Notes:

NOTE 1./ Schley County GaArchives Marriages.....Lydia (C.) Singletary <>

The Atlanta Consttution July 3, 1887

MARRIAGE AT ELLAVILLE

Ellaville, Ga., July 2--(Special)--Married, at the Scoville hotel. Thursday night, at 10:30 o'clock. Justice Meadows officiating, Mr. Lewis Killebrew and Miss Lydia Singletary. Another case of where love laughs at opposition. Mr. Killebrew is one of the most thorough going young farmers, and his bride is the daughter of Judge H.H. Singletary, one of our most prominent men. She is a graduate of LaGrange Female college, and by her amiable disposition, endears herself to all. We wish them much happiness.

Lydia married Lewis KILLEBREW on 02 Jul 1887 in Scoville Hotel, Ellaville, Ga. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ SCHLEY COUNTY, GA - BIOS Henry Harrison Singletary
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Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. II, Atlanta, Ga., page 823 Published by The Southern Historical Association in 1895.

SCHLEY COUNTY

Henry Harrison Singletary, merchant-planter, La Crosse, Schley county, Ga., son of Nathan P. and Cassandra (Wright) Singletary, was born in Sumter county, Feb. 4, 1841. His grandfather, Thomas W. Singletary, was a native of South Carolina, came to Georgia when a young man and became
identified with the leading planters of Georgia. Mr. Singletary’s father was born in Laurens county, Ga., removed to Taliaferro county, Ga., and in 1836 came to Sumter county. Being a skilled mechanic he engaged in various kinds of woodwork, and helped to build a number of boats to run on the Ocmulgee river. Later in life he gave his entire time and attention to his plantation. His only public service was as a justice of the inferior court. Mr. Singletary was raised on the plantation and was educated at the common schools of the county. Early in 1862 he enlisted in Company B, Capt. J.C. Dunlap, Forty-sixth Georgia regiment, as a private, and served through the war. He was in the battles of Missionary Ridge, Chickamauga, Kennesaw Mountain, Jonesboro, Nashville and
Franklin. He came home from the war with only a few slight wounds as souvenirs, and without a dollar in the world went to work on a plantation. By close attention, hard work, by enterprise and good management he has forged ahead until he ranks among the foremost of Schley county’s farmers and businessmen. He has now more than 2,000 acres of choice land, which includes an excellent productive 100 acre peach orchard. In addition to his extensive planting interests he conducts one of the largest general merchandise stores in the county at La Crosse. Enterprising, prosperous and popular, Mr. Singletary has a bright future before him. Mr. Singletary has but two
children: Lydia C., and Cattie L., both of whom are graduates of the Southern Female College, La Grange, Ga.

NOTE 2./ Schley County Georgia Company B -46th Regiment
Singletary, Henry H.- private March 4, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865

NOTE 3./ The Schley County News Thursday, November 23d 1893 No. 46
Mr. H.H. Singletary has purchased the Stewart plantation in Sumter county for which he paid $7000.

NOTE4./ The Schley County News Thursday, June 9, 1904.
Mr. H.H. Singletary has returned from Nashville where he has been attending the ex-soldiers Confederate Reunion.

NOTE 5./ The Schley County News Thursday, November 24, 1904 Vol. XIV No. 46
MR. AND MRS. W.H. TOOKE ENTERTAINS At their beautiful and comfortable home, near LaCrosse, on last Sunday, quite a party of their friends spent the day very pleasantly. Those present were: Judge and Mrs. H.H. Singletary of LaCrosse; Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Slappy and Mr. and Mrs. S.J.
Reese, of Bumphead; Miss Minnie Cheney, of Ellaville; Mrs. Lamb and Susie Wicker, of Montezuma.

NOTE 6./ The Schley County News Thursday, March 2, 1905 Vol. XV No. 10.
Judge H.H. Singletary, of LaCrosse, has been quite sick for the past few weeks

NOTE 7./ SCHLEY COUNTY, GA - OBITS Singletary, Henry

The Schley County News
Thursday, July 20, 1905.
Vol. XV No. 30

DEATH OF JUDGE SINGLETARRY
Hon. Henry Singletarry, of LaCrosse, died in New York City last Friday morning whither he went a
week or so ago seeking medical treatment. An operation for throat trouble was performed on last
Tuesday and from that time on he gradually grew weaker and weaker. Mrs. Singletarry was notified
of his condition on last Thursday morning, and immediately started for New York, but when she
reached Atlanta, a telegram announcing his death was awaiting her. However, she continued her
journey on, returning home Monday morning on the same train, with Judge Singletarry's body. His was a very sad death indeed, and was a great shock. Judge Singletarry was one of Schley county's most influential citizens, and perhaps, the most successful businessman in the county. He started in life poor and by his energy and straight forward business methods he had accumulated a nice little fortune, when the sad end came. His estate will amount to something like seventy five thousand dollars, which was divided between his widow, daughter, and grandchildren. His daughter, Mrs. Edwin Bell, being named Executrix of his estate. Funeral services were conducted from his home, at LaCrosse, Monday morning, Rev. W.K. Dennis officiating, a large company of friends were present to witness the ceremony. His body was laid to rest in the Ellaville cemetery.

