Lincoln County, West Virginia The Biography of John Milton DINGESS The Biography of John Milton DINGESS was submitted by Pat R. Adkins, E-mail address: This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the WVGenWeb Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/wvfiles.htm Source: Hardesty, Henry H. Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, New York: H. H. Hardesty and Company, 1884. Rpt. in West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia: Ed. Jim Comstock, Richwood: Comstock, 1974 JOHN MILTON DINGESS--son of Peter and Mary (Stone) Dingess was born in Logan county, (now) West Virginia, November 3, 1822, and came to Lincoln county in 1853. In Logan county December 25, 1845, John M. Dingess and Matilda, daughter of Richard and Mary (Ingram) McDonald were united in the holy bonds of wedlock. She was born in Pulaski county, Virginia, August 3, 1823. The record of the five children of Mr. and Mrs. Dingess is: Peter Scott, born August 31, 1847, resides in Union district, Lincoln county; Mary Ann, February 4, 1851, at home; Jerusha Alice, November 12, 1852 lives in Carroll district, Lincoln county; Matilda Jane, September 25, 1856, died May 19, 1858; George Edgar, April 3, 1858 died April 29, 1858. Mrs. Dingess and her two daughters are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. John W. Dingess owns a farm of 150 acres located on the Middle fork of Mud river, four miles east of Hamlin. There is a young orchard on the farm, and plenty of coal and iron ore to be found. Address Mr. Dingess at Hamlin, Lincoln county, West Virginia.