Transcription contributed by Martie Callihan 23 December 2004

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E. B. MONROE, farmer; P. O. Lebanon; was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, May 26, 1820; he is the son of Nathan Monroe, a native of Washington Co., Penn., of Scottish descent, and Jane (Buxton) Monroe, a native of Hamilton Co., Ohio, of English descent. Our subject was raised on the farm and attended school during the winter months. He was married, Dec. 15, 1841, to Miss Hannah Jane Halsey, a native of Turtle Creek Township and daughter of Caleb Halsey, Esq.; they had five children, viz., Nathan, Oscar, Hudson B., Lewis R. and John N. Of these children, only two survive. Mrs. Monroe died Aug. 26, 1851, and, on the 2d of June, 1854, Mr. Monroe was again married, to Miss Sarah Parkhill, of Warren County, by whom he had three children, viz., Jeremiah P. (deceased), Frank and Charles E. Mr. Monroe received his start in life by farming on rented land, after which he opened a butcher shop in Lebanon, and, for seven years, followed pork-packing. He then returned to the farm for three years, and then, for seven years, kept a grocery in Lebanon, after which he purchased his present farm and devoted the whole of his time to its cultivation; he now owns 192 acres of highly improved land on .which he has recently built a large and costly residence; he is an industrious farmer, a good citizen and an honest man.