Simon Peter Monroe

Notes:

The following is a transcription of a letter written by Simon Peter Monroe to E. E. Monroe (Elmer Ellsworth Monroe) :

(on the envelope)

After 5 days return to
Box 164
Chase, Kas
12-2-54

Mr. E. E. Monroe
Lyons
Kans

[United States two cent stamp] [postmarked] Jun 1 10 AM 1912 Kansas

Chase Mail [or Rail] May the 27th 1912

Mr. E. E. Monroe Lyons Dear Sirs just got your letter and as you are a scribe then I will let you fill out the blanks. You now [know?] all your Fathers Brothers. My Father was the youngest boy in the home. His brothers Wm. the oldest James Jonson David and Matthew my grandfather had neither brothers or sisters. he was born after his Father was killed by a tree falling on him. his name was Jonson and the babe named for his father. grandfather was born in Virginia my Father in Ky. hope when your Father comes you and wife will visit us.

Yours truley
ST Monroe

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

Died:
The following is an obituary of Simon from a Chase, Rice County, Kansas newspaper:

Thursday, July XX, 1913

"SIMON P. MONROE

"Simon P. Monroe was born July 18, 1829 in Banner [should be Barren] county, Ky.

"He was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in in [sic] August 1839.

"He moved to Macon, Ill. in 8151 [Macon County, Illinois in 1851].

"Was married to Elizabeth Wright [daughter of David Wright and Amelia Crews. Simon was first cousin to Amelia Crews so he and Elizabeth were first cousins, once removed.] January 3, 1853. To this union were born six children, five of whom are living.

"He was licensed to preach in July, 1861, after which he was ordained a local elder.

"He came to Kansas in Octover, 1873, where he remained until his death, July 10, 1913, in Chase, Kan.

"Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Sunday at 11 a.m., conducted by Rev. W. L. Davies. This church was crowed to its capacity by friends of the deceased brother. The body was laid away in the Lyons cemetery.

"Few men live in a county forty years and retain the love and esteem of his fellowmen as did Rev. Monroe. His life was a rebuke to sin and an example of what God can do for a man.

"As a pioneer preacher, Rev. Monroe probably performed more marriage ceremonies, and preached a larger number of funerals than any man in Rice county. In some instances he united in marriage members of the same family of two generations.

"He was known as respected by practically every family of early day settlers in Rice county, as well as by the younger generation. His was indeed a long and useful life, and the good seeds sown by him will go on bearing fruit as the years go by, even after the time shall have come when memories of Brother Monroe are known only to a few of the older people."

Simon married Elizabeth Wright on 3 Jan 1853. Elizabeth (daughter of David Wright and Amelia Crews) was born in 1829 in , , Kentucky, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Simon and Elizabeth had six children.

1. George Edward Monroe was born about 1668.
2. Johnathan S. Monroe was born in Jul 1854 in , , Illinois, USA; and died.
3. James Monroe was born about 1855 in , , Minnesota, USA; and died.
4. Ida Monroe was born about 1859 in , , Minnesota, USA; and died.
5. Charles E. Monroe was born in Jun 1861 in , , Minnesota, USA; and died.
6. Mary Monroe was born about 1866 in , , Illinois, USA; and died.

Notes:

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Jenkinson, Joe Thomas, Jr. - Family Group Records -
undated - p. 4

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

Buried:
Mathew was buried in the Garner Chapel Cemetery in Cass County, Illinois.

Mathew married Rebecca Allen on 22 Jul 1824 in , Barren Co., Kentucky, USA. Rebecca was born on 4 Jun 1806 in , Green Co., Kentucky, USA; died on 2 Jan 1868 in , Cass Co., Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rebecca may have been the daughter of David and Elizabeth (Price) Allen.

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Jenkinson, Joe Thomas, Jr. - Family Group Records -
undated - p. 4

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

Notes:

Married:
Mathew and Rebecca were married by Rev. G. W. T. Wright.

