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Thomas SINGLETARY's other family: with Jane WILSON ( - )
Thomas SINGLETARY's parents: James SINGLETARY ( - ) and Nancy MCCALEB ( - )
Comfort HESTER's parents: John HESTER ( - ) and Comfort UNKNOWN ( - )

Family of Thomas SINGLETARY and Comfort HESTER

Husband: Thomas SINGLETARY (1780?-bef1824)
Wife: Comfort HESTER ( - )
Children: Ephraim SINGLETARY (1804-1886)
John Hester SINGLETARY (1805-1885)
Thomas Henry SINGLETARY (1810-1897)
Hannah SINGLETARY (1827-1894?)
Daniel SINGLETARY (1818-1897)
Mary SINGLETARY ( - )
Marriage 1800 (app) 1

Husband: Thomas SINGLETARY

Name: Thomas SINGLETARY 2,3
Sex: Male
Father: James SINGLETARY ( - )
Mother: Nancy MCCALEB ( - )
Birth 1780 (app) 2
Death btw 1820 and 1824 (age 39-44) Bladen Co., North Carolina 2

Wife: Comfort HESTER

Name: Comfort HESTER 1,2
Sex: Female
Father: John HESTER ( - )
Mother: Comfort UNKNOWN ( - )

Child 1: Ephraim SINGLETARY

Name: Ephraim SINGLETARY 4,5,6
Sex: Male
Spouse 1: Nancy A. BLUE ( - )
Spouse 2: Eliza Ann DAVIS (1814-1859)
Spouse 3: Ellie SMITH ( - )
Birth 5 Jul 1804 Bladen Co., NC 1,7
Residence (1) aft 1836 (age 31-32) Rankin Co., Mississippi 1
Residence (2) 1841 (age 36-37) Rankin Co., Mississippi 8
Residence (3) 1845 (age 40-41) Rankin Co., Mississippi 9
Residence (4) 1853 (age 48-49) Rankin Co., Mississippi 10
Residence (5) 1860 (age 55-56) Rankin Co., Mississippi 11
Occupation 1860 (age 55-56) farmer; Rankin Co., Mississippi 12
Possessions 1860 (age 55-56) slave owner; Rankin Co., Mississippi 13
Death 15 Mar 1886 (age 81) Rankin Co., Mississippi 1

Child 2: John Hester SINGLETARY

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      John Hester SINGLETARY, "John Singletary"    
 
Name: John Hester SINGLETARY 4,14,15
Sex: Male
Spouse: Sarah Regan PARKER (1813?-1879)
Birth 1805 Bladen Co., North Carolina, USA 1,14
Residence (1) bef 1835 (age 29-30) North Carolina, USA 1,4
Residence (2) aft 1835 (age 29-30) Rankin Co., Mississippi 1,4
Residence (3) 1850 (age 44-45) Rankin, Mississippi 14
Residence (4) 1880 (age 74-75) Steen Creek, Rankin, Mississippi 16
Occupation Farmer 14
Residence (5) aft 1880 (age 74-75) Cherokee County, Texas 1
Death 8 Feb 1885 (age 79-80) Cherokee County, Texas 1

Child 3: Thomas Henry SINGLETARY

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      Thomas Henry SINGLETARY, "confederate-flag"    
 
Name: Thomas Henry SINGLETARY 4,17,18
Sex: Male
Spouse: Margaret A. HARRISON (1821- )
Birth 10 Aug 1810 Bladen Co., NC 1,18
Residence (1) Texas 4
Residence (2) aft 1835 (age 24-25) Rankin Co., Mississippi 1
Residence (3) aft 1848 (age 37-38) Cherokee County, Texas 1
Residence (4) 1850 (age 39-40) Cherokee County, Texas 19
Military (1) btw 1861 and 1865 (age 50-55) 2nd Lieut., Co. E, 7th Texas Infantry; Mississippi 1,20,21
Military (2) 16 Feb 1862 (age 51) taken prisoner and sent among 1st POWs to Camp Douglas; Fort Donelson, Kentucky 22
Military (3) 30 Nov 1864 (age 54) taken prisoner and sent to Johnson's Island; Battle of Franklin, Tennesee 23
Residence (5) 1880 (age 69-70) Precinct 2, Cherokee, Texas 24
Death 17 Sep 1897 (age 87) Alto, Cherokee Co., Texas 1,18

