Vernon Burr Monroe (1889-1951) was the son of John Will and Laura Amos Monroe of Hart Co., Kentucky. His family farmed in Hart Co., later moved to Indiana, to Auburn, Kentucky, and Douglas Co. Washington, near to Bridgeport Bar. He married Maude Galbraith, daughter George W. and Quillie Galbraith of Bridgeport. They had two daughters. Several generations of ancestors and descendants are given for several branches of the family.