Samuel MONROE
BIRTH:1900 Federal Census Lester Twp, Blackhawk, Ia;GSF#1,240,418;1895 St. Census Lester Twp,BlackhawkCounty, IA, GSF#1,021,712;Famiy records; MARR:Book B#552 License #3368 Blackhawk County,IA; DEATH:Family records; BURIAL:Family records; Other Sources: 1880 Fed Census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,IA GSF# 1,254,327; 1885 State Census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,IA GSF#1,021,442; 1895 State Census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,IA GSF#1,021,712; 1900 Federal Census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,IA GSF# 1,240,418; 1910 Federal Census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,IA GSFE 1,374,405; Family in possession of Harold Chase 1216 1st St. NE Oelwein,IA 50662; Information supplied by son of Katie Monroe Delmar McCoy; Barrhead is the closest city to Campsie Conflict on place of birth. Alma Lillie's death cert said Samuel was born in Wisconsin. Informant Mrs Vernon Fagerstrom, 842 Howe, Mora, MN
BIRTH:1900 Federal Census, Lester Twp., Blackhawk, IA;Family living in Hanover, Cook County,Il in the 1850 Federal Census; MARR:Cert # 368, Lester Twp., Blackhawk, IA; DEATH:Family records;Obit Bulletin-Journal Independence,Ia 22 Dec. 1938; BURIAL:Family records; Question of spelling on place of burial. Rossilie,Alberta,Ca or Roselea? Obituary: the Bulletin-Journal, 22 Dec 1938 "Mrs Samuel Monroe, 86, former Fairbank resident,died Dec. 1, at her home in Campsie, Alberta, Canada, according to word received by relatives here. She was born at Elgin,Ill., and came to Fairbank with her parents when she was three years old. She was married to Samuel Monroe at Fairbank Sept 16, 1871 and they celebrated their sixty-fourth wedding anniversary in 1935. The left Fairbank and moved to Canada in 1913. Surviving her are three sons, John, Campsie; Delbert, Sangudo,Alberta,Canada; George, Waterloo;five daughters. Mrs William Goeller, Mrs Clark McCoy and Mrs Ole Bredson, Campsie; Mrs Otto Luloff, Nora, Mn; Mrs Julie Dylke, Yakama, Wash. Her husband preceded her in death Sept. 16, 1935. SOURCES:1880 Fed. Census # 1,254,327, Lester Twp., Blackhawk, IA; 1885 State census 1,021,442 Lester Twp., Blackhawk, IA; 1895 State Census 1,021,712 Lester Twp., Blackhawk, IA; 1900 Fed. Census 1,240,419, Lester Twp., Blackhawk, IA; This census said mother of 10 children with nine living; 1910 Federal Census 1,374,405 Lester Twp., Blackhawk,IA; Family records of Harold Chase 1216 1st St. NE Oelwein,IA 50662; Information provided by Delmar McCoy son of Katie Montroe; Moved to Canada in 1913.
BIRTH:1900 Federal Census Lester Twp, Blackhawk,Ia;Family records of Harold Chase; MARR: DEATH:Family records; BURIAL: Other Sources: 1880 federal census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,Ia fhl# 1,254,327; 1885 state census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,IA fhl# 1,021,442; 1895 state census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,IA fhl#1,240,418 Family records in possession of Harold Chase 1216 1st St. NE,Oelwein,Ia 50662; Information supplied by son of Katie Monroe Delmar McCoy;
BIRTH:1885 State Census Lester Twp,Blackhawk,Ia;Family records;Headstone; MARR:Book O # 395 Blackhawk County, Ia; DEATH:Family records;Obit;Headstone; BURIAL:Family records;Obit;fhl# 1,034,654 item 2-12 p.30; Other Sources: 1880 federal census Lester Twp.,Ia fhl# 1,254,327; 1895 state census Lester Twp.,Ia fhl# 1,021,712; Obit was in the Waterloo Courier 2 Jun 1955; Family records in possession of Harold Chase 1216 1st St. NE Oelwein,Ia 50662;
Birth:1880 Federal Census Lester Twp,Blackhawk,Ia;1885 State Census Lester] Twp, Blackhawk,Ia;Family records; MARR:# 230 Registrar of Marriage Blackhawk County,Ia; DEATH:Family records;Obit Independence Conservative 12 Nov 1957; BURIAL:Family records; Other Sources: 1880 federal cenus Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,Ia fhl# 1,254,327; 1895 state census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,Ia fhl# 1,021,712; Family records in possession of Harold Chase 1216 1st St. NE Oelwein,IA 50662; Some information supplied by son of Katie Monroe Delmar McCoy;
