The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Bill Monroe
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
| Ancestry of Bill Monroe | |
|---|---|
| 1 | William Smith ("Bill") Monroe, b. Rosine, Ohio Co., Ky., 13 Sept. 1911, d. Springfield, Tenn., 9 Sept. 1996 |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
James Buchanan Monroe,
b. Ohio Co., Ky., 28 Oct. 1858,
d. Ohio Co., Ky., 14 Jan. 1928
m. Ohio Co., Ky., 2 Aug. 1892 |
| 3 | Melissa Ann Van Diver, b. Ohio Co., Ky., 12 July 1870, d. Ohio Co., Ky., 31 Oct. 1921 |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
John Jasper Monroe,
b. ... 1839,
d. ... 1899
m. |
| 5 | Lidia Charlotte Stevens, b. ... 16 Feb. 1833, d. ... 10 June 1881 |
| 6 |
Joseph M ... Van Diver,
b. Muhlenburg Co., Ky., ... Oct. 1827,
d. Ohio Co., Ky., 18 April 1905
m. Muhlenburg Co., Ky., 12 May 1852 |
| 7 | Minerva J ... Pharris, b. Knox Co., Tenn., ... 1825, d. ... , Ky., ... 1898 |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 8 |
Andrew B ... Monroe,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 9 | Alively Harris, b. ... , d. ... |
| 10 |
Henry Stevens,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 11 | Hannah Bennett, b. ... , d. ... |
| 12 |
George H ... Vandiver,
b. ... , N. C., 16 Feb. 1802,
d. ... 1829
m. |
| 13 | Elizabeth ... , b. ... 1807, d. ... 1870 |
| 14 |
Reuben Pharris,
b. ... , Tenn., 28 Feb. 1797,
d. Smith Co., Tenn., ... 1840
m. |
| 15 | Mahala Armstrong, b. ... , Tenn., ... 1805, d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
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