POWERS ADDITION
LOT : 2
ROW : 2
GRAVE # 15
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Ralph Stuart Singleton
b. October 15, 1912
Hattiesburg, Lamar County, Mississippi
d. February 15, 1959
Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina
Cremated
buried: November 20, 1959
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FATHER
Charles Tod Singleton
(1879-1936)
MOTHER
Helen Baker Woods
(1884-1979)
MARRIED
Helen Edwards McKee Powers
(1912-1989)
May 8, 1938
Greenfield, Hancock County, Indiana
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CHILDREN
with Helen
Alan Hartwell Singleton
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Susan McKee Singleton
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Gary Powers Singleton
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Ralph Stuart Singleton
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HISTORY OF POWERS ADDITION
Most of the land on the west side of the original Greenwood cemetery
was owned by Orlando Powers. As with many pioneer families, they chose a spot on their property to bury their loved ones. The spot the Powers family picked was right next to Block 8, at the west boundry of Greenwood. There are stones dating back to the 1850's.
Around 1878 that section of land was annexed to Greenwood cemetery. The lot looks like one big section, but is actually two. On the east side of the section is Block 8. On the west side is the Powers Addition. If you stand at the south end of the section and look north you will see 4 trees in a direct line with the fence to the north. That is the original property line of Greenwood.
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The Decatur Daily Review
(Decatur, Illinois)
16 FEB 1959 * page 18
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