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JOHN B. INGHAM, contractor and builder, Allegheny, was born in Dublin, Ireland, Jan. 15, 1813, a son of Humphrey J. and Mary (Borbridge) Ingham. He came with his parents to America in 1816, and they first located in Philadelphia, Pa. After a residence of seven years there, they moved to Luzerne county, Pa., where the mother died in 1826, at the age of forty-five years. The father remained in Luzerne county until 1864, when he came to live with his son, John B in Allegheny City, only for two years, however, as he departed this life Oct. 15, 1866, at the age of eighty-five. He had been twice married; by first marriage there were seven daughters and two sons, of whom John B. and Charles F. are the only ones now living; by second marriage there were three children, Emily, now Mrs. Davenport, residing in Luzerne county, Pa., being the survivor.

John B. Ingham, the subject of this sketch, came to this county Jan. 24, 1832, and has since resided in Allegheny. His first marriage occurred July 3, 1835, with Mary McClure, and by this union there was one child, which died in infancy, its mother only surviving its birth a few days, dying Jan. 1, 1837. Mr. Ingham’s second marriage occurred June 12, 1838, with Mary Hobson, by whom there were four children, two yet living: Charles F., present partner with his father in business, and Emma, wife of George Vance, of Connellsville, Pa. This wife died Feb. 26, 1848, and Mr. Ingham next married, March 6, 1849, Anna C. Neeb, who bore him eight children: William K.; Martha K., wife of Norman Hobson, an attorney in Iowa; Mary C. (deceased); Jean E. and Florence A. (twins); John B., Jr.; Ida M., wife of Frank Neeb, of Lancaster, Ohio, and Louis N. Mrs. Ingham died, Aug. 1, 1871, aged forty-eight years, and Jan. 31, 1872, Mr. Ingham married Mrs. Elizabeth McBride, nee Hobson, of Newark, N. J., sister of his second wife; she had five sons by Mr. McBride, two of whom are ministers in the M. E. Church.

Mr. Ingham has been a contractor and builder in Allegheny for over fifty years, and has erected some of the most substantial structures in this county, among them, in Allegheny, being the old Arch Street M. E. church, the North Avenue M. E. church, the Avery institute for colored people and Arbuckle’s block on Liberty avenue, Pittsburgh. He has been a member of the M. E. Church for over fifty years.