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William Henry Harrison Monroe

William Henry Harrison Monroe

Male 1840 - 1933  (93 years)

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  • Name William Henry Harrison Monroe  [1, 2, 3
    Born 25 Apr 1840  Mogadore, Portage Co., Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Jul 1933  Shamburg, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Pleasantville, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • William was buried at the Fairview Cemetery.
    Person ID I635  Munro
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2011 

    Father Isaac Monroe,   b. 1 Sep 1803, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1882, Mogadore, Portage Co., Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Angeline Moss,   b. 8 Nov 1807,   d. 1902  (Age 94 years) 
    Married Sep 1828  Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca Matilda Thompson,   b. 12 Aug 1848, Sandy Lake, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1885, Shamburg, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1871  Shamburg, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Clara Cordelia Monroe,   b. 17 Oct 1874,   d. 21 Jun 1966  (Age 91 years)
     2. Charles Seymour Monroe,   b. 5 Jan 1876,   d. May 1953  (Age 77 years)
     3. Isaac Everett Monroe,   b. 17 Jul 1879,   d. 14 Jan 1965  (Age 85 years)
    +4. Victor Garfield Monroe,   b. 8 Nov 1880, Shamburg, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1970, Pleasantville, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2011 
    Family ID F287  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • William was a life-long friend of President James A. Garfield.

      In 1880, he started a Sunday School and Church during the oil boom of Shamburg, Pennsylvania. He helped secure the services of evangelists at Hiram College for revival meetings. In 1900 he started the effort that resulted in the charter of the Shamburg Christian Church in 1913.

      Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S797] Clan Munro files - Daniel, Barbara Jean Monroe, Barbara Jean Monroe Daniel, Membership application for Barbara Jean Monroe Daniel - 14 Mar 2011 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S797] Clan Munro files - Daniel, Barbara Jean Monroe, Barbara Jean Monroe Daniel, Obituaries of Victor G. Monroe from various newspapers (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S199] Clan Munro files - Monroe, Maddock McBryde, Maddock McBryde Monroe, Membership application for Maddock McBryde Maddock date d 4 jun 2002 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S100] Lexington Munroes, Richard S. Munroe, (privately published in Florence, Massachusetts (1986)), 19-81-43-5, p. 415 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S100] Lexington Munroes, Richard S. Munroe, (privately published in Florence, Massachusetts (1986)), 19-81-43-5, p. 414-415 (Reliability: 3).