Father of Vaughn Monroe (Big Band singer) was Ira Cleveland Monroe who was born Dec. 27, 1884 in West Virginia. In 1920 he was an inspector for a Goodyear Rubber Co. Ira died Jan. 1966 in Nebraska.
Sources
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZD-3NC : accessed 1 December 2016), Ira C Monroe in household of William Monroe, Spencer district (west side), Roane, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 104, sheet 3B, family 57, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,772.
"Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDDG-34T : 8 December 2014), Ira C. Monroe and Mabelle Maahs, 19 Jan 1911; citing Summit Co., Ohio, reference 2:405NPB3; FHL microfilm 900,987.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ira by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ira: