James Stewart Munro

1904 - 1937  (32 years)

• Name	James Stewart Munro  [1]
  Born	18 Dec 1904	Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Born at 14 Dalgety Street
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Sep 1937	Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA   [3]
  	James was killed in an airplane crash in Lake Erie very close to Pelee Island. He was on the way to the Cleveland Air Races when the airplane developed engine trouble and crashed into Lake Erie where the three men on the plane drowned. Observers of the crash reported that the pilot, James S. Munro, had climed on the tail section of the plane to level it off before it hit the water. The funeral service for James was held at the First Presbyterian Church in Detroit, Michigan.
  Person ID	I49789	Munro
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2004

  
  

  Father	James Munro,   b. 20 Dec 1878, Dunbarney, , Perth, Scotland ,   d. 16 Jul 1952  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Margaret McIntyre,   b. 29 Nov 1879,   d. 20 Jul 1941  (Age 61 years)
  Married	17 Aug 1904	Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland   [5]
  	James and Margaret were married at All Saints Episcopal Church in Brougham. [4]
  Family ID	F16989	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha Anna Leverenz,   b. 3 Nov 1908, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 28 Feb 1955, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 46 years)
  Married	1926	Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA   [1]
  	James began dating Bertha in the mid-1920's and reportedly landed his plane at the Leverenz farm. [6]
  Children	+ 1. Bessie Ann Munro,   b. 23 Aug 1927, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 14 Jan 1973, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 45 years) + 2. Living
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F16988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

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

  
  

• Sources

  [S281] Clan Munro files - Munro, James Stewart, James Stewart Munro, Membership application for James S. Munro dated 24 Jul 199 8 - p. 1 (Reliability: 3). [S281] Clan Munro files - Munro, James Stewart, James Stewart Munro, Membership application for James S. Munro dated 24 Jul 199 8 - p. 1, 5 (Reliability: 3). [S281] Clan Munro files - Munro, James Stewart, James Stewart Munro, Membership application for James S. Munro dated 24 Jul 199 8 - p. 1, 3, 5, 9 (Reliability: 3). [S281] Clan Munro files - Munro, James Stewart, James Stewart Munro, Membership application for James S. Munro dated 24 Jul 199 8 - p. 3 (Reliability: 3). [S281] Clan Munro files - Munro, James Stewart, James Stewart Munro, Membership application for James S. Munro dated 24 Jul 199 8 - p. 3, 5 (Reliability: 3). [S281] Clan Munro files - Munro, James Stewart, James Stewart Munro, Membership application for James S. Munro dated 24 Jul 199 8 - p. 4 (Reliability: 3).