Joel William Munro

Notes:

Ref: Clan Munro files - Morrison, Sammie Claire Munro - membership application
dated 1 Dec 1996

Deathdate: Fall 1968

Joel married Bertha Mae Brown on 12 Apr 1921-1924 in Tampa, Hillsborough Co., Florida, USA. Bertha was born on 26 Mar 1901 in Hillsborough Co., Florida; died on 10 Jan 1979 in Plant City, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

Notes:

Charles was born Monday afternoon, 20 Sep 1847.

Family Record Marriage:

In Columbus, Georgia Thursday night, 12 Jul 1877, at St. Luke M. E. Church by Rev. F. A. Branch, pastor of the church and Rev. Dr. J. H. Nall, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Charles Warne Munro and Georgia Bilbro both of Wynnton, Columbus, Georgia.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Dodd, Robert
- Munro, Richard Pulliam, Jr.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Morrison, Sammie Claire Munro - membership application
dated 1 Dec 1996

Grandfather: Charles Warn Munro born 9/20/1847 Philadelphia ?
deceased 2/10/33 Plant City, Fl.

I know Charles Warn had a sister named Belle. Please note copy of Christmas Card issued by Clan Munro. Year unknown. This is signed by Belle B. Munro and a Bessie McLuelje or it coulg be Bessie M. Luelje. It occurs to me that they possibly were clan members, how else would they have had a Christmas Card?

I also am enclosing a copy of Charles Warn's marriage from the family bible. I would assume the information is correct, since it is in my aunt's handwriting and if anybody would be correct it would be Auntie.

The names of the person's who witnessed the marriage are
Julia Munro (Mother or Sister?)
M. T. Munro (Father or brother?)
Lucy Raiford (possibly a married Sister)

One of the stories I remember being told as a child was that Grandfather, Charles Warn, and his sister (I assume Belle) came to the South after the civil war to be teachers for the Negroes. Charles married Georgia Bilbro of Columbus, Georgia and to the best of my knowledge all their children were born in Columbus. Charles Warn engaged in the Fruit and Vegetable Business as a buyer and shipper in Columbus. Retired to Plant City, Florida, somewhere after 1900, purchased acreage, farmed some of the land and planted an orange grove of about twenty five acres. He died when I was about four and the only vivid memory I have is him sitting at the head of the table, eating English peas off the blade of his knife!

Ref: Clan Munro files - Morrison, Sammie Claire Munro - Marriage Certificate
of Chas. Warn Munro & Georgia Bilbro - dated 12 Jul 1877

This Certifies that Chas. Warn Munro of Columbus, Georgia and Georgia Bilbro of Columbus, Georgia were by me united in Matrimony according to the ordinance of GOD and the laws of Georgia at St. Lune Meth. Ch. in Col. Ga. on teh 12th day of July in the year of our lord 1877.

Rev. J. H. Nall, Pres. Min.
Dr. Branch Meth. Min.

Witnesses: Connor
Mr. X Baily, Julia Munro, M. T. Munro, Lucy Raiford

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

Charles married Georgia Bilbro on 12 Jul 1877 in Columbus, Muscogee Co., Georgia, USA. Georgia was born in 1857; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was of Wynnton, Columbus, Georgia.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Dodd, Robert

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

Notes:

Righard Warne (or Warren) Burnet (or Brainerd or Bernard or Burnett) was Headmaster of Wynnton School. He lived in Wynnton, Georgia.

Family Record Marriage:

In Augusta, Georgia Wednesday night, 17 Jun 1840, at the residence of Charles W. Chapman by Rev. Cunningham, Richard Warne Burnet Munro of Culloden, Georgia to Sarah Smith Ames of Belchertown, Massachusetts.

From "Columbus on the Chattahoochee" by Etta Blanchard Worsley

Prof. R. W. B. Munro is remembered as a classical scholar who saw that his pupils were well versed in Latin and Greek. Born in Scotland, Professor Munro was a highly respected Columbus citizen for many years. His academy was called the "Dames School", and the young ladies used to take walks from the school through the woods to the Robert Carter estate just north of it.

(Note: It is believed that Richard W. B. Munro was born in New York not in Scotland as this passage states. He moved from New York to Columbus, Georgia in 1841, to teach school.)

Family Record Death:

Richard Warne Burnett Munro, Wynnton, Georgia Monday at the going down of the sun. 29 Jan 1877 - Age 59 years 13 days.

Linwood Cemetery Records say R.W.B. Munro was a "native of Massachusetts, moved to Columbia, South Carolina, came to this city about the age of 20, school teacher, leaves wife, 3 children."

Richard W. B. Munro kept diaries which are in private hands.

One reference says he died in Columbus, Georgia.

His wife, Sarah, was the daughter of Abel Ames and Sarah Smith. She lived in Belchertown, Massachusetts and Wynnton, Georgia.

There are some problems with this family. At least one of the children is listed as being born three years after Richard's death.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Caple, Charlotte
Dodd, Robert
Munro, Richard Pulliam, Jr.
Moye, Everett Pierce - membership application

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

Richard married Sarah Smith Ames on 17 Jun 1840 in Augusta, Richmond Co., Georgia, USA. Sarah was born on 10 Oct 1817 in Belchertown, Massachusetts; died on 22 Feb 1894 in Columbus, Muscogee Co., Georgia, USA; was buried in Linwood Cem.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Error alert: The dates given in references indicate that Sarah was still having babies well into her 60's. This is not likely to be correct.

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

Notes:

Ref: Clan Munro files - Dodd, Robert

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

Samuel married Maria Warne on 1 May 1817. Maria was born on 15 Jul 1798; died on 8 Mar 1876 in Broadalbin, Fulton Co., New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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