Carl Vaness Dillingham (1918 - 1997)

Born 22 May 1918 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Jan 1997 at age 78 in Los Angeles, California, United States

Biography

Carl Dillingham is a part of US Black heritage.

Carl was born in 1918 in Texas. He was the son of Harvey Dillingham and Evalena Lacey.^[1]

In 1920 he was living with his parents and siblings in Sulphur Springs, Texas.^[2]

Carl served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private First Class from 1942 to 1945.^[3]

In 1950 Carl was living with his sister LaNeta and her family in Los Angeles, California. His marital status was listed as separated.^[4]

He passed away in 1997 in Los Angeles County, California. He was buried in Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #41877279 (accessed 8 May 2023)
   Name: Carl Vaness Dillingham [Carl Dillingham] [Carl Dillinglam]; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 22 May 1918; Birth Place: Sulphur Springs, Texas [Sulpher Spri??, Texas]; Death Date: 9 Jan 1997; Father: Harvey Dillingham; Mother: Evalena Lacey; Notes: Aug 1959: Name listed as CARL VANESS DILLINGHAM; 19 Dec 1984: Name listed as CARL DILLINGHAM; 17 Feb 1995: Name listed as CARL VANESS DILLINGLAM.
2. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Sulphur Springs Ward 4, Hopkins, Texas; Roll: T625_1817; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 67
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #80430308 (accessed 8 May 2023)
   Carl Dellingham (1), single son, in household of Harvey Dellingham (46) in Sulphur Springs Ward 4, Hopkins, Texas. Born in Texas.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
   Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
   Ancestry Record 2441 #11007240 (accessed 8 May 2023)
   Name: Carl Dillingham; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 22 May 1918; Death Date: 9 Jan 1997; Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 25 May 1942; Discharge Date: 31 Dec 1945.
4. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 1874; Sheet Number: 12; Enumeration District: 66-1830
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #260884995 (accessed 8 May 2023)
   Carl Dillingham (31), separated brother-in-law, Janitor Work, in household of Nolan McCoy (28) in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Born in Texas.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #583287 (accessed 8 May 2023)
   Memorial page for Carl Dillingham (22 May 1918-9 Jan 1997), citing Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA (plot: 46, 0, 2628); Maintained by Lisa (contributor 48215041).