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William
Bell Munson
Will B. Munson, practical viticulturist and nurseryman, has for more than a quarter of a century carried forward the work established by his father in the city of Denison. The Munson Nurseries were established by T. V. Munson (1843 - 1913) in 1876, and in 1895 his son, Will B. Munson, assumed charge of the work, leaving his father free to continue his botanical research work. He had grown up in the business, and under his illustrious father acquired many advanced ideas as a nurseryman, and upon taking charge of the work he continued on the lines already established.
From an acreage of forty-five acres, the plant has now grown until one hundred and sixty acres are intensively cultivated, and the stock has been constantly developed and improved until the Munson line of fruit trees, especially adapted to the climate of the Southwest, are in great demand. Since the death of the elder Mr. Munson, in 1913, Mr. Will Munson has carried
on the work alone. Grape culture is still [Source: Davis, Ellis Arthur, and Edwin H. Grobe, eds. The Encyclopedia of Texas (Dallas TX: Texas Development Bureau [1921–1922]). Digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21069/ : accessed September 03, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries, Denton, Texas.] Individuals named William Munson buried in Fairview Cemetery, Denison, Texas
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