Elva Ingram
Platte County, Wyoming
Overview
On April 15, 1852, James and Ritta Ann Ingram left Salem, Iowa with their nine children for Oregon. They traveled in a wagon train with 40 people from four families and reached the Fort Laramie area on June 21, 1852.
Here is where four-year old Elva Ingram, the youngest Ingram daughter, died and was buried – the cause of her death is not known. The headstone may or may not be original.
Location
Near Hartville, Platte County, Wyoming
From Hartville, take the Manville Highway north for about 1 mile. Turn left and follow the road downhill for ¾ mile to the foot of Emigrant Hill. Continue straight ahead up the winding road climing the hill, and turn left ¼ mile after reaching the top. The Ingram grave is in the pasture to the left, ¼ mile after turning.
The site is open to the public.
Source: Randy Brown and Reg Duffin, Graves and Sites on the Oregon and California Trails, OCTA 2nd edition, 1998, pp 38-39
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