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Mary Helen Dingus 1929–2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1929

Birth Location: Burdine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 18 Dec 2021

Death Location: Ermine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Cora Perrigan

Spouse(s): Richard Sr.

Children(s):

Mary Helen Dingus was born in 1929 in Burdine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Wise Dingus Sr And Cora Maydell Perrigan. In 1930, Mary Helen Dingus resided in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. In 1940, Mary Helen Dingus resided in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. Mary Helen Dingus married Richard Lawrence Shelby Sr, and had children including Eva Rae Shelby, Richard Lawrence Shelby Jr. Mary Helen Dingus passed away in 2021 in Ermine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Helen Dingus was born in 1929 in Burdine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Wise Dingus Sr And Cora Maydell Perrigan.
  • In 1930, Mary Helen Dingus resided in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1940, Mary Helen Dingus resided in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
  • Mary Helen Dingus married Richard Lawrence Shelby Sr, and had children including Eva Rae Shelby, Richard Lawrence Shelby Jr.
  • Mary Helen Dingus passed away in 2021 in Ermine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr.
1887–1944
Birth Location: Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
JS
Cora Perrigan
1895–1978
Birth Location: Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
CP

Spouses(s)

Richard Sr.
1921–1978
Birth Location: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
RS

Children(s)

Mary Dingus's Ancestors

Self
Mary Dingus
1929–2021
Birth Place: Burdine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Wise Dingus Sr.
1887–1944
Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
Cora (Maydell) Perrigan
1895–1978
Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Emory (Patrick) Dingus
1859–1925
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Alba (T. J.) Powers
1860–1894
Scott County, Virginia
John Perrigan
1872–1957
Virginia
Sarah (Jane) Powers
1879–1904
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Henry Dingus
1835–1871
Nancy Culbertson
1834–1910
Lindsey Powers
1838–1918
Margaret Horne
1842–1877
William Layne
1856–1929
Lucinda Powers
1858–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George *
1811–1875
Margaret *
1814–1876
Charles Culbertson
1800–1872
Nancy Osborne
1805–1882
William Powers
–1843
Jaela Stallard
1812–1894

Mary Dingus's Timeline

7 Records

1929
15 Jan 1929
Birth of Mary Helen Dingus in Burdine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Burdine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 1
Mary Helen Dingus resided here in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 11
Mary Helen Dingus resided here in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1947
Abt 1947
Age 18
Mary Helen Dingus resided here in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 21
Mary Helen Dingus resided here in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1989
1989
Age 60
Mary Helen Dingus resided here in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
2021
18 Dec 2021
Age 92
Death of Mary Helen Dingus in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1929
    Event Place: Burdine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 765; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 760.0.
    [4] 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: Jenkins, Letcher, Ke

    Genealogy Event 2
    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: 8A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 760.0.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1947
    Event Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Bristol Herald Courier; Publication Date: 30 Jun 1947; Publication Place: Bristol, Tennessee, USA; ,0.76631945,0.4880299,0.79914767&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Jenkins, Letcher, 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: Jenkins, Letcher, Ke

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1989
    Event Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky
    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: Jenkins, Letcher, Ke

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jenkins, Letcher, 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: Jenkins, Letcher, Ke

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 2021
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ermine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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