Beckham County, OK - Deaths: J. W. Singletary, 1904
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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SINGLETARY, J. W.
(28 Sep 1904, Wednesday, Elk City Record, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Lightning Strikes A man Friday Night Last and kills Him and His Team.
Last Friday night as a Mr. Singleterry (sic), living about nine miles
south east of Elk City, while driving along the road enroute to his home,
was struck by lightning, and himself and team killed.  As he was alone and
no one witnessed the awful spectacle, no details can be given.  The
knowledge of his death came to the family the next morning when searchers
found him and the team dead in the road where they met their instant
death.  Mr. Singleterry was about sixty years of age, a farmer and had a
family.  The remains were interred on Saturday.  (Port Cemetery, Washita
County:  J. W. Singletary; born 31 Oct 1834; died 25 Sep 1904).
(29 Sep 1904, Thursday, Elk City Democrat, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Death by Lightning.
J. W. Singletary, who lived eight miles southwest (sic) of Elk, while
driving home one day last week was struck by lightning and instantly
killed.  The bolt also killed one mule of his team, while a horse beside
the mule was uninjured.

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