Schley Co. marriage records indicate two marriages.
One or both may be him.
Singletary, H.H. to Eason, M.S. 25 Dec 1866
Singletary, Henry H. to Autrie, Angie 22 Jan 1878

NOTE 8./ Henry H Singletary ,
Residence: Schley County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 04 March 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
State Served: Georgia
Unit Numbers: 398 398
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 04 March 1862
Enlisted in Company B, 46th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 04 March 1862.
Surrendered Company B, 46th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 26 April 1865 in Greensboro, NC

CSA married Mary S EASON on 25 Dec 1866 in Schley County, Georgia. Mary was born in Jun 1847 in Schley County, Georgia; died about 1876 in Schley County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1860 Schley Slave census
Age Gender Race Name of Slave Owner Home
33 Male Black Nathan Singleterry District 123, Schley, Georgia
21 Female Black Nathan Singleterry District 123, Schley, Georgia
18 Female Black Nathan Singleterry District 123, Schley, Georgia
3 Male Black Nathan Singleterry District 123, Schley, Georgia
2 Female Black Nathan Singleterry District 123, Schley, Georgia
2 Female Black Nathan Singleterry District 123, Schley, Georgia

NOTE 2./ 1864 CENSUS FOR RE-ORGANIZING THE GEORGIA MILITIA

SCHLEY COUNTY
13th Senatorial District-785th Militia District (later known as Lickskillett)

The re-organization of the militia for the state of Georgia, was by most at the time, felt to be vital for
the protection of the citizens of Georgia, during the later days of the war. All efforts to raise a militia
during these times met with failure as each time a unit was raised, it was taken into the Confederate Army. What was left at home, for the most part, were women, children, sole surviving sons, aged, invalids, recovering wounded, and those previously found unfit for service, for one reason or another. There was no homefront protection. There was no army of last resort.

This statewide census was ordered by Gov. Joe Brown in an attempt to find the necessary human and physical resources to provide a home guard.

SINGLETARY, J.R., 17 yrs. 8 mos., Farmer, b. Ga
SINGLETARY, L.D., 16 yrs. 5 mos., Farmer, b. Ga
SINGLETARY, M.P., 53 yrs. 5 mos., Farmer, b. Ga

NOTE 3: Historical Note: The Year Was 1818

The year was 1818 and the Convention of 1818decided the northern boundary of the United States and the southern boundary of Canada as being the 49th parallel, between the Lake of the Woods in Minnesota and the Rocky Mountains. The land west of the Rockies was under joint control of the U.S. and Britain. That boundary was settled in 1846 with the Oregon Treaty.

South of 49th parallel, Illinois was admitted as the twenty-first state. Initially the northern boundary was set just below the southern end of Lake Michigan, but at a population of around 36,000, Illinois was short of the necessary 60,000 minimum required for statehood. Illinois Congressional delegate, Nathaniel Pope, suggested that it would make better sense to move the boundary northward to include the City of Chicago and the area upon which the I & M Canal would be built, connecting the Great Lakes with the Mississippi River, and from there the Gulf of Mexico.

In the South, the First Seminole War resulted from the escalation of conflicts between the Seminoles and settlers who were moving into Seminole territory. The Seminoles provided a sanctuary for escaped slaves and this provided additional fuel for the fire. Andrew Jackson pursued the Seminoles into Florida, which was then under Spanish control. His victory led to the accession of Florida to the U.S. the following year.

In the Ohio River Valley, an epidemic of what was commonly called "milk sick" broke out and in October it claimed Abraham Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln. At the time, the illness was attributed to many things, but only a few suspected the real culprit. It wasn't until the early 1900s that it was determined that milk from cows that had eaten snakeroot caused the illness. By then it had claimed many other victims, the majority of them infants.

In literature, a young Mary Shelley's most famous book-- Frankenstein--was published. 1818 also marked the first time the Christmas hymn Silent Night was sung in the small Austrian village of Oberndorf.

CSA married Cassandra J WRIGHT in 1836. Cassandra was born on 01 Feb 1818 in Georgia; died on 17 Jun 1888 in Schley County, Georgia; was buried in Singletary-Bumphead Road Cemetery, Schley County Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Singletary Family Genealogy Forum @ genealogy.com posted by V. Allen Singletary
<> March 18, 1999.

