Olive H Monroe

photographer: O H Monroe
Oswego and Neodesha, KS
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Libbie Olive Heighton
Or Ollie H Monroe (1965 - )

Name changes (including marriage and misspellings) made the life of Ollie Monroe a trick to document.

1865 June
Pennsylvania, Libbie Olive Heighton is born
1870 Jul 08
Rootstown, OH, US census, Libbie Heighton age 10 at school
1880 Jun 04
Ravenna Village, OH, US census, Libbie O Heighton as dress maker
1883 Dec 03
Labette, KS, state record, L Ollie Heighton and John R Monroe are married
1895, Mar 01
Oswego, KS, State census, O H Monroe, no occupation shown
1900 Apr 12
Elyria, OH, newspaper; “Olive S Monroe” charges John R Monroe with non support
1900 Jun 04
Elyria City, Oh, US census, Olive Monroe as photographer; res 409 Broad
1902 Mar 28
Oswego (KS) Independent; Obituary for Mother mentions daughter Mrs J R Monroe, “formerly” of Oswego, KS

1908
Greeley, CO. city directory, Olive Monroe NOT listed
1910 Jul 21
Greeley (CO) Tribune, Obituary for brother C H Heighton says Mrs Libbie Monroe is a resident of Coffeyville, KS
1912, 1913
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Olive H Monroe NOT listed;
1914
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Ollie, rms 120 W 2nd
1916
Tulsa, OK, city directory, “Olie” (wid John) as photographer at 214 Reneau bldg.; res same
1917
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Ollie (wid John) Monroe, as photographer at 231 E Third; res same
1918
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Olive H Monroe as photographer at Monroe studio at 231 E Third with C Harry
1919
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Libby O Monroe as photographer at 231 E Third
1920
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Libby O Monroe NOT listed; Monroe studio now operated by CA and FA “Burnett” at 231 E Third

1921, 1922, 1923, 1924
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Libby O Monroe NOT listed; Monroe Studio now operated by Chester A and Florence A “Burritt” at 231 E Third
1925, 1926
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Monroe Studio operated by Chester A and Mrs Florence A Burnitt; at 1 E Third and 231 E Third
1927
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Monroe Studio, 231 E Third, listed only in business pages
1928, 1929
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Monroe Studio operated by Chester A and Mrs Florence A Burnitt; at 231 E Third
1930
Tulsa, OK, city directory Monroe Studio now operated by C A Burritt at 231 E Third
1935 (last available)
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Monroe Studio operated by Chester A Burritt at 309 Orpheum Building

No record of the death of Libby O Monroe has been found so far.
For great coverage of the career of Ollie H Monroe see Photographs, Pistols and Parasols.

Variations in name (re-arranged and/or misspelled) as seen in news items, city directory listings and census reports:
Miss Ollie Heighton
Libbie O Heighton
L Ollie Heighlor (marriage ann.)
Mrs Monroe
Mrs J R Monroe
Mrs John R Monroe
Mrs Ollie Monroe
Mrs O H Monroe
Mrs H O Monroe
Mrs Libby Monroe
Olive S Monroe
Olive H Monroe
Olive Monroe
Olie Monroe
Ollie Monroe
Libbie O Monroe

Parsons )KS) Weekly -
14 Jan 1886

Oswego (KS) Independent -
20 Dec 1895

Tulsa (OK) Tribune -
15 Jun 1919

Clay Center (KS) Democrat -
20 Dec 1912

photographer: Monroe Studios
Oswego, KS
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photographer: Monroe
Oswego, KS
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photographer: Monroe
Oswego, KS
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photographer: Monroe
Oswego, KS
example from pinterest

photographer: Monroe
Oswego, KS
example from pinterest

photographer: Monroe
Oswego, KS
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photographer: Monroe
Oswego, KS
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