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Bessie Belle Dingus 1894–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1894

Birth Location: Dickenson County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 Feb 1962

Death Location: Abingdon, Harford, Maryland, USA

Father: Marcus Dingus

Mother: Nannie Salyer

Spouse(s): Henry Mullins

Children(s): Joseph Mullins, Charles Mullins, Della Mullins, Henry Mullins, Estella Mullins, Eulice Mullins, Wayne Mullins, Hollis Mullins, Leland Mullins, Sarah Mullins

In 1894, Bessie Belle Dingus entered the world in Dickenson County, Virginia, USA, born to Marcus De Lafayette Dingus And Nannie Louise Salyer. In 1900, Bessie Belle Dingus resided in Kenady, Dickenson, Virginia. In 1910, Bessie Belle Dingus resided in Ervinton, Dickenson, Virginia. Bessie Belle Dingus married Henry Russell Mullins, and had children including Charles Edward Mullins, Della Mae Mullins, Estella Faye Mullins, Eulice Preston Blue Mullins, Henry Clinton Mullins, Hollis Mullins, Joseph Benjamin Bennie Mullins, Leland Allen Mullins, Sarah Ann Mullins, Wayne Richard Mullins. Bessie Belle Dingus passed away in 1962 in Abingdon, Harford, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1894, Bessie Belle Dingus entered the world in Dickenson County, Virginia, USA, born to Marcus De Lafayette Dingus And Nannie Louise Salyer.
  • In 1900, Bessie Belle Dingus resided in Kenady, Dickenson, Virginia.
  • In 1910, Bessie Belle Dingus resided in Ervinton, Dickenson, Virginia.
  • Bessie Belle Dingus married Henry Russell Mullins, and had children including Charles Edward Mullins, Della Mae Mullins, Estella Faye Mullins, Eulice Preston Blue Mullins, Henry Clinton Mullins, Hollis Mullins, Joseph Benjamin Bennie Mullins, Leland Allen Mullins, Sarah Ann Mullins, Wayne Richard Mullins.
  • Bessie Belle Dingus passed away in 1962 in Abingdon, Harford, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marcus Dingus
1857–1947
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
MD
Nannie Salyer
1868–1952
Birth Location: Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Henry Mullins
1895–1975
Birth Location: Darwin, Dickenson, Virginia, USA
HM

Children(s)

Joseph Mullins
1916–1990
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
JM
Charles Mullins
1917–1998
Birth Location: Darwin, Dickenson, Virginia, USA
CM
Della Mullins
1920–2001
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
DM
Henry Mullins
1922–1982
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky
HM
Estella Mullins
1925–2013
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
EM
Eulice Mullins
1926–1997
Birth Location: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
EM
Wayne Mullins
1929–2008
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
WM
Hollis Mullins
1926–1928
Birth Location: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
HM
Leland Mullins
1931–2015
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
LM
Sarah Mullins
1933–2020
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
SM

Bessie Dingus's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Dingus
1894–1962
Birth Place: Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Marcus De Lafayette Dingus
1857–1947
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Nannie (Louise) Salyer
1868–1952
Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry (W.) Dingus
1835–1871
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Jane) Culbertson
1834–1910
Scott County, Virginia
Noah (B.) Salyer
1841–1922
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Easter ((Esther)) Powers
1842–1930
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George *
1811–1875
Margaret *
1814–1876
Charles Culbertson
1800–1872
Nancy Osborne
1805–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John *
1774–1831
Nancy *
1778–1845
Charles *
1777–1882
Anna *
1784–1828
Mary Kilgore
1766–1845

Bessie Dingus's Descendants

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Bessie (Belle) Dingus (3 May 1894–18 Feb 1962) m. Henry (Russell) Mullins (03 Jul 1895–09 May 1975)
  1. 1. Joseph (Benjamin (Bennie)) Mullins 1916–1990 m. Mary (Helen) Bentley 1918–1989
  2. 2. Charles (Edward) Mullins 1917–1998 m. Ethel (Jane) Shepherd 1932–2022 m. Opal Ludwick 1919–1986
    1. 1. Charles (Frederick (Fred) Mullins) Sr. 1937–2016 m. Ruth (Ellen) Sawyer 1932–2019
    2. 2. Clara (Sue) Mullins 1940–2007 m. Matthew (William) Langhirt 1938–2017
  3. 3. Della (Mae) Mullins 1920–2001 m. John (Davis) Bentley 1920–1984
    1. 1. Jerry (Lee) Bentley 1944–1993
    2. 2. Phillis (Nadeen) Betley 1941–1941
  4. 4. Henry (Clinton) Mullins 1922–1982 m. Caroline Whitaker 1924–
    1. 1. Wayne (E) Mullins 1948–2014
  5. 5. Estella (Faye) Mullins 1925–2013
  6. 6. Eulice (Preston (Blue)) Mullins 1926–1997 m. Jeanette (Fay) Reed 1932–1996
  7. 7. Wayne (Richard) Mullins 1929–2008 m. Lila (Mae) Hancock 1931–1984
  8. 8. Hollis Mullins 1926–1928
  9. 9. Leland (Allen) Mullins 1931–2015 m. Wilma (Jean) Nash 1932–2019
  10. 10. Sarah (Ann) Mullins 1933–2020 m. Bearl Mullins 1925–1996

Bessie Dingus's Timeline

8 Records

1894
3 May 1894
Birth of Bessie Belle Dingus in Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 6
Bessie Belle Dingus resided here in Kenady, Dickenson, Virginia
Kenady, Dickenson, Virginia
1910
1910
Age 16
Bessie Belle Dingus resided here in Ervinton, Dickenson, Virginia
Ervinton, Dickenson, Virginia
1920
1920
Age 26
Bessie Belle Dingus resided here in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky
Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky
1930
1930
Age 36
Bessie Belle Dingus resided here in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 46
Bessie Belle Dingus resided here in Hemphill, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Hemphill, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 56
Bessie Belle Dingus resided here in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
1962
18 Feb 1962
Age 68
Death of Bessie Belle Dingus in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1894
    Event Place: Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hemphill, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1330; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 67-15.
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T625_587; Page: 46B; Enumeration District: 59; Image: 149.
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 765; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 735.0.
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Kenady, Dickenson, Virginia; Roll: T623_1706; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 14.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ervinton, Dickenson, Virginia; Roll: T624_1626; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 698.
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Kenady, Dickenson, Virginia
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Kenady, Dickenson, Virginia; Roll: T623_1706; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 14.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ervinton, Dickenson, Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ervinton, Dickenson, Virginia; Roll: T624_1626; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 698.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T625_587; Page: 46B; Enumeration District: 59; Image: 149.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 765; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 735.0.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Hemphill, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hemphill, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1330; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 67-15.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Letcher, Kentucky; R

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1962
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Abingdon, Harford, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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