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216. LEOTA⁵ LYTLE (Samuel⁴ Lytle, Sarah³, Samuel², John¹); born 1879 in Pennsylvania; died 1945; married VICTOR G. MONROE (son of William H. and Rebecca Thompson Monroe—see clipping below); born 8 November 1880; died March 1970; last residence being Pleasantville, Pennsylvania. Victor Monroe was an oil well producer. Leota was listed as Lenore in the 1880 federal census for Oil Creek Township, Venango County.⁸³⁴ Both Leota and Victor are buried in Fairview Cemetery, Pleasantville, Pennsylvania. In 1930, Victor, Leota and all children were living in Pleasantville, Venango County, Pennsylvania (page 1A), where Victor was listed as as an oil well producer. Also in the family in 1930 was Emma J. [Folwell] Lytle, mother of Leota.

The Monroes, especially Victor and his sister Clara Monroe (17 October 1875-21 June 1966—very active in Republican politics in Oil Creek Township, Venango County), were good friends of my mother and grandparent Flemings. Victor was a long-time Choir Director of The First Presbyterian Church of Pleasantville.

A musical treat was enjoyed at the Presbyterian church Sunday when Choir Director Victor G. Monroe and his three sons (The Monroe quartette, famous for many years) sang two numbers. Harry Monroe is now located in California, Pa., Wayne is in Sharon and Lloyd, who is located on Aruba Island. Aruba is near the Paraguana pennisula, which is off the north coast of Venezuela.—The Blizzard (Oil City, Pennsylvania), 21 June 1951; online in the "Stories" section of ancestry.com.

Children of Victor and Leota (Lytle) Monroe (all born in Pennsylvania):⁸³⁵

358	i.	Harry⁶ J. Monroe; born 8 May 1910; died 26 October 1994; married Helen Carlberg (daughter of Frank Carlberg). The family lived in California, Pennsylvania, where Harry was an instructor at California State Teacher College in the 1940s and 1950s. Known child of Harry and Helen (Carlberg) Monroe: (a) Shirley Monroe,
359	ii.	Gladys Monroe; born circa 1914 in Pennsylvania; died June 1997; married James Frederick Fogle (son of Frederick Fogle); died August 1997. Fred was a World War Two Army veteran. The family lived in Pleasantville, Pennsylvania. A Republican caucus was held in the Municipal Building [?Pleasantville] Monday evening and the following slate was approved:. . . School Director (six years): W. H. Fleming [my grandfather #119]. The Democratic slate is as follows: . . .Council: Fred Fogle. . . —Oil City Derrick (Oil City Pennsylvania), 24 May 1951; online in the "Stories" section of ancestry.com. Children of Fred and Gladys (Monroe) Fogle (not necessarily in order of birth): (a) Nancy Fogle; married Richard J. Bolender, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome J. Bolender of Lancaster, New York. (b) James Frederick Fogle, Jr. In 1997, James was living in West Seneca, New York. He provided information on his parents to me in 1997. (c) Donna Fogle. (d) Janice Fogle. (e) Gary Fogle. (f) [—?—] Fogle.
360	iii.	Wayne L. Monroe; born 24 October 1915; died 15 February 1998; married Beatrice Berlin (daughter of Ralph Berlin).⁸³⁶ Wayne, a Grove City College graduate, lived in Sharon, Pennsylvania, where he worked in the Engineering Department of Westinghouse Electric. Known children of Wayne and Beatrice (Berlin) Monroe: (a) David Monroe. (b) Barbara Monroe.
361	iv.	Lloyd R. Monroe; born 15 August 1917; died 13 May 2002; married Esther Cook, daughter of Perry Cook. Children of Lloyd and Esther (Cook) Monroe: They had five sons, names not known. Victor Monroe returned a week ago Saturday from a month's visit with his son. Lloyd Monroe, and family in Arubo [Netherlands West Indies—off the north coast of Venezuela]. He has a wonderful time in a spot where things are strange and interesting.—Titusville Herald (Titusville, Pennsylvania), 6 June 1962; online in the "Stories" section of ancestry.com.

Clipping from Fleming material (believed to be from the Titusville Herald), 18 July 1933:

William Monroe, 93, Pioneer Oil Man, Dies in Shamburg. William Henry Harrison Monroe, 93, one of the best known oil men of northwestern Pennsylvania, died at his home at Shamburg at 1:15 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. The aged oil man was born at Magadore, Ohio, on 25 April 1840. As a young man Mr. Monroe attended school at Hiram, Ohio, taught by James A. Garfield, who later became President of the United States. Mr. Monroe’s son, Victor, of Pleasantville, was born on the day that word came of Garfield’s election to the presidency and he was named “Victor” in honor of the success of the father’s former teacher … saw much service in Civil War … married on Christmas day 1871 to Rebecca Thompson, whose father was a justice of the peace in Sandy Lake … He is survived by three sons and one daughter: Charles C. Monroe of Corry, Victor G. Monroe and Isaac E. Monroe of Pleasantville and Miss Clara Monroe at home … [Clara Monroe acted as the non–relative affidavit for the delayed birth certificates of my parents, Ralph and Marie Fleming Clifford.]

