Leon and Martha (Brinker) Dellinger and Children
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Title
Leon and Martha (Brinker) Dellinger and Children
Subject
Dellinger, Leon Eugene (1915-1998)
Dellinger, Martha Elizabeth (Brinker) (1924-2008)
Mauck, Dorothy Elizabeth (Dellinger) (1942- )
Dellinger, Richard “Dick” Eugene (1944-2012)
Description
Photograph of the Leon and Martha (Brinker) Dellinger family.
Pictured are (l to r): Leon Eugene Dellinger holding his daughter, Dorothy Elizabeth, while his wife, Martha Elizabeth (Brinker) Dellinger, holds their son, Richard Eugene Dellinger.
Another daughter was born after this photograph was taken.
Leon E. Dellinger was from Mount Jackson, the oldest child of John Benjamin (1882-1962) and Pearl Alice (Dodson) (1888-1973) Dellinger. Leon was a Blacksmith by trade and when he registered for the WWII draft, he was described as being 5’8” tall and weighing 142 pounds.
He married Martha Elizabeth (Brinker) in Mount Jackson in 1941. Her parents were Edgar Bryan and Fleta Valerie (Minnick) Brinker.
The couple’s first child was Dorothy Elizabeth Dellinger. She married Floyd Duerwood Mauck, a 20-year old poultry plant employee, in 1957 when she was 16 years old.
The couple’s next child was Richard “Dick” Eugene Dellinger. Dick lived in Mount Jackson for much of his life. He married Marilyn M. and had a daughter, Amanda Lynn. He enjoyed the outdoors and worked for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for 32 years before he retired.
In 1950, the family lived with Leon’s parents in the Ashby District of Shenandoah County. Both Leon and his father worked as Blacksmiths.
The name, “Leon Dellinger”, is written on the glass negative of this photograph.
Pictured are (l to r): Leon Eugene Dellinger holding his daughter, Dorothy Elizabeth, while his wife, Martha Elizabeth (Brinker) Dellinger, holds their son, Richard Eugene Dellinger.
Another daughter was born after this photograph was taken.
Leon E. Dellinger was from Mount Jackson, the oldest child of John Benjamin (1882-1962) and Pearl Alice (Dodson) (1888-1973) Dellinger. Leon was a Blacksmith by trade and when he registered for the WWII draft, he was described as being 5’8” tall and weighing 142 pounds.
He married Martha Elizabeth (Brinker) in Mount Jackson in 1941. Her parents were Edgar Bryan and Fleta Valerie (Minnick) Brinker.
The couple’s first child was Dorothy Elizabeth Dellinger. She married Floyd Duerwood Mauck, a 20-year old poultry plant employee, in 1957 when she was 16 years old.
The couple’s next child was Richard “Dick” Eugene Dellinger. Dick lived in Mount Jackson for much of his life. He married Marilyn M. and had a daughter, Amanda Lynn. He enjoyed the outdoors and worked for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for 32 years before he retired.
In 1950, the family lived with Leon’s parents in the Ashby District of Shenandoah County. Both Leon and his father worked as Blacksmiths.
The name, “Leon Dellinger”, is written on the glass negative of this photograph.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labeled "Aug. 1945" on box of plates.
Contributor
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
009725
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Leon and Martha (Brinker) Dellinger and Children,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 27, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/33161.
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