Chariton County, Missouri Biographical Sketch - CHARLES W. SINGLETON
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Subject of this sketch, and a gentleman well and favorably known in 
the social and business circles of Chariton county,/was born in Grand 
River township, Livingston county, Mo., March 15, 1842, being the 
eldest of a family of eleven children, the offspring of Daniel and 
Elizabeth (McDaniel) Singleton. According, to history our subject 
has the honor of being the first male child born in Grand River 
township. The birth of the father occurred in Rock Castle county, 
Kentucky, in 1815, but in 1830, with his parents, he moved to this 
state. The mother was a daughter of Absalom and Mary McDaniel and 
was born upon the old Wolfscale farm near Switzler's mill, this 
(Chariton) county. Charles W., our subject was brought up to a 
farmer's life and at an early age adopted this occupation as his 
life's employment. At the age of 26 years, he was united in marriage 
to Miss Ann E. Anderson, a daughter of John and Elsby (Reyburn) 
Anderson, early settlers of Roanoke, Howard county, Mo. For twelve 
years following his marriage, our subject resided in the township 
of his birth, but on tbe.3d day of March, 1880 he moved to this 
county, locating two and one-half miles west of Salisbury, Mo., 
where he has since resided. To Mr. and Mrs. Singleton were born 
five children, four of whom are now living, as follows: John M., 
27; Daniel R., 25; Katie J., now Mrs. J. A. Cravens, 23 and Jessie, 
15 years of age. The death of Mrs. Singleton occurred October 15, 
1894. The second marriage of our subject occurred Dec. 18, 1895, 
when he was united to Miss Louella Cooley, of near Keytesville, 
this county. Two and one-half miles west of Salisbury, Mr. 
Singleton owns a neat, comfortable homestead in a good state of 
improvement and in excellent condition. His farm embraces 275 
acres of land, viz: 140 acres in cultivation, northwest quarter 
5-53-17 and 135 acres of pasture of northeast quarter 1-53-18. 
Socially, our subject is an honored and consistent member of 
Salisbury Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., 236, while religiously he affiliates 
with the Baptist church. Politically he was reared a democrat 
and has faithfully supported the principles of his party.