George Ellery Monroe, Jr.

1891 - 1968  (76 years)

• Name	George Ellery Monroe  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	10 Jun 1891	San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Feb 1968	Wayland, Steuben Co., New York, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I134	Munro
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	George Ellery Monroe,   b. 2 Apr 1852, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, USA ,   d. 4 Jun 1914, Point Richmond, Contra Costa Co., California, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Katherine Loretto Carroll,   b. 2 Nov 1864, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA ,   d. 31 Jul 1942, Albany, Alameda Co., California, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1888	Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada
  Family ID	F69	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adelaide M. Rectenwald,   b. 16 May 1897, Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA ,   d. Mount Morris, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Married	27 Sep 1922	Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, USA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Ann Rosalie Monroe,   b. 1 Aug 1923, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, USA ,   d. 9 Jun 2004  (Age 80 years) + 2. Kathryn N. Monroe,   b. 26 Oct 1926, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, USA ,   d. 10 Mar 1994, Geneseo, Livingston Co., New York, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F68	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George went to sea when he was in his teens. By the time he was 25, he was chief engineer in the merchant ships. After he married, he operated a marine repair shop, called Wymo, in Brooklyn, New York. He had served with the Merchant Marine during World War I on supply ships. During World War II he was Superintendent of Machinery with Consolidated Shipbuilding Corporation in Orange, Texas, building destroyers for the Navy. For many years he operated a plumbing and heating business in Dansville, New York, and for over 15 years, he and his wife operated a motel in Wayland, New York. He also served as welfare officer for Wayland for seven years. He was a member of Metropolitan Lodge 273, F & A. M. in New York City, and Warren Patchin Lodge 883 in Wayland. References: (1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes" by R. S. Munroe, 2nd ed. - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-41-22-13-2 - p. 486, 676 Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S597] Clan Munro files - Eldridge, John Robert, John Robert Eldridge, Membership application for John R. Eldridge - 31 Jul 2007 (Reliability: 3). [S828] Clan Munro e-files - Stephens, Frances Elinor, Frances Elinor Stephens, E-mail from Fran Stephens - 21 Jan 2012 (Reliability: 3).