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Tommie Clark Monroe

Tommie Clark Monroe

Female 1896 - 1949  (53 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Tommie Clark Monroe was born on 10 Jul 1896 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA (daughter of Barney Archibald Monroe and Mary Ann Daniel); died on 26 Dec 1949 in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas, USA.

    Notes:

    Tommie Clark Monroe was named for a neighbor, Tommy Clark, who helped her father, Barney, and his six children survive after his first wife, Ora, died.

    Tommie's husband, Walter, was a cousin of Warner Kennedy, who married Tommie's sister, Blanche. References:

    Clan Munro files - Monroe, Ruby Lucille

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

    Family/Spouse: Ed Bryson. Ed was born about 1894; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Tommie married Walter M. Kennedy in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA. Walter was born in 1890; died in 1965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Lloyd Monroe Kennedy was born on 18 Dec 1915 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; died on 24 Jun 1979 in Mabank, , Texas; was buried in Laurel Land, Fort Worth, Texas.
    2. Jacquelyn Kennedy was born in 1918; died in 1981.
    3. Living
    4. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Barney Archibald Monroe was born on 1 Nov 1855 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA (son of James Joseph Monroe and Blanche Narcissa Kelly); died on 1 Mar 1933 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Starr Cem., Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas.

    Notes:

    In 1870, Barney appears on the Newton County, Mississippi census with the household of his older sister, Sarah. He moved with Sarah's family to Texas in 1872 and settled with them near Canton, Texas, and became a farmer.

    After Barney's first wife, Ora, died, a neighbor, Tommy Clark, helped him and his six children survive. When he remarried, Barney named one of his children after Mr. Clark.

    Eventually, Mr. Clark sold Barney his first farm.

    References:

    Clan Munro files - Everett, Annie Leora
    Monroe, Ruby Lucille

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

    Barney married Mary Ann Daniel on 24 Nov 1894 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA. Mary was born on 1 Jan 1877 in , , Arkansas, USA; died on 11 Nov 1945 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Starr Cem., Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Ann Daniel was born on 1 Jan 1877 in , , Arkansas, USA; died on 11 Nov 1945 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Starr Cem., Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas.

    Notes:

    References:

    Clan Munro files - Monroe, Ruby Lucille

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

    Children:
    1. Monroe was born about 1895; and died.
    2. 1. Tommie Clark Monroe was born on 10 Jul 1896 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; died on 26 Dec 1949 in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas, USA.
    3. Willie Blanche Monroe was born on 15 Sep 1898 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; died in 1998.
    4. Tull Thompson Monroe was born on 24 Jan 1901 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; died on 8 Mar 1993 in Tyler, Smith Co., Texas, USA.
    5. Mary Lou Monroe was born on 2 Aug 1903 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; died in 1986 in , , California, USA; was buried in , , California, USA.
    6. Willis Rose Monroe was born on 26 May 1906 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; died on 28 Sep 1986 in Tyler, Smith Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Eubanks Cem., Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas.
    7. Nina Virginia Monroe was born on 30 Oct 1908 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; died in 1994.
    8. Janie Merle Monroe was born on 7 Jul 1911 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; died in 1998 in Of, Grand Saline, Texas, USA.
    9. Monroe was born in Jan 1915; died in Jan 1915.
    10. Sarah Johanna Monroe was born on 8 Mar 1917 in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; died in in Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA; was buried in Starr Cem., Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  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. 5.  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. 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. 2. 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: 4

  1. 8.  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. 4. 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.