Bio: Nicholas Dingman
M, #17074, b. 1860, d. 12 June 1935
Father*: Hezekiah Dingman b. Dec 1831
Mother*: Samantha Cronk b. Jul 1839
Birth*: 1860; Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1860 & location Cda. per 1910 & 1920 & 1930 Census & per GEDCOM of Nancy Moshier, April 20, 2002.1,2
Marriage*: 1891; Michigan, U.S.A.; Date 1891 per 1910 Census
Spouse: Jessie P. Pinder
Death*: 12 June 1935; Grand Traverse Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Date Jun 12 1935 & location Grand Traverse Co. per index of Obits in Grand Traverse County records - online
Census: April 1861; Elzevir Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1861 Census: see Hezekiah Dingman4
Immigration*: 1879; U.S.A.; Date of immigration 1870 per 1910 Census. Date of second immigration ( return to Michigan) to US 1877 per 1930 Census. Sister Edith was born in Sydney Twp., Hastings Co., Ont. in 1878.
Census: 21 April 1910; Pickard St., Marion, Osceola Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 50 at 1910 Census: Dingman, Nicholas, 50, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., Sawyer at wood Heading Mill, 19 years marriage, married; Jessie P., 42, b. NY, p.b. NY, 19 years married, mother of 7 children, 0 now living, married; adored two children:
Ella L., 9, b. MI, p.b. USA & MI, adopted daughter; Robinson, Lynn L., 4, b. MI, p.b. MI, orphan (1910 Census: Marion Village, Pickard St., Marion Twp., Osceola Co., Michigan, pg. 13 43, line 78 - ancestry.com)
Note: The 1910 Census shows that Nicholas and Jessie Dingman did not have children of their own but adopted two children - Ella L. age 9 and Lynn L. Robinson age 4 (called an "Orphan").2
Census*: January 1920; Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 60 at 1920 Census: Dingman, Nicholas, 60, b. Cda., parents b. Cda, Head of Livery on AnnArbor Railroad, married; Jessie, 52, b. NY, parents b. NY, married; Lynn(m), 14, b. MI, parents b. Cda. & NY (ancestry.com)2
Census: 15 April 1930; Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 70 at 1930 Census: Dingman, Nicholas, 70, b. Cda., parents b. Cda., 1st marriage 31 yrs ago, imigration 1877, Head Liveryman, Target Home?, married; Jessie D., 62, b. NY, parents b. NY, married (ancestry.com)2