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- DINGLE AND WATERS FAMILIES HISTORY In the spring of 1884, John Waters and his wife Elizabeth, and sons Robert, George and James came to Terraville, South Dakota from North Thumberland, England. They were all employed in the mines, John as a miner, George as a blacksmith and Jim as an amalgamator. In about 1886, Edward (Jack) and Mary Dingle, and daughter Elizabeth came to Terraville, South Dakota from England. Jack had worked in Africain the mines, heard about the mines in South Dakota so came to work there.Mary ran a boarding house. The family returned to England in 1894 or 1895because of Jack’s health (miners disease). George Waters went back to England in the fall of 1901 to marry Elizabeth Dingle (December 31, 1901). George returned to the USA in the spring of 1902, Elizabeth remaining in England. Garnet was born in England (January of 1903). Then in the fall of 1903, Garnet and her motherElizabeth came back to Terraville, South Dakota. Robert Waters died of acute appendicitis at the age of 19, and isburied in Lead, Lawrence County, South Dakota. John Waters and his wife Elizabeth moved to the ranch near Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming in the spring of 1903. After John’s death in May of 1905, George and his family moved to the ranch (August 1905). Daughter Elizabeth was born at Terraville, South Dakota and daughter Harriet was born at the ranch near Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming. Harriet married Leonard Peterson and they lived most of their lives on ranches near Sundance. Elizabeth taught rural schools in Wyoming for about 48 years and presently lives in Sundance (1985). Jim married Maude Lenk. They moved to Los Angeles, California in July of 1926, living the rest of their lives in that area. July 1985
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1881 - 1969 (87 years)
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