DONALD MUNROE - Biography

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This biography appears on page 655 in History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin...
published by the Western Historical Co.: 1879.

DONALD MUNROE, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Union Grove; born in Rosshire,
Scotland, in 1813; came to New York City in 1836; worked there, and in
Ottawa, Ill., at stonecutting for about three years; came to Racine in
1839; bought 160 acres in Yorkville; afterward came to present location
and settled on 160 acres; through industry and frugality has a
comfortable home, good farm and competency. Married in 1844, in
Scotland; have had eight children, six living- William, Isabella,
Christiana, Helen, Henry and Mark; John and David died; William is a
civil engineer in Colorado. Mr. Munroe and wife are members of the U. P.
Church.