John Landon Dirting
Files
Dublin Core
Title
John Landon Dirting
Subject
Dirting, John Landon (1893-1976)
Description
Portrait of John Landon Dirting in a suit and tie.
John Landon Dirting was the son of Perry William (1871-1947) and Cora Alice (Barton) (1870-1928) Dirting, of Edinburg. He was working as a “Baggageman” for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company out of Pittsburgh when he registered for the WWI draft in May 1917.
He served in France during WWI, as a Private with Company C of the 323rd Infantry. He entered the Army as a truck driver but became a signalman during his service.
After the war, he returned to Shenandoah County and lived with his parents. The 1920 census found him teaching in a public school. By 1921, he had become a Federal Prohibition Agent working for the IRS. He stayed with that career until he retired.
He married Irene E. Ashenfelter (1895-1981) in June 1948, when he was in his fifties. By then, he had retired from Federal service and was farming. Irene was the daughter of George David and Metta Oris (Hite) Ashenfelter. She, too, was in her fifties when she married.
John Landon Dirting was the son of Perry William (1871-1947) and Cora Alice (Barton) (1870-1928) Dirting, of Edinburg. He was working as a “Baggageman” for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company out of Pittsburgh when he registered for the WWI draft in May 1917.
He served in France during WWI, as a Private with Company C of the 323rd Infantry. He entered the Army as a truck driver but became a signalman during his service.
After the war, he returned to Shenandoah County and lived with his parents. The 1920 census found him teaching in a public school. By 1921, he had become a Federal Prohibition Agent working for the IRS. He stayed with that career until he retired.
He married Irene E. Ashenfelter (1895-1981) in June 1948, when he was in his fifties. By then, he had retired from Federal service and was farming. Irene was the daughter of George David and Metta Oris (Hite) Ashenfelter. She, too, was in her fifties when she married.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "July 1925" on box of plates.
Contributor
Biographical information compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
John Landing Dirting appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 000372, 000373, 000601, 001950, 008610, 010481, and 010482.
Identifier
010481
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “John Landon Dirting,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 2, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/35443.
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