I have information on descendants of Thomas W. Singletary and the ancestors of his daughter, Martha Sincletary. Martha was born 30 Sep 1814, Telfair Co., GA, married 1840, Phillip Walker, born 1814, NC, died 1893, Martha died 17 Mar 1869, Schley Co., GA. Her father and mother were Thomas W. Singletary and Anna Barrow.
Thomas W. Singletary, born (1770-75), Camden, Sumter Co., SC, married ca. 1800, in Sumter Co., SC, Anna Barrow, born 1777, NC, (daughter of Taylor Barrow and Mary Purvis). Thomas died 1842, Telfair, Pulaski Co., GA, and Martha died 30 Jul 1858, Schley Co., GA.
Thomas W. Singletary and Anna Barrow had the following known children: Thomas W., Arthur, William, Elijah, Nathan J., Martha, Sarah "Sally", Ziba B., and James T. Singletary. Details are in the genealogy report files.
The 1820 Census showed Thomas and Anna with 7 boys and 3 girls. ((Males: 2 age 0-10; 2 age 10-16; 3 age 16-26; 1 age 45+. Females: 3 age 0-10; 1 age 16-26. No Slaves))
The 1830 Census showed 5 boys, 4 girls. Thomas moved to GA in 1800. Anna, in 1850 lived in Sumter Co., GA. Her obituary dated 9/22/1858 said she left 7 children.
I do not claim credit for the research on these people, but I believe the information is valid.

NOTE 2./ SINGLETARY-BUMPHEAD ROAD
Extracted from The History of Schley County compiled by The Schley County Preservation Society. Surveyed by Lettie Lee Royal. From Ellaville take Hwy 19 south to 27 west, to Bumphead Rd. Go south on bumphead Rd. for approx. a mile. Cemetery on right.
Singletary, Cassie No Marker
Singletary, Gasandra J. 2-01-1818 6-17-1888
Singletary, Infant Dau. of H.H. & A.M. 1878 1-07-1879
Singletary, Nathan 8-16-1810 10-06-1873
Singletary, Thomas W.(Co. B 46th Reg. Ga. Vol.) 2-17-1843 9-24-1863
Walker, Martha 9-30-1811 3-17-1864
Walker, Philip 3-23-1814 9-16-1893

NOTE 3./ Historical Note: The Year Was 1789

The year was 1789 and in the U.S. a young government was beginning to take shape. In its first nationwide election, the popular Revolutionary War general, George Washington, became the country's first president and was sworn in at the first capitol of the United States, Federal Hall in New York City.

In France, a rebellion was underway and with the storming of the Bastille prison, the French Revolution began. In its reporting on the subject, The Times of London, England had the following to say of the conflict:

The spirit of liberty which so long lay in a state of death, oppressed by the hand of power, received its first spark of returning animation, by the incautious and impolitic assistance afforded to America. The French soldier on his return from that emancipated continent, told a glorious tale to his countrymen--"That the arms of France had given freedome to thirteen United States, and planted the standard of liberty on the battlements of New York and Philadelphia." The idea of such a noble deed became a general object of admiration, the [facets?] of a similar state were eagerly longed for by all ranks of people, and the vox populi had this force of argument--"If France gave freedom to America, why should she not unchain the arbitrary fetters which bind her own people.

Later that year, the Marquis de Lafayette, with the advice of Thomas Jefferson who was at the time the American ambassador to France, drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. It was adopted by France's National Assembly in August and ratified by Louis XVI in October.

There was unrest in other parts of the world as well. Sweden and Russia were at war, and briefly, Norway had joined the conflict, although a peace treaty was signed in July 1789.

In a smaller, but well-known conflict, the mutiny on the H.M.S. Bounty was also in the year 1789. On April 28, part of the crew of the Bounty, led by Fletcher Christian, mutinied and set Captain William Bligh and eighteen crewmembers adrift. Bligh managed to get the boat some 3,600 miles to Timor. Some of the mutineers were captured and prosecuted--three were hanged, while others, including Fletcher Christian ended up on Pitcairn Island, where some of their descendants live to this day.

In 1789, there was an epidemic of influenza in New England, New York, and Nova Scotia, which resulted in many deaths due to secondary cases of pneumonia. The new president was among those who fell ill. He caught a cold while visiting Boston, and later, was affected more seriously with influenza, which was dubbed Washington Influenza.

Thomas married Anna BARROW about 1800 in Sumter County, South Carolina. Anna (daughter of Taylor BARROW and Mary PURVIS) was born in 1777 in North Carolina; died on 30 Jul 1858 in Schley County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]