City: Murfreesboro
SINGLETON, William Rufus, bookkeeper; born Murfreesboro, Tenn., Jan. 21, 1859; English descent; son of Stephen H. and Sarah M. (Tompkins) SINGLETON; father was a merchant and farmer; paternal grandparents, Hazeal and Lavinia (Hope) SINGLETON, maternal grandparents, James M. and Kitty G. (Rucker) TOMPKINS; educated at Murfreesboro, Tenn.; in early life worked on farm, and clerked in store; married Margaret H. WOODS, Nov. 14, 1889; Democrat; deputy county court clerk of Rutherford Co., Tenn., 1885-98; election commissioner 1909; First Lieut. National Guard State of Tenn.; first elected city treasurer of Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1897, being elected every two years since then, and is the present incumbent; secretary and treasurer of Murfreesboro Water Works Co., and bookkeeper for Davis-Elam Gas & Electric Co., Murfreesboro, Tenn.; member of Christian church.
