Cynthia

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Family/Spouse: John Gage. John was born about 1802 in , , Connecticut, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Roeser, Douglas Lee - Direct Descendants of Abel Monroe
- undated

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Laura married Myron Hawley Monroe in 1845. Myron (son of Rev. Joseph Monroe and Sophia Dunham) was born on 3 Jul 1824 in Henrietta, Monroe Co., New York, USA; died on 18 Jan 1912 in Allegany, Cattaraugus Co., New York, USA; was buried in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(The following is from "Descendants of John Munro" - by W.M. Roeser - Clan Munro files - Roeser, Waldomar Monroe)

«i»Harvey Gage Monroe was born in Henrietta, New York near Rochester. His mother, Laura Gage died in childbirth. His father and the rest of his siblings were all involved in photography. Harvey and his brother Frank (Francis Monroe who later became a dentist) apparently worked for "The Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad" (later the Grand Trunk Railroad) in the Photographic Department. While in their service, and while in Michigan, Harvey met and married Mary "Mate" Davis in 1872, granddaughter of Cornelius Davis who founded Davisburg. Mary's parents were furious when they found out, and threw Mary out of the family house. Frank Monroe in a letter to his parents documents the events surrounding that time.

In the 1880 census, Harvey was living in Davisburg, Springfield Twp. and Heck was 8 months old. At that time, his grandmother, Cynthia Gage was living with the family, and was 74 years old.

Harvey moved his family from Davisburg to Pontiac in 1883 when he was named City Engineer. He initially lived above the Fire Barns and them moved to 68 Norton Avenue.

Harvey was Chief Engineer of the Fire Department for 12 years. He was appointed City Engineer of the city of Pontiac, Michigan on April 11, 1883. He was made superintendent of construction when the municipal water works was established in 1887, and headed the department from the beginning work on the plant until his death in 1910. He was succeeded by his son, Hector L. Monroe. He recommended and oversaw the building of the retaining reservoir that was subsequently named "The Harvey G. Monroe Reservoir".

He was an accomplished wheelwright, a landscape photographer, and as a hobby, made violins and violas. Harvey also turned down a request from Horace Rackham (married to his wife Mary Davis' cousin) to join the investors in Henry Ford's budding automobile building enterprise.

He died of cancer after a protracted painful illness on 17 Dec 1910.
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In Rochester, New York, USA in 1877, a young bank clerk called George Eastman planned to take a summer vacation in Santo Domingo, and a colleague suggested he should make a photographic record. Eastman bought all the necessary equipment for the wet plate process and took lessons from a professional photographer, G. H. Munroe, the son of a long-established Rochester photographer Myron H. Monroe. Eastman never made the trip, but it was the start of his long and eventually profitable involvement with the medium. He found the collodion process complex and started experiments to try to simplify it.

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Roeser, Douglas Lee - Direct Descendants of Abel Monroe
- undated

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

Buried:
Harvey was buried at the Oakhill Cemetery.

Harvey married Mary Adele Davis on 23 Oct 1872 in Davisburg, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA. Mary (daughter of John Calvin Davis and Sarah A. Griswold) was born on 19 Jul 1851 in Davisburg, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA; died on 19 Nov 1920 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Roeser, Douglas Lee - Direct Descendants of Abel Monroe
- undated

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Buried:
Charlotte was buried at Oakhills Cemetery.

Charlotte married Homer Judson Osmun on 20 Nov 1900 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA. Homer (son of Mortimer Osmun and Elizabeth) was born on 12 Nov 1873 in Waterford, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA; died on 2 Sep 1922 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA; was buried in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Roeser, Douglas Lee - Direct Descendants of Abel Monroe
- undated

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Family/Spouse: Frank Lee Willits. Frank (son of William Willits and Mary Grindley) was born on 7 Feb 1870 in Birmingham, Oakland Co, Michigan, USA; died on 28 Jul 1926 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(The following is from "Descendants of John Munro" - by W. M. Roeser)

«i»Hector L. Monroe was born on 10 Sep 1879 in Davisburg, Michigan. He moved with his family to Pontiac, Michigan in 1887 when his father, Harvey G. Monroe was made superintendent of construction of the municipal water works, and then appointed City Engineer and Superintendent of the Water Works on 14 Apr 1883. Heck and the family lived on the second floor of the fire barns until the family moved to 68 Norton Avenue.

