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Samuel Dingman

Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Death
Nov 1901 (aged 21)
Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
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"1901

SAMUEL DINGMAN
Samuel, the youngest son of Evi Sayre Dingman, and wife of Scranton, employed as a fireman at the Oxford deliery [s.i.c.], while oiling was caught in the machinery Nov. 14 and so badly mangled that death ensued, the following Saturday evening. His age was 21 years. He was well known throughout the Wyoming valley, exemplary in habits, generous and kind, and being the youngest of a family of five was greatly loved in the house circle. He was a member of a baseball and also of a football club and was distinguished in athletic sports, and in all the walks of life won admiration and distinction. At the time of his death he was arranging to quit labor and prepare himself for college and enter on a more active life. He is survived by his grief-stricken parents and the following brothers and sisters: Andrew, Edward, Mary and Anna. Deceased was a nephew of A.S. Dingman of this borough, whom he visited some four years ago. The funeral occurred Nov. 19 and was very largely attended. His pastor feelingly spoke of him in the highest terms of praise both as a man and a Christian ."
[Name of newspaper not indicated, no date, other than the year, no pagination.]

NOTE: no relation to B.E.F. Stienstra.
A patron in our library (Middletown Thrall Library, Middletown, New York) copied this information regarding her family on our library copy machine and she generously allowed me to make copies of this to place into Find-a-grave. Unfortunately, I did not get her name.
"1901

SAMUEL DINGMAN
Samuel, the youngest son of Evi Sayre Dingman, and wife of Scranton, employed as a fireman at the Oxford deliery [s.i.c.], while oiling was caught in the machinery Nov. 14 and so badly mangled that death ensued, the following Saturday evening. His age was 21 years. He was well known throughout the Wyoming valley, exemplary in habits, generous and kind, and being the youngest of a family of five was greatly loved in the house circle. He was a member of a baseball and also of a football club and was distinguished in athletic sports, and in all the walks of life won admiration and distinction. At the time of his death he was arranging to quit labor and prepare himself for college and enter on a more active life. He is survived by his grief-stricken parents and the following brothers and sisters: Andrew, Edward, Mary and Anna. Deceased was a nephew of A.S. Dingman of this borough, whom he visited some four years ago. The funeral occurred Nov. 19 and was very largely attended. His pastor feelingly spoke of him in the highest terms of praise both as a man and a Christian ."
[Name of newspaper not indicated, no date, other than the year, no pagination.]

NOTE: no relation to B.E.F. Stienstra.
A patron in our library (Middletown Thrall Library, Middletown, New York) copied this information regarding her family on our library copy machine and she generously allowed me to make copies of this to place into Find-a-grave. Unfortunately, I did not get her name.


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