John Howard Monroe, M.D.

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John graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1944 with a B.S. in basic medical sciences. He went on to study medicine at Harvard Medical School receiving his M.D. in 1947. He served his internship at Cincinnati General Hospital from Jul 1947 to Jul 1958. He served his residency at the University of Chicinnati Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, becoming Assistant Resident in Jul 1948 and serving as Co-Resident from May 1949 to Jul 1949.

John served in the U.S. Navy as Ob-Gyn physician at the Service Dependents' Unit in Jacksonville, Florida and as the Wave Medical Officer at the Memphis Naval Air Station, Tennessee - Jul 1949 to Aug 1951.

He entered general practice in Mayfield, Kentucky after leaving the Naval service - 1951-1953.

In Jul 1953, he joined the Yale Medical Center, Grace New Haven Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology as an Assistant Resident. In Jul 1954 he became an Associate Resident and then a Resident-Instructor in Jul 1955.

He was affiliated with the Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest college as a full time attending Obstetrician-Gynecologist in the Department of Ogstetrics and Gynecology - Jul 1956 - Jul 1958; Instructor in Clinical Ob-Gyn - Jul 1958 - Mar 1962; and Assistant Professor of Clinical Ob-Gyn - Apr 1962 to 1966.

He was affiliated with North Carolina Baptist and Forsyth Memorial as an Attending Obstetrician Gynecologist, and with Kate Bitting Reynolds as a Consulting Obstetrician Gynecologist. He served on the American board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

He was a member of the following societies: American Society for the Study of Sterility, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, North Carolina Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, South Atlantic Association of Obstetricians-Gynecologists, Phy Gamma Delta Social Fraternity, Phi Chi Medical Fraternity, "13" Club, Gorgon's Head, and Dialectic Senate.

He was active in community affairs by serving as Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Visiting Nurse Association, Expectant Mother's Classes; Member of the Board of Forsyth Cancer Service, Member of the Board of Directors Forsyth Unit of the American Cancer Society, Lay Reader at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church; teacher at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, on the Advisory Committee of Family Life Education for Public Schools, on the Advisory Committee of the Nature Museum.

His hobbies included cabinetmaking and fishing.

He lived at 236 Plymouth Ave. in Winston Salem, North Carolina and was married to Elizabeth Mabel "Boo, Stoodis, Bootis" Breeden.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Monroe, Thomas Guy, III
- Monroe, John Howard - Curriculum Vitae

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Per The Clan Munro Association Newsletter, the Eagle Flyer, Spring, 2016, article in memory of John Howard Monroe:
"Dr. John H. Monroe, MD, 93, died from complications following pneumonia... on January 12, 2016. He was a pillar of a man with accomplishments in anything he put his mind to: medicine, furniture making, antiquities, antiques, and the Clan Munro Association, USA. His life was rich, full and varied despite the fact that he survived infantile polio... He believed deeply in this credo: 'But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.' 'Dr. Jack' and his wife 'Boo' hosted the 1986 Gathering in Winston-Salem, NC and the 1997 Gathering in Scotland. He was one of the partners in the ten-year time-sharing which created the Pavilion at Foulis Castle, now available for rent through the Scottish Heritage to benefit the castle. He led the fundraising for the Foulis Point Munro Museum, recording and acknowledging hundreds of contributions totaling over $100,000. Dr. Jack and Boo received the Eagle Award at the 2003 Gathering in Arlington, Texas."
Submitted by Betti J. Steele 8/30/2016

John married Elizabeth Mabel Breeden on 10 Aug 1946 in Hamlet, Richmond Co., North Carolina, USA. Elizabeth was born on 10 Mar 1924 in Bennettsville, Marlboro Co., South Carolina, USA; died on 15 Mar 2016 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thomas Guy "T.G." lived in Hamlet, North Carolina.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Monroe, Thomas Guy, III

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Thomas married Marguerite Pierce in 1918. Marguerite was born on 1 Nov 1895; died on 2 Feb 1977. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Malcolm (or Malcom) lived in Moore County, North Carolina.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Monroe, Fred Bethune, Jr. - Malcom Monroe descendants
Monroe, Thomas Guy, III

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Malcolm married Euphemia Jane McDonald in 1889. Euphemia was born on 21 Mar 1861; died in 1957; was buried in Bensalem, Moore Co., North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Francis' wife, Amanda, is buried in the Deaton family cemetery in a heavily wooded area about a mile north of Bensalem Presbyterian Church.

Amanda was the sister of Mary Deaton who married Francis' brother, John.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Monroe, Donald Richard, II
Monroe, Fred Bethune, Jr.

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Francis married Catherine Dowd. Catherine was born on 8 Apr 1814; died on 24 Apr 1888; was buried in Bensalem, Moore Co., North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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