Mark Singer

Mark Singer was one of the first persons born in Windsor township, his birth taking place on August 4, 1810.  He received a limited education; the schools being supported by subscriptions.  They used to pay their share in ginseng and peltries.

His father, Thomas Singer, made one of the first clearings in Windsor township.  He entered the land when he first came into the township.  It was at that time an unbroken forest, and he endured all the hardships incident to pioneer life.  He died on the farm where he first settled.

His wife, Sarah (Hughes) Singer, also departed this life in the same place, in September 1863.  Mark Singer was married to Irene Gillett in Rome township, on the 7th of September 1842.  She was born in that township on April 24, 1823.

Their children are:

• Newton H., born July 3, 1843, died in Minnesota, on July 14, 1868;
• E. M., January 24, 1845,
• Felicia H. (Smith), November 12, 1846, resides in Union township;
• Landon, February 8, 1849, died September 1, 1880;
• M. E., July 7, 1851, died February 15, 1876;
• C. K., September 2, 1853, resides at home;
• Sarah M., (twin of Irena)
• Irena P. (Wells), (twin of Sarah M.) July 1, 1856, the former resides at home, the latter in Huntington, West Virginia;
• Nathaniel L., on May 28, 1862, resides at home.

Mrs. Singer’s parents were Joel Gillett, born May 28, 1778, and died October 1823, and Azuba (Pingrey) Gillett, born September 26, 1787, died November 4, 1845.  Two of Mr. Singer’s sons, N. H. and E. M., were in the war of 1861.  The first enlisted in Company E, 53d Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in 1861.  He participated in the following engagements:

• Lookout Mountain,
• Mission Ridge,
• Pittsburg Landing,
• Paducah,
• Jacksonville,
• Corinth,
• Mill Springs,
• Vicksburg,
• Memphis,
• Wilson Creek,
• Pea Ridge, and
• Knoxville.

E. M. enlisted in 1864 and remained till the close of the war.  He was a member of Battery K, 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery.  Mr. Singer joined the Methodist Episcopal church in 1831.  He is still a faithful soldier.  His wife became a member in 1835.  She is still one of the leading members.  Mr. Singer is engaged in tilling the soil.  His post office address is Bartramville, Lawrence County, Ohio.