Early settler of Lyon County, Minnesota; killed during the US-Dakota War. He was said to be a first cousin of Charles Ingalls, father of the famous author, Laura Ingalls Wilder.
A Vermont native, he was living in Lyndon township at Sheboygan, Wisconsin in 1850. At this time, he was married to his first wife Catherine and had two children. The family's last name is misspelled "Ringolls" in the 1850 census:
J. H. Ringolls, age 45, born in VT
Catharine Ringolls, age 20, born in NY
Ruba J Ringolls, age 2, born in WI
Matilda Ringolls, age 0 (infant), born in WI
By 1857, he had moved to Amiret township in Lyon County, Minn. Now a widower with four children, he established a home on the Cottonwood River on section 31. This was near the Col. William Nobles stables, and his closest neighbor was Mr. Meyers, another early settler in the area.
In 1860 he and his children were living at Hawk Creek, about three miles below the Yellow Medicine Agency, in Renville County, Minn. They are listed as follows in the 1860 census:
Dedediah Ingall, Widower, age 57, b. in VT
Elizabeth J. ("Jennie") Ingall, 12, b. in WI
Amanda Ingall, 10, b. in WI
Melvina (Lavina) Ingal, 6, b. in WI
Geo W Ingall, 8, b. in WI
The Joseph R. Brown family, prominent in Minnesota history, lived about 7 miles below the Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux) Agency, on the same side of the river as the Ingalls family.
Ingalls and his neighbors were unaware that on the morning of Aug. 18, 1862, some hostile Dakota attacked the Lower Sioux Agency, killing many white settlers. By the early morning of Aug. 19, hostile Indians were attacking the Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux) Agency and burning stores. Peter Rouillard, an elderly Canadian Frenchman who had lived with the Indians for many years, survived the attack, fled the agency, and made his way to Joseph R. Brown's house to warn settlers in the area. A little before daybreak, he passed by the Ingalls' place, shouting: "Indians, Indians killing everybody at Yellow Medicine!" Jedediah heard Rouillard's voice. He quickly woke the children, then sent Jennie and Amanda to Brown's place to find out what the trouble was, telling them to hurry back.
Samuel J. Brown gave this account of their capture: When the girls reached our place, they found everything in utter confusion and everybody excited. The neighbors had gathered there and were getting into wagons and going off and the girls, jumping into one of the wagons, went along. They were a few hours afterwards taken into captivity along with our family and carried off to Little Crow's camp..."
While Jennie and Amanda were being carried off by Indians from Cut Nose's band, other hostile Dakota from his band went up the Minnesota valley, killing settlers. By one account, when they reached the Ingalls' home, they killed Jedediah. They captured Lavina and George, taking them prisoner and carrying them to Little Crow's band. By another account (Bishop, Harriet: Dakota War Whoop), the family was fleeing to Fort Ridgely, but before they reached the fort, "they were seized upon by Indians, who sprang from a hole in the earth. Mr. Ingalls was killed and the rest of his family made prisoners..." According to a descendant, Bishop's account is the one that is accurate.
Jennie and Amanda remained in captivity until they were freed with other captives at Camp Release in September.
On June 5, 1863, a soldier by the name of Pvt. Frank Meyers was at Fort Pierre when he witnessed the rescue of Lavina. in his book "Soldiering in Dakota," he gave this account:
While in camp...an Indian by the name of Crazy Dog, who afterwards became our guide, came into camp one day with a white girl in his possession whom he had stolen from the hostile Indians some three or four hundred miles further up the river. After a perilous journey, traveling by night and resting in the daytime, he succeeded in eluding the bands of Indians constantly roaming over the country. The girl's name was Luvina Ingles [Lavina Ingalls] and she had been captured by the Indians during the summer of 1862...
George remained In captivity with Little Crow's band for 13 months. He and another boy named Jimmy Scott, who was only 6 years old when captured, were rescued by a Catholic missionary named Father Germaine. Father Germaine sold a horse and gave nearly all of his goods to the Indians to ransom the boys.
(c) Copyright 2009 Cindy K. Coffin
Burial Notes:
During the war, hundreds of people were buried in unmarked or mass graves and their bodies were impossible to identify. The location of Jedediah's grave is unknown.
