Born on March 21, 1896, in Georgia, Walter Samuel Ingram was the first son and fourth child born to Sarah Frances Zellner and Walter Benjamin Ingram. He grew up in Monroe County, GA.
Walter was listed as "deaf and dumb" on the 1910 U.S. Census (at 14 years old), but was able to read, write, speak English. He also worked with his father on their family farm, according to the 1920 U.S. Census (at 24).
Walter died in May of 1958 at the age of 62.