Robert Emmett Monroe

1839 - 1921  (81 years)

• Name	Robert Emmett Monroe  [1]
  Born	22 Jun 1839	Romeo, Macomb Co., Michigan, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Mar 1921	Webberville, Ingham Co., Michigan, USA
  Person ID	I2630	Munro
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2010

  
  

  Father	Freedom Monroe,   b. 26 Jan 1796, , Dutchess Co., New York ,   d. 18 Jun 1883, Romeo, Macomb Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Cooper,   b. 1807, Lima, Livingston Co., New York, USA ,   d. 8 Oct 1854, Romeo, Macomb Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 47 years)
  Married	16 Oct 1828
  Family ID	F1272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cornelia Jane Lewis,   b. Est 1843, Howell, Livingston Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 11 Dec 1915, Webberville, Ingham Co., Michigan, USA  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	15 Mar 1862	Howell, Livingston Co., Michigan, USA
  Children	1. Mayme Monroe,   b. 22 Dec 1865, Howell, Livingston Co., Michigan, USA + 2. William Lewis Monroe,   b. 22 Dec 1865, Howell, Livingston Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 1944  (Age 78 years)   3. Irene Monroe,   b. Est 1867, Howell, Livingston Co., Michigan, USA + 4. Charles Francis Monroe,   b. 11 Aug 1873, Webberville, Ingham Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 30 May 1970, Webberville, Ingham Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 96 years) + 5. Cornelia Jane Monroe,   b. 9 Sep 1875, Webberville, Ingham Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 21 Dec 1954, Mason, Michigan, USA  (Age 79 years) + 6. Bertha Edna Monroe,   b. 11 Nov 1878, Webberville, Ingham Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 18 Dec 1954, Webberville, Ingham Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 76 years) + 7. Robert Emmett Monroe, Jr.,   b. 11 Feb 1883, Webberville, Ingham Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 7 Dec 1963, Summit City, Summit, Ohio, USA  (Age 80 years) + 8. Julia Caroline Monroe,   b. 22 Jun 1886, Webberville, Ingham Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 6 Jun 1979, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F1271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Robert enlisted in the 6th Michigan Cavalry in 1865 and served until the end of the U.S. Civil War. He had been hired to take the place of another conscripted man. Robert was injured by a horse either falling on him or stepping on him. While he was still recovering from this injury, he broke his leg while stopping a team of runaway horses. He was permanently injured from this accident, and had to wear a specially made boot on his injured leg. He was a farmer and served on the School Board for many years. Robert's wife, Jane, served as a nurse during the American Civil War. People came to her from all around to get her help. They called her "A Healer". She would pack a wound with a poultice of bread and hot milk. One time she used mouldy bread for the poultice on a very badly cut leg, and it healed very quickly. People called it a miracle, but the mould was probably producing penicillin. Even though this was before the discovery of antibiotics, Jane always used mouldy bread after that. References: (1) Clan Munro library - "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Massachusetts Munroes", 2nd edition, by R. S. Munroe, (1986) - 13-87-10/4 Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S715] Clan Munro e-files - Spencer, Suzanne, Suzanne Spencer, Email from Suzanne Spencer - 16 Sep 2009 - Descendants of Philip Munroe - compiled by Suzanne Spencer, Jenny Bommarito and Craig Richardson (Reliability: 3).