In family and close friends circles William Monroe was known as “Daddy Monroe.” He kept diaries of his activities, which were presented by his family to the Venango County Historical Society after his death. In The Venango County Historical Society’s publication: Venango County Panorama. A Salute to Its People. A Pictorial History of Venango County, Pennsylvania, 1983, excerpts from his diary are cited on pages 75, 141, 142, and 149. He mentioned his wife, Becky, and two females, Lorinda and Emma, probable daughters, who would have been deceased at the time of his death and obituary.

218. CHRISTOPHER⁵ FREDERICK LYTLE (Mortimer⁴ Lytle, Sarah³, Samuel², John¹); born 20 February 1890 in Pennsylvania; died 3 November 1938 in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, from complications of an automobile accident; married MARY HELEN MCNABB, born 21 January 1891 in Ohio; died 3 December 1979 in Newark, Ohio.⁸³⁷ In 1920 (census page 7B) and 1930 (page 22B), Fred C., Helen M. and son Jack T. were living in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, where Fred's occupation was listed as office work in 1920 (he worked for the Ohio Fuel Suppy Company), and as a proprietor of a coal yard in 1930.

Children of Christopher and Mary (McNabb) Lytle:

	362	i.	Jack⁶ Tracy Lytle; (listed as Joel T. Lytle in the 1920 federal census); married Sara (Sally) Catherine Gates; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Gates of Monticello, Ohio. LOOKING BACKWARD Fifteen Years Ago (Newark Advocate, 16 July 1944). . . . Lieut. and Mrs. Jack Tracy Lytle are living on the campus at Arkansas A and M college, Monticello, Ark., following their wedding trip. The marriage of Miss Sarah Gates of Monticello, and Lieut. Lytle of Newark took place June 26 in the First Presbyterian church in Hot Springs, Ark. Lieut. Lytle is the son of Mrs. C. Frederick Lytle, 165 Jefferson road, and is in charge of Marine trainees for the Navy V-12 program. Children of Jack and Sara (Gates) Lytle: (a) Christopher Gates Lytle; married; lived in Madison, Wisconsin (b) Mark William Lytle; married Pamila Marsh Lee. In 1984, they were living in Columbus, Ohio.

223. MINNIE⁵ LYTLE (William⁴I. Lytle, Sarah³, Samuel², John¹); born 8 November 1885 in Pennsylvania; died 31 March 1923 in Sperry, Oklahoma; buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma; married 8 August 1908 THOMAS MCGUIRE; born circa 1882 in Pennsylvania, of Pleasantville, Oil Creek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania; died June 1924 in Tulsa, Oklahoma; buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The family came to Oklahoma permanently in 1908, moved to Dewey, Oklahoma and then Sperry Oklahoma in 1910, as Thomas worked in various Oklahoma oil fields. In 1920, the family was living in Owasso Township, Tulsa County, Oklahoma (census page 7B), where Thomas was enumerated as aforeman in the oil fields. For a photograph of Minnie Lytle, see under her father, William I. Lytle (#96).

Children of Thomas and Minnie (Lytle) McGuire:

	363	i.	Helen⁶ Berlin McGuire; married Delbert Charles Palmer. Helen Palmer was the source of the valuable 1984 letter to Olive Peters, and 1996 and 1997 letters to me. She continues to provide valuable information on her family and Fleming and Lytle photographs.
	364	ii.	Maxine Mildred McGuire; born circa 1915 in Oklahoma; married Glen T. Nichols.

224. HAZEL⁵ LYTLE (William⁴I. Lytle, Sarah³, Samuel², John¹); born 10 May 1888; died 3 December 1927 or 1928 in Aurora, Illinois; buried in the Jesse and Minnie Graham (see #121 of Flemings) Plot in the Fairview Cemetery, Coffeyville, Kansas; married 1921 ROBERT T. SPRIGGS of Coffeyville, Kansas; died 1977; buried in Branson, Missouri.⁸³⁸ For a photograph of Hazel Lytle, see under her father, William I. Lytle (#96.

In 1910, Hazel, single, was living with Jesse and Minnie (Seeley) Graham, her aunt, in Coffeyville, Kansas;⁸³⁹ she was still single and living with Jesse (Minnie had died in 1918) in Coffeyville in 1920, when she was enumerated as a hat maker in a millenary.⁸⁴⁰

Child of Robert T. and Hazel (Lytle) Spriggs:

	365	i.	Robert⁶ Spriggs, Jr.; married Joan [—?—].

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