Major William Joseph SINGLETON

1811 - 1894  (83 years)

• Name	William Joseph SINGLETON  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Major
  Birth	11 Feb 1811	Sumter County, South Carolina   [4]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	At the Singleton Family Reunion in 2000 George Kay suggested that the Headstone Monument of William Joseph Singleton be replaced. Jackie Hughes called J & J Richardson and it was decided that J & J could replace the old monument for $954.00. At the Singleton Family Reunion in 2001 it was decided to go ahead and replace the monument. The order was placed and the monument was actually ready and put in place on November 15, 2001. There is a verse on the headstone. It reads as follows: “On the margin of the river, Washing up it’s silver spray, We will walk and worship ever, All the happy golden day.” jkh Mr. W. J. Singleton has gone to Walhalla on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. Cross, approximately 9 Jun 1887. He is listed as Colonel W. J. Singleton. At Sumter, S.C. January 18, 1883, by Rev. H.F. Chreitzberg, Mr. George H. Lewis, of Indiana, and Miss Caroline F., youngest daughter of Col. W. J. SIngleton.  [5, 6]
  Occupation	Clerk of Court, Sumterville, Farmer
  _UID	640441DB158640DCB02613E39C45E608D6A1
  Death	7 Mar 1894	Sumter County, South Carolina   [7]
  Burial	Lewis-Singleton Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [4, 8]
  Person ID	I308	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Major John SINGLETON,   b. 1754, Virginia d. 1 Jun 1824, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth /WILDER HUNTER,   b. 16 Oct 1773, Virginia d. 23 Dec 1848/4 Sep 1848, Sumterville, South Carolina (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	17 Jun/16 Oct 1789	Manchester, Camden District, South Carolina   [9]
  _UID	3BC4D4BBC920487A9C77255BDB3082F34CE2
  _UID	3BC4D4BBC920487A9C77255BDB3082F34CE2
  Family ID	F112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marie/Mary Magdalene Hortensia HAYNSWORTH,   b. 22 Feb 1818, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 25 Nov 1882, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	21 Feb 1836	1st Baptist Church, Sumter, South Carolina   [10]
  _UID	911604204493456DA4BF2406FB21082D3215
  _UID	911604204493456DA4BF2406FB21082D3215
  Children	1. Hortensia Elizabeth “Tannie” SINGLETON,   b. 12 Jul/Aug 1838, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 2 Jan 1888, Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina (Age 49 years)   2. Jessie Rosalie SINGLETON,   b. 31 Jul 1842, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 10 Feb 1901, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 58 years)   3. Emile Cecile SINGLETON,   b. 1 Sep 1845, Sumter, South Carolina d. 27 Oct 1915, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 70 years)   4. John W. (Johnnie) SINGLETON,   b. 25 Dec 1845/49, Sumter, South Carolina   5. Joseph Richard SINGLETON,   b. 27 Jul 1852, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 9 Aug 1921, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 69 years)   6. Charles Haynsworth (Charlie) SINGLETON,   b. 12 Aug 1853, South Carolina d. 21 Nov 1928, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 75 years)   7. Caroline "Aunt Carrie" SINGLETON,   b. 25 Jan 1859, South Carolina d. 24 Apr 1925 (Age 66 years)   8. Wesley Bradford SINGLETON,   b. 10 Sep 1865, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 22 Oct 1928, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2004

  
  

• Notes

  NOTE:Family legend "Major William SINGLETON was a Civil War Major and large property owner .. lost all during Civil War." !SOURCE:"Historical Sketches of Sumter County (South Carolina) Its Birth and Growth"page 375 SOURCE: "Von Hacke file in Sumter Genealogy Lib." page 264 [11]

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Cassie Nichols, page 373. [S21] . [S17] Hugh Charles Haynsworth, (Osteen Publishing Co., Sumter, South Carolina (1942)), page 104. [S8] page 308. [S942] Compiled by Cynthia Ridgeway Parker, (Sumter County Museum and Archives, Sumter, South Carolina), page 111. [S25372] Marriage Notices from The Southern Christian Advocate 1880-1885. [S8] . [S68] Cochran Gedcom File. [S1029] . [S36] Page Page 32. [S7] George Kay gedcom file.