When Andrew Jefferson Singleton was born on 10 November 1861, in Black Lake, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States, his father, Eldridge Madison Singleton, was 35 and his mother, Theresa Jane Thomas, was 33. He married Ceola Frances Williams on 10 May 1896, in Buna, Jasper, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Texas, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 1, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States in 1880. His occupation is listed as section foreman on railroad and later a farmer in Kirbyville, Jasper, Texas, United States. He died on 30 January 1949, in Kirbyville, Jasper, Texas, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Roganville, Jasper, Texas, United States.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
"On June 19, 1865, Gordon Granger (Union Major) read General Orders, No. 3 to the people of Galveston. The statement was written as follows: ""The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor. The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere."""
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English (Lancashire and West Yorkshire):
habitational name from Singleton (Lancashire), probably from Old English scingol ‘shingle, wooden roof tile’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. Bearers of this surname are said to be descended from Ughtred de Sinleton, holder of lands in Amounderness wapentake (Lancashire) c. 1160–90. This name was first recorded in Ireland in 1308 and firmly established in Louth and Monaghan during the 17th century.
habitational name from Singleton (Sussex), probably from Old English sængel, sengel ‘bundle, tuft’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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