James Willard Monroe

1917

James Willard Monroe was born in 1916 in Kershaw County, South Carolina, son of John Gillard Monroe and Minnie Glenn Motley Monroe.

1920 Census Information:

According to the United States census reported on January 10, 1920, J G Monroe (35) rented a home in Pontiac, Richland County, South Carolina with his wife Minnie Monroe (27) and their children; Dezma Monroe (10), Hezma Monroe (8), Fannie Monroe (5), William Monroe (4) and Bertie Monroe (2). It was reported that all family members were born in South Carolina. J G Monroe was a farmer on a general farm.

1930 Census Information:

According to the United States census reported on April 9, 1930, John G Monroe (44), rented a home in Pontiac, Richland County, South Carolina, with his wife, Minnie Monroe (38) and their children; Dezma Monroe (19), Hezma Monroe (18), Fannie Monroe (15), Willard Monroe (13) and Roberta Monroe (11). It was reported that all family members were born in South Carolina. John G Monroe was a farmer on a general farm.

1940 Census Information:

According to the United States census reported on May 12, 1940, Warren Dalton Sanders (53), owned a house in Blaney, Kershaw, South Carolina with his wife Coria Motley Sanders (46); his nephews-in-law, Willard Monroe (23) and Coley Motley (28), and servants Geneva Jones (40), and Simon Johnson (42). It was reported the household members were all born in South Carolina and lived in the same house on April 1, 1935, except for Geneva Jones and Simon Johnson, who reported living in rural, Kershaw County, South Carolina. Warren Dalton Sanders was a merchant at a retail store, Willard Monroe and Coley Motley were farm laborers. Geneva Jones and Simon Johnson were domestic servants.

1945

On June 1, 1945, James Willar was listed as the living son in the obituary of John Gillard Monroe.

1965

On January 6, 1965 James W Monroe was listed as a grandson in the obituary of Mrs. Fannie Thornton Motley.

1966

On January 30, 1966, Mr. James Willard Monroe was listed in the newspaper article “Monroe – Burriss.”

On June 26, 1966, Mr. James Willard Monroe was listed in the newspaper article “Mrs. John Thomas Burriss, Jr.“

On June 26, 1966, Mr. James Willard Monroe was listed in the newspaper article “Miss Monroe, Mr. Burriss Exchange Marriage Vows.“

1968

On April 28, 1968, Mr. James Willard Monroe was listed in the newspaper article “Ross – Simpson.“

On June 30, 1968, Mr. James Willard Monroe was listed in the newspaper article “Simpson – Ross.”

1981

On February 1, 1981, James Willard Monroe was listed as a living son in the obituary of Mrs. John Gilliard Monroe.

1996

COLUMBIA – Services for James Willard Monroe, 80, will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in Rosewood Baptist Church with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be 7-9 tonight at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel. Memorials may be made to Palmetto Hospice of Richland Memorial Hospital, 9 Medical Park, Suite 350, Columbia, 29203.

Mr. Monroe died Tuesday, November 12, 1996. Born in Kershaw County, he was a son of the late John Gillard Monroe and Minnie Motley Monroe. He was retired from Safety Equipment Co., and was a member of Rosewood Baptist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Lois Ross Monroe; daughters, Deloria Burriss of Clinton, Barbara McCaskill of Durham, N. C., and Kaye Simpson of Los Angeles; sisters, Dezma Birchmore and Fannie Livingston, both of Columbia; grandsons, Trevin Burriss and Michael Burriss and Curt McCaskill and Brad McCaskill; and great-granddaughter, Payton Burriss.