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The Singleton Quest
The Singleton Quest
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This is the story of my branch of the Singleton Family. I post it here as a tribute to the hardships my ancesters endured to try to make life better for their families and decendants. As I researched my family tree I have found many heart breaking stories that sometimes left me filled with grief and sadness and with a strong desire to somehow go back and rescue them or at least try to help them in some way. Of course I can not and the only thing I can do is tell their stories here, to thank them for their sacrifices and to be thankful that, after all, their struggles were sucessful and a delayed blessing for those of us who survive them.
Ralph Singleton
DESCENDANTS OF JAMES SINGLETON
Generation One
1. James Singleton was born before 1696 and died before 1739 In Beaufort County North Carolina. He married Anna Margaritta Spruill between1717-1721 in North Carolina, daughter of Godfrey Spruill and Joanna. She died before 1739 in North Carolina.
Generation 2
Children of James and Anna;
2. William Singleton was born before 1731 and died between 1788-1790 in Beaufort County North Carolina. He married Bethiah, She died between 1810-1820 in Beaufort County North Carolina.
Generation 3
Children of William and Bethia;
William Singleton was born between 1755-1774 in BeaufortCounty NC and died before May 1 1837 in Beaufort County NC.
Bethian Singleton died unkown
Elizabeth Singleton Died unkown
3. Willoughby Singleton born before 1774 in Beaufort County NC.He married Jerusha Adams about 1799 in North Carolina She was born before 1778 in North Carolina and died unkown.
Adam R. Singleton was born 2 September 1804 in North Carolina and died 22 September 1872 in Oxford, Lafayette County Missippi.
Generation 4
Children of Willoughby and Jerusha;
4. Richard Singleton was born on 17 Nov. 1796 in North Carolina and died 14 Oct, 1981 in Arkansas.He married Tempe who was born in 1805 in North Carolina and died after 1880 in Hempstead County Arkansas. They are buried in Merrill Cemetary in Hempstead County Arkansas.
Generation 5
Children of Richard and Tempe;
unkown female born abt 1824
unkown female born abt 1826
William N. Singleton born in Ala. abt 1828
John W. Singleton born in Ala. abt 1831
Charles Singleton born in Miss abt 1834
James Singleton born in Miss abt 1836
Martin Singleton born in Miss abt 1840
Sarah Singleton born in Miss abt 1842
Tempe Singleton born in Miss abt 1846
5. George W Singleton was born in Miss Jul 1848 He married
Martha Southerland on 28 Aug 1879 in Hempstead County Ark.
George died after 1900 in Choctaw Nation Indian Territory.
Martha died on 2 June 1918 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma.
Generation 6
Children of George and Martha;
6. Robert Lee Singleton born in Hempstead Cnty Ar. 3 Jul 1881
he died 16 Feb 1964 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in
Chickasha Ok. He married Rosie Lee Johnson 5 May 1901 in
Little River County Ark. She died 24 Nov 1962 and is buried
in Rose Hill Cemetery in Chickasha Ok.
James M. Singleton born in Ark abt 1883 and died before 1901
in Goodwater Indian Territory
Lovena F (Lula?) Singleton born in Ark abt 1885 and died in New Mexico. She married a man named Simpson.
Benjamin H Singleton born in Ark on 09 Jan 1888 and died unkown
Tempey (Mittie?) Singleton born in Ark abt 1893 and died 2 June 1918
Generation 7
Children of Robert Lee and Rosa Lee
Infant girl died and was buried in McCloud, Ok
Clarence born May 26, 1902 in Goodwater, IT. He married Jessie Jennings on Jan. 9, 1935 and died Apr 15, 1973. She died in 2008 and they are both buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Chickasha Ok.
Robert Alma born Oct 1, 1904 in Hayworth IT. He married Lulu Bell Tilrey Feb 22,1922 and died
in Dec of 1969. They are both buried at Rose Hill
Cemetery in Chickasha, Ok.
7. Melton born Apr.27, 1907 in Caddo, Ok. He married
Martha Mae Pound in 1936 and died Feb 4, 1984. He is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Chickasha, Ok.
Floyd born Aug. 26, 1911 in Big Heart, Ok. He married Leona Henning Dec. 9, 1935 and died Jan. 1, 1995. They are both buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Chickasha, Ok.
