Lincoln Delva Stoughton

Male, #2103, b. 14 October 1925, d. 11 October 2009
Lincoln Delva Stoughton|b. 14 Oct 1925\nd. 11 Oct 2009|p2103.htm|Howard J. Stoughton||p2101.htm|Grace J. Delva|b. 29 Feb 1892\nd. 17 Dec 1958|p2050.htm|||||||Frank W. Delva|b. 25 Feb 1859\nd. 30 Jun 1932|p2031.htm|Lena J. Worden|b. 1861\nd. 20 Apr 1922|p2030.htm|

Relationship=3rd great-grandson of Peter Delvee.
Lincoln D. Staughton
     [Tribe of Calvin]. Lincoln Delva Stoughton was born on 14 October 1925 at Baltimore, Maryland.1,2,3 He was the son of Howard J. Stoughton and Grace J. Delva.1,2 Lincoln Delva Stoughton was nick named Linc.2 On 3 June 1950 Lincoln married Irene Amelia Kozak.2,3 Lincoln Delva Stoughton lived in November 1990 at Fernandina Beach, Florida.4 According to his obituary, "Linc grew up in New Jersey where he starred on the Mt. Lakes High School track team. He attended Dartmouth College as part of the U.S. Navy's V-12 Program and was transferred to the University of Rochester to be trained as an engineering officer, earning both a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. At Rochester he was a member of the varsity track team and acquired the title of "Iron Man" by winning on several occasions both the mile and two-mile races on the same afternoon. He was elected to the honorary academic fraternities Tau Beta Pi and Phi Beta Kappa. After graduation he performed mechanical design work on the Cosmotron, the largest particle accelerator of its kind, at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island, New York. He subsequently worked for Sanderson and Porter, Engineers, in New York City before joining Union Carbide Corporation in 1961. For Union Carbide he worked in New York City, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, and Parma, Ohio, retiring as Operations Manager in 1985. Afterward he began work at Kings Bay Naval Base as an officer in charge of construction until his retirement in 1991. Mr. Stoughton was a longtime member, past chairman of the Administration Council and Financial Secretary for the Memorial United Methodist Church of Fernandina Beach. He also volunteered at the Barnabas Center, Friends of the Carpenter, and was past secretary of the Fernandina Beach Men's Golf Association.2" He died on Sunday, 11 October 2009 at The Seasons Retirement Community, Cincinnati, Ohio, at age 83 years, 11 months and 27 days.5,2,3 Lincoln was buried on 24 October 2009 at Bosque-Bello Cemetery, Fernandina Beach, Florida.2
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Tribe of Calvin

Citations

  1. [S388] Reunion Report, 1887 - 1988, Delvee Family Records, Warwick, Massachusetts, 1926 p 197.
  2. [S599] Lincoln "Linc" Stoughton, Oxley-Heard Funeral Home, Fernandina Beach, Florida, 13 October 2009. Hereinafter cited as Oxley-Heard Funeral Home.
  3. [S738] Priscilla Waters, "Tribe of Calvin - Waters," e-mail message from e-mail address (unknown address) to Robert A Roy, 3 July 2011. Hereinafter cited as "Waters."
  4. [S135] Nancy C. Hyde, 60, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Massachusetts, 5 November 1990, p C2. Hereinafter cited as Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
  5. [S547] Christopher Stoughton, "Delvee Family News Stoughton," e-mail message from e-mail address (unknown address) to Robert A. Roy, 18 October 2009. Hereinafter cited as "Delvee Family News Stoughton."
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