A Vermont native, he was living in Lyndon township at Sheboygan, Wisconsin in 1850. At this time, he was married to his first wife Catherine and had two children. The family's last name is misspelled "Ringolls" in the 1850 census:
J. H. Ringolls, age 45, born in VT
Catharine Ringolls, age 20, born in NY
Ruba J Ringolls, age 2, born in WI
Matilda Ringolls, age 0 (infant), born in WI
By 1857, he had moved to Amiret township in Lyon County, Minn. Now a widower with four children, he established a home on the Cottonwood River on section 31. This was near the Col. William Nobles stables, and his closest neighbor was Mr. Meyers, another early settler in the area.
In 1860 he and his children were living at Hawk Creek, about three miles below the Yellow Medicine Agency, in Renville County, Minn. They are listed as follows in the 1860 census:
Dedediah Ingall, Widower, age 57, b. in VT
Elizabeth J. ("Jennie") Ingall, 12, b. in WI
Amanda Ingall, 10, b. in WI
Melvina (Lavina) Ingal, 6, b. in WI
Geo W Ingall, 8, b. in WI
The Joseph R. Brown family, prominent in Minnesota history, lived about 7 miles below the Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux) Agency, on the same side of the river as the Ingalls family.
Ingalls and his neighbors were unaware that on the morning of Aug. 18, 1862, some hostile Dakota attacked the Lower Sioux Agency, killing many white settlers. By the early morning of Aug. 19, hostile Indians were attacking the Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux) Agency and burning stores. Peter Rouillard, an elderly Canadian Frenchman who had lived with the Indians for many years, survived the attack, fled the agency, and made his way to Joseph R. Brown's house to warn settlers in the area. A little before daybreak, he passed by the Ingalls' place, shouting: "Indians, Indians killing everybody at Yellow Medicine!" Jedediah heard Rouillard's voice. He quickly woke the children, then sent Jennie and Amanda to Brown's place to find out what the trouble was, telling them to hurry back.
Samuel J. Brown gave this account of their capture: When the girls reached our place, they found everything in utter confusion and everybody excited. The neighbors had gathered there and were getting into wagons and going off and the girls, jumping into one of the wagons, went along. They were a few hours afterwards taken into captivity along with our family and carried off to Little Crow's camp..."
While Jennie and Amanda were being carried off by Indians from Cut Nose's band, other hostile Dakota from his band went up the Minnesota valley, killing settlers. By one account, when they reached the Ingalls' home, they killed Jedediah. They captured Lavina and George, taking them prisoner and carrying them to Little Crow's band. By another account (Bishop, Harriet: Dakota War Whoop), the family was fleeing to Fort Ridgely, but before they reached the fort, "they were seized upon by Indians, who sprang from a hole in the earth. Mr. Ingalls was killed and the rest of his family made prisoners..." According to a descendant, Bishop's account is the one that is accurate.
Jennie and Amanda remained in captivity until they were freed with other captives at Camp Release in September.
On June 5, 1863, a soldier by the name of Pvt. Frank Meyers was at Fort Pierre when he witnessed the rescue of Lavina. in his book "Soldiering in Dakota," he gave this account:
While in camp...an Indian by the name of Crazy Dog, who afterwards became our guide, came into camp one day with a white girl in his possession whom he had stolen from the hostile Indians some three or four hundred miles further up the river. After a perilous journey, traveling by night and resting in the daytime, he succeeded in eluding the bands of Indians constantly roaming over the country. The girl's name was Luvina Ingles [Lavina Ingalls] and she had been captured by the Indians during the summer of 1862...
George remained In captivity with Little Crow's band for 13 months. He and another boy named Jimmy Scott, who was only 6 years old when captured, were rescued by a Catholic missionary named Father Germaine. Father Germaine sold a horse and gave nearly all of his goods to the Indians to ransom the boys.
(c) Copyright 2009 Cindy K. Coffin
Burial Notes:
During the war, hundreds of people were buried in unmarked or mass graves and their bodies were impossible to identify. The location of Jedediah's grave is unknown.
