Adriance Munson1

b. 24 November 1885, d. 31 May 1957
Adriance Munson|b. 24 Nov 1885\nd. 31 May 1957|p121.htm|George Caldwell Munson|b. 12 Jan 1853\nd. 26 Dec 1931|p2546.htm|Hannah Dyer Adriance|b. 19 Jul 1857\nd. 15 Dec 1937|p2819.htm|Mordello S. Munson|b. 25 Apr 1825\nd. 13 Oct 1903|p113.htm|Sarah K. Armour|b. 3 Sep 1831\nd. 31 Jan 1887|p114.htm|John Adriance|||Lydia A. Cook|||

1st cousin 1 time removed of George Poindexter Munson Sr.
2nd cousin 1 time removed of Laura Jane Munson.
Family Background:
Munson and Allied Families
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Adriance Munson
     Adriance Munson was born on 24 November 1885 at Bailey's Prairie, Brazoria County, Texas.2,3,4 He was the son of George Caldwell Munson and Hannah Dyer Adriance.1 He married Lolita Reese on 3 January 1917 in Brazoria County, Texas.5 He died in a car accident on 31 May 1957 near San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at age 71.6
     
     Ady was raised at the "Van Place" and in Angleton, and graduated from Angleton High School. He then attended Texas A&M College and graduated with a degree in engineering. He was a surveyor all his professional life.1

Additional Data
Adriance Munson appeared on the 1 June 1900 Federal Census of Brazoria County, Texas, in the household of his parents, George C. and Hannah D. Munson.7 Click to view image

Adriance Munson appeared on the 15 April 1910 Federal Census of Angleton, Brazoria County, Texas, in the household of his parents, George C. and Hannah D. Munson.8 Click to view image

Adriance Munson registered for the World War I draft 12 September 1918 at Angleton, Brazoria County, Texas. Described as short and of medium build with blue eyes and black hair, he was a civil engineer employed by Freeport Sulphur Company in Freeport, Brazoria County, Texas. He lived in Freeport. He listed his wife Lolita Munson (Reese) as his nearest relative.3

Adriance and Lolita Munson appeared on the 1 April 1930 Federal Census of Danbury, Brazoria County, Texas, enumerated 17 April 1930. Their adopted daughter Robin was listed as living with them.9 Click to view image

Child of Adriance Munson and Lolita Reese

Citations

  1. [S704] "The Life and Family of George Caldwell Munson," The Munsons of Texas - an American Saga, online. <http://munsons-of-texas.net/c22.html
  2. [S485] Adriance Munson entry, Brazoria County Delayed Certificates of Birth, Liber F: no. 2761, County Clerk's Office, Angleton, Texas.
  3. [S918] World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (National Archives Micropublication M1509, roll 1927369). Original images published online by Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, 2002-2005.
  4. [S20] Thurmond A. Williamson, The Munsons of Texas, an American Saga, First Edition manuscript (Dallas: n.pub., 1987), 245.
  5. [S2] Brazoria County Marriage Book 8: 283, no. 566, County Clerk's Office, Angleton, Texas.
  6. [S20] Thurmond A. Williamson, Munsons of Texas, 246.
  7. [S51] George C. Munson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Brazoria County, Texas, population schedule, Precinct 1, enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 14B, dwelling 301, family 301; National Archives micropublication T623, roll 1614.
  8. [S50] George C. Munson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Brazoria County, Texas, population schedule, Precinct 1, Angleton, enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 9B, dwelling 189, family 199; National Archives micropublication T624, roll 1534.
  9. [S37] Adriance Munson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Brazoria County, Texas, population schedule, Precinct 1, Danbury, enumeration district (ED) 20-4, sheet 7A/40; National Archives micropublication T626, roll 2301.