Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-12-06
HAVE BEEN MARRIED 81 YEARS.
Reunion of Family of Mr.. and Mrs.
Miles =. Singleton.
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Tugaloo river, Oconee county. The
occasion was the celebration of the
| 57th anniversary Of their marriage
| 1T was we'll planned and carried out, ,
they having had dinner prepared for
their relatives and friends. 1t was
a veritable feast, which all enjoyed
to fullest capacity, and long will be
| remembered the day spent in their
| hospitable country home, and all
| wish them many more happy ami
| versaries.
Those present to enjoy their hospi-
tality were six OF their children: Miss
Sallie Il. Singleton; Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. e. Singleton and children, Hig-
| gins, Lillian, Broadus, Louise, Sadie
and Walker; Rev. J. F.. Singleton,
Milledgeyille, Ga; Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. P. Singleton and daughters,
Ada and Elsie, Tokeena, S. c.. Mr..
and Mrs. j. T. Porter and children,
Mark B. Porter, Atlanta, Ga, Jessie,
Clayton, Annie, Ida and BERTHE, Ia
Dor, S. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Sin
gleton and children, J. NJ, Burt and
Byron, Westminster. S. G.
Other relatives were Mrs. Sarah A.
Singleton, Westminster, S. c.; Mr..
and Mrs. e. o. Singleton, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. NJ. Singleton and children,
Clara, Herman, Pauline, Sarah and
| Ralph; Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Singleton
and son, John Henry. Gainesville,
Ga; E. S. Singleton, Of Madison, S.
c., and daughter, Miss Eunice, Of
Brenau College, Gainesville. Ga. );
Rev. and Mrs. j. l.. Singleton and
daughters, Leila and Kathleen, West
minister, S. c.; Mr.. and Mrs II. G..
Singleton and children, Clayton and
Beneve; Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Single
ton and daughter, Gladys, Westmin-
ster, S. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. w. p.
Teal, Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Singleton
and daughter, Annie; John A. Hig-
gins and son, Bailey, Easley, S. c.;
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Griffin, Green
Vile, S. c.
Other visitors and friends were:
| DR.. Burt Mitchell, Westmlnster, S.
c.; DR.. f. A. Williams, Atlanta,
| Ga; Richard Hood, Westminster, S.
c.; Nj. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Jones; Mr.
| and Mrs. J. A. Knox; James Wren,
Gainesville, Ga; Misses Matilda and
| Theresa Hughes; Mr.. and Mrs. w
merry; Mr.. and Mrs. d. II. Stancil;
w. II. Armstrong, Richland, S. c.;
| Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Porter.
| \ Bit of History.
| Mr.. Singleton was born in Mont
gomery county, North Carolina, Jan
| uary 10th, 1892. His parents moved
| to Pickens county, South Carolina,
in 1885, and settled near Dacusville
lie joined the Methodist church in
81 and has lived a consistent mem
Der Of the church for 70 years. He
has spent most of his life on a farm.
with the exception OF few years,
| which he spent teaching school. One
| incident Of his life which was some
what remarkable, was his teaching
school at Peters Creek in 1854, and
Sd years later his youngest son, A
White Singleton, taught at the same
place and boarded with the same
| man.
On November 10th, 1854, he was
| happily married to Miss jamie Hig-
gins, and unto them were born eight
children, six boys and two girls. Two
Of their sons are ministers of the
Gospel. Rev. j. F.. Singleton, D. d.,
Is pastor of the First Baptist church
at Milledgeville, Ca, and Rev. II. p.
Singleton is a member Of the Sotuh
| Carolina Conference, M. e. Church,
South. The other children are all
| consistent members Of the church.
Mr.. Singleton has never held any
| Office except postmaster. He has al
| ways been an unassuming, law-abid-
| ing citizen, having spent three years
, N the service Of his country during
| the bloody struggle of civil strife.
| His service, owing to his physical
condition, was confined to his own
| State-the Palmetto. He was the
youngest Of twelve children, and the
| only one now living, and will soon
| to be an Octogenarian.
| Cards of Thanks