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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMunson Family 1/19/05 Thurmond A. Munson, Sr. 1889-1958 Family History The Munsons migrated west to Tennessee, and then to Louisiana. In about 1821 two Munson brothers, Henry William and Robert, decided to move to Texas where land grants were promised by the Mexican government. After settling near the Trinity River for several years, they realized that land grants from the Mexican government were not forthcoming. A friend recommended them to Steven F. Austin, and they joined the Austin colony. At first, the Mexican government forbade land grants near the Gulf of Mexico, but as more settlers came into Texas, grants near the gulf were allowed. The Munsons settled and prospered in the area that is now Brazoria County (where the Brazos River empties into the Gulf) and south of it Later they participated in Texas history, fighting in the war for independence from Mexico (runaway scrape), and etc. Henry William's son, Mordel1o S. Munson, was a lawyer and owner of a large tract of land near the gulf. He was a colonel in the Civil War and later was elected to the Texas legislature. While serving in the legislature, he helped establish the A&M College of Texas, 1876, and later the University of Texas, 1883. Mordello's son, Joseph Waddy Munson, was a student at A&M in 1817. J.W. became ill with pneumonia and did not stay the year, but later finished his education in Kentucky and became a lawyer. J. W's son, Thurmond Armour Munson, graduated from A&M in 1920; was in army reserves; called to active duty for one year to help oversee a government Civilian Conservation Corps camp near Lufkin; worked summer in water resources and surveying; helped establish the City of College Station; first water alderman; first elected city council representing College Hills. He was called to active duty in WWII, and after the war returned to A&M to teach. Eventually, he for Dew Chemical Co. in Freeport. In 1941 or 1942, name. They