Rev. Shingleton served four years as assessor of Pleasants Co., from January, 1877 to January, 1881. He also served as postmaster for at least 15 years at Union Mills in Pleasants Co., WV.140

1880 Census, McKim Dist., Pleasants Co., WV, p. 124B359
Shingleton, J. R., 47, b. VA, parents b. VA, preacher
Amanda, wife, 39, b. PA, father b. NJ, mother b. PA
E. E., dau., single, 18, b. WV, at home [Eliza Ellen]
J. S., son, 15, b. WV, at home [John Seymour]
A. J., son, 13, b. WV, at home [Andrew Jackson]
C. L., son, 10, b. WV, at home [Coleman Luther]
C. M., dau., 9, b. WV [Cora Myrtle]
E. T., son, 7, b. WV [Edward Tyndall]
M. A., dau., 6, b. WV [Margaret Ann]
G. B., son, 7, b. WV
W. T., son, 5, b. WV
C. D., son, 1, b. WV