John Adair Monroe Jr. (1853 - 1909)

Born 27 Sep 1853 in Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Died 31 Mar 1909 at age 55 in Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Fred Prisley [send private message]

Biography

John was born in 1853. He is the son of John Monroe and Maria Bacon. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

He worked with geology Professor Shaler in Kentucky, then worked on "Lady Adair's" ranch in Texas. He was fluent in Spanish and spent time in Mexico working as an interpreter during President Diaz's term. He worked in mining in Central America and participated in "one or more" revolutions. He was injured in a Mexican copper mine, was removed to Paris, Texas where his brother Thomas resided, and died two weeks later. ^[4] He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Paris, Texas. ^[5]

John was not known to have ever married or fathered children.

Sources

1. ↑ "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJW-Q6R : 14 January 2020), John A. Monrod, 1853.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB3-JD3 : 19 March 2020), John A Monroe in entry for John A Monroe, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXW9-LQ9 : 19 March 2020), John A Monroe in entry for John A Monroe, 1870.
4. ↑ Adair History and Genealogy, compiled, edited and published by James Barnett Adair, Los Angeles, 1924, pp. 93, 97-99.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #25570270 for John Adair Monroe Jr. (23 Sep 1853–31 Mar 1909), citing Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Lamar County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Glenn Wallace (contributor 46802463) .