William Harvey Munro, III

1884 - 1974  (90 years)

• Name	William Harvey Munro
  Suffix	III
  Born	13 May 1884	Edna, Jackson Co., Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Nov 1974	Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas, USA
  Buried	3 Nov 1974	Magnolia Cem., Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas
  Person ID	I5927	Munro
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2004

  
  

  Father	William Harvey Munro, Jr.,   b. 18 Jan 1863, Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas, USA ,   d. 26 Oct 1898, Olive, Hardin Co., Texas, USA  (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Anna Judson Pennington,   b. 7 Dec 1867, Miller Co., Georgia, GA ,   d. 1 Oct 1905, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas, USA  (Age 37 years)
  Married	13 Feb 1883	Woodville, Tyler Co., Texas, USA
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Laporte McFarland,   b. 9 Jan 1887, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas, USA ,   d. 29 May 1982, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas, USA  (Age 95 years)
  Married	30 Aug 1903	Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas, USA
  Children	1. William Harvey Munro, Jr.,   b. 30 Dec 1904, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas, USA ,   d. 23 Sep 1966, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas, USA  (Age 61 years) + 2. Marion Francis Munro,   b. 16 Jun 1909, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas, USA ,   d. 26 Feb 1960, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas, USA  (Age 50 years)   3. Living   4. Living
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F2392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William Harvey "Josh" Munro, Jr. lived all his life in Beaumont, Texas. In 1901-02, he attended Texas A&M College studying engineering. He worked his way through by returning to Beaumont to work in the Ineeda Laundry. In 1928, he founded the Munro Dry Cleaning Company at the corner of Broadway and Mariposa in Beaumont. He served as president of the Downtown Kiwanis Club, board steward of the First Methodist Church, and director of the Texas Laundry Asociation. He was an enthusiastic sportsman and shared his camp on Beech Creek with many a youngster and friend. One such youngster, John Jefferson, dedicated his book "Hunters Guide to Texas" to Josh Munro, a man who took time to take a little boy hunting. William (Josh) built a home at 1208 Gilbert in Beaumont, Texas with the help of his grandfather, Stephen Randolph Pennington. Josh and Mary spent their lifetimes there where they reared their four sons. That building was given to the Beaumont Heritage Society in 1983. He died at Schlesinger's Nursing Home of arteriosclerotic heart failure. He was 90 years old. Josh's wife, Mary, was very active in Beaumont civic and cultural activities. She was one of the organizers and past President of the Woman's Club of Beaumont. She was a long time member of the Parent Teachers Association and held office on both local and state levels. She was a two term board member of the Beaumont Independent School District during which time she established physical exams for students by a registered nurse on a regular basis. She was an honorary member of Delta Kappa Gamma, an Honorary Teachers Fraternity. Ref: Clan Munro files - Stroud, Anna Margaret Munro, William Barton Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA