Emma C Akin

Brief Life History of Emma C

When Emma C Akin was born on 24 March 1847, in Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States, her father, Judge Andrew Akin, was 37 and her mother, Marian Graves, was 35. She married Thomas Clark Singleton on 11 June 1870, in Wilson, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Guilford, Wilson, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Center Township, Wilson, Kansas, United States in 1900. She died on 14 January 1905, in Kansas, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Fredonia City Cemetery, Fredonia, Wilson, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Clark Singleton
1843–1922
Emma C Akin
1847–1905
Marriage: 11 June 1870
Charles Andrew Singleton
1871–1941

Sources (12)

  • Emma Singleton in household of J C Singleton, "Kansas State Census, 1875"
  • Emma Akin Or Aiken, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
  • Emma C. Singleton, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and is open 22 hours per day . 

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Atkin or Aitken .

Turkish (Akın): ornamental name, nickname or metonymic occupational name from the military term akın ‘(commando-) raid, foray’.

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

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