William Edward Dellinger Sr. was born on 4 March 1844 at
Ohio. He was the son of
John Dellinger and
Eliza Ann Rankin. William was listed as a household member living with an unknown person in the 1860 Census at
Madriver Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio. He began military service on 22 August 1862. He married
Mary Jane Sparrow on 5 December 1864 at
Clark Co., Ohio. William was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at
Clifton, Greene Co., Ohio. He was census 1880 on 18 June 1880 at
Green Twp., Clark Co., Ohio; In the1880 census for Greene Twp., Clark Co., Ohio the following family is found at dwelling 188 and family 195:
Dellinger, William, white, male, 37, married, farmer, born in Ohio, father born in Maryland, born in Kentucky;
----, Mary, white, female, 39, wife, married, keeping house, born in Ohio, father born in Maryland, mother born in Kentucky;
----, Lavina, white, female, 15, daughter, single, at home, attended school within the year, born in Ohio, parents born in Ohio;
----, Ida, white, female, 12, daughter, single, at school, attended school within the year, born in Ohio, parents born in Ohio;
----, Edward, white, male, 10, son, single, at school, attended school within the year, born in Ohio, parents born in Ohio;
----, Anna, white, female, 7, daughter, single, at school, attended school within the year, born in Ohio, parents born in Ohio;
----, Oscar, white, male, 3, son, born in Ohio, parents born in Ohio.
William was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at
Mississinawa Twp., Darke Co., Ohio. William was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at
Mississinawa Twp., Darke Co., Ohio. He was census 1920 in 1920 at
Darke Co., Ohio. He died on 12 June 1926 at
Mississinawa Twp., Darke Co., Ohio, at age 82. He was buried in June 1926 at
New Rose Hill Cemetery, Mississinawa Twp., Darke Co., Ohio.