Early settler of Lyon County, Minnesota; killed during the US-Dakota War. He was said to be a first cousin of Charles Ingalls, father of the famous author, Laura Ingalls Wilder.
A Vermont native, he was living in Lyndon township at Sheboygan, Wisconsin in 1850. At this time, he was married to his first wife Catherine and had two children. The family's last name is misspelled "Ringolls" in the 1850 census:
J. H. Ringolls, age 45, born in VT
Catharine Ringolls, age 20, born in NY
Ruba J Ringolls, age 2, born in WI
Matilda Ringolls, age 0 (infant), born in WI
By 1857, he had moved to Amiret township in Lyon County, Minn. Now a widower with four children, he established a home on the Cottonwood River on section 31. This was near the Col. William Nobles stables, and his closest neighbor was Mr. Meyers, another early settler in the area.
In 1860 he and his children were living at Hawk Creek, about three miles below the Yellow Medicine Agency, in Renville County, Minn. They are listed as follows in the 1860 census:
Dedediah Ingall, Widower, age 57, b. in VT
Elizabeth J. ("Jennie") Ingall, 12, b. in WI
Amanda Ingall, 10, b. in WI
Melvina (Lavina) Ingal, 6, b. in WI
Geo W Ingall, 8, b. in WI
The Joseph R. Brown family, prominent in Minnesota history, lived about 7 miles below the Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux) Agency, on the same side of the river as the Ingalls family.
Ingalls and his neighbors were unaware that on the morning of Aug. 18, 1862, some hostile Dakota attacked the Lower Sioux Agency, killing many white settlers. By the early morning of Aug. 19, hostile Indians were attacking the Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux) Agency and burning stores. Peter Rouillard, an elderly Canadian Frenchman who had lived with the Indians for many years, survived the attack, fled the agency, and made his way to Joseph R. Brown's house to warn settlers in the area. A little before daybreak, he passed by the Ingalls' place, shouting: "Indians, Indians killing everybody at Yellow Medicine!" Jedediah heard Rouillard's voice. He quickly woke the children, then sent Jennie and Amanda to Brown's place to find out what the trouble was, telling them to hurry back.
Samuel J. Brown gave this account of their capture: When the girls reached our place, they found everything in utter confusion and everybody excited. The neighbors had gathered there and were getting into wagons and going off and the girls, jumping into one of the wagons, went along. They were a few hours afterwards taken into captivity along with our family and carried off to Little Crow's camp..."
While Jennie and Amanda were being carried off by Indians from Cut Nose's band, other hostile Dakota from his band went up the Minnesota valley, killing settlers. By one account, when they reached the Ingalls' home, they killed Jedediah. They captured Lavina and George, taking them prisoner and carrying them to Little Crow's band. By another account (Bishop, Harriet: Dakota War Whoop), the family was fleeing to Fort Ridgely, but before they reached the fort, "they were seized upon by Indians, who sprang from a hole in the earth. Mr. Ingalls was killed and the rest of his family made prisoners..." According to a descendant, Bishop's account is the one that is accurate.
Jennie and Amanda remained in captivity until they were freed with other captives at Camp Release in September.
On June 5, 1863, a soldier by the name of Pvt. Frank Meyers was at Fort Pierre when he witnessed the rescue of Lavina. in his book "Soldiering in Dakota," he gave this account:
While in camp...an Indian by the name of Crazy Dog, who afterwards became our guide, came into camp one day with a white girl in his possession whom he had stolen from the hostile Indians some three or four hundred miles further up the river. After a perilous journey, traveling by night and resting in the daytime, he succeeded in eluding the bands of Indians constantly roaming over the country. The girl's name was Luvina Ingles [Lavina Ingalls] and she had been captured by the Indians during the summer of 1862...
George remained In captivity with Little Crow's band for 13 months. He and another boy named Jimmy Scott, who was only 6 years old when captured, were rescued by a Catholic missionary named Father Germaine. Father Germaine sold a horse and gave nearly all of his goods to the Indians to ransom the boys.
(c) Copyright 2009 Cindy K. Coffin
Burial Notes:
During the war, hundreds of people were buried in unmarked or mass graves and their bodies were impossible to identify. The location of Jedediah's grave is unknown.
