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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 1860 - 1930 (69 years)
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| Name |
Charles Kirk Munroe |
| Born |
15 Sep 1860 |
Blakes Prairie, Wisconsin  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
16 Jun 1930 |
Coconut Grove, Dade, Florida, USA |
| Person ID |
I29081 |
Munro |
| Last Modified |
27 May 2001 |
| Father |
Charles William Munroe, b. 27 Oct 1821, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA , d. Aug 1910, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 88 years) |
| Mother |
Susan Maria Hall, b. Abt 1823, d. Yes, date unknown |
| Married |
3 Oct 1849 |
Geneva, Ontario Co., New York, USA |
| Family ID |
F10119 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Amelia E. Barr, b. 1852, Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland , d. Sep 1922, Prob., Coconut Grove, Florida (Age 70 years) |
| Married |
15 Sep 1883 |
New York, New York Co., New York, USA |
| Last Modified |
20 Jan 2009 |
| Family ID |
F10120 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Mabel Stearns, b. Est 1862, Prob., Amherst, Massachusetts , d. 25 Apr 1941, Prob., Coconut Grove, Florida (Age ~ 79 years) |
| Married |
2 Apr 1924 |
| Last Modified |
20 Jan 2009 |
| Family ID |
F10121 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Charles was a civil engineer and went to Harvard College to study engineering. Whether he actually was graduated is not known. He grew restless, and worked as a tape and rod man and later on the North Pacific railroad helping direct the exploration of the route.
He was also an author of boys books.
He married (1) Amelia E. Barr, the daughter of Robert and Amelia Barr. Amelia's father and three of her brothers died of yellow fever in 1867. Her mother then took Amelia and her two sisters and moved to New York City in 1869, where Amelia tutored and worte books. She wrote over 60 in her lifetime.
After her marriage to Charles, Amelia went to Florida where she helped start the Housekeeper Club and Audubon Society bird sanctuary. She served as first President of the Dade County Federation of Women's Clubs and was active in the League of American Pen Women. Amelia and Charles had no children.
Charles married (2) Mrs. Mabel (Stearns) Noble. Her mother owned Mrs. Stearns Stearns School for Girls in Amherst, Massachusetts. Before her marriace to Charles, Mabel was very active in the Denver, Colorado Republic Party. Mabel and Charles had no children.
References:
(1) Clan Munro library - "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Massachusetts
Munroes", 2nd edition, by R. S. Munroe, (1986) -
13-34-65-1
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