Norval M. Ingram married Mahala A. Myers 5 Sep 1861 in Wapello Co., IA.

The Memphis (MO) Reveille,Thursday, Feb. 11, 1904

COMMITTED SUICIDE

NORVAL INGRAM, BY A SELF INFLICTED WOUND ENDS HIS LIFE

The town was greatly surprised and shocked Tuesday morning of this week on hearing that Norval M. Ingram had committed suicide by shooting himself with a revolver.

On hearing the sad news the Reveille reporter went to the family residence, one block east of the square, and on entering the home he found Mr. Ingram lying on his side in bed with a ghastly wound in the mouth where the ball entered coming out back of the ear and pretty well toward the top of the head, the face, neck, pillow and bed clothes saturated with his life blood.

For several days he has seemed moody and despondent over physical ailments and imaginary financial troubles. We say imaginary financial troubles because there was no danger whatever of his losing anything by the sale of his home farm over which he worried. He got his price and quite a little payment down, and was sure to get the rest o[f] the farm back so in any event he could not lose anything. For years he has suffered from chronic stomach trouble. Lately his heart has troubled him no little at times. During his restlessness Monday night he took his wife's hand and placing it over his heart said "it bothers me there" or words to that effect.

During the night his rest was so broken that when morning came his wife proposed to him that she get up and start the fire. He said "no you will take cold" so he got up about 6 a.m. and built a fire in the room and then went to bed again. In a few minutes his wife heard the report of the pistol, sprang out of bed, ran to the door and called for help. In a very short time several neighbors came in, a doctor was called, but it was too late, life was extinct. Mr Ingram had slept for years with a revolver under his pillow and when he had fully decided to end his troubles the weapon was easily reached. Placing the muzzle to his mouth he pulled the trigger that sent the bullet crashing through his brain, and when the neighbors and doctor reached his bedside he still grasped the revolver that did the deadly work.

A coroner's inquest was held and the verdict of the jury was that he died from the effects of a self-inflicted pistol shot.

There is no doubt whatever that he had brooded over his bodily afflictions and imaginary financial troubles so long that his mind become unbalanced and he decided to end his troubles by self-destruction. Our theory is no sane man ever commits suicide. The evening before his death he asked his wife if she thought he was crazy. She answered "no" and he replied "I feel queer sometimes" This is evidence of a disordered mind and accounts for his tragic death.

He leaves a wife and two sons Harry of near Arbela and Corisande of Norwich, Iowa, and two daughters, Mrs. Wm. Harbidge, of near Arbela, and Mrs. Chas. Gardner, of Oakland, California, all of whom were notified of his tragic death, All but the California daughter were present at the funeral yesterday, The body was taken to Arbela for interment and iaid to rest in Hickory Grove cemetery, north of Arbela. Rev. H. D. Thompson, pastor of the M.E. Church. South, of this city, officiated, at the obsequies.