A Vermont native, he was living in Lyndon township at Sheboygan, Wisconsin in 1850. At this time, he was married to his first wife Catherine and had two children. The family's last name is misspelled "Ringolls" in the 1850 census:
J. H. Ringolls, age 45, born in VT
Catharine Ringolls, age 20, born in NY
Ruba J Ringolls, age 2, born in WI
Matilda Ringolls, age 0 (infant), born in WI
By 1857, he had moved to Amiret township in Lyon County, Minn. Now a widower with four children, he established a home on the Cottonwood River on section 31. This was near the Col. William Nobles stables, and his closest neighbor was Mr. Meyers, another early settler in the area.
In 1860 he and his children were living at Hawk Creek, about three miles below the Yellow Medicine Agency, in Renville County, Minn. They are listed as follows in the 1860 census:
Dedediah Ingall, Widower, age 57, b. in VT
Elizabeth J. ("Jennie") Ingall, 12, b. in WI
Amanda Ingall, 10, b. in WI
Melvina (Lavina) Ingal, 6, b. in WI
Geo W Ingall, 8, b. in WI
The Joseph R. Brown family, prominent in Minnesota history, lived about 7 miles below the Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux) Agency, on the same side of the river as the Ingalls family.
Ingalls and his neighbors were unaware that on the morning of Aug. 18, 1862, some hostile Dakota attacked the Lower Sioux Agency, killing many white settlers. By the early morning of Aug. 19, hostile Indians were attacking the Yellow Medicine (Upper Sioux) Agency and burning stores. Peter Rouillard, an elderly Canadian Frenchman who had lived with the Indians for many years, survived the attack, fled the agency, and made his way to Joseph R. Brown's house to warn settlers in the area. A little before daybreak, he passed by the Ingalls' place, shouting: "Indians, Indians killing everybody at Yellow Medicine!" Jedediah heard Rouillard's voice. He quickly woke the children, then sent Jennie and Amanda to Brown's place to find out what the trouble was, telling them to hurry back.
Samuel J. Brown gave this account of their capture: When the girls reached our place, they found everything in utter confusion and everybody excited. The neighbors had gathered there and were getting into wagons and going off and the girls, jumping into one of the wagons, went along. They were a few hours afterwards taken into captivity along with our family and carried off to Little Crow's camp..."
While Jennie and Amanda were being carried off by Indians from Cut Nose's band, other hostile Dakota from his band went up the Minnesota valley, killing settlers. By one account, when they reached the Ingalls' home, they killed Jedediah. They captured Lavina and George, taking them prisoner and carrying them to Little Crow's band. By another account (Bishop, Harriet: Dakota War Whoop), the family was fleeing to Fort Ridgely, but before they reached the fort, "they were seized upon by Indians, who sprang from a hole in the earth. Mr. Ingalls was killed and the rest of his family made prisoners..." According to a descendant, Bishop's account is the one that is accurate.
Jennie and Amanda remained in captivity until they were freed with other captives at Camp Release in September.
On June 5, 1863, a soldier by the name of Pvt. Frank Meyers was at Fort Pierre when he witnessed the rescue of Lavina. in his book "Soldiering in Dakota," he gave this account:
While in camp...an Indian by the name of Crazy Dog, who afterwards became our guide, came into camp one day with a white girl in his possession whom he had stolen from the hostile Indians some three or four hundred miles further up the river. After a perilous journey, traveling by night and resting in the daytime, he succeeded in eluding the bands of Indians constantly roaming over the country. The girl's name was Luvina Ingles [Lavina Ingalls] and she had been captured by the Indians during the summer of 1862...
George remained In captivity with Little Crow's band for 13 months. He and another boy named Jimmy Scott, who was only 6 years old when captured, were rescued by a Catholic missionary named Father Germaine. Father Germaine sold a horse and gave nearly all of his goods to the Indians to ransom the boys.
(c) Copyright 2009 Cindy K. Coffin
Burial Notes:
During the war, hundreds of people were buried in unmarked or mass graves and their bodies were impossible to identify. The location of Jedediah's grave is unknown.
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