Ethelbert I. Singley

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Ethelbert I. Singley
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c. 1917
Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives
from the Marion County district
In office
January 1916 –January 1920
Personal details
Born(1888-12-02)December 2, 1888
Columbia, Mississippi
DiedJuly 27, 1967(1967-07-27) (aged 78)
Columbia, Mississippi
Resting place Marion County, MS
Political partyIndependent
Children7

Ethelbert Isaac Singley (December 2, 1888 - July 27, 1967), also known as Elmer Singley, [1] was an Independent member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Marion County, from 1916 to 1920. [2]

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Biography

Ethelbert Isaac Singley was born near Columbia, Mississippi, on December 2, 1888. [2] [3] [1] [4] His parents were Seaborn Singley and Fannie (Lang) Singley. [2] Ethelbert attended the rural schools of Marion County. [2] He attended South Mississippi College and became a teacher. [2] In November 1915, he entered politics, by running for the Mississippi House of Representatives. [2] He was elected to represent Marion County for the 1916–1920 term, as an independent. [2] During his term, he was the chairman of the House's Liquor Traffic committee. [2] He was a Justice of the Peace from 1948 to 1955. [5] He died after a three-week illness in Marion County General Hospital in Columbia, Mississippi, on July 27, 1967, and was buried northeast of Columbia. [3] [1] [5]

Personal life

Singley was a member of the Baptist Church. [2] In 1912, he married Anna L. Hollaway. [2] They had at least seven children, named Robert Luther Walter Singley, Seaborn Alex Singley, Ike Singley, Sennett Singley, and three daughters. [2] [5] Anna died in 1961. [5] When Ethelbert died, he was also survived by 27 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Elmer Singley in Social Security Death Index". Fold3n. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 893.
  3. 1 2 "Improve Cemetery Burials". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 2021-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ Marion CO., MS Birth Information
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Columbian-Progress from Columbia, Mississippi on August 3, 1967 · 2". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
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