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William Abraham (Abe) Dingus 1882–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1882

Birth Location: Waylon, Scott, Virginia

Death Date: 04 Sep 1943

Death Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Belcher

Mother: Mahala Dingus

Spouse(s): Rebecca ?, Sarah Hall

Children(s): Frank Sr., Roy Sr., Rosa Dingus, Nannie Dingus, Mary Dingus, George Dingus, Ellen \\, Charles Dingus

The story of William Abraham (Abe) Dingus began in 1882 in Waylon, Scott, Virginia. In 1910, William Abraham (Abe) Dingus resided in Gladeville, Wise, Virginia. In 1912, William Abraham (Abe) Dingus resided in Atlanta, Cobb, Georgia. William Abraham (Abe) Dingus married Rebecca L Craiger Wilson Craft, Sarah Cordia Hall, and had children including Charles Fuller Dingus, Ellen Dingus, Frank Allen Dingus Sr, George Cossie Dingus, Mary Jane Dingus, Nannie Cleveland Dingus, Rosa May Dingus, Roy Emmett Dingus Sr. William Abraham (Abe) Dingus passed away in 1943 in Wise County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Abraham (Abe) Dingus began in 1882 in Waylon, Scott, Virginia.
  • In 1910, William Abraham (Abe) Dingus resided in Gladeville, Wise, Virginia.
  • In 1912, William Abraham (Abe) Dingus resided in Atlanta, Cobb, Georgia.
  • William Abraham (Abe) Dingus married Rebecca L Craiger Wilson Craft, Sarah Cordia Hall, and had children including Charles Fuller Dingus, Ellen Dingus, Frank Allen Dingus Sr, George Cossie Dingus, Mary Jane Dingus, Nannie Cleveland Dingus, Rosa May Dingus, Roy Emmett Dingus Sr.
  • William Abraham (Abe) Dingus passed away in 1943 in Wise County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Belcher
1862–1934
Birth Location: Big Moccasin, Scott, Virginia
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Mahala Dingus
1859–1908
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca ?
1883–1940
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia
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Sarah Hall
1885–
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia
SH

Children(s)

Frank Sr.
1930–1995
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA
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Roy Sr.
1918–1962
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA
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Rosa Dingus
1910–1977
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA
RD
Nannie Dingus
1910–1990
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA
ND
Mary Dingus
1904–1977
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia
MD
George Dingus
1908–1999
Birth Location: Pinnacle Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Ellen \\
1913–1936
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA
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Charles Dingus
1916–1973
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA
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William Dingus's Ancestors

Self
William Dingus
1882–1943
Birth Place: Waylon, Scott, Virginia
Parents
Thomas Milburn Belcher
1862–1934
Big Moccasin, Scott, Virginia
Mahala ((Callie)) Dingus
1859–1908
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan Belcher
1820–
Mercer County, Virginia
Jane Wright
1830–1863
Virginia
Nancy Dingus
1828–1900
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Catherine Dingus
1802–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John *
1774–1831
Nancy *
1778–1845

