Biography of G. B. Monroe, pages 742 / 743.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

G.B. Monroe, farmer, section 11, Richland Township, was born in Knox County, 
Ohio, Dec. 6, 1831.  His father, William Monroe, was born in Fairfax County, 
Va., in 1803, and when a boy moved with his uncle, William Harris, to Knox 
County.  His uncle was a distiller, and he worked with him till thirty years 
of age.  He was married in 1823 to Rachel Knight, a native of Knox County, 
and in 1836 moved to De Kalb County, and settled in Concord Township, paying 
$1.25 an acre for eighty acres of heavily timbered land.  He also engaged in 
the manufacture of brick, and was the first to establish that industry in 
the county.  He was a man of influence in the township, and held several 
offices of thrust.  He died July 14, 1867, and his wife Sept. 20, 1881.  He 
was a member of the Disciples church, and his wife of the Methodist 
Protestant church. They had a family of thirteen children; but six are 
living---Greenberry, Aseneth, Susannah, Rhoda, Missouri and Mary.  The 
deceased are: David, William, Elias and Elijah (twins), Sophronia and 
Priscilla.  G.B. Monroe was five years of age when his parents moved to De 
Kalb County.  He was reared on a frontier farm, his early education being 
obtained in the Sunday-schools.  After he had reached man’s estate he 
helped build the first school-house in his district.  He was married May 
20, 1855, to Didamia, daughter of Jonathan and Mary (Van Gordon) Hall, who 
came to De Kalb County from Pennsylvania in 1842.  After his marriage Mr. 
Monroe settled on the farm in Richland Township where he now lives.  He 
has 130 acres of improved land, and is one of the most successful 
agriculturists of the township.  He and his wife are members of the 
Evangelical Lutheran church.  They have had five children---Ella, William 
(deceased), Nettie, Jonathan, Mary Belle, Politically he is a Prohibitionist.

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