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Charles Layne Monroe

Charles Layne Monroe

Male 1916 - 1982  (65 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Charles Layne Monroe was born on 16 Aug 1916 in Noodle, Jones Co., Texas (son of James Hale Monroe and Nettie Arabella Calmes); died on 11 Feb 1982 in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Woodside Cem., Grand Saline, Texas.

    Notes:

    Ruby lived at 408 Meadow Park in Fort Worth, Texas. She was the daughter of Walter Raleigh and Nancy Catherine (Hanes) Moore).

    Charles and Ruby were introduced by Charles' cousin, Geraldine (Jerry) Kennedy-5762. Jerry and Ruby were roommates in nursing school in Brady, Texas. Later, Charles and Ruby named one of their daughters, Jerryl, after Jerry.

    Charles worked at General Dynamics in California and Texas until his retirement.

    He died at home in Fort Worth, Texas in 1982.

    Ref: Clan Munro files - Everett, Annie
    Monroe, Ruby Lucille - membership application

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Charles married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living
    2. Living
    3. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Hale Monroe was born on 22 Aug 1886 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA (son of Barney Archibald Monroe and Ora Virginia Carpenter); died on 10 May 1968 in Terrell, Texas, USA; was buried in Woodside Cem., Grand Saline, Texas, USA.

    Notes:

    James lived in Corpus Christi, Texas where he was a painting contractor for houses

    He married Nettie Arabella (May) Calmes (or Calmese).

    References:

    Clan Munro files - Monroe, Ruby Lucille

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    James married Nettie Arabella Calmes on 17 May 1913 in Greenville, Hunt Co., Texas, USA. Nettie was born on 14 Jan 1893 in Ladonia, Fannin Co., Texas; died on 7 Jun 1958 in Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Woodside Cem., Grand Saline, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Nettie Arabella Calmes was born on 14 Jan 1893 in Ladonia, Fannin Co., Texas; died on 7 Jun 1958 in Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Woodside Cem., Grand Saline, Texas.

    Notes:

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Children:
    1. James Findley Monroe was born on 4 Apr 1914 in Grand Saline, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; died on 2 Apr 1987 in Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Wildwood.
    2. 1. Charles Layne Monroe was born on 16 Aug 1916 in Noodle, Jones Co., Texas; died on 11 Feb 1982 in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Woodside Cem., Grand Saline, Texas.
    3. Virginia Pearle Monroe was born on 15 Feb 1918; died on 20 Aug 1920 in Grand Saline, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Barney Archibald Monroe was born on 1 Nov 1855 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA (son of James Joseph Monroe and Blanche Narcissa Kelly); died on 1 Mar 1933 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Starr Cem., Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas.

    Notes:

    In 1870, Barney appears on the Newton County, Mississippi census with the household of his older sister, Sarah. He moved with Sarah's family to Texas in 1872 and settled with them near Canton, Texas, and became a farmer.

    After Barney's first wife, Ora, died, a neighbor, Tommy Clark, helped him and his six children survive. When he remarried, Barney named one of his children after Mr. Clark.

    Eventually, Mr. Clark sold Barney his first farm.

    References:

    Clan Munro files - Everett, Annie Leora
    Monroe, Ruby Lucille

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Barney married Ora Virginia Carpenter on 21 Oct 1872 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA. Ora was born on 14 Jun 1863 in , , Alabama, USA; died on 9 Dec 1889 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Starr Cem., Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ora Virginia Carpenter was born on 14 Jun 1863 in , , Alabama, USA; died on 9 Dec 1889 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Starr Cem., Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas.

