Descendants of James MCMONIGLE Sr.

LAST UPDATED - February 1, 2009. This web site includes 11,208 descendants (including spouses and known adoptions), 6,987 descendants (excluding spouses). There are 2,655 identified as deceased. E-MAIL ADDRESS: dmcmonigle(at)cfl(dot)rr(dot)com. REPLACE THE (WORDS) with symbols in the e-mail address before sending. This web site is a compilation of the identified descendants of James McMonigle (1768?-1814/1820) & Osse Jacobs (1773-1814/1820). Precise birth and death dates have not been determined for James and Osse. James' parents have not been identified. It is believed his father's first name was "William." The surname of "McMonigle" has had many corrupted spellings in various records. This compilation includes the identified descendants of James and Osse down to the current generation through five children who married, and had children. James and Osse had the following six identified children: James McMonigle (????-????), Daniel McMonigle (1803-1880), Sarah McMonigle Jacobs (1805?-1887), Thomas J. McMonigle (1807-1889), Catherine McMonigle Applegate (1809?-1895), and Rebecca McMonigle Applegate (1814-1857). James was apparently the only child who had no descendants. Based on available evidence, he died as a teenager. Daniel, Sarah, Thomas, and Catherine all made Harrison County, Indiana their home at various times. Rebecca spent several years in Ohio before moving to Iowa where she died in 1857. Descendants of these six children can be found over much of the United States with significant concentrations in Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Illinois, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Missouri. Smaller concentrations can be found in the states of Washington, Texas, and California. The notes following many individuals will be of general interest and will often explain various research issues. This compilation, by it’s very nature, does not claim to be complete and 100% accurate. It is only as accurate as the information provided by related individuals and families and as found in available public records located in courthouses, libraries, and on the Internet. Some errors are caused by compiler assumptions on conflicting information. Family members do not always agree on dates, given names, name spellings, and where events precisely happened. Errors have also been found on grave markers with names spellings, middle initials, and dates. A very common problem is when a married woman’s first letter of her given surname (maiden) was used for her middle initial in records and on grave markers rather than her actual given middle name. Many times nicknames or middle names were reported in public and legal records rather than actual given first names. There are many instances where people reported a post office addresses as the location where an event took place when the event actually took place somewhere else. Many times date errors have been caused by incorrect data furnished by informants on death certificates, grave markers, census data, etc. Many grave markers were installed or replaced several years after a death and the informants records or recollections were not always accurate. Appreciation is especially extended to Peggy J. Shireman Byerly of Corydon, Indiana who has contributed significant research to this compilation. Peggy has taken numerous grave photos, made many phone calls and sent many e-mails. I also want to thank all those people, both related and interested parties, who have contributed to this family history project over these past several years which will preserve the names and memory of this family line. As of this compilation, 2,567 MEMORIALS HAVE BEEN CREATED FOR THE DECEASED IN THE FIND-A-GRAVE WEB SITE. THIS INCLUDES THOSE WHO WERE CREMATED AND NO MEMORIAL WAS PLACED IN ANY KNOWN CEMETERY AND THOSE WHO WERE BURIED IN AN UNIDENTIFIED CEMETERY OR ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IN AN ASSUMED OR KNOWN COUNTY.

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