Grace Irene (Lapish) Dingwell (1896 - 1946)

Born 19 May 1896 in Sombra, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Alan Niel Dingwell — married 21 Dec 1914 (to 29 Aug 1930) in Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Died 13 Jan 1946 at age 49 in Port Huron, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Grace Irene Lapish was born on the 19th of May in 1896 in Sombra, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada to Alonzo Lapish and Esther Henry ^[1]. She appears to be the twin to Alma Mabel McDonald Lapish, who died sometime before 1901 and potentially did not live long.

In 1901, Grace is noted in the 1901 Canadian Census with her parents and siblings in Sombra, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada ^[2]. She is noted as being 4 years old and of the Methodist religion.

In 1911, Grace is noted in the 1911 Canadian Census with her parents and siblings in Sarnia,Lambton West, Ontario, Canada at 277 Queen Street ^[3]. She is indicated as 15 years old, single and of the Methodist religion. She indicated she had the occupation of "NG", working a full 52 weeks with 60 hours of work per week at an hourly wage of $2, her total income being $200. She noted she was able to read and write.

On the 21st of December, 1914, Grace Irene Lapish married Allen Neil Dingwell in Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada ^[4].

In 1920, Grace is found in the 1920 US Census with her husband, as well as a son Allen and a daughter Esther in Cleveland, Ohio on E. 146 Street ^[5]. She is noted to have immigrated in 1914 and that both of her parents were born in Canada. She also noted she could read and write, spoke English and was a naturalized citizen.

In 1921, Grace was noted in the 1921 Canadian Census with her husband, her son Allen and her daughter Esther in Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada on McGibbon Street ^[6]. She noted she was 25 years old with both of her parents born in Ontario.

On the 29th of August, 1930, Grace was granted a divorce from her husband Allen in St. Clair County, Michigan ^[7]. It was noted the couple only had 2 children at the time of the divorce decree.

On the 13th of January, 1946, Grace Dingwell died in Port Huron, Michigan, United States at the age of 49 ^[8]. She was noted as widowed on the record, though she was actually divorced for over a decade at this point from her first husband Allen Dingwell. It is unknown if she had remarried and henceforth was widowed by a 2nd husband, however. Her name still appears as Dingwell on the death record.

Sources

1. ↑ Grace Irene Lapish in Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada Births, 1858-1913 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Births and Stillbirths - 1869-1913; Series: MS929; Reel: 132; Record Group: RG 80-2
2. ↑ Grace Lafaish in Ancestry.com. 1901 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Year: 1901; Census Place: Sombra and Walpole Island, Bothwell, Ontario; Page: 4; Family No: 36
3. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9T-2RDG : 16 March 2018), Grace Lapish in entry for Alonzo Lapish, 1911; citing Census, Lambton West Sub-Districts 38-60, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,506.
4. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:278S-LFV : 12 March 2018), Allen Neal Dingwell and Grace Lapish, 21 Dec 1914; citing registration , Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,022,051.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDBZ-11P : accessed 20 December 2019), Grace Dingwell in household of Allen N Dingwell, Cleveland Ward 26, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing ED 492, sheet 11A, line 34, family 193, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1373; FHL microfilm 1,821,373.
6. ↑ Grace Dingwall in Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 68; Census Place: Sarnia (City), Lambton West, Ontario; Page Number: 32
7. ↑ Grace Dingwell in Ancestry.com. Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Michigan. Divorce records
8. ↑ "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF7X-ZL4 : 13 March 2018), Grace Dingwell, 13 Jan 1946; citing Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,106.