family of nine children all but one of whom are now living. The subject of this 
sketch remained at home until he was about 15 years old; then after spending three years 
in this county, he went to Iowa, and remained four years, going thence to Wisconsin, where 
be spent two years in the lumber business; returning to Illinois, he continued the same 
business in Lemont, Cook Co.; he came to Joliet in 1870, and followed the lumber business 
till 1871, when be disposed of his business to Mason & Plants, and since then has been 
farming and dealing in real estate, etc. He owns a fine farm of 260 acres on Sec. 12, 
well improved with good buildings where he resides, and is engaged quite extensively in
stock raising and dairying. He was married Oct. 27, 1865, to Miss Millie EMMERSON, of 
Door Co., Wis.; she died March 7, 1868. Mr. INGALLS was married again, on Jan. 14, 1870, 
to Miss Esther E. BARTHOLMEW, of Marengo, MC Henry Co., IL; they have four children - 
Millie R., Roy K., Myra B. H. and Charles L.