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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 Abt 1812 - 1867 (~ 55 years)
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James Joseph Monroe [1, 2, 3] |
- 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
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| Born |
Abt 1812 |
, , North Carolina, USA  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
25 Mar 1867 |
Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA [1, 2] |
| Buried |
Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA |
| Person ID |
I2146 |
Munro |
| Last Modified |
8 Jan 2017 |
| Father |
Joseph Jones Monroe, b. 1764, Monroe's Creek, Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA , d. 5 Aug 1824, , Franklin Co., Missouri, USA (Age 60 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Glasscock, b. Abt 1762, d. Bef 1819 (Age ~ 57 years) |
| Married |
19 Oct 1808 [4, 5, 6] |
| Family ID |
F1646 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Blanche Narcissa Kelly, b. 1823, , , Georgia, USA , d. 7 Oct 1861, Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA (Age 38 years) |
| Married |
Est 1842 |
Decatur, Newton, Mississippi |
| Children |
| + | 1. Sarah Joanna Monroe, b. 19 Sep 1843, Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA , d. 6 May 1898, Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA (Age 54 years) |
| | 2. James Polk Monroe, b. 6 Apr 1845, Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA , d. , , Mississippi, USA |
| | 3. Napoleon Bonaparte Monroe, b. 11 Sep 1846, Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA , d. 4 Jun 1871, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA (Age 24 years) |
| + | 4. Juliette Drinkwater Monroe, b. 1 Jun 1848, Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA , d. 9 Jul 1929, Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA (Age 81 years) |
| + | 5. Caroline Monroe, b. 21 Dec 1849, Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA , d. 7 Aug 1908, Hill Co., Texas, USA (Age 58 years) |
| + | 6. William Saffold Monroe, b. 14 Oct 1851, Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA , d. 1900, Wills Point, Rains Co., Texas, USA (Age 48 years) |
| + | 7. Joseph Storey Monroe, b. 21 Oct 1853, Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA , d. 2 Dec 1935, Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA (Age 82 years) |
| | 8. John Marshall Monroe, b. 21 Oct 1853, Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA , d. 1874, Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA (Age 20 years) |
| + | 9. Barney Archibald Monroe, b. 1 Nov 1855, Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA , d. 1 Mar 1933, Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA (Age 77 years) |
| + | 10. Blanche Narcissa Monroe, b. 27 Oct 1857, Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA , d. Sep 1915, Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA (Age 57 years) |
| | 11. Robert Beauregard Monroe, b. 7 Mar 1859, Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA , d. Aft 1900, Huntsville, Walker Co., Texas, USA (Age 41 years) |
| | 12. Jefferson Davis Monroe, b. 21 Dec 1860, Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA , d. 1943, Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas, USA (Age 82 years) |
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| Last Modified |
9 Jul 2015 |
| Family ID |
F1031 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| 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
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- [S19] Clan Munro files - Monroe, T. Glenn, T. Glenn Monroe, Descendants of James J. Monroe - p. 1 (Reliability: 3).
- [S70] Clan Munro files - Bolton, Fran, Fran Bolton, Email from Fran Bolton dated 2 Feb 2001 (Reliability: 3).
- [S902] Clan Munro e-files - Monroe, Max Eugene, Max Eugene Monroe, E-mail from Max Eugene Monroe - 17 Jun 2014 (Reliability: 3).
- [S344] Clan Munro files - Johnson, Monroe, Monroe Johnson, Descendants of Andrew Monroe - received 22 Apr 2004 - p. 31 (Reliability: 3).
- [S645] Clan Munro files - Boggs, Elizabeth Monroe, Elizabeth Monroe Boggs, "William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine " - Vol. XIII #4 - Oct 1933 - The Monroe Family - p. 231-241 (Reliability: 3).
- [S645] Clan Munro files - Boggs, Elizabeth Monroe, Elizabeth Monroe Boggs, Monroe - 23 Aug 1932 (Reliability: 3).
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