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Sen./Hon. Otho Robards SINGLETON
Martha A. FIELD
Eliza __?__
Husband:  Otho Robards SINGLETON
Birth:  14 Oct 1814, near Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY
Death:  11 Jan 1889, Washington, DC
Disposition:  buried Canton Cemetery, Canton, Madison Co., MS
Education:  St. Joseph's College, Bardstown, KY; Univ. of Lexington Law School
Occupation:  attorney, politician
Politics:  Democrat
Offices:  Miss. State Representative; Miss. State Senator; Presidential Elector for Miss.; U.S. Rep. for Miss.; Miss. Rep. to the Confederate Congress
Military Service:  Civil War:  Confederate Army
Father:  Lewis Taylor SINGLETON
Mother:  Rebecca ROBARDS
Marriage-1:  22 Aug 1843, Madison Co., MS
Wife-1:  Martha A. FIELD
Birth:  bef. 1830
Death:  1851-59, probably 1851/2
Marriage-2:  8 Nov 1859, Yazoo Co., MS
Wife-2:  Eliza Y./P. __?__
Birth:  1827/8, TN
Other Spouse:  m1. Mr. LAUGHBOROUGH
Parents:  born in TN
Children with Martha FIELD — born in Madison Co., MS:
1.  Richard H. SINGLETON, b. 9 May 1844
2.  Thomas T. SINGLETON, b. 1848/9
3.  Catherine F. "Kate" SINGLETON, b. 1851/2
Children with Eliza:
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Sources:

1.  D.L. Murray & N.R. Murray, compilers.  1996. Marriage Index: AR, MO, MS, TX, 1766-1981.  Marriage data from the "Hunting for Bears" collection (Broderbund CD-5):
SINGLETON, Otho R FIELD, Martha A. 1843-Aug-22 Madison, MS
SINGLETON, Otho R LAUGHBOROUGH, Eliza P Mrs 1859-Nov-08 Yazoo, MS
She is the only LAUGHBOROUGH on the CD.  It is an extremely rare surname.  We ought to be able to find her first marriage record.

2.  1850 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #27 of 104):  Madison Co., KY, p. 143A, 183/185, enumerated 27 Aug 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
Otho R Singleton 35 m Lawyer 3500 Kentucky
Martha A   " 26 f     Virginia
Richard H  "  6 m     Missi
Thomas T   " Jr  1 m     Ditto
Thomas T   " Sr 25 m Lawyer   Kentucky
Thomas Sr. is almost certainly Otho's brother.

3.  1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #128 of 133):  City of Canton, Madison Co., MS, p. 910, PN 128, 903/902, enumerated 3 Oct 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
O.R. Singleton 45 M W Lawyer & Member of Congress  5000 25000 Kenn.
Eliza Y.  " 32 F W   12000 20000 Tenn.
Thos. T   " 11 M W       Miss.
R.H.      " 16 M W       "
Kate F.   "  8 F W       "
Christina McIlree? 23 F W House keeper     "

4a.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1870 (Broderbund CD-319):  there are no MS records on the CD.

4b.  AIS (Accelerated Index System) Census Index (online at Ancestry.com):  found only in 1850.

5a.  1880 United States Census and National Index (LDS Family History Resource File: CD-ROM Library):
Census Place: Washington, Washington, D.C., Washington D.C.
Source: FHL Film 1254123; NARA Film T9-0123; Pg 209D
  Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Occupation Fa Mo
Mary A. MOORE Self F W W 52 PA Keeping House HANOVER PA
Frank MOORE Son M S W 27 VA Painter CAN PA
Edward MOORE Son M S W 25 VA Painter CAN PA
Charles S. MOORE Son M S W 21 VA Lawyer CAN PA
Otho R. SINGLETON Other M M W 64 KY M.C. KY KY
Eliza Y. SINGLETON Other F M W 50 TN At Home TN TN
James B. BECK Other M M W 58 SCO U.S. Senator SCO SCO
Jane A.J.W. BECK Other F M W 53 VA At Home VA VA
James P. HORBACK Other M M W 53 PA Farmer PA PA
Mary C. HORBACK Other F M W 44 VA At Home PA VA
Mary C. HAZEN Other F W W 28 PA Clerk In Treasury VA MD
Henry HEAD Other M M W 58 ENG Retired Merchant ENG ENG
Lotta HYATT Other F W MU 23 MD Servant MD MD

5b.  1880 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #16 of 38):  1307 F Street North West, Washington, Washington Co., District of Columbia, p. 209D, PN 16, SD 17, ED 54, enumerated 7 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen).  Except for the street address and E.D., etc., the film doesn't tell us any more than the LDS transcription, except that the original said "boarder" where the LDS used "Other."

6.  The Political Graveyard:
Singleton, Otho Robards (1814-1889) of Canton, Madison County, Miss.  Born near Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Ky., October 14, 1814.  Democrat.  Member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1846; member of Mississippi state senate, 1848; Presidential Elector for Mississippi, 1852; U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1853-55, 1857-61, 1875-87 (3rd District 1853-55, 4th District 1857-61, 1875-83, 5th District 1883-87); served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative from Mississippi in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.  Died in Washington, D.C., January 11,    1889.  Interment at Canton Cemetery, Canton, Miss. See also: congressional biography.

7.  Biographical Directory of the United States Congress [link died]:
SINGLETON, Otho Robards, a Representative from Mississippi; born near Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Ky., October 14, 1814; attended the common schools; was graduated from St. Joseph’s College, Bardstown, Ky., and from the law department of the University of Lexington; was admitted to the bar in 1838 and commenced practice in Canton, Madison County, Miss.; member of the State house of representatives in 1846 and 1847; served in the State senate 1848-1854; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855); unsuccessful candidate for reelection; elected to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1857, until January 12, 1861, when he withdrew; Representative from Mississippi in the Confederate Congress 1861-1865; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1887); was not a candidate for renomination in 1886; died in Washington, D.C., January 11,1889; interment in Canton Cemetery, Canton, Madison County, Miss. 

8.  Joey Oller. "Confederate Congressmen of Kentucky." Extracted from Warner & Yearns's Biographical Register of the Confederate Congress (online in the USGenWeb Archives):
Representative Birth Burial State
Otho Robards Singleton (1814-1889) Jessamine Co., KY Canton, MS MISSISSIPPI

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