Child 4: Hannah SINGLETARY

Name: Hannah SINGLETARY 4,25,26
Sex: Female
Spouse 1: Henry SINGLETARY (1805- )
Spouse 2: Unknown PITTMAN ( - )
Birth 1827 Bladen Co., NC 1
Residence (1) 1850 (age 22-23) District 81, Thomas Co., Georgia 26
Residence (2) Cherokee County, Texas 1
Death 1894 (app) (age 66-67) Alto, Cherokee Co., Texas 1,4

Child 5: Daniel SINGLETARY

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      Daniel SINGLETARY, "confederate-flag"    
 
Name: Daniel SINGLETARY 4,27,28
Sex: Male
Spouse 1: Mary SINCLAIR (1826?-1885)
Spouse 2: Lou BUTLER (1837-1924)
Birth 26 Nov 1818 Bladen Co., NC 1
Residence (1) aft 1840 (age 21-22) Rankin Co., Mississippi 1
Residence (2) 1860 (age 41-42) Rankin Co., Mississippi 29
Military btw 1864 and 1865 (age 45-47) private CSA; Mississippi 30,31,32
Residence (3) 1870 (age 51-52) Township 3, Rankin Co., Mississippi 28
Death 13 Jan 1897 (age 78) Alto, Cherokee Co., Texas 1,4

