Ingram Crockett Biography
Ingram Crockett (February 10, 1856 - October 5, 1936) was an American poet and journalist.
Ingram Crockett was born on February 10, 1856, in Henderson, Kentucky. He is son of John W. Henderson, a member of the Confederate Congress in Kentucky, and Louisa M. Ingram. Educated at public schools in Henderson, Crockett never went to college. On May 17, 1887, he married Mary Cameron S*es (1864–1955) and continued to play a prominent part in the business and public affairs of Henderson. With the exception of A brother of Christ, a novel about Kentucky Christadelphians, Crockett's literary output for magazines and in published collections was poetical. "One does not have to travel far in any direction today in order to find many persons declaring that Ingram Crockett is the finest poet living in the state today".
He and his wife were buried in Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson.
Works
- (ed. with Charles J, O'Malley), Ye W*ail Bowie, 1888
- The port of pleasant dreams, 1892
- Rhoda, an Easter Idyll
- Beneath Blue Skies and Gray, 1900
- A Year Book of Kentucky Woods and Fields, 1901.
- A brother of Christ: a tale of western Kentucky, 1905
- The Magic of the Woods and other poems, 1908
- The greeting and goodbye of the birds, 1912
- Betchworth and some other lyrics, 1928
References
- Johnson, E. Polk (1912). A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians: The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Lewis Publishing Company. pp.:1085–1086. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
