Background
Munson, Thomas Volney was born on September 26, 1843 in Astoria, Illinois, United States. Son of William and Maria (Linley) Munson.
Munson, Thomas Volney was born on September 26, 1843 in Astoria, Illinois, United States. Son of William and Maria (Linley) Munson.
Brother of William Benjamin M. Bachelor of Science, Kentucky U., Lexington, 1870. Master of Science, State Agricultural and Mech.
College, Kentucky, 1883, on thesis “Forests and Trees of Texas”. (Doctor of Science, Kentucky State University, 1906).
Taught common school 3 years in Illinois. Professor science, Kentucky U., 1870-1871. 3 years at Lexington, Kentucky, in nursery business with wife’s father.
3 years at Lincoln, Nebraska. Then in business at Denison, Texas, as nurseryman and originator of new fruits.
Member Texas World’s Fair Commission, 1903-1904. Member International Jury of Awards, St. Louis Exposition, 1904. Chevalier du Merite Agricole, 1888, for aid to France in viticultural matters.
Married Ellen Scott Bell, 1870.