Husband: Forest G. Monroe
Born: Mar-20-1880 in Tyler Co, WV 1,2,3 (see note 1)
Died: Oct- 2-1951 in Salem, WV 1,3
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 1,4
Resided: in Salem, WV 1
Census: 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2)
Census: 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3)
Census: 1920 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV
Resided: 1907 in Ritchie Co, WV 2
Occupation: gas man, Hope Natural Gas Co. (retired) 1
Occupation: 1920 farmer 5
Father: William P. Monroe (1857 - 1915)
Mother: Lydia Ann Doak (1857 - 1942)
Wife: Alma Sarah Harter 6 Married: May-29-1907 in Tyler Co, WV 2
Born: Mar- -1892 in Tyler Co, WV 3,2,7 Died: 1959 3 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 4 Census: 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Father: Moses V. B. Harter (1864 - 1922) Mother: Charlotte Virginia Firth (1853 - 1947)
M Child 1: Claude R. Monroe Census name: Claud Monroe Born: 1909 5 Died: Dec-27-1977 in Newark, Licking Co, OH 8 Resided: in Heath, Licking Co, OH 8 Census: 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV
M Child 2: Kenneth Lloyd Monroe Born: Nov- 2-1910 in Mole Hill (now Mountain), Ritchie Co, WV 9,10,11 Died: May-21-1983 10 Resided: in Baltimore, MD 12 Resided: 1950 in Munhall, Allegheny Co, PA 11 Census: 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 13 Census: 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Military: Dec- 4-1942 - Nov- 4-1945 World War II 14
M Child 3: Carl Glen Monroe Born: Jan- 5-1913 at Mole Hill (now Mountain), Ritchie Co, WV 10,11 Died: Dec-26-1973 in Hillsborough Co, FL 15,10 Resided: in Tampa, Hillsborough Co, FL 16 Resided: 1941 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Wife: Vivian Mabel Crouse b. Apr-23-1918 d. Sep-19-2003 Married: Jun- 7-1941 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11
F Child 4: Sylvia Gertrude Monroe Born: Aug- 2-1915 10 Died: Feb- 7-2003 10 Census: 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: Stanley Ray Davisson b. 1914 d. 1987 Married: Sep- 8-1936 17
F Child 5: Edna Lillian Monroe Birth name: Lillian Edna Monroe 18 Born: Feb-12-1917 in Ritchie Co, WV 19 Died: Apr- -1984 Census: 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1938 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Resided: 1937 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 19 Census: 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: Clyde Ray Ireland b. May-15-1918 d. Mar- 6-1976 Also known as: Ray Ireland 21,13 Married: May-26-1937 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 19
F Child 6: Roberta Monroe Born: Dec-14-1919 in Tyler Co, WV 22,23,1 (see note 4) Died: Aug-31-1958 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 1,4 Cause of death: liver cancer, rectal cancer 1 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1 Resided: 1952 in Salem, WV 22 Census: 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Military: (enlisted 3/27/1943) Womens Army Corps, World War II 24 Husband: Carl Edward Bennett b. Dec-19-1919 d. Dec- 6-2009 Married: Dec-24-1952 in Salem, WV 22
F Child 7: Freda Monroe Born: ca 1921 25 Census: 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 8: Earl Richard Monroe
Born: Jul-28-1923 in Tyler Co, WV 10,18
Died: Apr-17-1992 in San Diego Co, CA 10,26
Buried: in Riverside National Cemetery, California 27
Resided: in San Diego, San Diego Co, CA 16
Census: 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Military: Jun- 8-1943 - Sep-24-1963 BM3, US Navy, World War II, Korea 27
M Child 9: Earnie Clifford Monroe Born: Apr-11-1926 in Tyler Co, WV 10,18 Died: Nov-27-1978 in Farmington Hills, Oakland Co, MI 28,10 Resided: in Southgate, Wayne Co, MI 28 Census: 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Military: U.S. Navy, World War II (Pacific) 29 (see note 5)
M Child 10: Harley Monroe Born: Oct-13-1928 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18,16 Died: Apr-11-1964 in Georgia 30,16 Resided: in Glynn Co, GA 30 Census: 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 11: Harold Monroe
Born: Oct-13-1928 31
Died: Nov-14-1928 at Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 31
Buried: in Arnolds Creek Christian Church Cem, Greenwood (Deep Valley), Doddridge Co, WV 31
F Child 12: Evelyn Lucille Monroe Born: Dec-20-1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 (see note 6) Died: Mar-13-2002 in Bucyrus, Crawford Co, OH 8,10 Resided: in Bucyrus, Crawford Co, OH 16,8 Census: 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Bernard Royal Furner b. 1929 d. 1993 Married: Aug-11-1951 in Harrison Co, WV
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (5) 1920 Census, Tyler County, WV. (6) Marriage record of son. (7) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (8) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (9) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (12) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (13) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (14) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records. (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (17) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (18) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (20) Death record of son. (21) Obituary of father. (22) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (23) Tyler County Birth Records, Middlebourne, WV. (24) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (25) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (26) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics. (27) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (28) Michigan Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (29) U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives. (30) Georgia Death Index, 1919-98 [database online], Ancestry.com and Georgia Health Dept, Office of Vital Records. (31) Obituary. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as March 1881, age 19. Note (2) Mouth of Jockey Camp Note (3) 210 School Street Note (4) Mole Hill Note (5) From July 1944 to November 1945, he served aboard the destroyer USS Russell (DD-414) in combat operations in the Philippines, the invasion of Luzon, and the Okinawa offensive, nicknamed Operation Iceberg. He later served aboard the destroyer tender USS Dixie (AD-14), the landing craft repair ship USS Sphinx (ARL-24), and the internal combusion engine repair ship USS Samar (ARG-3). Note (6) Birth date given in SSDI and the Ohio Death Index as Dec 20 1929. But she was not with her family in the 1930 Census, and the WV Births Index show he birth as Dec 20 1930.