Child 6: Mary SINGLETARY

Name: Mary SINGLETARY 4,33
Sex: Female

Sources

1Luther L. Singletary, "Descendants of Thomas & Comfort Hester Singletary" (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16935469/person/20315071793/photo/a6f2692a-c416- 4f80-913d-15b525bff8d2?src=search).
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2Yvonne Brunton, "Genealogy of the Singletary Family of America".
3Luther L. Singletary, "Descendants of Thomas & Comfort Hester Singletary" (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16935469/person/20315071793/photo/a6f2692a-c416- 4f80-913d-15b525bff8d2?src=search). Text From Source: DESCENDANTS OF:
THOMAS & COMFORT HESTER SINGLETARY
by Luther L. Singletary
1117 Nottingham Dr., Angleton,TX 77515
Thomas Singletary: son of James & Nancy McCaleb Singletary and grand son of Benjamin and EIizabeth James Singletary, all of Bladen Co., NC. Thomas married Comfort Hester about 1800. She was dau. of John and Comfort Hester of Bladen Co.
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4Lou Singletary-Curtis, "Genealogy of the Singletary-Curtis Family" (New York, 1907). pp. 34-35.
5Luther L. Singletary, "Descendants of Thomas & Comfort Hester Singletary" (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16935469/person/20315071793/photo/a6f2692a-c416- 4f80-913d-15b525bff8d2?src=search). Text From Source: (2) EPHRAIM SINGLETARY b. 5 July 1806, Bladen Co. m.(I) Nancy A. Blue on 24 Dec 1835. He also migrated to Rankin CO., MS about 1836. m (2) EIiza Ann Davis before 1840, Rankin Co, MS. m. (3) Ellender Tucker. He served in Civil War. Died 16 March 1886, buried Wesleyanna Cem. Star, Rankin Co., MS. He left many descendants in MS.
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6"Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866" (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1125&enc=1). Census Date:1845 Roll: v229_2 Line: 10.
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7Yates Publishing, "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004;). Source number: 6691.002; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1.
Text From Source: Name: Ephriam Singletary
Gender: Male
Birth Place: NC
Birth Year: 1804
Spouse Name: Eliza Ann Davis
Spouse Birth Year: 1814
Number Pages: 1
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8"Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890" (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3556&enc=1). http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=mscen&h=15979547&indiv=try&o_vc=Re cord:OtherRecord&rhSource=7836.
Text From Source: Name: E. Singletarry
State: MS
County: Rankin County
Township: No Township Listed
Year: 1841
Database: MS 1841 State Census Index
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9"Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866" (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1125&enc=1). http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=mscen&h=15979548&indiv=try&o_vc=Re cord:OtherRecord&rhSource=1125.
Text From Source: Name: Ephraim Singleterry
Census Date: 1845
County: Rankin
Line: 10
Roll: v229_2
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10"Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890" (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3556&enc=1). http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=mscen&h=15979557&indiv=try&o_vc=Re cord:OtherRecord&rhSource=1125.
Text From Source: Name: Ephraim Singletary
State: MS
County: Rankin County
Township: No Township Listed
Year: 1853
Page: 012
Database: MS 1853 State Census Index
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11Ancestry.com, "1860 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004;). Year: 1860; Census Place: , Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: M653_590; Page: 932; Image: 454; Family History Library Film: 803590.
Text From Source: Name: Ephriam Singletary
Age in 1860: 52
Birth Year: abt 1808
Home in 1860: Rankin, Mississippi
Gender: Male
Post Office: Brandon
Value of real estate: View Image
Household Members:
Name Age
Ephriam Singletary 52
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12Ibid. Year: 1860; Census Place: , Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: M653_590; Page: 932; Image: 454; Family History Library Film: 803590.
13"Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890" (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3556&enc=1). http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=mscen&h=15980776&indiv=try&o_vc=Re cord:OtherRecord&rhSource=1125.
Text From Source: Name: Ephraim Singleteary
State: MS
County: Rankin County
Township: No Twp Listed
Year: 1860
Record Type: Slave Schedule
Page: 026
Database: MS 1860 Slave Schedule
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14Ancestry.com, "1850 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005;). Year: 1850; Census Place: , Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: M432_380; Page: 244A; Image: 496.
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15Luther L. Singletary, "Descendants of Thomas & Comfort Hester Singletary" (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16935469/person/20315071793/photo/a6f2692a-c416- 4f80-913d-15b525bff8d2?src=search). Text From Source: (I) JOHN HESTER SINGLETARY b. 1805 Bladen Co., married Sarah "Sallie" Regan Parker 8 Feb 1827 Robeson Co. By about 1835 migrated to Rankin Co., MS & raised a large family. Sarah died 20 Jan 1879, bur. Dry Creek Cem. Rankin Co., MS. John Hester Singletary then left MS and moved to Cherokee Co., TX to be near his brother and sister and, as-far as is known, never returned to MS. Died 8 Feb 1885 and is buried Shiloh Cem. Alto, Cherokee CO.,TX. He left many descendants in MS/ TX.
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16Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "1880 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005;). Year: 1880; Census Place: Steens Creek, Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: 663; Family History Film: 1254663; Page: 297D; Enumeration District: 073; Image: 0215.
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17Luther L. Singletary, "Descendants of Thomas & Comfort Hester Singletary" (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16935469/person/20315071793/photo/a6f2692a-c416- 4f80-913d-15b525bff8d2?src=search). Text From Source: (3) THOMAS SINGLETARY b. 10 August 1810, Bladen Co. Migrated to Rankin Co, MS in about 1835. m. Margaret "Peggy" Harrison 10 Aug 1837, Rankin Co., MS. Moved to Cherokee CO.,Tx in 1848. Served in CSA. Died 17 Sept 1897, buried Shiloh Cem., Alto, Cherokee Co. ,TX. He left many descendants in TX.
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18"Find A Grave" (http://www.findagrave.com/). Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
19Ancestry.com, "1850 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005;). Year: 1850; Census Place: , Cherokee, Texas; Roll: M432_909; Page: 931A; Image: 468.
Text From Source: Name: Tho Lingleton
[Thomas Henry Singletary]
[Tho Singletary]
[Tho Singletary]
Age: 38
Birth Year: abt 1812
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1850: Cherokee, Texas
Gender: Male
Family Number: 875
Household Members:
Name Age
Tho Lingleton 38
Peggy A Lingleton 29
George H Lingleton 10
Thomas H Lingleton 8
Hubbard S Lingleton 6
Mary E Lingleton 3
Maannah A Lingleton 2
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20National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online, "U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865". Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
Text From Source: Name: Thomas H Singletary
Rank at enlistment: 2nd Lieutenant
State Served: Texas
Service Record: Commissioned an officer in Company E, Texas 7th Infantry Regiment.
Sources: Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/.
21Ibid. M227 roll33.
Text From Source: Name: Thomas H. Singletary
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Texas
Regiment Name: 7 Texas Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 7th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Gregg's)
Company: E
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Second Lieutenant
Rank Out Expanded: Second Lieutenant
Film Number: M227 roll 33
22"Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865" (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1124&enc=1). Roll: M598_57.
Text From Source: Name: T H Singletary
Side: Confederate
Roll: M598_57
Roll Title: Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865
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23Ibid. Roll: M598_91.
Text From Source: Name: Thomas H Singletary
Side: Confederate
Roll: M598_91
Roll Title: Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865

