Brief Life History of James Paul
When James Paul Singleton was born on 1 December 1912, in Haywood, North Carolina, United States, his father, Joseph Henry Singleton, was 32 and his mother, Dortha Jane Mull, was 24. He lived in East Fork Township, Haywood, North Carolina, United States in 1940 and Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1976. He died on 16 May 1976, in Midlothian, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Dale Memorial Park, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (16)
- James Singleton, "United States Census, 1940"
- James Paul Singleton, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000"
- James Paul Singleton, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
Spouse and Children
1912–1976 Male
1914–2007 Female
Parents and Siblings
1880–1951 Male
1888–1959 Female
Siblings (5)
1897–1986 Male
1904–1981 Female
1906–1924 Male
1908–1993 Female
1912–1976 Male
World Events (8)
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
Age 1
1913 · Leith dockers strike 1913
Age 1
1929
Age 17
Name Meaning
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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