MONROE Joshua Edward

1866 - 1905  (38 years)

• Name	MONROE Joshua Edward
  Born	12 Feb 1866	New Memphis, IL
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Jan 1905	Bennett's Mine, O'Fallon, IL
  Buried	College Hill Cemetery, St. Clair Co, IL
  Person ID	I0267	Hans Landis Tree for trimming
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2010

  
  

  Father	MONROE Matthew Hooper,   b. 17 Nov 1840, Barren County, KY ,   d. 30 Dec 1924, Cass Co, IL  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	EASTWOOD Martha Naomi,   b. 6 Feb 1843, IL ,   d. 13 Jan 1915, Cowden, Shelby Co, IL  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F0143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SCHMIDT Katherine,   b. 12 Nov 1866, Mokena, IL ,   d. 20 Jun 1943, Lebanon, IL  (Age 76 years)
  Married	5 Sep 1888	St. Clair Co, IL
  Children	1. MONROE Walter,   b. 12 Sep 1887, Lebanon, IL ,   d. 3 Feb 1942, Lebanon, IL  (Age 54 years)   2. MONROE George,   b. 1 Oct 1889, Lebanon, IL ,   d. 7 Aug 1973, Lebanon, IL  (Age 83 years)   3. MONROE William,   b. 13 May 1891, Lebanon, IL ,   d. 20 Oct 1968, Plymouth, Wayne, Mich.  (Age 77 years)   4. MONROE Emma R.,   b. 13 Nov 1892, Lebanon, IL ,   d. 17 Nov 1981, Belleville, St. Clair, IL  (Age 89 years)   5. MONROE Martha,   b. 1894, Lebanon, IL ,   d. 1895, IL  (Age 1 years)   6. MONROE Christian Herman,   b. 1900, IL ,   d. Sep 1984, Belleville, St. Clair, IL  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F0184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  At his death, Joshua and his mule were buried while working with Joshua's son, Walter, on Walter's first day of work in the mines. His obit states that "Monroe was at work in one of the seams of the mines. He was drafting coal, and had not properly braced the roof, and t a moment when he least thought of danger, several tons of slate fell upn him and crushed out his life. So massive was the slate and debris that pinioned him to the floor of the room it was necessary to use jackscrews in rescuing him. When taken out of the mine, Monroe was found to be almost beyond recognition. There was scarely a bone in the unfortunate man's body but what was broken."