B. D. Monroe, former assistant attorney general of Illinois and for a number of years a practicing attorney in Springfield, died Tuesday at the home of his son, Arden J. Monroe, in Mattoon. He was 84 years old. Death followed an illness of a month. Funeral services will be held in Springfield probably Saturday, and burial will be in Oak Ridge cemetery.
Mr. Monroe was one of the last persons to see the body of Abraham Lincoln before it was sealed for the last time in its coffin in 1901. He was a member of the commission appointed by Governor Tanner to view Lincoln's body when it was placed in its permanent tomb that year. He was appointed assistant attorney general under Governor Tanner in 1897 and served in that office for twelve years. After leaving the attorney general's office he practiced law in Springfield and was active in that profession until his death.
Mr. Monroe was born Oct. 22, 1852, in Clay county, the son of Mr. and Arden Chapman Monroe. He spent his early life in Clay county, where he practiced law and served as county judge. During his residence in Springfield he was a member of First Christian church and took a leading part in activities of the church.
He married Miss Viola Jane Brooks of Ingraham in 1880. She died eleven years ago. Surviving are five children: Mrs. O. W. Piersen, Auburn, Wash.; Mrs. Flossie Poll, Champaign; Arden J., Mattoon; Mrs. A. Robert Flodin, Galesburg, and Mrs. Arthur H. Krebs, Springfield; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Iona White, Springfield, and Mrs. Susan Burton, Kearney, Neb.
IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 7-1-1937
B. D. Monroe, former assistant attorney general of Illinois and for a number of years a practicing attorney in Springfield, died Tuesday at the home of his son, Arden J. Monroe, in Mattoon. He was 84 years old. Death followed an illness of a month. Funeral services will be held in Springfield probably Saturday, and burial will be in Oak Ridge cemetery.
Mr. Monroe was one of the last persons to see the body of Abraham Lincoln before it was sealed for the last time in its coffin in 1901. He was a member of the commission appointed by Governor Tanner to view Lincoln's body when it was placed in its permanent tomb that year. He was appointed assistant attorney general under Governor Tanner in 1897 and served in that office for twelve years. After leaving the attorney general's office he practiced law in Springfield and was active in that profession until his death.
Mr. Monroe was born Oct. 22, 1852, in Clay county, the son of Mr. and Arden Chapman Monroe. He spent his early life in Clay county, where he practiced law and served as county judge. During his residence in Springfield he was a member of First Christian church and took a leading part in activities of the church.
He married Miss Viola Jane Brooks of Ingraham in 1880. She died eleven years ago. Surviving are five children: Mrs. O. W. Piersen, Auburn, Wash.; Mrs. Flossie Poll, Champaign; Arden J., Mattoon; Mrs. A. Robert Flodin, Galesburg, and Mrs. Arthur H. Krebs, Springfield; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Iona White, Springfield, and Mrs. Susan Burton, Kearney, Neb.
IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 7-1-1937
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Stephen C Monroe
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Christian Chapman Monroe
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Charles Darius Monroe
1841–1918
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Elizabeth Ann Monroe Carter
1842–1876
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Sarah F. Monroe Cogswell
1844–1915
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Susan Miranda Monroe Burton
1848–1939
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Allen Monroe
1850–1925
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1854–1926
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