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Warner Monroe (59766) & Nancy Gould
64322. William Richardson Monroe. Born on 11 Nov 1832 in Ohio. William Richardson died in Shiawassee County, Michigan, on 3 Mar 1913; he was 80. Buried in Laingsburg Cemetery.

1860 Federal Census. Bennington Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Roll 560, page 858
Post Office Pittsburgh
    William Munroe, 26, farm laborer, b. OH
William is working on the Harrison Bugbee farm.

Civil War Service - A William Monroe served with Company H, Third Michigan Cavalry and Company F 28th Michigan Infantry.

1870 Federal Census. Sciota Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Roll 704, page 418B
Post Office Laingsburg
    William Monroe, 36, farmer, $2500 real estate, $350 personal estate, b. OH
    Martha Monroe, 22, keeping house, b. MI
    Everetta Monroe, 4, b. MI
    John Monroe, 1, b. MI
William’s sister Juliet Hubbard’s familiy lived next door.

1880 Federal Census. Sciota Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Roll 606, page 508C
    William R. Monroe, 47, farmer, b. OH, parents b. NY
    Martha Monroe, 33, wife, housekeeping, b. MI, parents b. NY
    Everetta Monroe, 14, daughter, at school, b. MI, father b. OH, mother b. MI
    John R. Monroe, 11, daughter, at school, b. ditto
    Lacell Monroe, 9, daughter, at school, b. ditto
    Bertha Monroe, 2, daughter, at hom, b. ditto
    Sylvenus Moore, 23, single, laborer, b. MI, father b. NY, mother b. MI

1900 Federal Census. Sciota Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Roll 744, page 12B
    William R. Monroe, head, b. Nov 1831, 68, widowed, b. OH, parents b. OH, farmer
    Bertha Monroe, daugher, b. Sep 1878, 21, single, b. MI, father b. OH, mother b. MI
    Lasell Monroe, son, b. Jul 1870, 29, single, b. ditto, farm laborer
    John Monroe, son, b. Nov 1869, 30, single, b. ditto, farm laborer

1910 Federal Census. Sciota Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Roll T624_675, page 12A
    W.R. Monroe, head, 77, widowed, b. OH, parents b. NY, farmer, own farm
    John R. Monroe, son, 40, single, b. MI, father b. OH, mother b. MI, farmer general farm
    Sell W. Monroe, son, 38, single, b. ditto, ditcher, odd jobs

William’s Michigan State Death Certifcate states that his father was Warren Monroe and his mother Nancy Gould. No birthplaces are given for either of them. He was 70 years old and was born on November 11, 1832. He died on March 3, 1913 in Sciota Township, Shiawassee County, and was buried in Laingsburg on March 5. He was a widower. Cause of death was paralysis of the heart. He was a farmer when he died. The certificate also listed his middle name as “Richardson.” Informant Mrs. Wert. A copy of this death certificate may be seen on the Seeking Michigan Website maintained by the Library of Michigan.
http://seekingmichigan.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/...129401coll7/id/41605

Laingsburg Cemetery, Shiawassee County, Michigan
    William R. Monroe 1834–1913
    Martha A. Monroe [date buried] –1897

Some other Monroes buried in the cemetery:
    William Alfred Monroe 1872–1954 & Matha C. Monroe 1861–1969
    Posted comments on Find A Grave: Martha (or Meta) Monroe (b. 28 May 1881 Clinton County, d. Jan 1969 Shiawassee County) first married Charles M. Biedersteadt (whose grave is also in the cemetery), then William Alfred Monroe. Children for Charles & Martha Behrendt are also buried in the cemetery.

Laingsburg Cemetery, Shiawassee County, Michigan
    William R. Monroe, 1834–1913
Ca 1865 William Richardson married Martha A. Hodgeboom. Born ca 1848 in Michigan. Martha A. died in 1897. Buried in Laingsburg Cemetery.
Their children include:
66637i.
Etta Monroe (ca 1866-1922)
66638ii.
John R. Monroe (5 Nov 1868-3 Jan 1932)
66639iii.
William Lacell Monroe (1 Jun 1870-11 Jun 1939)
66640iv.
Bertha R. Monroe (13 Sep 1878-1 Jul 1950)
64323. Juliette C. Monroe. Born ca 1834 in Portage County, Ohio. Juliette C. died in Genoa Township, Livingston County, Michigan on 26 Jul 1898. Buried on 28 Jul 1898 in Chilson Cemetery, Genoa Township.

