TEXAS DICTATIONS (Grayson County.) 1887.
H. H. Bancroft Collection
Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley
Department of Texas
L. S. Hatch, Manager

Denison TX
June 21, 1887

Taken from J.T. Munson

Born in Toulton Co., Illinois, September 21, 1841, on farm and raised on farm also. Received his education at a private school, as at that time schools were very limited, finished his education at College but did not graduate. Was in the Confederate army. After the war engaged in the Drug business at home and afterwards went to Nebraska City, Nebraska, then to Denison, arriving there on Christmas Day 1874.

First engaged in the Real Estate business and in Feb'y 1885 went into the Bank First National of Denison. All of the stock of the Bank is owned by Mr. Munson, brothers and sisters. Mr. Munson and Bro., came to Denison with not more than $5,000 and are now worth $1000,000, all invested in farm and Denison Real Estate, Cattle and Stock of different kinds. Are largely engaged in mule raising, breeding about 300 mares. Is also largely interested in Railroads through East Texas.

Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, September 16, 1894

J.T. MUNSON
Whose portrait appears above, is a native of Illinois; born and raised on a farm in Fulton county, for a number of years engaged in the drug business at Astoria, Illinois.  In 1873 removed to Denison and has been engaged in the real estate business here ever since.  The firm of which he is a member is one of the best known in the state.  Mr. Munson was contract surveyor for the survey of the celebrated capital lands, which were afterwards exchanged for the magnificent state capitol building at Austin; was a promoter and is a leading stockholder in the Red River Bridge, now proving so highly beneficial to the retail trade of Denison.  In fact, the firm of Munson & Bro. have been prominently identified with many important enterprises since the organization of the town to the present time, and have contributed largely to the development of the city of denison.

Source of Portrait:
[Portrait of J.T. Munson], photograph, Date unknown: (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:67531/metaph1353134/m1/1/: accessed May 17, 2022), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History,  https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Grayson College Foundation.