Monroe Cleaver

#939, b. 12 February 1842, d. 21 September 1923
     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.

Child of Monroe and Maria

Children of Monroe and Brunetta

Charts
Berger, Jonathan #3263, b ca 1700 Switzerland or Germany, d PA
Graves, Francis #708 b say 1630 d Aug 1691, Virginia
Nowlan, John # 867, b bef 1580, Ireland, d Ireland
Pinckard, John # 1404 b ca 1642 d 1690, Lancaster County, Virginia
Wade, Edward # 838, in Virginia bef 1746
Beasley, John #2041 b ca 1717 d bt 1781-1782, Buckingham County, Virginia
Bruce, John #403 b ca 1724, Kinnard, Scotland d ca 1752, Orange County, Virginia
Claye, John #1523, b ca 1588, England, d bef 1660, Virginia
Eyres, Joseph # 7329, b 17th century, Virginia or England
Ferris, Richard # 2074, b say 1620 or so, immi 1636, d Virginia
Fuquett, Gills # 3276, d Virginia
Green, Thomas # 2060 b 1700. d Virginia
Hooker, Thomas # 3118 d bef 1637, London
Humphreys, William # 7331, d Virginia
Lewis, John # 2831, b ca 1620, d Virginia
Marston?, Thomas # 2756, No further information
Povall, Robert # 409 b 1653, England d 1728, Virginia
Samson, Francis # 3266 in Virginia bef 1700
Wilson, John # 417, b say 1620s, England or Henrico County, Virginia
Woodson, John (Dr.) # 133 b ca 1586, England, d 18 Apr 1644, Burmuda Hundred, Virginia
Beasley, John #2041 b ca 1717 d bt 1781-1782
Berger, Jonathan #3263
Bruce, John #403 b ca 1724 d ca 1752
Claye, John #1523 b ca 1588
Eyres, Joseph # 7329
Ferris, Richard # 2074
Fuquett, Gills # 3276
Graves, Francis #708 b say 1630 d Aug 1691
Green, Thomas # 2060 b 1700
Hooker, Thomas # 3118 d bef 1637
Humphreys, William # 7331
Lewis, John # 2831
Marston?, Thomas # 2756
Nowlan, John # 867
Palmer, (--?--) # 1755 b ca 1708 d ca 1793
Pinckard, John # 1404 b ca 1642 d 1690
Povall, Robert # 409 b 1653 d 1728
Samson, Francis # 3266
Wade, Edward # 838
Wilson, John # 417
Woodson, John (Dr.) # 133 b ca 1586 d 18 Apr 1644
Last Edited=28 Jan 2022

Citations

  1. [S200] Delayed Birth Certificate, see cert for Myrtle Ann Cleaver , Oregon State Archives, Salem, Oregon.
  2. [S449] Jeanne and Daraleen Wade Custer, compiler, Marriage Records of Marion County, Oregon, Vol 4, 1879-1884 (Salem, Oregon: Willamette Valley Genealogical Society, 1981), p 5.
  3. [S30] Letter from Bertha Palmer Hudson (Portland, Oregon) to Nellie Palmer Dunford, 4 April 1969; Patricia L Dunford Files (Patricia L Dunford, 1550 E River Road, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, 85718).