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This family history features Arthur Leland Monk and two of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Arthur Leland Monk,1 born 1 March 1904 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, the son of Orlo Franklin Monk and Estella Pearl Weimer;1, 2, 3, 4 died 10 November 1989 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan.1, 2, 3 Arthur married, first, 26 December 1927, Mary Bell Nutting9 (born ca. 1909 in Michigan, the daughter of Orley Elbridge Nutting and Margaret May Crippin4, 5, 6, 7, 8). Arthur married, second, 21 October 1939 in Fulton County, Ohio, Cora E. Mitchell1, 10, 11 (born 1903, the daughter of Grant Mitchell and Jennie Bratton;10 Cora died 199010). Arthur is buried in Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, Michigan.1 Cora is buried in Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, Michigan.10

Children of Arthur Leland Monk and Mary Bell Nutting:

 2i. Mary Lee Monk, born 1929 in Michigan.4, 7
 3ii. Donna Dorotha Monk, born 18 September 1934 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan;12 died 13 February 1935 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.12 Donna is buried in Monks Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.12

  1. Find a Grave (website). Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, Michigan, Arthur Leland Monk, born: 1904; died: 1969 (from record, which includes notes regarding his two marriages and two children; and provides the names and links for his parents, one wife, and one child). His gravestone shows his date of death as 1989.
  2. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Leland A. Monk, died: 10 November 1989 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan; born: 1 March 1904.
  3. Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006, Michigan, Hillsdale - Obituaries, Leland A. Monk, died: 11 November 1989 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan; born: 1 March 1904 in Bangor. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names and links for his parents, one wife, and brother.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, South Haven Township, E.D. 80-31, Sheet No. 11B, Leland Monk, 26, Michigan, teacher, public school; wife Mary Monk, 21, Michigan; daughter Mary E. Monk, 7/12, Michigan; lodger Zelda Lafler, 27, Michigan, teacher, public school.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 150, Sheet No. 7A, Arlie Nutting, 28, Michigan, farmer, general farm; wife of 8 years Margaret Nutting, 24, Michigan, 2 children, 2 living; daughter Marion Nutting, 7, Michigan; daughter Mary Bell Nutting, 1, Michigan.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Allegan County, Allegan, E.D. 3, Sheet No. 15B, Orley Nutting, 38, Michigan, laborer; wife Margaret Nutting, 33, Michigan; daughter Marion Nutting, 16, Michigan; daughter Mary Nutting 10, Michigan; daughter Dorothy Nutting, 6, Michigan.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Illinois, Whiteside County, Prophetstown, E.D. 98-33, Sheet No. 12B, Ernest N. Brown, 41, Iowa, doctor, optometrist; wife Mary B. Brown, 31, Michigan; daughter Mary Lee Brown, 10, Michigan.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Illinois, Whiteside County, Portland Township, E.D. 98-41, Sheet No. 1, Ernest N. Brown, 51, Iowa, instrument maker, G.E. factory; wife Mary B. Brown, 41, Michigan, sales lady, house hold paper products.
  9. Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Leland Monk, age 23; father: Orlo Monk; mother: Estella Weimer; Mary B. Nutting, age 18; father: Orley Nutting; mother: Margaret Crippin; married on 26 December 1927 in Van Buren County, Michigan.
  10. Find a Grave (website). Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, Michigan, Cora E. Mitchell Monk, born: 1903; died: unknown (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband). Her gravestone show her date of death as 1990.
  11. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Fulton County, Leland Monk, age 35 on 1 March 1939, born in Bangor, Mich., occupation: school teacher; father: Orlo Monk; mother: Stella Weimer; previously married once, now divorced; Cora E. Mitchell, age 36 on 5 October 1939, born in Greenwitch, Ohio; occupation: school teacher; father: Grant Mitchell; mother: Jennie Bratton; not previously married; married on 21 October 1939 in Fulton County, Ohio.
  12. Find a Grave (website). Monks Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Donna Dorotha Monk, born: 18 September 1934 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; died: 13 February 1935 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan (from record, which includes a note naming her parents; and provides the name and link for her father).