Alexander Shingleton

Male1805–1837

Brief Life History of Alexander

When Alexander Shingleton was born in 1805, in Culpeper, Virginia, United States, his father, William E Shingleton, was 51 and his mother, Elizabeth Lavina Gray, was 50. He married Eliza Henderson about 1821. They were the parents of at least 6 sons. He died in 1837, at the age of 32.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Shingleton
1805–1837
Eliza Henderson
1803–1863
Marriage: about 1821
Oliver Perry Shingleton
1822–1876
Leonard Coleman Shingleton
1825–1899
James Madison Shingleton
1827–1924
William Jasper Shingleton Sr
1829–1854
John Randolph Shingleton
1832–1919
George Washington Shingleton
1837–1899

Sources (3)

  • John in entry for L C Shingleton and Louisa Weekley, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
  • Joseph Shingleton in entry for James Shingleton, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1821
  • Children (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1808

    Age 3

    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    1812 · Monumental Church Built

    Age 7

    The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 14

    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    Name Meaning

    English: late medieval variant of Singleton .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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