Argalus L. & Allie Monroe
Contributed by Thorp Area Musuem.
Argalus L. & Allie Monroe
This photo came to us from a collection once owned by Shirley Asselin of Racine, WI. On its reverse side, someone wrote, "Mr. & Mrs. Monroe, Photographers in Thorp, Withee Twp., WI. We are seeking additional information concerning these obviously talented photography artists.
| 1880 Federal Census--Levis, Clark, Wisconsin | |||||||||
| Name | Relation | Marital |
Sex |
Color |
Birth Year |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Father Born | Mother Born |
| Clark Monroe | Head | Married | Male | White | 1817 | New York | Farmer | Scotland | |
| Malise Monroe | Wife | Married | Female | White | 1842 | Wisconsin | Keeping House | New York | New York |
| Argalus Monroe | Son | Married | Male | White | 1860 | Wisconsin | Saws Shingles | New York | New York |
| Allie Monroe | Daughter-in-Law | Married | Female | White | 1864 | Wisconsin | Housework | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| Nellie Monroe | Daughter | Single | Female | White | 1869 | Wisconsin | Housework | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
Researchers' Notes
I found my great grandfather's half
siblings and their mother living with Clark Monroe in Levis, 1880 Census. The
family is listed as : Clark Monroe, age 63, head, Malise (Melissa), wife, age
38, Argalus, son, age 20, Allie, daughter-in-law, age 16, Nellie, daughter, age
11.
Perhaps a little background will help, Melissa was the third wife of Dennis
Sharon and had three or four children with him, I found them in the 1870 Census
living in Mower Co, MN. Their (?) son Aeoleon's (Ole) obituary says the family
went back to Fond du Lac in 1874. I could not find the family after that although
Ole's obituary mentions a brother Fred and a sister Mrs. Nellie Aucott/Aucutt.
It's a long story of how I tracked this family but this weekend I hit the
jackpot. First finding them in a census and then finding the obituary of Clark
Monroe and today finding the obituary for Melissa Monroe and then finally the
picture of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Monroe.
I found Argalus L. Monroe in the Duluth, MN Directories 1890/92. He was a
boarder at 310 Hammond Ave. He was a photographer for W. D. Baldwin. Then it
says Superior, MN but I wonder if it means Superior, WI.
Later Argalus is found in the 1920 Census in OR, Lane Co, Lane, he is now
married to 'Clara' and is living with two step children, he is a photographer.
He is also in the 1910 census living with Clara and her children, Lane, OR.
Interestingly, I found an Allie I. Monroe 14 Jan 1910 to 14 Nov 1994, Gays
Mills, Crawford, WI. I don't know what to make of this. But I like to 'dig,' so
I will probably find out.
I found info about Mrs. Melissa Monroe on the 1895 WI State Census. The info was A. L. Monroe, Wm. Auvutt (Aucutt) and Mrs. M. Monroe. At first I thought the A. L. was Argulus but after thinking about it, I am thinking that it is probably her daughter Allie, as Argulus is in Duluth five yrs earlier. I could POSSIBLY be wrong though.
Argalus is in the OR death index having died 26 July 1933.
Submitted by:
Ardyce Eckblad