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Wesley Willard Dingus 1895–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jan 1895

Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 03 Jan 1979

Death Location: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA

Father: Peter Dingus

Mother: Mary Greear

Spouse(s): Tempy Greear

Children(s): Viola Dingus, Thomas Dingus, Robert Dingus, Nannie Dingus, James Dingus, Emmitt Sr., Edna Dingus, Barney Dingus

Wesley Willard Dingus was born in 1895 in Russell County, Virginia, USA, the child of Peter Franklin N Dingus And Mary L Greear. In 1900, Wesley Willard Dingus resided in Floyd, Scott, Virginia. In 1910, Wesley Willard Dingus resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia. Wesley Willard Dingus married Tempy Louise Greear, and had children including Barney Edward Dingus, Edna Mae Dingus, Emmitt Cary Dingus Sr, James Wesley Dingus, Nannie Belle Dingus, Robert Lincoln Dingus, Thomas Andrew Dingus, Viola Bridgett Dingus. Wesley Willard Dingus passed away in 1979 in Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Wesley Willard Dingus was born in 1895 in Russell County, Virginia, USA, the child of Peter Franklin N Dingus And Mary L Greear.
  • In 1900, Wesley Willard Dingus resided in Floyd, Scott, Virginia.
  • In 1910, Wesley Willard Dingus resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia.
  • Wesley Willard Dingus married Tempy Louise Greear, and had children including Barney Edward Dingus, Edna Mae Dingus, Emmitt Cary Dingus Sr, James Wesley Dingus, Nannie Belle Dingus, Robert Lincoln Dingus, Thomas Andrew Dingus, Viola Bridgett Dingus.
  • Wesley Willard Dingus passed away in 1979 in Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Dingus
1851–1929
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia
PD
Mary Greear
1853–1923
Birth Location: Virginia
MG

Spouses(s)

Tempy Greear
1893–1974
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia
TG

Children(s)

Viola Dingus
1920–2000
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia
VD
Thomas Dingus
1925–1948
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia
TD
Robert Dingus
1915–2009
Birth Location: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
RD
Nannie Dingus
1917–1991
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA
ND
James Dingus
1922–2016
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia
JD
Emmitt Sr.
1934–2003
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA
ES
Edna Dingus
1931–2006
Birth Location: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
ED
Barney Dingus
1928–2019
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA
BD

Wesley Dingus's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Dingus
1895–1979
Birth Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Peter Franklin N. Dingus
1851–1929
Scott County, Virginia
Mary (L.) Greear
1853–1923
Virginia
Grandparents
William (Larkin Dingus) Sr.
1826–1900
Scott County, Virginia
Lucy (G.) Stallard
1831–1911
Scott County, Virginia
Shadrick (Freeland) Greear
1821–1902
Virginia
Mary (Ann) Moore
1825–
Scott County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Dingus
1800–1881
Nancy Compton
1805–1845
Peter Stallard
1797–1880
Margaret Addington
1797–1882
Thomas Moore
1793–1857
Frances Stallard
1795–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John *
1774–1831
Nancy *
1778–1845
Abraham Compton
1772–1856
Lucy Berry
1780–1822
Rawley Stallard
1771–1856
Mary Hutchinson
1773–1847
William *
1750–1805
Margaret *
1756–1830

