When John Singleton Jr. was born on 22 January 1836, in Kentucky, United States, his father, John R Singleton, was 47 and his mother, Sarah A VanAusdal, was 41. He married Amanda Mayfield on 5 November 1863, in Fayette, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Midway, Woodford, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He was buried in United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
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’.
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