William Dingus's Descendants

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William (Abraham (Abe)) Dingus (10 Jun 1882–04 Sep 1943) m. Rebecca (L. Craiger Wilson Craft) ? (1 Jan 1883–9 Mar 1940) m. Sarah (Cordia) Hall (Abt. 1885–)
  1. 1. Frank (Allen Dingus) Sr. 1930–1995 m. Belvie ((Belle)) Sturgill 1939–1991
  2. 2. Roy (Emmett Dingus) Sr. 1918–1962 m. Evelyn (Martha) Williams 1934–1999 m. Maggie (Elizabeth Belle) Clark 1917–2006
    1. 1. Carl ((Pinky) Dingus) \\ 1944–1968
    2. 2. Wanda (Jean) Dingus 1941–2021 m. Charles (Ray) Herron 1936–2014 m. Johnny Coffee 1940–2021
    3. 3. Pauline Dingus 1945–1948
    4. 4. James Dingus 1938–2002 m. Carolyn (Annette) Nesmith 1940–2005 m. Helen (Jean) Wakefield 1942–1997
    5. 5. Jackson ((Jack)) Dingus 1939–2002 m. Sandra (Jean) Lasley 1942–2002
  3. 3. Rosa (May) Dingus 1910–1977 m. William (Lee) Phillips 1910–1991
    1. 1. Clara (Marie) Phillips 1931–2000 m. Robert (Lee Davis) Sr. 1921–1994
      1. 1. Tommy (Lee) Pennicuff 1950–2001
  4. 4. Nannie (Cleveland) Dingus 1910–1990 m. Robert (Wolford (Wolfie)) Smith 1906–1970
    1. 1. Robert (Allen) Smith 1935–1957
    2. 2. William (Walker) Smith 1938–1993
    3. 3. Sidney (Eulas Smith) Sr. 1940–2017 m. Barbara (Jean) Davis 1949–2003
    4. 4. Charlene Smith 1944–2006
    5. 5. Embry Smith 1946–2004
    6. 6. Alonzo ((Lonnie)) Smith 1929–1968 m. Margaret Robinette 1930–2001
    7. 7. Mabel (Marie) Smith 1927–1981 m. Homer (Robinette) ^ 1926–1972
      1. 1. Gladys Robinette 1950–2009 m. Kerry (E) Boggs 1951–1997
  5. 5. Mary (Jane) Dingus 1904–1977 m. Radford (Ernest) Keith 1900–1938
    1. 1. Willie ((Bill)) Keith 1922–1980 m. Frances (Juanita) Allen 1930–1981
      1. 1. Palmer (William) Keith 1951–2011 m. Phyllis (Raye) Bozzell 1939–2009
    2. 2. Margaret (Ellen (Maggie)) Keith 1924–2000 m. Richard (A.) Cartmel 1926–1992
    3. 3. Herman (Harold (Hop)) Keith 1929–1988
    4. 4. Charlie (Nathan) Keith 1929–1930
    5. 5. Banner (Ledford) Keith 1932–2010
    6. 6. Wanda (Lee) Keith 1935–2000
    7. 7. Omer Keith 1937–1953
  6. 6. George (Cossie) Dingus 1908–1999 m. Eva (Myrtle) Clark 1913–1990
    1. 1. John (Winfred) Dingus 1942–1995
    2. 2. Palmer Dingus 1947–1997
    3. 3. Albert (M.) Dingus 1945–2008
    4. 4. Helen (Jeanette) Dingus 1940–1994
  7. 7. Ellen (Dingus) \\ 1913–1936
  8. 8. Charles (Fuller) Dingus 1916–1973 m. Arkie (Belle) Clark 1912–1988
    1. 1. Mildred (Louise) Dingus 1937–1985 m. James (Kenneth (Kenny)) Lunsford 1932–2005
    2. 2. Anna (Ruth) Dingus 1935–2002 m. Richard (Hansford) Hall 1940–2014

William Dingus's Timeline

6 Records

1882
10 Jun 1882
Birth of William Abraham (Abe) Dingus in Waylon, Scott, Virginia
Waylon, Scott, Virginia
1910
1910
Age 28
William Abraham (Abe) Dingus resided here in Gladeville, Wise, Virginia
Gladeville, Wise, Virginia
1912
1912
Age 30
William Abraham (Abe) Dingus resided here in Atlanta, Cobb, Georgia
Atlanta, Cobb, Georgia
1930
1930
Age 48
William Abraham (Abe) Dingus resided here in Gladeville, Wise, Virginia
Gladeville, Wise, Virginia
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 58
William Abraham (Abe) Dingus resided here in Gladeville, Wise, Virginia
Gladeville, Wise, Virginia
1943
04 Sep 1943
Age 61
Death of William Abraham (Abe) Dingus in Hawthorne, Wise, Virginia, USA
Hawthorne, Wise, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1882
    Event Place: Waylon, Scott, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, Roll: WW2_2369961; Local board: Wise , Virginia.
    [2] Atlanta, Georgia, Federal Penitentiary Index, ca. 1880-1922
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia; Roll: 2464; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 839.0.
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T624_1652; Page: 33B; Enumeration District: 131; Image: 117.
    [6] Virginia, Death Records
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T624_1652; Page: 33B; Enumeration District: 131; Image: 117.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1912
    Event Place: Atlanta, Cobb, Georgia
    Record Source: Atlanta, Georgia, Federal Penitentiary Index, ca. 1880-1922

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Sep 1943
    Event Place: Hawthorne, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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