Transcript of image:
Rank: 2nd Lt
Regiment: 7th Texas Inf
Co: E
Where Captured: Franklin Tenn.
Date When Captured: Nov 30 1864
Date When Discharged: Dec 3d 1864
Where Sent: Johnsons Island
24Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "1880 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005;). Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 2, Cherokee, Texas; Roll: 1295; Family History Film: 1255295; Page: 322A; Enumeration District: 013.
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25Luther L. Singletary, "Descendants of Thomas & Comfort Hester Singletary" (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16935469/person/20315071793/photo/a6f2692a-c416- 4f80-913d-15b525bff8d2?src=search). Text From Source: (4) HANNAH SINGLETARY b. about 1815, Bladen Co. m. Henry Singletary, a cousin. They migrated to GA. Henry died in GA and she m. (2) Mr. Pitman? and moved to Cherokee Co., TX, buried Shiloh Cem., Alto, Cberokee Co., TX. Her tombstone says 79 years old. Hannah left many descendants in MS and TX.
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26Ancestry.com, "1850 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005;). Year: 1850; Census Place: District 81, Thomas, Georgia; Roll: M432_83; Page: 19A; Image: 393.
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27Luther L. Singletary, "Descendants of Thomas & Comfort Hester Singletary" (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16935469/person/20315071793/photo/a6f2692a-c416- 4f80-913d-15b525bff8d2?src=search). Text From Source: (5) DANIEL SINGLETARY b. 26 nov 1818, Bladen Co. Migrated to Rankin Co. ,MS. m. Mary Sinclair 19 NOv 1840, Rankin Co. He served in CSA. Died 13 Jan 1897, buried Dry Creek Cem. Rankin Co., MS. Many descendants in MS and TX.
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28Ancestry.com, "1870 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003;). Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 3, Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: M593_748; Page: 27B; Image: 58; Family History Library Film: 552247.
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29Ancestry.com, "1860 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004;). Year: 1860; Census Place: , Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: M653_590; Page: 949; Image: 471; Family History Library Film: 803590.
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30"U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865" (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2322&enc=1). National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 426.
Text From Source: Name: Daniel Singletary
Enlistment Date: 1864
Military Unit: Capt. Morgan's Co. (Morgan Riflemen)
AND Moseley's Regiment
AND Capt. Packer's Co. (Pope Guards)
AND Capt. Page's Co. (Lexington Guards)
AND Capt. Patton's Co. (State Troops)
AND Capt. D. J. Red's Co., Infantry (Red Rebels)
AND Capt. S. W. Red's Co. (State Troops)
AND Capt. Roach's Co. (Tippah Scouts)
AND Capt. Roger's Co.
AND Capt. Shield's Co.
AND Capt. Standefer's Co.
AND Stricklin's Co. (State Troops)
AND Capt. Taylor's Co. (Boomerangs)
AND Capt. Terry's Co.
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31National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online, "U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865". M232 roll 37.
Text From Source: Name: Daniel Singletary
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Mississippi
Regiment Name: Capt. Rogers' Co., Mississippi
Regiment Name Expanded: Rogers' Company, Mississippi
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M232 roll 37

Name: D. Singletary
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Mississippi
Regiment Name: Unattached Mississippi Reserves
Regiment Name Expanded: Unattached Mississippi Cavalry
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M232 roll 37
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/.
32"American Civil War Soldiers" (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3737&enc=1). Side served: Confederacy; State served: Mississippi.
Text From Source: Name: Daniel Singletary
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Mississippi
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company Rogers', Roger's Cavalry Regiment Mississippi.
Sources: 425
33Luther L. Singletary, "Descendants of Thomas & Comfort Hester Singletary" (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16935469/person/20315071793/photo/a6f2692a-c416- 4f80-913d-15b525bff8d2?src=search). Text From Source: (6) MARY SINGLETARY. Nothing more is known about her.
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