INGMUNDSON, Ingmund 1838-1879

INGMUNDSON, PAULK

Posted By: S. Wilson (email)
Date: 12/30/2019 at 16:01:16

The Treasurer of Mower county, died at his residence, in this city, on Monday evening last, of consumption. His friends had known, for many days, that his hours were numbered, and the death summons was not a surprise. For the past two years Mr. Ingmundson had been suffering more or less with ill health. Last fall he made a trip to Colorado Springs where he remained a few months, but was not materially benefited by the change.

Having a large stock of energy and perseverance, he decided, early this spring, to try out-door life -- "roughing it," -- and see if that would help him to regain his health, but he was doomed to disappointment. All his plans and purposes were thwarted. His health continued to fail, and he started for home, arriving here on the 15th ult., about three weeks before his death. There is no doubt that the cruel persecutions of Page which have followed him for the past two or three years, and were particularly annoying and harrassing to one not in good health, have had much to do with hastening his death.

Mr. Ingmundson was born in Norway, near Christiana, and was 40 years of age last November. Twenty-five years ago last June, his parents, with a family of ten children, four sons and six daughters, came to this country, settling near Lansing, Iowa.

Three of the sons were in the army, one killed at Murfreesboro and the other dying in hospital at St. Louis. Mr. Ingmundson was the only surviving one of the four boys. The father and mother died a few years ago, the father at LeRoy, the mother here. Of the large family, four sisters only are now living.

Mr. Ingmundson entered the army in the summer of 1861, joining the McClellan Dragoons, a body-guard of Gen. McClellan, numbering 200. After McClellan was superseded, the Dragoons were transferred to the 12th Illinois Cavalry, where he served during the remainder of his three years term of service. He was a brave soldier, and held in high esteem by his officers and comrades, as the following tribute from a private letter written him by hs Colonel - Hasbrouck Davis - will testify:

"You have not an enemy in the regiment. You have never shrunk from your duty, either on the field or the still more trying, because more constant, labors of camp service. Our personal relations have always been so agreeable that I shall miss you much, but you have done your share in this war, and I am sincerely glad for your sake that your time is out. I wish you success in whatever you may undertake, and as you will carry with you the same gentle and brave spirit which has endeared you to all here, I am sure your future will be prosperous."

Soon after leaving the army he was married to Susan Paulk, near Waukon, Iowa, and two years later removed to LeRoy, in this county, where he lived seven years, or until 1873, when he was nominated by the Grangers as their candidate for County Treasurer. He did not seek the place, and was not present at the convention which nominated him, the nomination being a complete surprise to him. He was elected over his competitor by over 500 majority. At the end of his first term, he was nominated by the Republican convention by acclamation, and carried the county by a much larger majority than at his first election.

He was re-elected for the third time in the fall of '77, his majority not falling behind the previous ones. He made an honest, accurate, careful, methodical officer, and had a faithful and competent assistant in the person of his wife. She has had entire charge of the business of the office for a full year past, and no person could better do the work.

The deceased was a prominent member of the Masonic order, and took great interest in it. He has been Master of the lodge in this city for three years, and was also District Deputy Grand Master. He has assisted in organizing every Masonic lodge in the county with the exceptions of Austin and Lansing.

The funeral was at the residence, yesterday afternoon, and was very largely attended, representatives being present from all the Masonic lodges in the county. Hon. H.R. Wells, of Preston, the G.M. of the state, and Hon. J.D. Farmer, of Spring Valley, were among those present from outside the county. The services at the house were conducted by Rev. Anketell, and concluded at the cemetery, where Ingmund Ingmundson was laid away to his final rest with the beautiful and impressive ceremonies of the Masonic brotherhood whom he loved so well

Mr. Ingmundson was a man of generous impulses, true to his friends, fearless and outspoken, and had a large circle of personal friends who deeply sympathize with his sorrowing wife and three fatherless children, in their bereavement.

source: Freeborn County Standard, Albert Lea, Minnesota; 8/7/1879

Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Mower co., MN

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BGLR Co. I
12 ILL Cav.
Nov. 27, 1838 - Aug. 4, 1879

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