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William Madison Monroe

William Madison Monroe

Male 1843 - 1913  (69 years)

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  • Name William Madison Monroe  [1
    Born 30 Aug 1843  Bloomfield, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Feb 1913  [1
    Person ID I720  Munro
    Last Modified 7 May 2008 

    Father James William Monroe,   b. 4 Jan 1821, Mountville, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1892  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Caroline D. McPherson,   b. 1825,   d. 1906  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 19 Jul 1842  , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F333  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susan Virginia Jacobs,   b. 12 Jul 1847,   d. 25 Oct 1913  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 4 Mar 1868  , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
    +1. George Walter Monroe,   b. 9 Dec 1868,   d. 1938  (Age 69 years)
    +2. Bettie Florence Monroe,   b. 14 Nov 1871,   d. 4 Jul 1946  (Age 74 years)
    +3. James Harrison Monroe,   b. 22 Mar 1875, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1937  (Age 62 years)
    +4. Daisy Blanch Monroe,   b. 25 Sep 1876,   d. 21 Feb 1924  (Age 47 years)
    +5. Susan Elizabeth Monroe,   b. 4 Nov 1878,   d. 8 Jun 1954  (Age 75 years)
    +6. William Madison Monroe, Jr.,   b. 29 Jan 1880, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1922  (Age 41 years)
    +7. Mariah Myrtle Monroe,   b. 30 Jul 1882,   d. 1953  (Age 70 years)
     8. Eva Lorene Monroe,   b. 20 Nov 1883,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F332  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • William was born at his parents home in Bloomfield, Virginia.

      In Aug 1862, he enlisted at Unison, Virginia in the Confererate Army and was assigned to Company H, First Virginia Cavalry. He was wounded at Fort Carnevon and sufferend from this wound until his death in 1913. He was paroled at White's Ferry on 8 May 1865.

      William was a member of Clinton Hatcher Camp, United Confederate Veterans in Leesburg, Virginia.

      After his marriage to Susan Jacobs, they lived and managed the farm that belonged to his wife's grandmother, Jane Plaster. They had thirteen children.

      William was appointed as Superintendent of the Loudoun County Alms House.

      Ref: Clan Munro files - Cones, Mona
      - DiZerega, Thomas
      "Journey From Ross-shire" by James Harrison Monroe - p. 2, 11

      Ref: Clan Munro files - Monroe, Richard Walter - "Virginia Descendants of
      Andrew Monroe" by Anne Monroe Wintzer - p. 29, 32-33

      Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S344] Clan Munro files - Johnson, Monroe, Monroe Johnson, Descendants of Andrew Monroe - received 22 Apr 2004 - p. 76 , 106 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S344] Clan Munro files - Johnson, Monroe, Monroe Johnson, Descendants of Andrew Monroe - received 22 Apr 2004 - p. 106 (Reliability: 3).