George Columbus Monroe

1859 - 1938  (78 years)

• Name	George Columbus Monroe  [1, 2]
  Born	1 Sep 1859	, , Mississippi, USA   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Jan 1938	Drew, Sunflower Co., Mississippi, USA   [1, 3]
  Buried	Y  [4]
  	George's burial marker says he was born in 1860.
  Person ID	I43551	Munro
  Last Modified	27 May 2001

  
  

  Father	George Ervin Monroe,   b. 1834, , , Alabama, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown, Goldonna, Natchitoches Par. Louisiana, USA  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Mother	Nancy Frances Wilson,   b. Jun 1835, , Walton Co., Georgia, USA ,   d. 5 Dec 1924, , Sunflower Co., Mississippi, USA  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Married	May 1853	Koscuisko, Attala Co., Mississippi, USA   [1, 5]
  Family ID	F14789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Unknown,   b. Abt 1861,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1880  [4]
  Children	+ 1. George William Monroe,   b. 6 Aug 1881, Goldonna, Natchitoches Par. Louisiana, USA ,   d. 23 Sep 1946, Goldonna, Natchitoches Par. Louisiana, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F14808	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Betty Harper,   b. Abt 1861,   d. 1887, , Attala Co., Mississippi, USA  (Age ~ 26 years)
  Married	Abt 1885	Kosciusko, Attala Co., Mississippi, USA   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Elmo Monroe,   b. 1887, Kosciusko, Attala Co., Mississippi, USA ,   d. Abt 1928, , , California, USA  (Age 41 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F14809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Sarah Elizabeth Morgan,   b. 17 Sep 1866, , Choctaw Co., Mississippi, USA ,   d. 9 Jun 1942, Drew, Sunflower Co., Mississippi, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Married	12 Mar 1889	, Attala Co., Mississippi, USA   [4]
  Children	1. William Asbury Monroe,   b. 4 Mar 1881, , Attala Co., Mississippi, USA ,   d. 4 Jun 1882, , Attala Co., Mississippi, USA  (Age 1 years) + 2. Annie Mozelle Monroe,   b. 19 Sep 1892, Kosciusko, Attala Co., Mississippi, USA ,   d. 27 Jan 1978, Vicksburg, Warren Co., Mississippi, USA  (Age 85 years) + 3. Otis Riley Monroe,   b. 30 Jun 1894,   d. Bef 1990  (Age 95 years) + 4. Evie Estelle Monroe,   b. 16 Jan 1896,   d. 4 Feb 1992, Drew, Sunflower Co., Mississippi, USA  (Age 96 years) + 5. Georgie Tennie Monroe,   b. 13 Aug 1899,   d. 14 Dec 1990, Drew, Sunflower Co., Mississippi, USA  (Age 91 years) + 6. William Fred Monroe,   b. 7 Sep 1901,   d. 9 Mar 1979, Sardis, Panola Co., Mississippi, USA  (Age 77 years) + 7. Frank Monroe,   b. 4 Nov 1904,   d. Starkville, Oktibbeha Co., Mississippi, USA + 8. Nora Lucille Monroe,   b. 24 Sep 1906, , Attala Co., Mississippi, USA ,   d. Abt 1996, Cleveland, Bolivar Co., Mississippi, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F14795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Marriage records of Natchitoches Parish list a George Monroe married to Sarah Perin on 18 Mar 1871. George Columbus would have been 12 years old in 1871 so it is believed that the is not a record of George Columbus. Family lore says that George went to Louisiana and returned with his mother. Her death bed wish was to return to Attala County, Mississippi with her son. The children asked her as she lay upon the bed near death to show them her corncob pipe. She lit and smoked it for them. She died a few days later. It is believed that George had a son, George W., by his first wife in Louisiana, and was then involved in a crime in Louisiana. He left the state and went to Mississippi and married Betty Harper. Betty died in childbirth. He then married Sarah Elizabeth Morgan and had eight children. He left a letter to each of his children and tried to explain his past to them. Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S685] Clan Munro files - Monroe, Milford Ray, Milford Ray Monroe, Membership application - Milford Ray Monroe - 11 May 2000 (Reliability: 3). [S685] Clan Munro files - Monroe, Milford Ray, Milford Ray Monroe, Descendants of George Ervin Monroe - 13 Dec 1999 - p. 3, 6-7 (Reliability: 3). [S685] Clan Munro files - Monroe, Milford Ray, Milford Ray Monroe, Descendants of George Ervin Monroe - 13 Dec 1999 - p. 3, 6 (Reliability: 3). [S685] Clan Munro files - Monroe, Milford Ray, Milford Ray Monroe, Descendants of George Ervin Monroe - 13 Dec 1999 - p. 6 (Reliability: 3). [S685] Clan Munro files - Monroe, Milford Ray, Milford Ray Monroe, Descendants of George Ervin Monroe - 13 Dec 1999 - p. 1 (Reliability: 3).