Otis Leander Singleton^{[1, 2]}

1881 - 1929  (47 years)

• Name	Otis Leander Singleton
  Birth	11 Aug 1881
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Apr 1929	Manila, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James Burns Singleton,   b. 1851, Tennessee, USA d. Aft 1880  (Age > 30 years)  (Father)  Marinda Kelley,   b. 3 Apr 1823, Tennessee, USA d. 23 May 1890, Decatur, Tennessee, USA  (Age 67 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I1306	1794 BARLOW-GAWF/GOFF (US-NC-WAK / US-TN-HEN) I-FTA50669
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	James Burns Singleton,   b. 1851, Tennessee, USA d. Aft 1880 (Age > 30 years)
  Mother	Amanda Catherine Goff,   b. 29 Jan 1840, Tennessee, United States of America d. 23 Oct 1890, United States of America (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F3720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Etta Belle Boyer,   b. 1885, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	30 Aug 1900	Asherville, Stoddard, Missouri, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Gladys L Singleton,   b. 1904, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown   2. Hershall Singleton,   b. 1906, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Etel   3. Cleo Homer Singleton,   b. 1908, Missouri d. 14 Dec 1977, Missouri, United States of America (Age 69 years) ▻ Mildred Marie Holifield   4. May Singleton,   b. 18 May 1912, Campbell, Missouri d. 27 Apr 2002 (Age 89 years)   5. Eunis Singleton,   b. Abt 1915, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2023

  
  

• Notes

  posted by Ronald Singleton [grandson] on Friday, November 15, 1996 I am seeking information on the axe murder of Otis SINGLETON in Manila, Ar. April 20,1929. Also information on Spencer METCALF married to Mae SINGLETON, Dec. 1926.Information on A METCALF married Sadie SINGLETON around 1929 later moved to Poplar Bluff,Mo. Thank You [Manila is a city in Mississippi Co., AR and is near Dunklin Co., MO and Dyer Co., TN] newspapers.com The Monroe News Blytheville, Ark., April 20. George LEE, 24, was in jail today charged with the axe murer of his stepfather, Otis SINGLETON, 44, at their farm home between Manilla and Leechville last night. The sheriff's office said SINGLETON was killed by a blow of an axe while he sat on the side of his bed. LEE refused to talk, officers said. Mrs. SINGLETON's and SINGLETON'S daughter, witnesses to the slaying had not been questioned today. The Morning News (Danville, Pennsylvania) 23 Apr 1929 Youth, 20, admits killing stepfather Blytheville, Ark., April 22-Ode SINGLETON, 55, was killed with an ax as he slept at his home near Manila, Ark. 20 miles east of here early today. His stepson, George LANE, 21, confessed but claimed he killed his stepfather because he mistreated his mother, police said. He charged SINGLETON has mistreated his wife since they were married in St. Louis a year ago. A 13-year-old dau. of SINGLETON notified police & LANE was arrested and brought to jail here.

  
  

• Sources

  [S114] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. [S169] Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1929; Roll: 2. [S247] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm].