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    • Nov 10, 1749
    Revolutionary War soldier John Monroe is born in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Among his descendents is bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe
    Oct 28, 1857
    J.B. Monroe is born in Ohio County, Kentucky. As an adult, he fathers bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe
    Jul 12, 1870
    Malissa Vandiver is born in Butler County, Kentucky. She gives birth to bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe
    Aug 2, 1892
    J.B. Monroe and Malissa Vandiver are married at her home near Horton, Kentucky. The union produces bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe
    May 16, 1901
    Bass player Birch Monroe is born. The older brother of Bill Monroe, he's among the Blue Grass Boys on the 1948 hit "Wicked Path Of Sin"
    Jul 4, 1903
    Guitarist/vocalist Charlie Monroe is born in Ohio County, Kentucky. He joins younger sibling Bill to form The Monroe Brothers, who become a significant recording duo during the 1930s, pre-dating Bill's emergence as the Father of Bluegrass
    Sep 13, 1911
    Bill Monroe is born in Rosine, Kentucky. Recognized as the Father of Bluegrass, he joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1939 and enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970 behind such titles as "Uncle Pen," "In The Pines" and "Blue Moon Of Kentucky"
    May 15, 1913
    Carolyn Brown is born in Marshalltown, Iowa. She is destined to become the first wife of Bill Monroe
    Dec 28, 1920
    Bessie Lee Mauldin is born in Norwood, North Carolina. She becomes a longtime companion of bluegrass legend Bill Monroe and plays bass on his 1959 country hit "Gotta Travel On"
    Oct 31, 1921
    Malissa Monroe dies at the family home near Rosine, Kentucky. No one bothers to tell 10-year-old Bill Monroe his mother is dead until after she's already been buried
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