George A. Monroe

1874 - 1948  (73 years)

• Name	George A. Monroe  [1]
  Born	6 Dec 1874	Monroe Bend, Wirt Co., West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 May 1948	Brohard, Wirt Co., West Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  	George died at home on his farm.
  Buried	Brohard, Wirt Co., West Virginia, USA   [3]
  	George was buried on the family farm in the Monroe Farm Cemetery, two miles from Brohard, West Virginia.
  Person ID	I57469	Munro
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2008

  
  

  Father	James Monroe,   b. 1 Jan 1818, , Hampshire Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. 29 Jun 1888, Burning Springs, Wirt Co., West Virginia, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Viletta Fore Chancey,   b. Abt 1839,   bur. , Wirt Co., West Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F19799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Ellen Bell,   b. 17 Jan 1887, Bell Run, Wirt Co., West Virginia, USA ,   d. 2 Mar 1966, Caldwell, Noble Co., Ohio, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	18 Sep 1901	Grantsville, Calhoun Co., West Virginia, USA   [3]
  	George and Barbara were married in the Grantsville Courthouse. [3]
  Children	1. Eliza Harley Monroe,   b. 30 Jan 1903, Hartley, Wirt Co., West Virginia, USA ,   d. 3 Apr 1996, Houston, Harris Co., Texas, USA  (Age 93 years)   2. Carrie Dee Monroe,   b. 24 Apr 1907, , Wirt Co., West Virginia, USA ,   d. 22 Jul 1986  (Age 79 years)   3. Edith Ellen Monroe,   b. Abt 1910,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. James Monroe,   b. 14 Nov 1910, , Wirt Co., West Virginia, USA ,   d. 25 Nov 1910, Brohard, Wirt Co., West Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)   5. Almeda Jane Monroe,   b. 14 Jul 1912, Hartley, Wirt Co., West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Frank Paul Monroe,   b. 14 Aug 1914, , Wirt Co., West Virginia, USA ,   d. 20 Jun 1997, Elizabeth, Wirt Co., West Virginia, USA  (Age 82 years)   7. Gladie Monroe,   b. 28 Mar 1920, Brohard, Wirt Co., West Virginia, USA ,   d. 20 Apr 1933, Brohard, Wirt Co., West Virginia, USA  (Age 13 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F20136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ********** The following obituary was written by George's grandson, Herman E. Monroe of Houston, Texas and recorded in the Johnson reference. George's vital records are recorded in the Wirt County Courthouse in Elizabeth, West Virginia. George A. Monroe was born 6 Dec 1874 in Wirt County, West Virginia and died at home with congestive heart failure on 10 Apr 1948. He was the son of James Monroe and Viletta Fore Chancey. He was married on 18 Sep 1901 to his wife of 47 years. He was survived by his wife, Barbara Ellen Bell, daughter of Mary Martha "Mollie" Bunner and Joshua D. Bell. He was also survive by his five living children, namely, Elza Harley Monroe of Conroe, Texas; Carrie Dee Mathess of Sistersville, West Virginia; Almeda Jane Heddleson of Caldwell, Ohio; Frank P. Monroe of Elizabeth, West Virginia; and Edith Ellen Monroe of Durham, North Carolina. He was preceded in death by two children, namely, a son, James Monroe and a daughter, Gladie Monroe. His parents James and Viletta Monroe and grandparents, William M. and Hannah Edwards Monroe also preceded him in death. They were all buried in Wirt County, West Virginia. George was a member of the Hartley Church where he lived as a young man. He was buried on the family farm two miles from Brohard, West Virginia. His funeral services were conducted by Pomeroy Funeral Home of Elizabeth, West Virginia. ********** Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S344] Clan Munro files - Johnson, Monroe, Monroe Johnson, Descendants of Andrew Monroe - received 22 Apr 2004 - p. 71 , 99 (Reliability: 3). [S344] Clan Munro files - Johnson, Monroe, Monroe Johnson, Descendants of Andrew Monroe - received 22 Apr 2004 - p. 71 , 100 (Reliability: 3). [S344] Clan Munro files - Johnson, Monroe, Monroe Johnson, Descendants of Andrew Monroe - received 22 Apr 2004 - p. 100 (Reliability: 3).