Henrietta Melissa Costlow

Brief Life History of Henrietta Melissa

When Henrietta Melissa Costlow was born on 4 March 1851, in Greentown, Liberty Township, Howard, Indiana, United States, her father, Patrick Costlow, was 24 and her mother, Malvina Etta Woods, was 17. She married John Ingels on 25 August 1868, in Howard, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Saint Andrew, Washington, Florida, United States in 1920 and Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States in 1930. She died on 31 December 1937, in Howard, Indiana, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Albright Cemetery, Kokomo, Center Township, Howard, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Ingels
1847–1924
Henrietta Melissa Costlow
1851–1937
Marriage: 25 August 1868
Offa Marion Ingels
1869–1942
James Beecher Ingels
1871–1956
Claude Francis Ingels Sr.
1875–1940
Frederick F Ingels
1877–1922
Lulu Minnie Ingels
1880–1965
Orph M Ingels
1880–
Hale Pitman Ingels
1882–1954
Lena Ingels
1884–1955
Logan M Ingels
1884–1957
Rosa Florence Ingels
1888–1966

Sources (22)

  • Henrietta Costolever in household of P Costolever, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Henrietta Melissa Costlow Ingels, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Etta Castlon in entry for John Ingles, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"

World Events (8)

1852

Historical Boundaries 1852: Howard, Indiana, United States

1856 · The Town of Santa Claus

The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Costello .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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