Juliet, also known as Violet, Monroe.

In 1860 Juliet and her children are living with her brother Nathan Monroe in Sciota Township.

1880 Federal Census. Sciota Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Roll 606, page 508D
    Juliet Hubbard, 41, widowed, house keeping, b. OH, father b. NY, mother b. OH
    Charles Hubbard, 28, laborer, b. MI, father b. unknown, mother b. OH
    Minnie Hubbard, 11, at school, b. ditto

Michigan Department of State - Division of Vital Statistics. Certificate and Record of Death Number 48, Genoa Township, Livingston County, Michigan. Juliette C. Hubbard died of exhaustion on 26 July 1898 in Genoa Township. She was 63, born in Portage County, Ohio, a widow and had had three children, two of whom are still living. Her father was Warren Monroe and her mother, unknown. She was buried on July 28th in Chilson Cemetery in Genoa Township. Goodrich and Son were the undertakers.
Juliette C. married Samuel A. Hubbard. Born ca 1830 in New York. Samuel A. died bef 1880.

1863 Civil War Draft Records
Samuel A. Hubbard, 37, of Sciota, farmer, b. New York

1870 Federal Census. Sciota Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Roll 704, page 418B
Post Office Laingsburg
    Saml. Hubbard, 44, farmer, $1400 real estate, $450 personal estate, b. NY
    Juliet Hubbard, 35, keeping house, b. OH
    Emily Hubbard, 18, at home, b. MI
    Charles Hubbard, 17, on farm, b. MI
    Minnie Hubbard, 10 months, b. August, b. MI
Juliet’s brother William Monroe’s familiy lived next door.
Their children include:
66641i.
Emma E. Hubbard (ca 1852-)
66642ii.
Charles G. Hubbard (10 Mar 1857-13 Oct 1909)
66643iii.
Minnie R. Hubbard (Aug 1869-)
64324. Nathan T. Monroe. Born ca 3 Aug 1836 in Ohio. Nathan T. died in Shiawassee County, Michigan on 27 Aug 1871. Buried in Laingsburg Cemetery.

1860 Federal Census. Sciota Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Roll 560, page 861
Post Office Enterprise
    Nathaniel Monroe, 23, farm laborer, $1000 real estate, $280 personal estate, b. OH
    Juliet Hubard, 24, domestic, b. OH [Nathaniel’s sister]
    Emma Hubard, 9, b. MI
    Charles Hubard, 7, b. MI

Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865. Published by the Authority of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Michigan Legislature under the direction of Briadier General George H. Brown, Adjutant General. Published by Emling Brother and Everard, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
    Monroe, Nathan, Shiawassee County. Enlisted in Company E, Fourteenth Infantry, December 30, 1861 at Owasso, for three years, aged 23. Mustered January 7, 1862. On duty with the Sixteenth Illinois Infantry, March 19, 1864. Discharged at expiration term of service at Fayettevill, N. C., March 14, 1865.

The Descriptive Roll of Company E. Fourteenth Reginment, Michigan Infantry Volunteers, 1861 - 1866 found at the Michigan Archives, Lansing, Michigan provides additional informtion regarding Nathan’s service in the Civil War; “5/64 temporarily assigned to Sixteenth Illlinois Infantry 3/19/64. 3/65 Mustered out 3/14/65 at Fayetteville, N. C. at expiration of term of service.”

Civil War Pension - Nathan’s minor children Carole and Addie applied for pension benefits on 12 April 1890. Application number 236563.

1870 Federal Census. Sciota, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Roll 704, page 416B
Post Office Laingsburg
    Nathan Monroe, 33, farmer, $1200 real estate, $150 personal estate, b. OH
    Adeline Monroe, 24, keeping house, b. NY
    Estella Monore, 2, b. MI
    Sarah Aber, 15, hired girl, b. NY

Laingsburg Cemetery, Shiawassee County, Michigan
    N.T. Monroe, d. 27 Aug 1871 aged 35 yrs 24 ds. “My husband”
Nathan T. married Adeline. Born ca 1846 in New York.
Their children include:
66644i.
Frances Estella Monroe (12 Mar 1868-)
66645ii.
Mary Mable Monroe (20 Jan 1870-)
66646iii.
Belle Monroe (ca 1873-)
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