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Earl Cowan Dingus 1926–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1926

Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 Aug 1997

Death Location: Lovettsville, Loudoun, Virginia

Father: Emory Dingus

Mother: Sally Mitchell

Spouse(s): Ellen Salyer

Children(s):

Earl Cowan Dingus was born in 1926 in Russell County, Virginia, USA, the child of Emory Lee Dingus And Sally Gray Mitchell. In 1930, Earl Cowan Dingus resided in Floyd, Scott, Virginia. In 1940, Earl Cowan Dingus resided in Floyd, Scott, Virginia. Earl Cowan Dingus married Ellen Beatrice Salyer, and had children including Deborah Kaye Dingus, Elizabeth Betty Dingus, James Allen Dingus, Jeffrey Cowan Dingus, Patricia Evon Dingus, Wilma Jean Dingus. Earl Cowan Dingus passed away in 1997 in Lovettsville, Loudoun, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Earl Cowan Dingus was born in 1926 in Russell County, Virginia, USA, the child of Emory Lee Dingus And Sally Gray Mitchell.
  • In 1930, Earl Cowan Dingus resided in Floyd, Scott, Virginia.
  • In 1940, Earl Cowan Dingus resided in Floyd, Scott, Virginia.
  • Earl Cowan Dingus married Ellen Beatrice Salyer, and had children including Deborah Kaye Dingus, Elizabeth Betty Dingus, James Allen Dingus, Jeffrey Cowan Dingus, Patricia Evon Dingus, Wilma Jean Dingus.
  • Earl Cowan Dingus passed away in 1997 in Lovettsville, Loudoun, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Earl Dingus's Ancestors

Self
Earl Dingus
1926–1997
Birth Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Emory Lee Dingus
1902–1973
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Sally (Gray) Mitchell
1905–1960
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (W.) Dingus
1873–1957
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Hannah (R.) Dean
1864–1941
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Dingus
1848–1910
Nancy Gibson
1854–1934
Calvin Dean
1836–
Jane Jessee
1833–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1826–1900
Lucy Stallard
1831–1911
William Gibson
1815–1880
Sabra Horne
1819–1884

Earl Dingus's Timeline

7 Records

1926
14 Nov 1926
Birth of Earl Cowan Dingus in Russell County, Virginia, USA
Russell County, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 4
Earl Cowan Dingus resided here in Floyd, Scott, Virginia
Floyd, Scott, Virginia
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 14
Earl Cowan Dingus resided here in Floyd, Scott, Virginia
Floyd, Scott, Virginia
1944
1944
Age 18
Earl Cowan Dingus resided here in Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, USA
Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Earl Cowan Dingus resided here in Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
1951
15 Jan 1951
Age 25
Earl Cowan Dingus resided here in Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
1997
23 Aug 1997
Age 71
Death of Earl Cowan Dingus in Purcellville, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Purcellville, Loudoun, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1926
    Event Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 204
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia; Roll: T627_4293; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 85-9.
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 230-24-5421; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 2460; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 209.0.
    [5] U.S., Chicago and North Western Railroad Employment Records, Chicago & North Western Historical Society; Berwyn, Illinois; CNW Social Security Applications
    [6] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [7] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia
    [9] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101169166
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Castlewood, Russell, Virginia; Roll: 5547; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 84-8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 2460; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 209.0.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia; Roll: T627_4293; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 85-9.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 204

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1945
    Event Place: Camp Shanks, Orangeburg, New York

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Castlewood, Russell, Virginia; Roll: 5547; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 84-8

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1951
    Event Place: Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Chicago and North Western Railroad Employment Records, Chicago & North Western Historical Society; Berwyn, Illinois; CNW Social Security Applications

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1997
    Event Place: Purcellville, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 230-24-5421; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [3] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lovettsville, Loudoun, Virginia

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