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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 1859 - 1888 (29 years)
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| Name |
Jay Randolph Monroe |
| Suffix |
Jr. |
| Born |
1 Jan 1859 |
Lawrence, Van Buren Co., Michigan, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
10 Jun 1888 |
South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan, USA |
| Buried |
South Haven Cem., South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan |
| Person ID |
I8908 |
Munro |
| Last Modified |
27 May 2001 |
| Father |
Jay Randolph Monroe, b. 11 Apr 1806, Surry, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, USA , d. 30 Oct 1876, South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan, USA (Age 70 years) |
| Mother |
Fanny Rawson, b. 28 May 1815, Erving, Massachusetts , d. 31 Oct 1907, South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan, USA (Age 92 years) |
| Married |
10 Sep 1836 |
| Family ID |
F300 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Jay was born at the old family homestead in Lawrence. He was a very good-looking young man who went to South Haven, Michigan when he was thirteen to further his studies. He graduated from the local agricultural college and from the University of Michigan, Class of 1880.
He was imployed by the First State Bank of South Haven, and he took to the banking business with the same great gusto and interest which motivated others in his family. After only four years at the South Haven bank, he was offered a banking positon in Kalamazoo in 1884. When the Kalamazoo Savings Bank was organized, he was named Cashier. This was a very responsible position for a youth of barely twenty-five years, and indicates his exceptional abilities.
He achieved both business and social success in his few brief years in Kalamazoo. In early Jun 1888, he was suddenly seized with a rare intestinal malady which caused a complete stoppage and very severe pain. The promising young banker, who had been described as in the prime of robust manhood just a few days before his sudden illness, suffered greatly before his death.
He was buried in the family plot in South Haven cemetery. Because of his sudden tragic death, the family erected an especially large gravestone inscribed with a cross and the words, "He sleepeth."
References:
(1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes", 2nd ed. by R. S.
Munroe - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-8/11-89 - p. 254-255
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Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
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