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Richard William SINGLETARY

Male 1863 - 1935  (72 years)


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  • Name Richard William SINGLETARY 
    Born 11 Apr 1863  Thomas County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 08 Dec 1935  Grady County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Pierce Chapel Cemetery, Thomas County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6055  Bob-Millie Family Tree
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2025 

    Father C.S.A Richard SINGLETARY
              b. Abt 1828, Leon County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Aft 1880, Thomas County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 53 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Ann WINN
              d. Abt 1874, Thomas County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 20 Dec 1852  Thomas County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F2930  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alice SINGLETARY
              b. 1871, Thomas County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1954, Grady County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 26 Feb 1890  Thomas County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Children 
     1. Byran SINGLETARY
              b. 03 Dec 1891, Thomas County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. May 1978, Tampa, FLA. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)  [natural]
     2. Sam O. SINGLETARY
              b. 01 Sep 1892, Thomas County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 09 Jan 1980, Grady County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)  [natural]
     3. Guite SINGLETARY
              b. 22 Oct 1901, Thomas County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 03 May 1971, Albany, GA. - Florial Memorial Gardens, Albany, GA. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [natural]
     4. Fred SINGLETARY
              b. 1904, Thomas County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1954, Grady County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F2942  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Apr 1863 - Thomas County, Georgia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Feb 1890 - Thomas County, Georgia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 08 Dec 1935 - Grady County, Georgia Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    1870 Thomas County, GA: Richard Singletary    		1870 Thomas County, GA: Richard Singletary

  • Notes 
    • [2011205.ged]

      [Singletary Family .FTW]

      Family members remember "Bill Dick" as an active man who derived his living from farming, saw milling and syrup making. The cane syrup that he made and bragged was the best in the State was sold under the label of "Bill Dick's Best Cane Syrup". In 1911, the " Cairo Messenger" newspaper, reported that "Bill Dick" sent a 68 1/2 pound water melon to Congressman S. A. Roddenbury in Washington, D.C. Congressman Roddenbury in turn gave it to President Taft who reported that the melon became a " curiousity in the White House". In a thank you note, the President wrote, "the reputation of the Georgia watermelon for luciousness and flavor hasn't suffered a bit from consumption of the sample you sent by Mr. Hiles, Major Butt and my self. The "Cairo Messenger" noted, "since Bill Singletary only grows Democratic melons, it will do the Republicans good and Grady County is in the front". In 1915, "Bill Dick" built a large home on the Cairo - Thomasville Highway (Hyw. 84) which was later lost in the "Great Depression", c. 1930, with his other properties. The house had a cedar shake roof and collumns that circled the entire house to the rear. The house still stands today (1984), although altered from the original design. It is currently known as the Stringer Place and is located adjacent to Pierce Chapel on Highway 84 in Pine Park, Georgia.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2252] Thomas County Georgia Marriages.
      Singletary Richard ; Winn Mary Ann ; 20 Dec 1852

    2. [S2252] Thomas County Georgia Marriages.
      Singletary, Bill; Singletary Alice ; 2-26-1890

    3. [S1769] LDS Vital Records Index.
      SINGLETARY, Bill; Marriage ; Wife: Alice SINGLETARY ; Marriage Date: 26 Feb 1890 ; Recorded in: Thomas, Georgia ; Source: FHL Number 164391