He obtained a part time job with the department in 1897 installing water meters and flushing water hydrants, then a full time job in 1901, and was elevated to the position of superintendent in 1910 when his father died. He retired in 1950 after 52 years of service; but he was frequently consulted regarding questions related to where various lines, pipes, etc. were located as his memory was far superior to any department maps.

He married Ines Lewis on 8 Jun 1904. They initially resided at 73 Pine Grove Avenue, and then at 236 State Street. Heck died on 6 Mar 1963 of pneumonia after sustaining a fractured hip. Heck loved fishing and hunting and spent many weeks at his cottage on Lake Masshagamme, Ontario, Canada.«/i»
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References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Roeser, Douglas Lee - Direct Descendants of Abel Monroe
- undated

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

Buried:
Hector was buried at the White Chapel Cemetery.

Hector married Inez E. Lewis on 8 Jun 1904 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, USA. Inez (daughter of Ephraim Lewis and Sophia Maier) was born on 30 Sep 1881 in Leslie, Fulton Co., Ohio, USA; died on 1 Apr 1973 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA; was buried in Troy, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(The following is from "Descendants of John Munro" - by W. M. Roeser)

«i»Charles A. Monroe was born March 15, 1885 on the second floor of the Central Fire Station in Pontiac, Michigan. He graduated from Pontiac High School and Ferris Institute at Big Rapids. He had been employed as Assistant Superintendent of the Pontiac Water Works under H. L. Monore.

W. O. Roeser and Min Osmun frequently told a story of accompanying Charles to Chicago. While in a "speakeasy" they saw two men in dark coats enter with a hand inside their coats who looked around the room. They left and returned with another dark coated man. He immediately came over to greet Charlie, and WOR and Min were introduced to Musolini who was the alleged hit man for Al Capone in the "St. Valentines Day Massacre" in Chicago. Rumor had it that Charlie made occasional deliveries of booze from Chicago to Michigan for Capone.

He lived at Oxbow Lake and died of pneumonia at age 45 on 5 Apr 1930.«/i»
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References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Roeser, Douglas Lee - Direct Descendants of Abel Monroe
- undated

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

Birth:
Charles was born at the Fire Barnes - the second floor of the Central Fire Station.

Family/Spouse: Evva Wilson. Evva was born about 1887; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(The following is from "Descendants of John Munro" - by W. M. Roeser)

«i»John D. Monroe, MD was born in Pontiac above the Fire Barns and then lived at 68 Norton Avenue and also on Neome Drive, Pontiac, Michigan.. He attended Pontiac schools, and graduated from Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery (now Wayne State Medical School) in 1917.

He entered the military in the Army Medical Corps, and served in France and Germany in WWI. He returned to Pontiac in the General Practice of Medicine. In 1926 he took the position of Oakland County Physician, and in December 1927, he organized Michigan's first County Health Department in Oakland County. He was the director for 36 years until his death in December 1963. He died of a ruptured Aortic Aneurysm.

Although he never formally adopted Mary Turner Monroe's son, Charles "Jack" Turner, he accepted him into the family and always treated him as a son.«/i»
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References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Roeser, Douglas Lee - Direct Descendants of Abel Monroe
- undated

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

Birth:
John was born at the Fire Barns.

Buried:
John was buried at the White Chapel Cemetery.

John married Beatrice Wakeford in 1920. Beatrice was born about 1894; died on 26 Jun 1923. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Juanita Anne Wakeford on 30 Jun 1928 in Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio, USA. Juanita was born est 1894; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Mary Amarilla Lawther in 1950. Mary was born about 1894; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]