William Terry Singleton (abt. 1855 - abt. 1883)

Born about 1 Feb 1855 in Avon, Illinois

Husband of Rachel (Fielder) Singleton — married 12 Dec 1875 in St Augustine, Knox County, Illinois

Descendants

Died about 22 Feb 1883 at about age 28 in Washington County, Kansas

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Marriage Certificate: The People of the State of Illinois, To any regular Minister of the Gospel, authorized to Marry by the church or society to which he belongs; any Justice of the Supreme Court; any Judge of any Inferior Court; any Justice of the Peace: Marriage may be celebrated between Mr. William T. Singleton of Union in the County of Fulton and State of Illinois, of the age of 20 years and Miss Rachel Fielder of Indian Point in the County of Knox and State of Ills of the age of 20 years. Witness John S. Winter, Clerk of the County Court of Knox County this 10th day of December A.D. 1875. I, A.R. Lowder a Justice of the Peace hereby certify that Mr. William T. Singleton and Miss Rachel Fielder were united in Marriage by me, at St Augustine in the County of Knox and State of Illinois, on the 12 day of December A.D. 1875.

Buried in Shoop Cemetery (also known as Spenceville Cemetery) near Hanover. Spenceville is no longer a town. Used to be just a railroad stop. I went to Spenceville in June, 1978 and stopped at several farm houses to try to find the cemetery. It is located at the top of a small hill in the middle of an alfalfa field just half mile north of where Spenceville used to be. The cemetery is small just a few tombstones, has a fence around it. There was not a stone for William but he is listed in the Washington Co. Cemeteries Book as being buried there.

William died at about age 28 of tuberculosis according to family.

"He married Rachel Fielder about 1874 or before in Illinois. Rachel was born in Illinois, died in Hollenberg, Ks. William and Rachel moved to Hollenberg, Ks from Illinois about 1877. After William died, Rachel married William Dodson. William Dodson died in 1891 and is buried near W.T. Singleton. Rachel's third husband was Joshua Brazzle (father of her daughter-in-law Rhodabell Brazzle Singleton.) Rachel had a daughter, Maude Dodson who married Frank Brammer. William Dodson had an older son, John Dodson by his first marriage." -- info per Singleton Genealogy by William and Joanne Singleton.

Land Deed: Washington Co. Ks, Vol. 13, Page 105; Charles and Nancy J Fielder to William T. Singleton. September 3, 1877. This deed, made this third day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven between Charles Fielder and Nancy J. Fielder of County of Washington and State of Kansas, of the first part and William T. Singleton of Washington County and State of Kansas of the second part. ........The North West quarter of the South East quarter of Section Twenty Seven (27) in Township One (1) South of Range Four (4) East in the District of Lands subject to sale at Junction City, Kansas on the 20th day of April 1866 containing forty acres more or less.

Land Deed: Washington Co. Ks Vol 28, page 356; William T. and Rachel Singleton to Charles Fielder- November 5, 1881: This Indenture made this 5th day of November A.D. 1881 between William T Singleton and Rachel Singleton his wife of Washington County, in the State of Kansas of the first part, and Charles Fielder of Washington County, in the State of Kansas of the second part. That the said parties of the first part, in consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars.........The northwest quarter of the south east quarter of section twenty seven (27) in township one (1) south of range four (4) East containing forty acres more or less.

Census 1880, Washington Co, Franklin Twp, KS: Wm J. Singleton age 24, farmer, married, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born R.I.; Rachel, age 24, wife, housewife, born Ill., father born Kentucky, mother born Ind.; Rosa, age 6, daughter, born Ks; Albert, age 3 son, born Ill; Sindy L. age 2 daughter, born Ks; Minnie B., age 11 months, daughter, born Ks.

Sources

• Family Information,

Cemetery inscription: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/washington/cemeteries/shoopcem.txt