James Stewart Munroe

Notes:

James served as a Second Lieutenant in the 5th Aero Squadron during World War I. He was never married.

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Munroe, Frank A., Jr. - The Munroes of Annapolis -
undated - 6.ii.

Notes:

George graduated from St. John's College in 1872. He became associated with his father in the merchantile business in Annapolis and pursued that career for the rest of his life.

He lived in Southern Pines, North Carolina, for many years. He had been brought up in the Methodist faith, but during his residence in Southern Pines, he affiliated with Emmanuel Episcopal Church there and served as a delegate to two conventions of the Diocese of North Carolina.

He is described as a dapper little man, very slight, who always wore silk gloves. As a boy, Frank A. Munroe, Jr., remembered his Uncle George (perhaps mistakenly) as something of a "black sheep" and that he had been married and divorced at some time before he married Dinah "Nina" E. McKee.
George died in the hospital in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Munroe, Frank A., Jr. - The Munroes of Annapolis -
undated - 5.i., and note 7

George married Dinah E. McKee on 4 Feb 1886. Dinah was born on 2 Jun 1861-1862; died on 26 Sep 1937. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

It is believed that James graduated from St. John's College.

When he was still quite young, he served as a county commissioner of Anne Arundel County. He was elected Mayor of Annapolis in 1871 and again in 1873, serving 4 years. He was the first Republican mayor of Annapolis since the Civil War.

For 25 years, he served as superintendent of the First Methodist Church Sunday School and as a trustee and recording steward and treasurer of that church. At one time he was said to have been in business longer than any other merchant in Annapolis. He was in the dry goods trade for 47 consecutive years. He also was a long time member of the Board of Visitors and Governors of St. John's College. (Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep 1896)

When James suffered a stroke in about 1886, his son, Frank, quit law school in Baltimore and came home to manage the store.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Moore, Mary Jane - membership application

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Munroe, Frank A., Jr. - The Munroes of Annapolis -
undated - 4.i., note 5, note 11

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

James married Matilda Rebecca Walters on 25 May 1862. Matilda was born on 26 Nov 1838 in Of, Gettysburg; died on 26 Feb 1893. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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

Notes:

Grafton successively married two sisters.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Moore, Mary Jane - membership application

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Munroe, Frank A., Jr. - The Munroes of Annapolis -
undated - 3.vi.

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

Grafton married Mary Anne Edwards on 20 Nov 1826 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA. Mary was born on 17 Jul 1800 in Of, Annapolis; died on 7 Sep 1854. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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