Notes:

Johnson witnessed the deed for a sale of land in Lunenburg County, Virginia in 1767. On 14 May 1778, he purchased 200 acres in Lunenburg County and on 12 Jun 1783, he and his wife sold 75 acres of this land. There is no record of the sale of the other 125 acres.

It is not known where Johnson was between 1783 when he disapeared from Lunenburg County, Virginia and 1789 when he appeared in Greenville County, South Carolina.

In 1789, Johnson bought 290 acres in Greenville County, South Carolina where his in-laws (Hoopers) had gone. When he sold this land in 1794, the deed says "Johnson Monroe of Pendleton County", Kentucky.

Johnson (or John) is listed on the 1790 census of Greenville County, South Carolina. His household consisted of one son over 16, three sons under 16, three daughters and a wife. This doesn't quite match the family we have listed here, which should have been three sons under 16, two daughters and a wife.

Johnson appears on the tax lists in Barren county, Kentucky in 1799 so apparently he lived in Pendleton county from 1794 to 1799.

Either Johnson or his son, Johnson, Jr. was the first Methodist minister at Methodist Church near Monmouth Cave, Kentucky.

Johnson's wife, Amelia died after 1830. She was the daughter of Obediah Hooper.

The identy of Johnson's father is not certain. Some references say his father may be William of Lunenburg Co., Virginia [1555] and at least one reference says his father was named David. The Randy Scott Monroe reference says Johnson was the son of John Monroe (b. 1714, d. 1790), but that may have been another person named Johnson Monroe. There is some confusion in this area.

The Carolyn Monroe reference says that Johnson's father was struck by a falling tree limb and killed before Johnson was born. The reference says that Johnson was named for his father.

The following is from the Donald Patrick Monroe reference and was written by Col. Paul B. Monroe, Jr., USAF (Ret.):

"Johnson Monroe was a native Virginian who tried South Carolina first, before settling west of Cave City, Kentucky (ca. 1800). His ancestry probably dates back to Andrew Monroe (d. 1668) whose wife, Elizabeth Alexander, came to America in the mid 17th Century. Andrew's father might have been David Monroe ( b. ca. 1600) from Scotland. Johnson Monroe's parents might have been William Monroe and Mary Smith from Halifax County, Virginia and his wife's parents were Obediah and Massalva Hooper, he being a Revolutionary War veteran who established the Daughters of the American Revolution."

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Jenkinson, Joe Thomas, Jr. - Family Group Records -
undated - p. 1

(2) Clan Munro files - Schertz, Diana - Pedigree chart received with
membership application dated 15 Jul 1992

(3) Clan Munro files - Kelly, Robert Coffin - Letter dated 29 Jul 1967

(4) Clan Munro files - Kelly, Robert Coffin - Pedigree chart of Robert Coffin
Kelly dated 18 Aug 1978

(5) Clan Munro files - Kelly, Robert Coffin - Genealogical Research done by
Katherine S. and Herbert A. Elliot dated 26 Apr 1971 - p. 2, 6

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

Birth:
Johnson was born before 1746.

Estimate: This birth date is an estimate based on the birth dates of nearest relatives or contemporaries, or based on other clues such as christening date, marriage date, birth order, etc.

Johnson married Amelia Hurt Hooper on 1 Dec 1781 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA. Amelia was born in 1760-1770 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA; died in 1834 in , Barren Co., Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Amelia was the daughter of Obediah and Massalya (or Massalva or Massalvia) (Brooks) Hooper.

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Jenkinson, Joe Thomas, Jr. - Monroe Forebears of Lula
Edna Parsons Jenkinson

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

Notes:

Married:
Johnson and Amelia were married by James Shelburn, Baptist Minister.

Notes:

Error alert: The Cochran reference says Johnson was a son of Andrew Monroe and Christine Tyler, but other researchers do not place Johnson as a child in that family.

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

Birth:
Estimate: This birth date is an estimate based on the birth dates of nearest relatives or contemporaries, or based on other clues such as christening date, marriage date, birth order, etc.