John Ralston Bingaman

1891 - 1985  (94 years)

• Name	John Ralston Bingaman
  Birth	19 Feb 1891
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1925	425 Fern Ave., Reading, Berks Co., PA
  	John and Mary are listed as living at 425 Fern Avenue
  Census	1930	West Reading Borough, Berks Co., PA
  	John R. Bingaman age 39 Mary R. Bingaman age 34 J. Ralston Bingaman age 12
  Census	1940	West Reading Borough, Berks Co., PA
  	John R. Bingaman age 49 Mary R. Bingaman age 44 Ralston Bingaman age 22
  Death	19 Sep 1985  [1]
  Burial	Rosedale Friends Burial Society, West Chester, Chester Co., PA
  	FindAGrave Memorial 33355778
  Person ID	I2759	EC Roots
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	George Chrisman BIngaman,   b. 1852   d. 31 Jan 1925 (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Hannah Simpson,   b. 1857   d. 28 Sep 1894 (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1884
  Family ID	F967	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Reynolds,   b. 28 Jan 1896   d. 15 Jun 1989 (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	30 Jan 1917	West Chester, Chester Co., PA
  Children	1. John Ralston Bingaman, Jr.,   b. 31 Dec 1917   d. 23 Feb 1997 (Age 79 years)   2. Elizabeth Hannah Bingaman,   b. 20 Sep 1919   d. 23 Aug 2006 (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F966	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Newspaper Clipping, 20 Sep 1985, Daily Local News (West Chester, PA). John R. Bingaman, 94, of Harrison House, Coatesvile, died at home Thursday following a lengthy illness. He was the husband of Mary Reynolds Bingaman. A former West Chester resident, Mr. Bingaman was born in Coventryville, and was a son of the late George C. and Hannah Simpson Bingaman. He attended school in the Coventryville area. Mr. Bingaman entered the U.S. Navy in 1909, serving for four years, during which time he held the Navy swimming championship for all four years. He was the first man to swim the length of te Panama Canal, swimming the 51 mile length in 1914. He had been employed for five years at the canal and later operated the Bingaman Motor Express Co. for 25 years in Reading, a silk products hauling firm. He was a member and first president of both the Pennsylvania and the National Motor Truckers Associations. He was a memberof High Street Meeting, West Chester. In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, John R., Jr., of Laguna Niguel, Calif; one daughter, Elizabeth B. Davis, of West Chester; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be private.