An antique store find in Tucson. The photo has a stamped mark, Harrod's Studio, Indianapolis. On the back is a printed note:


Tom Monroe would have been born on 17 August 1834.


Tom Monroe, 17 August 1906, age 72.

I searched Ancestry public family tree for a Monroe born on 17 August 1834. I immediately found Felix Thomas Monroe who lived in Indianapolis and was born on that date.

Felix Thomas Monroe was born on 17 August 1834 in Lexington, Scott County, Indiana, the son of William Monroe and Phoebe Nancy Parham.

On 10 September 1850, William and Phebe Monroe and their sons Felix and Milton lived in Lexington. William and Felix were farming.[1]

Felix T. Monroe was married on 27 March 1860 inn Indiana to Matilda S. Hawkins.[2]

On 23 June 1860, F. Thomas and Matilda S. Monroe lived in Lexington. Thomas was a merchant and Matilda did housework. They owned $600 in real estate and $450 in personal estate.[3]

Felix enrolled in Company D of the 81st Indiana Infantry on 14 August 1862. He was discharged on 5 May 1863 at Lexington because he had been wounded in action. He was a Sergeant.[4]

On 1 June 1863, Felix Monroe registered for the draft while living in Lexington and working as a printer.[5]

Felix T. Monroe applied for an Invalid’s pension on 29 October 1864, receiving it.[6]

On 30 July 1870, Felix and Martha Monroe and two boarders Margaret Minor and Julia Hawkins lived in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Felix was a printer and Martha was keeping house. They owned $300 in personal estate.[7]

On 3 June 1880, Thomas Monroe lived at 144 N. Tennessee Street in Indianapolis in a boarding house. He worked in a printing office.[8]

Felix T. Monroe was married on 5 March 1885 in Indianapolis to Belle R. Gordon (or Perrine).[9]

On 11 June 1900, F Thomas and Belle R. Monroe and their daughter Tomaline P. lived at 2017 Central Avenue in Indianapolis. Thomas was a printer. Belle reported she had been the mother of two children, with one living.[10]

On 18 April 1910, F. and Belle Monroe and daughter T. lived at 2037 Central Avenue in Indianapolis. Thomas was a printer of a daily paper.[11]

Felix died on 11 March 1917 in Indianapolis from a cerebral hemorrhage.[12]

He was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.[13]

Veteran Newspaper Man Dead. Chronicle (Scottsburg, Indiana), 14 March 1917, page 4, column 4.



[1] William Monroe household, 1850 US census, Scott County, Indiana, population schedule, Lexington, page 180, dwelling 227.

[2] Monroe-Hawkins entry, Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, Ancestry.com.

[3] F. Thomas Monroe household, 1860 US census, Scott County, Indiana, population schedule, Lexington, page 61, dwelling 435.

[4] Felix L. Monroe entry, Indiana, U.S., Civil War Soldiers Database Index, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com.

[5] Gelix P. Monroe entry, U.S., Civil war Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, Ancestry.com.

[6] Felix T. Monroe entry, U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, Ancestry.com.

[7] Felix Monrow household, 1870 US census, Marion County, Indiana, population schedule, Indianapolis Ward 5, page 83, dwelling 564.

[8] Clarisa Moody household, 1880 US census, Marion County, Indiana, population schedule, Indianapolis, ED 118, SD 3, page 12D, dwelling 78.

[9] Monroe-Gordon entry, Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, Ancestry.com.

[10] F. Thomas Monroe household, 1900 US census, Marion County, Indiana, population schedule, Indianapolis, ED 36, SD 7, sheet 10A, dwelling 228.

[11] F. Monroe household, 1910 US census, Marion County, Indiana, population schedule, Indianapolis Ward 2, ED 58, SD 7, sheet 4A, dwelling 83.

[12] Felix T. Monroe entry, Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Ancestry.com.

[13] Felix Thomas Monroe Memorial 45969555, Ancestry.com.

 

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