Walter Grant born Jan. 04, 1917 in Oilton, Ok. He married Myrtle Shook in 1935 and died Sep. 11, 1986.
They are both buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Chickasha, Ok.
Bertha Juanita born Nov. 2, 1920 in Hayworth, Ok.
She married Clinton LeMond Dec. 20, 1938 and died
Mar 8, 1991. She is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Chickasha, Ok. (other spouses)
Mavohlee Lila born Sep 1, 1923 in Hayworth, Ok. She married Vernon Bramblett on Oct 10, 1938 and is still living. Vernon died Jan 20, 1988 and is buried at Fairlawn Cemetery in Chickasha, Ok.
Mary May (twin) born May 21, 1928 in Seminole, Ok.
She married Robert Walker in 1947 and died ? She is buried at Fair lawn Cemetery in Chickasha, Ok (other spouse-Charles Locke)
Ola Faye (twin) born May 21 1928 In Seminole, Ok.
She married John. W. Breedlove in 1945 and died
Jan. 12, 1994. They are both buried at Fairlawn Cemetary in Chickasha, Ok.
STORIES:
George W. Singleton
George and his family left Arkansas some time after 1893 and before 1900. They are shown in Goodwater on the 1900 census. His youngest daughter Mittie was born in Arkansas in 1893. They came to Goodwater
Indian Territory in a covered wagon pulled by oxen. George W stepped on a rusty nail while building a house near Goodwater and died of blood poisoning before May of 1901. This is according to stories told by my Grandmother Rose who married George's oldest son, my grandfather Robert L. (Lee).
James M Singleton
James M. the 2nd of George W's sons died also
around the same time and also of blood poisoning.
They were buried together in a field in the Piney woods near their home. The location of their graves is not known.My father remembers seeing the grave sites when he was a young boy. My grand mother said that James was a very nice boy and she liked him a lot and probably would have married him had he not died. She ended up marrying my grand father "Lee" instead. They had a long and happy life together
and are still revered by all of us who remember them. More about them later.
Martha A Singleton
Martha Ann, George W's wife, continued to live in the Goodwater area for several years after Georges's death. Around 1913 Mittie the youngest daughter married a James Smiley from Sapulpa, Ok. They lived
for a while in Bartlesville and moved to Okmulgee in 1918 where he had gotten a job in the oilfield. Martha lived with them at that time.
On June 2 1918 the women had brought lunch for the men who were working at a gasoline plant. After having a picnic in a nearby pecan grove the men were finishing up their work when a spark ignited gasoline fumes in the area. They may have been fixing a flat tire on the car. It was on a Sunday afternoon. There was a huge explosion which resuled in the eventual deaths of all 6 individuals.
Those killed were;
James Smiley, age 32 years. Buried in Tulsa
Mittie Smiley, age 25 years.Buried in Okmulgee
Katherine Smiley, age 1 year 6 months. Buried in Okmulgee
Herbert Smiley, age 4 years 3 months. Buried in Okmulgee
Martha Ann Singleton, age 55 years. It was reported by emergency personnel that Martha was alive when they arrived and was singing a hymn when they arrived but died a short time later.She is buried in Okmulgee
Floyd Smiley, brother of James died a few days later
and was buried in Tulsa. James grapped the baby and jumped into
a nearby creek in an effort to save her but she died the next day.
His brother Floyd lived for a few more days and was able to
tell what had happened.
It is unknown why the family members were buried in different cemeteries. James? and his brother were buried in what appears to be a Smiley family plot at Rose Hill Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa. The other members are buried in Park Cemetary in Okmulgee. The
owner of the gasoline plant paid for some of the funeral expenses.
Benjamin H Singleton married Lina (last name unknown)
had 4 children
Lucile born in 1910
Anez born in 1913
Authur born Sep. 19, 1916. Hit by a car while riding a bicycle in OKC on Jun 12, 1935. He died of his injuries and is buried at Highland cemetery in Lawton, Ok. He was in the CCC and stationed at Ft. Sill. He was visiting family in OKC at the time of the accident.
George born Oct. 31, 1918 and died Feb. 14, 1998. He is buried in Ardmore, Ok.
This family is shown living in Okmulgee, Ok.
in 1920. My Aunt Mavohlee says some of them were killed in a car wreck and that they are buried in Spencer, Ok. I will verify this
as soon as I can get over there.
I will add more stories as soon as I can get all the details so check back later.
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