Wesley Dingus's Descendants

1.
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Wesley (Willard) Dingus (08 Jan 1895–03 Jan 1979) m. Tempy (Louise) Greear (15 Oct 1893–11 Oct 1974)
  1. 1. Viola (Bridgett) Dingus 1920–2000 m. Willard (E) Edwards 1915–1975
    1. 1. Wanda (Faye Louise Edwards) \\ 1948–2013
    2. 2. Buford (Ray) Edwards 1942–1988 m. Susie (Laverne) Deel 1943–1993
  2. 2. Thomas (Andrew) Dingus 1925–1948 m. Jeanette Meade 1927–2010
    1. 1. Tommie (Merita) Dingus 1947–2006 m. Leighton (Bryon) Mullins 1944–2007
  3. 3. Robert (Lincoln) Dingus 1915–2009 m. Hazel (Melvina) Adkins 1921–1999
    1. 1. Margie (Sue) Dingus 1947–2018 m. Jack (J.) True 1946–1997
  4. 4. Nannie (Belle) Dingus 1917–1991 m. Everett Kiser 1906–1967
  5. 5. James (Wesley) Dingus 1922–2016 m. Betty (Jane) Owens 1935–2009 m. Edith (La Roy) Ashbrook 1913–2001
  6. 6. Emmitt (Cary Dingus) Sr. 1934–2003 m. Neoma (Kate) Shouse 1923–2000 m. Pauletta Holbrook 1938–2018
  7. 7. Edna (Mae) Dingus 1931–2006 m. John (William) Tackett 1921–1984 m. George (Randolph) Perry 1931–2016
  8. 8. Barney (Edward) Dingus 1928–2019 m. Mary (Emogene) Stratton 1929–2019 m. Ora (Lee) Ray 1930–1998
    1. 1. Edward (Lee) Dingus 1948–1949

Wesley Dingus's Timeline

10 Records

1895
08 Jan 1895
Birth of Wesley Willard Dingus in Russell County, Virginia, USA
Russell County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 5
Wesley Willard Dingus resided here in Floyd, Scott, Virginia
Floyd, Scott, Virginia
1910
1910
Age 15
Wesley Willard Dingus resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia
Lipps, Wise, Virginia
1917
1917
Age 22
Wesley Willard Dingus resided here in Wise County, Virginia
Wise County, Virginia
1930
1930
Age 35
Wesley Willard Dingus resided here in Gladeville, Wise, Virginia
Gladeville, Wise, Virginia
1931
19 Aug 1931
Age 36
Wesley Willard Dingus resided here in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 40
Wesley Willard Dingus resided here in Gladeville, Wise, Virginia
Gladeville, Wise, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 45
Wesley Willard Dingus resided here in Gladeville, Wise, Virginia, USA
Gladeville, Wise, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 47
Wesley Willard Dingus resided here in Wise County, Virginia
Wise County, Virginia
1979
03 Jan 1979
Age 84
Death of Wesley Willard Dingus in Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jan 1895
    Event Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, Roll: WW2_2369961; Local board: Wise , Virginia.
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04301; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 98-11
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia; Roll: 2464; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 865.0.
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Wise County, Virginia; Roll: 1991379; Draft Board: 0.
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia; Roll: T623_1727; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 68.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T624_1652; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 133; Image: 237.
    [7] Virginia, Death Records
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, The National Archives at Atlanta; Morrow, Georgia; Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934 - 1987; Record Group Number: 184
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Kingsport Times; Publication Date: 4 Jan 1979; Publication Place: Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America; ,0.26345548,0.16358003,0.4005
    [11] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935
    [12] One World Tree (sm)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia; Roll: T623_1727; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 68.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T624_1652; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 133; Image: 237.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Wise County, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Wise County, Virginia; Roll: 1991379; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia; Roll: 2464; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 865.0.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1931
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Bristol Herald Courier; Publication Date: 15 Aug 1931; Publication Place: Bristol, Tennessee, USA
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Post; Publication Date: 19 Aug 1931; Publication Place: Big Stone Gap, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04301; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 98-11

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04301; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 98-11

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Wise County, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, Roll: WW2_2369961; Local board: Wise , Virginia.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Jan 1979
    Event Place: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, The National Archives at Atlanta; Morrow, Georgia; Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934 - 1987; Record Group Number: 184
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Kingsport Times; Publication Date: 4 Jan 1979; Publication Place: Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America; ,0.26345548,0.16358003,0.4005
    [5] One World Tree (sm)

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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