Essie L. Singletary Groover was born 20 March 1879 in Thomas County, Georgia, the daughter of [[Singletary-276|Willis Rufus Singletary and Alice Walker.
She married Joshua Solamon Groover (1877–1903) 22 April 1897 in Thomas, Georgia. They had three sons:
Rufus Hendry
Clyde Loranz
James Emmette
She died 6 March 1929 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. She is buried in Ochlocknee City Cemetery, in Thomas County, Georgia.
Sources
1880 United States Census, Willis R Singletary, Ochlockonee, Thomas, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 83, sheet 373B, NARA microfilm publication T9
Willis R Self M 33 GA
Alice Wife F 27 GA
Minnie Daughter F 10 GA
Walter Son M 8 GA
Raymond Son M 5 GA
Emory Son M 3 GA
Essie Daughter F 1 GA
County Marriage Records, 1828–1978. The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia.p. 324
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Essie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Essie: