William Oscar Ingersoll
1845 - 1935 (89 years)-
Name William Oscar Ingersoll [1, 2] Birth 10 Dec 1845 Richland, Oswego County, New York, United States 
[1, 2] Gender Male Death 17 Sep 1935 New Centerville, Albion Twp., Oswego County, New York [1] Person ID I57416 Stewartsny Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
Father Benjamin Briggs Ingersoll, b. 8 Nov 1805, Richland Twp., Oswego County, New York d. 17 May 1864, Albion, Oswego, New York, United States (Age 58 years) Relationship natural Mother Hannah Wolcott, b. 1806, Springfield, Otsego, New York, United States d. 19 May 1847, Richland Twp., Oswego County, New York (Age 41 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1825 Pulaski, Oswego, New York, United States [1, 2] Family ID F26448 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Florence S. Fitch, b. 1846 d. 16 Jul 1891, New Centerville, Albion Twp., Oswego County, New York (Age 45 years) Family ID F18962 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
Family 2 Alice C. Wescott Family ID F18963 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
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Notes - William Oscar Ingersoll - December 10, 1845 - September 17, 1935. Military Service: Veteran of the Civil War. Son of Benjamin Briggs and Hannah Wolcott Ingersoll. Husband of Florence S. Fitch Ingersoll (married about 1869) & Alice C. Westcott Sheridan Ingersoll (married October 17, 1894.) [Note: Florence Ingersoll died July 16, 1891 in New Centerville, New York and is buried in Richland Cemetery at Richland, New York]
Newspaper Obituary - Tuesday, September 17, 1935 Oswego Palladium Times - Oswego, New York - Veteran Dies at Home in Eastern Part of County - Illness Proves Fatal to Oscar Ingersoll, 89, of Sandy Creek - Sandy Creek, September 17 - Oscar Ingersoll, one of the six last Civil War veterans in the eastern part of Oswego County, died early Tuesday at his home here. He was 89 years old. John H. Hollis is now the last Civil War veteran in Sandy Creek. Mr. Ingersoll was born in the town of Albion December 10, 1845, son of the late Benjamin and Hallan Wolcott Ingersoll, pioneer settlers. At the age of 17 he enlisted in the Union forces and served with distinction throughout the war. Returning, he became a farmer, settling in the town of Albion near Centerville, and later going to Boylston. He retired about 20 years ago and took up his residence here. Although he had been in poor health since last April, Mr. Ingersoll had been confined to his bed only since Saturday. Survivors are his wife, Alice Westcott Ingersoll, and one daughter, Mrs. Henry A. Eston, Worcester, Massachusetts. Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but the Rev. T. T. Davies of the Congregational church will officiate and burial will be in Riverside cemetery, Pulaski.
- William Oscar Ingersoll - December 10, 1845 - September 17, 1935. Military Service: Veteran of the Civil War. Son of Benjamin Briggs and Hannah Wolcott Ingersoll. Husband of Florence S. Fitch Ingersoll (married about 1869) & Alice C. Westcott Sheridan Ingersoll (married October 17, 1894.) [Note: Florence Ingersoll died July 16, 1891 in New Centerville, New York and is buried in Richland Cemetery at Richland, New York]
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Record for Hannah Wolcott
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