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Napoleon Bonaparte Monroe

Napoleon Bonaparte Monroe

Male 1846 - 1871  (24 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Napoleon Bonaparte Monroe was born on 11 Sep 1846 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA (son of James Joseph Monroe and Blanche Narcissa Kelly); died on 4 Jun 1871 in Newton Co., Mississippi, USA.

    Notes:

    Napoleon fought in the Civil War.

    References:

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

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

    Napoleon married Gillie Monro on 19 Sep 1869 in Decatur, Newton, Mississippi. Gillie (daughter of Wright Monro) was born about 1850; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  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. 3.  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. 1. 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. 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.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph Jones Monroe was born in 1764; died in 1824.

    Notes:

    This man is said to have been a brother of President James Monroe.

    Ref: Clan Munro files - Monroe, Ruby Lucille

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

    Birth:
    This Joseph Jones Monroe (I5248) appears to have the same identity as I2367, and is the youngest brother of President James Monroe, upon review of Ancestry.com. BJS (8 Jan 2017)

    Children:
    1. 2. James Joseph Monroe was born about 1812 in , , North Carolina, USA; died on 25 Mar 1867 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA; was buried in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA.
    2. Archibald Patterson Monroe was born in 1814 in , , North Carolina, USA; and died.