BIRTH:1900 Federal Census Blackhawk County, Ia;Marr cert gave place of birth; Family records;Headstone; MARR:Book Y # 418 Blackhawk County, Ia; DEATH:Volume 5 page 277 Blackhawk County,IA;Obit;Headstone; BURIAL:Family records;Death notice Waterloo Courier Wed 8th Sep. 1943; Other Sources: 1880 federal census Lester Twp.Blackhawk,IA 1,254,327; 1885 state census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,Ia fhl# 1,021,442; 1895 state census Lester Twp.,BlackhawkIA fhl# 1,240,418; 1900 Federal Census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,IA GSF# 1,274,405 Enumerated with Richard and Julia Hardwick said b. July 1878 age 21 b. Iowa 1910 federal Census Lester,Blackhawk,Ia fhl# 1,374,405; Family records in possession of Harold Chase 1216 1st St NE Oelwein,Ia 50662; Harold has the year of birth as 1878-Death record said 1877.Headstone said 1878; Information supplied by son of Katie Monroe Delmar MCCoy Of Sangudo, Alberta,Canada died in 1943 per death in the Waterloo Courier;
BIRTH:1880 Federal Census Blackhawk County,Ia;Family records; MARR:Book Q # 98 Blackhawk County, Ia; DEATH: BURIAL: Other Sources: 1880 federal census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,IA fhl# 1,254,327; 1885 state census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,Ia fhl# 1,021,442; 1895 state census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,Ia fhl# 1,021,712; 1900 federal census Jefferson,Buchanan,IA fhl# 1,240,420; Family records in possession of Harold Chase 1216 1st St. NE Oelwein,IA 50662; Name of Julia May given on birth record of daughter Ruth Hardwick
BIRTH:1900 Federal Census Blackhawk County, Ia;Family records; DEATH:Family records; BURIAL: Other Sources: 1885 state census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,IA fhl# 1,021,442; 1895 state census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,Ia fhl# 1,021,712; 1900 federal census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,Ia fhl# 1,240,428; Family records in possession of Harold Chase 1216 1st St. NE Oelwein,IA 50662; Never married;
BIRTH:Family records; DEATH:Family records; BURIAL: Samuel Monroe lived in Lester Twp., in all the federal census until he moved to Canada. It seems strange this child isn't buried on one of the family lots in the Fairbank Cemetary.
BIRTH:1900 Federal Census Blackhawk County,Ia;Family records;Death cert: MARR:Book 13 # 265 Buchanan County Ia; DEATH:Death cert # 22-76-025279 Kanabec Co.,Mn.;Family records; BURIAL:Death cert #22-76-025279 Kanabec Co.,MN; Other Sources: 1895 state census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,Ia fhl# 1,021,712; 1900 federal census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,Ia fhl# 1,240,418; 1920 federal census Knife Lake Twp,Kanabec,MN fhl# 1,820,840; Family records in possession of Harold Chase 1216 1st St. NE Oelwein,IA 50662;
BIRTH:1900 Federal Census Blackhawk County,Ia;Family records; MARR:Family records; DEATH:Family records; BURIAL:Family records; Other Sources: 1895 state census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,Ia fhl# 1,021,712; 1900 federal census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,Ia fhl# 1,240,418; 1910 federal census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,Ia fhl# 1,274,405; Family records in possession of Harold Chase 1216 1st St. NE Oelwein,IA 50662; Information supplied by son Delmar MCCoy;
BIRTH:1900 Federal Census Lester Twp. Blackhawk, Ia GSF# 1,240,418;Family records; MARR: DEATH:Family records; BURIAL:Family records; Other Sources: 1900 federal census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,Ia fhl# 1,240,418; 1910 Federal census Lester Twp.,Blackhawk,Ia fhl# 1,374,405; Family records Harold Chase 1216 1st St. NE Oelwein,IA 50662; News Article:The Bredeson's visited the home of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Ohl June 9th 1963-Independence Conservative 18 Jun 1963; Two marriages. One adopted daughter with the second marriage to Ole Bredeson. Divorced from Harry Wade and there were no children.
He married Amanda Melvina Adams 17 Nov 1870 at Lester Twp, Blackhawk, Iowa . Amanda Melvina Adams was born at Elgin/Hanover, Cook, Illinois 24 Dec 1852 daughter of Benjamin Curtis Adams and Arminda A. West .
They were the parents of 10
children:
John Benjamin Monroe
born 30 Jun 1872.
George S. Monroe
born 13 May 1874.
Arminda (Minnie) Isabelle Monroe
born 7 Jun 1876.
Griffith Adelbert Monroe
born 12 Jul 1878.
Julia May Monroe
born 24 Nov 1879.
Worthy Bird(Gus) Monroe
born 30 Jul 1883.
Charley Artell Monroe
born 1 Feb 1886.
Alma Lillie Monroe
born 2 Jun 1887.
Katie Charlotte Monroe
born 11 Nov 1893.
Nora Evalina Monroe
born 26 Jan 1897.
Samuel Monroe died 16 Sep 1935 at Campsie, Barrhead, Alberta, Canada .
Amanda Melvina Adams died 1 Dec 1938 at Campsie, Alberta, Canada .