Jennie Alice Reid and Robert William Monroe

ROBERT WILLIAM MONROE was born March 3, 1851 in Xenia, Greene, Ohio,^{456, 4931, 5827} and died May 17, 1915 in Riverside, Delaware, Indiana.^{456, 4931} He is buried in Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana.^{849, 850, 4931, 456}

He married JENNIE ALICE REID on August 16, 1882 in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana,^{1675, 5166} daughter of JANE MARIA WAKEFIELD and JOHN PATTERSON REID. She was born February 18, 1861 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana,²⁵⁰ and died April 17, 1948 in San Joaquin County, California.^{849, 250} She is buried in Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana.^{849, 456, 5828}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Jennie A. Reid)

Children of JENNIE ALICE REID and ROBERT WILLIAM MONROE:

1. HUGH REID MONROE, b. July 20, 1883, Delaware County, Indiana;^{656, 1028} d. August 15, 1883, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana;^{456, 849, 656} bur. Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana.^{849, 456}
2. AGNES REID MONROE, b. November 27, 1884, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana;^{250, 1028, 1675} m. (1) WALTER STERLING HOWARD on July 1, 1914 in Delaware County, Indiana¹⁶⁷⁵, m. (2) LESTER WILLIAMS KIRKMAN on November 18, 1915 in Anderson, Delaware, Indiana^{1675, 5831}; d. February 12, 1982, Sacramento County, California.²⁵⁰
3. PAUL C. MONROE, b. July 7, 1886, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana;^{8, 1028} d. October 21, 1918, Richmond, Ray, Missouri.⁷⁰⁶
4. DONALD GEORGE MONROE, b. February 8, 1890, Delaware County, Indiana;^{250, 1028} m. CLARA TERESA GUNDERSON in 1923; d. February 19, 1947, San Francisco County, California.²⁵⁰
5. BRUCE EDWIN MONROE, b. February 4, 1893, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana;^{8, 1028} m. VELMAH LEONTINE IORNS on August 10, 1914 in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana^{1675, 5833}; d. October 12, 1954, Orange County, California.²⁵⁰

Personal Information

Jennie A. Reid

• graduated from Muncie Central High School, Delaware County, Indiana, 1880⁵⁸²⁸

Robert W. Monroe

• was a member of the Lodge #174, Independent Order of Odd Fellows⁵⁸²⁷
• was a member of the Delaware County Bar Association⁵⁸²⁷
• was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana. ⁵⁸²⁷

Work History

Obituaries

Muncie Evening Press, May 17, 1915⁵⁸²⁷

SUDDEN DEATH R. W. MONROE

Well Known Citizen Passes Away at His Home in Riverside Monday Morning

Robert W. Monroe, 64, former official of Delaware county, died suddenly at his home, 300 Alameda avenue, Monday morning at 12:45 o'clock when stricken with apoplexy. The widow and four children, Miss Agnes Monroe and Donald G. Monroe of Muncie, Paul C. Monroe, Richmond, Mo., and Bruce E. Monroe, of Anderson, survive. The funeral services will be conducted from the residence Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Dr. B. M. Nyce, pastor of the First Presbyterian church officiating, and interment will be in Beech Grove cemetery.

The deceased was a prominent Muncie resident and his death comes as a shock to his hosts of friends. He had been active in politics for years. In 1882 he was appointed deputy county auditor, serving in that capacity for twelve years, when he was elected county auditor, which office he served most efficiently for two terms. He resumed the practice of law at the expiration of his term as county auditor and was elected prosecuting attorney of Delaware county in 1906.

The deceased was born in Xenia, Ohio, March 3, 1851, and received his education in the schools of Lebanon, Ohio and Valparaiso, Ind. He graduated from the training class of the Valparaiso school and taught school for seven years. At the same time he studied law and in 1877 was made a member of the Delaware county bar. He was an active member of the First Presbyterian church and was a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge, No. 174.

Muncie Evening Press, April 19, 1948⁵⁸²⁸

MRS. ROBERT MONROE DEAD IN CALIFORNIA

Mrs. Alice Reid Monroe, widow of Robert W. Monroe, former Delaware County auditor, died at her home in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday. She had resided in Califonia with a daughter, Mrs. Agnes Monroe Kirkman.

Mrs. Monroe was graduated from Muncie high school in the class of 1880, and was an active member in the Presbyterian Church here. Other survivors include a son, Bruce E. Monroe of Santa Ana, Calif.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Two sons, Paul and Donald Monroe, preceded her in death.

Relatives in Muncie include Mrs. Harry M. Chaddock and the Misses Mima, Mary and Carrie Keener, nieces, and Reid Bowers, a nephew.

Funeral services were conducted in Sacramento Monday, with cremation following. The remains will be interred in Beech Grove Cemetery here.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
July 11, 18701021	Muncie, Delaware, Indiana	John Patterson Reid Jane Maria Wakefield William S. Reid Carrie L. Reid John Wakefield Reid Jennie Alice Reid Lotta Scott Reid
June 9, 1900652	Center, Delaware, Indiana	Robert William Monroe Jennie Alice Reid Agnes Reid Monroe Bruce Edwin Monroe Paul C. Monroe Donald George Monroe
April 16, 1910653	Center, Delaware, Indiana	Robert William Monroe Jennie Alice Reid Agnes Reid Monroe Bruce Edwin Monroe
January 2, 19201034	Oakland, Alameda, California	Lester Williams Kirkman Agnes Reid Monroe Robert Bruce Kirkman Jennie Alice Reid Donald George Monroe
April 12, 19301033	Sacramento, Sacramento, California	Lester Williams Kirkman Agnes Reid Monroe Robert Bruce Kirkman Monroe Wakefield Kirkman Jennie Alice Reid
April 4, 19402541	Sacramento, Sacramento, California	Lester Williams Kirkman Agnes Reid Monroe Monroe Wakefield Kirkman Jennie Alice Reid