SINGLETON FAMILY CEMETERY
by Col George Lightfoot Singleton [email protected]
The cemetery may be reached by taking Zebulon Road off Forsyth Road just north of
Wesleyan College in Bibb County and following it into Monroe
County for 9 miles to the point where Zebulon Road forks to the left with Moore
Road. Take Moore Road for approximately 2 1/2 miles. The
cemetery
is seen on the west side of the road and is quite visible from the road.
There is a house slightly northwestward from the cemetery occupied by the
family of Buford Mallory. There are 6 cedar, 2 white oak and 1 pine trees
standing in the immediate area of the cemetery.
The cemetery is surrounded by a wrought iron fence, which for the most part is
now separated into sections, some standing and some lying on the
ground. The north end section is still in place and so is the gate which is
on the northeast corner. All the sections of fence still seem to be in
existance at the site. The burial area surrounded by this fence is
approximately 8 feet wide by 18 feet in length.
There is seen inside the fence one very large brick grave and one monument.
The ends of the old brick grave stand approximately 4 feet square by 15
inches thick. There is a low brick wall connecting these ends on each side
of the grave. No inscriptions are found in the brickwork, although the ends
show an indenture where a plate type marker of metal, marble, or granite might
have existed in the past. Standing approximately 4 feet tall on the
north side of this sbrick grave is a white or light grey granite monument bearing
inscriptions. The base of this monument is about 32 inches long, 18
inches wide and 10 inches high. There is a tablet standing on top of this
base, being about 28 inches tall by 2 feet wide and 8 inches thick. The
tablet is inscribed as follows:
HENRY SINGLETON
1798-1869
AND
UNITY FOREMAN
HIS WIFE
AND THEIR CHILDREN
JOHN W. SINGLETON (W= Wesley)
MARTHA A. SINGLETON (A = Anne)
JOSEPH SINGLETON
No other markers or indication of graves are seen either inside the
fence nor outside it.
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