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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 1884 - Yes, date unknown
Generation: 1
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| 3. | Susan Mary Winn was born on 2 Mar 1866 in Hickman Co., Kentucky; and died. Notes:
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
Children:
- 1. Vera Wood Monroe was born on 15 Dec 1884 in Columbus, , Kentucky, USA; and died.
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| 5. | Martha Cristy Taylor was born on 23 May 1823; and died. Notes:
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
Children:
- 2. Ben Montgomery Monroe was born on 31 Dec 1849 in Frankfort, Franklin Co., Kentucky, USA; and died.
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| 8. | Judge Thomas Bell Monroe was born on 7 Oct 1791 in , Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA (son of Andrew J. Monroe and Ann Bell); died on 23 Dec 1865 in Pass Christian, Harrison Co., Mississippi, USA; was buried in Pass Christian, Harrison Co., Mississippi, USA. Notes:
Judge Monroe acquired some knowledge of books and after reaching manhood settled in Barren County, Kentucky. In 1816 he was elected to the Legislature and in 1819 he began to study and practice law. He never read a law-book until he announced himself ready to be a lawyer.
He moved to Frankfort, Kentucky in 1821 and in the winter of that year he attended lectures, and graduated in the Law Department of Transylvania University. He served as Secretary of State under Governor Adair for one year starting in Sep 1823. in 1825 he was appointed by Governor Desha as reporter of the decisions of the Court of Appeals. At about this time, he published his seven volume "Monroe's Kentucky Reports". In 1834, he was appointed by President Andrew Jackson as Judge of the United States District Court of Kentucky. He was an early supporter of the doctrines of Jefferson, but after becoming a judge, he ceased to take an active interest in politics.
As a Judge, his decisions were of the highest order being seldom reversed, and his long term of office was characterized by learning, justice, fairness and great honor.
He became a professor in the University of Louisiana in 1848 and spent several winters in New Orleans in discharge of his duties with that institution. He later filled the Chair of Civil, International and Criminal Law in Transylvania University in Lexington. He was also Professor of Rhetoric, Logic and History of Law at the Western Academy at Drennon Springs, Kentucky and taught a law class at his own home near Frankfort.
Eventually, the University of Louisiana, Centre College and Harvard University conferred upon him the degree of L. L. D.
During the Civil War, when United States troops occupied Frankfort, Kentucky in 1861, they encamped on Judge Bell's. Thereupon this fine old gentleman resigned the appointment given him by President Jackson on March 8, 1834, and went to Nashville, where in the Confederate States District Court for the Middle Division of Tennessee he took the following oath of allegiance to the Southern side:
"I, Thomas B. Monroe, hereby declare that, having renounced my citizenship of the United States, I hereby adopt myself a citizen of the 'Confederate States of America,' and solemnly swear that I will support their Constitution and will true allegiance bear to its Government so long as I am a citizen thereof."
He remained in Canton, Mississippi with his family until after the fall of Vicksburg and then went to Marietta, Georgia for a time earnestly engaging in the cause of the sick and in such other duties as he could perform.
When Kentucky was admitted to the Confederacy on 10 Dec 1861, Thomas was elected as one of the deputies to the Provisional Congress that drafted the Constitution of the Confederate States of America. In 1864 he went to Richmond, Virginia and was a member of the Confederate Congress until the fall of Richmond. He attempted to practice law but became weary of the strife and returned to his family in Abbeville, South Carolina.
After the surrender of General Lee, he went to Pass Christian, Mississippi, where he spent the remainder of his days, never having an opportunity to return to his beautiful home in Kentucky.
At least one reference confuses Thomas with Robert Bell Monroe [5270]. The parents of Robert were Andrew Monroe born about 1759 in Virginia and Ann Bell. The parents of Thomas were Andrew Monroe born 1749 in Kentucky and Anna Bell. Whether this is an error or an interesting coincidence is not known. Anyway, care must be taken at this point in both families because of the similarity of the names places and dates.
Ref: Clan Munro files - Chambers, John
- Conery, Marcia Monroe
- Guilford, Dr. Joan S.
- Johnson, Monroe
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
Buried:
Live Oak Cemetery
Thomas married Eliza Palmer Adair on 3 Nov 1812 in Whitehall, Mercer Co., Kentucky, USA. Eliza (daughter of Gen. John Adair, Governor Of Kentucky and Catherine Palmer) was born on 10 Aug 1790 in Whitehall, Mercer Co., Kentucky, USA; died on 7 Aug 1871 in Pass Christian, Harrison Co., Mississippi, USA; was buried in Pass Christian, Harrison Co., Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 9. | Eliza Palmer Adair was born on 10 Aug 1790 in Whitehall, Mercer Co., Kentucky, USA (daughter of Gen. John Adair, Governor Of Kentucky and Catherine Palmer); died on 7 Aug 1871 in Pass Christian, Harrison Co., Mississippi, USA; was buried in Pass Christian, Harrison Co., Mississippi, USA. Notes:
References:
(1) Clan Munro files - Kelly, Robert Coffin - Letter dated 29 Jul 1967
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
Buried:
Live Oak Cemetery
Children:
- Victor Monroe was born on 27 Nov 1813 in Glasgow, Barren Co., Kentucky, USA; died on 15 Sep 1856 in Olympia, Thurston Co., Washington, USA.
- Anna Bell Monroe was born in 1815; died in 1873.
- Katherine Adair Monroe was born on 10 Dec 1817 in Glasgow, Barren Co., Kentucky, USA; died on 13 Dec 1900 in Pass Christian, Harrison Co., Mississippi, USA; was buried on 15 Dec 1900 in Pass Christian, Harrison Co., Mississippi, USA.
- Mary Hardin Monroe was born on 25 Apr 1820 in Glasgow, Barren Co., Kentucky, USA; died on 5 Mar 1913 in Pass Christian, Harrison Co., Mississippi, USA; was buried in Pass Christian, Harrison Co., Mississippi, USA.
- John Adair Monroe was born on 22 Feb 1823 in Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky, USA; died in 1873 in , Wayne Co., Illinois, USA.
- 4. Andrew Monroe was born in 1826 in , Adair Co., Kentucky, USA; and died.
- Elizabeth Adair Monroe was born on 4 Dec 1828 in Frankfort, Franklin Co., Kentucky, USA; died on 1 Jun 1905 in New Orleans, Orleans Par., Louisiana, USA; was buried in Pass Christian, Harrison Co., Mississippi, USA.
- Margaret Anderson Monroe was born in 1831; died in 1832.
- Judge Thomas Bell Monroe, Jr. was born on 3 Jul 1833 in Frankfort, Franklin Co., Kentucky, USA; died on 6 Apr 1862 in Burnsville, Bath Co., Virginia, USA.
- Benjamin James Monroe was born on 7 Aug 1836 in Montrose, Fayette Co., Kentucky, USA; died on 4 Oct 1862 in , Marshall Co., Mississippi, USA.
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