The Family of John Daniel Monroe

This Space is to lay out the research steps taken when the profile of John Monroe was conflated. It is also to track the children listed, without attaching them to a profile on WikiTree (out of privacy for the family).

Research Notes

There is a marriage index for a John Daniel Monroe and Margaret Susan Johnson in 1951 in Logan. Was this a second marriage for him? Or, a son's marriage?

The obituary for his daughter Margaret Susan Johnson (1903-) states her parents were John D. Monroe and Margaret S. Monroe. Additionally, we know that John D. was a miner and John H. was a farmer. John D. appeared to live in Logan, West Virginia, while John H. lived in Albermarle or Alexandria, Virginia. Just to confuse things, although John D's last residence upon death had been Stirrat, the death record was filed in Alexandria. (Silva-1055 01:34, 27 May 2022 (UTC))

John's family should have been in Wythe in 1910, based on his and Reece's birth years. (Note: I find it odd that all but ~5 people were born in VA).

• Image 21: John A. b. 1894 Virginia
• Image 29: John P. b. 1878 Virginia

There were several Monroe families, but no others with a John as a son (he should have been about 6). After further research, John's father (if it is Edward Monroe) was married, but living with his parents when the census was taken, as were three of Edward's children.^[1] Where was Carrie?

There is a 1920 census for John D. Monroe in Fort Chiswell, Whythe, Virginia. (on Ancestry) His parents are Ed H. Monroe & Carrie B. Monroe. The problem is that both of those parents were said to be born in Virginia, not Alabama. There is also a discrepancy with his birth year. In 1947 he stated his birthdate was 16 Nov 1904. The John D. in the 1920 census was born in 1908. The census taker could have talked to someone in the household that got the age wrong, or it was recorded wrong. I tend to believe the draft card's date. (Silva-1055 02:30, 27 May 2022 (UTC))

If Ed and Carrie were his parents - he had a sibling, Reece Boyd Monroe, born in Wythe in 1913 to parents Edward Hence Monroe (b. Wythe, Virginia) and Carrie Blanchis Berry (b. Covington, Kentucky). (On Ancestry) Update: It has been confirmed by descendants that Ed and Carrie were his parents.Silva-1055

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPGF-S49 : accessed 27 May 2022), Edward Monroe in household of Reese Monroe, Fort Chiswell, Wythe, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 142, sheet 15A, family 155, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1652; FHL microfilm 1,375,665.