Can anyone help me with this family??? I just received the Estate settlement for James Monroe that says he died 1862 but I have him on the 1870 Census in DeWitt. In the settlement 1878 his daughters are all suing the estate for their share. Mrs Orilla Harrold married a James Monroe 1876, I believed this to be the son James A. Monroe. Unless they are suing because James never settled the estate it would mean that she married the first James as she is listed as the widow of James. I really need help on this one so am hoping someone on the list is researching one of the daughters families. Below is what I have on this family. Generation No. 1 1. JAMES1 MONROE was born 1800 in Kentucky, and died January 06, 1878 in DeWitt Co. , Illinois. He married MARY WOODS June 04, 1826 in Jefferson County, Indiana. Notes for JAMES MONROE: 1870 DeWitt County, IL Census Barnett Township page 27 Dwelling 197 Monroe, James age 60 Farmer b. IN Mary J. age 60 B. Scotland Josephine age16 b. IN Death Record Information: James Monroe died 1-8-1878 in DeWitt. Says that he lived in DeWitt for twenty years, was born in KY and was buried in Barnett Cem. I rather believe that this was intended to state Barnett Township rather than Cem. because the people in Barnett Cem. are all related to the Barnetts and to my knowledge he was not. More About JAMES MONROE: Fact 1: 1850, Jefferson County, Ind. Census Fact 2: 1860, Knox County, MO. Census Children of JAMES MONROE and MARY WOODS are: i. SARAH A.2 MONROE, b. 1829, Indiana; m. ? CRUSE. ii. MARY J. MONROE, b. 1830, Indiana; d. Bef. 1878; m. ? CLINE. Notes for MARY J. MONROE: In the settlement of Mary's father's estate it says " the heirs of Mary Cline" there fore mary must have died before 1878. iii. JULIET MONROE, b. 1833, Jefferson County, Indiana; d. Bef. 1878; m. JACOB P. GREGORY, August 13, 1865, De Witt County, IL. Notes for JULIET MONROE: In the settlement of the estate of Juliet's father it states heirs of Julia Gregory, therefore she must have died before the settlement. iv. ELIZA JENETTE MONROE, b. March 03, 1835, Indiana; d. January 18, 1888, Dewitt County , Illinois; m. HUGH BOWLES COPPENBARGER, Abt. 1859, Knox County, Missouri. v. JAMES A. MONROE, b. 1838, Indiana; m. ORILLA (NEE?) HARROLD, November 23, 1876, De Witt County, IL. vi. JERUSHA MONROE, b. December 18, 1841, Jefferson County, Indiana; d. December 26, 1881, DeWitt County , Illinois b.Tunbridge Cem.; m. SAMUEL ISENHOUR, June 10, 1865, Marion County, IN. vii. ROBERT MONROE, b. 1843, Indiana. viii. JOHN MARTIN MONROE, b. August 24, 1844, Jefferson County, Indiana; d. January 02, 1918, McCurtain County, OK; m. (1) SARAH DRAPER; m. (2) JANE GRIGSBY; m. (3) ELLEN ROWELL. ix. ALPHEUS BENTON MONROE, b. 1847, Indiana; m. SARAH E. CRONIER. x. GEORGE A. MONROE, b. 1850, Indiana. xi. JOSEPHENE MONROE, b. 1856, Jefferson County, Indiana; m. ? MORSE, Bet. 1870 - 1878. Thank you for any help you can give. Earliene Kaelin [email protected] or [email protected] 1118 156th St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324 Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ Home Page http://www.telisphere.com/~cartmill