    Notes:

    References:

    Clan Munro files - Monroe, Ruby Lucille

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Children:
    1. Edgar Oren Monroe was born on 10 Aug 1878 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; died on 12 Oct 1970 in Denison, Grayson Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, USA.
    2. Annie Lee Monroe was born on 18 Mar 1880 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; died on 10 May 1936 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Hillcrest Cem., Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas.
    3. Barney Archibald Monroe, Jr. was born on 17 Apr 1881 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; died on 14 Jul 1959 in Eustace, Texas, USA; was buried in Eustace, Texas, USA.
    4. Carrie Cleo Monroe was born on 13 Jan 1883 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; died on 1 Jan 1957 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, USA; was buried in , , Oklahoma, USA.
    5. Clarence Raymond Monroe was born on 14 Jun 1884 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; died on 1 Sep 1971 in Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas, USA.
    6. 2. James Hale Monroe was born on 22 Aug 1886 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; died on 10 May 1968 in Terrell, Texas, USA; was buried in Woodside Cem., Grand Saline, Texas, USA.
    7. Tony Monroe was born on 10 Feb 1889; died on 18 Feb 1889.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Joseph Monroe was born about 1812 in , , North Carolina, USA (son of Joseph Jones Monroe, son of Joseph Jones Monroe and Elizabeth Glasscock); died on 25 Mar 1867 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA; was buried in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA.

    Notes:

    James' father is said to have been the brother of President James Monroe, but no solid details are known.

    He moved to Decatur, Newton County, Mississippi before 1840, and is found on the census there in 1840, 1850 and 1860. He was a farmer, a lawyer, a State Senator from the district comprising Newton & Jasper counties (1854-1856), and Mayor of Decatur.

    He is reported to have been a slave holder and may have fought in the Civil War.

    The following people were part of his houshold at one time:
    Johanna Rooney, b. North Carolina 1784 d. Decatur, Mississippi 1862
    Benjamin Williams, b. Kentucky 1828
    Charles West, b. Connecticut 1819

    His first wife was Blanche Narcissa Kelly (or Kelley). He married (2) a Mrs. Glass, who already had a son named Tom Glass.

    He fathered 12 children by his first wife, one by his second and none by his third

    References:

    Clan Munro files - Everett, Annie Leora
    Hale, Marshall Vass
    Monroe, Ruby Lucille

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Name:
    Per research on Ancestry.com, James Joseph Monroe was born to Joseph Jones Monroe and Elizabeth Glassock in 1812 in North Carolina. BJS, 8Jan 2017

    James married Blanche Narcissa Kelly est 1842 in Decatur, Newton, Mississippi. Blanche was born in 1823 in , , Georgia, USA; died on 7 Oct 1861 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA; was buried in Churchyard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Blanche Narcissa Kelly was born in 1823 in , , Georgia, USA; died on 7 Oct 1861 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA; was buried in Churchyard.

    Notes:

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Children:
    1. Sarah Joanna Monroe was born on 19 Sep 1843 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA; died on 6 May 1898 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Hillcrest Cem., Canton, Van Zandt Co., USA.
    2. James Polk Monroe was born on 6 Apr 1845 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA; died in in , , Mississippi, USA.
    3. Napoleon Bonaparte Monroe was born on 11 Sep 1846 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA; died on 4 Jun 1871 in Newton Co., Mississippi, USA.
    4. Juliette Drinkwater Monroe was born on 1 Jun 1848 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA; died on 9 Jul 1929 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Hillcrest Cem., Canton, Texas, USA.
    5. Caroline Monroe was born on 21 Dec 1849 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA; died on 7 Aug 1908 in Hill Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Hill County Cem., Hill Co., Texas, USA.
    6. William Saffold Monroe was born on 14 Oct 1851 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA; died in 1900 in Wills Point, Rains Co., Texas, USA.
    7. Joseph Storey Monroe was born on 21 Oct 1853 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA; died on 2 Dec 1935 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Hillcrest Cem., Canton, Van Zandt Co., USA.
    8. John Marshall Monroe was born on 21 Oct 1853 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA; died in 1874 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA.
    9. 4. Barney Archibald Monroe was born on 1 Nov 1855 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA; died on 1 Mar 1933 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Starr Cem., Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas.
    10. Blanche Narcissa Monroe was born on 27 Oct 1857 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA; died in Sep 1915 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Creagleville, USA.
    11. Robert Beauregard Monroe was born on 7 Mar 1859 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA; died after 1900 in Huntsville, Walker Co., Texas, USA.
    12. Jefferson Davis Monroe was born on 21 Dec 1860 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA; died in 1943 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Starr Cem., Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas.