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Lewis Wellington Munroe

Lewis Wellington Munroe

Male 1829 - 1911  (81 years)

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  • Name Lewis Wellington Munroe 
    Born 29 Aug 1829  Cumberland Co., Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Mar 1911  Lonoke, Lonoke Co., Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Lonoke, Lonoke Co., Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2622  Munro
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2014 

    Father David Wellington Munroe,   b. 24 Mar 1798, Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1862, Brownsville, , Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Mahala C. Dowdy,   b. 22 May 1806, Cumberland Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1887, Hickory Withe, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 25 Jan 1824  Cumberland Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1268  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family America Thompson,   b. 2 Jan 1836, Moscow, Fayette Co., Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1920, Lonoke, Lonoke Co., Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 17 Feb 1858  Prairie Co., Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ida Munroe,   b. 12 Jul 1859, Brownsville, , Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1860  (Age 0 years)
     2. Emma Munroe,   b. 25 Mar 1862, Brownsville, , Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1937  (Age 74 years)
    +3. Martha Jane Munroe,   b. 3 Jan 1865, Brownsville, , Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1932  (Age 67 years)
     4. Estella Munroe,   b. 11 Dec 1866, Brownsville, , Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1869  (Age 2 years)
    +5. Ada Munroe,   b. Est 1867, Brownsville, , Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +6. Alverta Munroe,   b. 1868, Brownsville, , Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1949  (Age 81 years)
    +7. Lillian Munroe,   b. 7 Oct 1870, Brownsville, , Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1957  (Age 86 years)
    +8. Mahala Munroe,   b. 11 Sep 1872, Brownsville, , Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1960, Lonoke, Lonoke Co., Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    +9. Bessie Munroe,   b. 1874, Brownsville, , Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1925  (Age 51 years)
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F1267  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Major Lewis (or Lovise) Wellington Munroe and his family moved from Cumberland County, Virginia to Fayette County, Tennessee in Dec 1836. He lived in Hickory Withe, Tennessee and Lonoke, Arkansas.

      Although he was unable to serve in the Civil War because of a physical disability, he was always known as Major Munroe.

      He was a planter, merchant and financier.

      He and America were married by Rev. John Carroll at the home of her parents in Prairie County, Arkansas.

      Ref: Clan Munro files - Crandall, Katherine Bolling
      Elder, Charlotte

      References:

      (1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes" by R. S. Munroe,
      2nd ed. - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-51-11-3 - p. 357

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