Monroe Cleaver

     Monroe Cleaver was born on 12 February 1842 Hoskinsville, Morgan County, Ohio. Myrtle's Delayed BC has that he was born in Jersey County, Illinois. He was born on 12 February 1842 Jersey County, Illinois.¹ Monroe and Maria Louisa McClure were married 7 October 1866 Linn, Oregon, Oct 7th 1866. Joined in marriage Monroe Cleaver and
M.L. Mc Clure Both of Linn County State of Oregon

From the Journal, 1851-1878 of
by John A. Powel (1807-1880)
Mss SC 1199
Patriot Library, BYU. Monroe and Brunetta Palmer, daughter of John Henry Palmer and Catherine Nowlin Graves, were married 21 March 1880 Monroe Cleaver, over 21 & Nettie McKee, over 18, m 21 Mar 1880 at house of J. Palmer; Peter Shuck, M.G. Wit: M. Palmer & T.J. Davis. Aff. Thomas Palmer #2402 pg 54.² Monroe Cleaver died 21 September 1923, in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon at age 81 years, 7 months and 9 days.

THE LEBANON EXPRESS, Wednesday, September 26, 1923, page 1

FORMER LEBANON RESIDENT DIES IN THE METROPOLIS
Another of Oregon’s pioneers, Monroe Cleaver, 81, died Friday in Portland. Mr. Cleaver was born in Jersey county, Illinois, and in the year 1848 his family left for Oregon. Upon the establishment of the town of Mount Angel, Mr. Cleaver became its first postmaster, which position he held for 11 years. During the same period he was engaged in the grain business. In the year 1895 he removed to Lebanon, where he resided until the fall of 1910 when he went to Portland, where he lived until his death. Mr. Cleaver is survived by his widow, and four children, Marion G. Cleaver, Mrs. E. E. Bosworth and Mrs. C. S. Brown all of Portland, and Mrs. W. B. Lane of San Francisco, Cal., and one sister, Mrs. Irene Strong of Palermo, Cal.