The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-30

3t{ttHH JlDGE ;. y. INGER.
3EJudge sylvester Stansbury Munger was
born At Colchester, Conn. June 3. 1920.
At The age of years he removed with his
pnrents to Darlington, $, g.. where he re
relyed an academic education and in 1885
be Gent to live with his eldest brother.
Nelson Munger, at Society Hill, Miss In
5nnsilry, 1888, he removed to Texas and
Settled at the old town of San Feline de
Austin. ON the Brazos river, and at this
early day became identified with the early
settiement and pioneer life of the then
Rrpublic of Texas, partaking of its many
hardships and privations
%lns1S41-2 he was a member of the Milnm
Quarts under the command Of the lamented
James +. Riley of Houston, Texas The
Milan Guards were volunteer company
urgapized for minute service at the call of
the president of the Republic of Texas.
They did patrol service for some weeks at
houston. Texas, when the Regulators
thrcn tened to come into the city ana mr..
rest some of it's worthy citizens. They
nlsosattempted to go to San Antonio on t,yo
occasions when the Mexlcans made a foray
on then Many members of this company
were civil officers and exempt from mill
tasy service.
f..AlicE seven OF tlkuL years oil service
dielrict clerk Of Austin county. ana sew.
erAl years study and preparation ne was
aumltted to the practice of law by the
eupreme court of the State, and continued
~ Bracticc until the beginning of the civtl
EaB when. in consequence OF greatly
&nanged conditions and having emoarkcd
- speculation, he abandoned his practice,
Efurnng over his business to other at
4ofueys, ana erected "A large cotton mill
Atstureka, near Houston. investing In TINS
tnterprise a large amount of money. which.
- in fu 1nr, eFt.
S1isn ne successfully operated several saw
laI 1s4G he married Sarah Dillard at Rich
MONT Texas. ny whom he had two daugnt
IT'S but the mother died In 1888, ana sub
seslnently both daughters.
lhxa,Dn January %, 1854, he married Miss
AArgaret Josephine McGown, In Colorado
connty, near The town of Fayctteville,
N9lgh marriage has been blessed with the
f9ung OF ten children. FIVE boys and five
GIRLS, his wife and eight children surviving
niqb namely Nelson G.. Munger Houston
S lsx s; Ennis Munger, Dallas, Texas; Mrs.
NJ Woods; Fort Worth, Texas Mrs NJ.
Munger. Perry. Texas: Mrs Howard +.
Lewis Iumpasas, Texas; W. r. Munger,
tlNampa1SSas' Texas; Rev. IL. l.. MunSer,r
IN 1853 he was elected county Judge Of
Fayettc county. which Office he held for
two years
strngsle between the North and the South
General McGruder was placed in command
OF the department of Texas by Jefferson
DAVE, and being virtual without mails
Rvetaw the necessity of regular commitment
TOP between the Trans ANA Mississippi
ddspartment. ana after consultation with a.
~. 'uShlug. ESQ, editor Of the Houston
IeRgraph. ana Others, dispatch was sent
toAhim, 100 miles distant 10 repaid to
Geperal McGrddeI's headquarters at nouS-
ton at once, which was Immediately re
After prelImlnarles he was appointed to
me responsible position Of bearer of dis.
QatcheS between the two departments Of
she army connecting Alexandria. La, with
nston. Texas 300 miles in forty hours,
sqniy, no excuse being received for failure.
rain, hail, cyclones, high water. nor any
thing else. The result was there was bur
one failure in about three years, tlIls being
caused by intense cold overheatlnG the
g4ffses and having no stable nor blankets
Wprotcct them. This was n hazardous and
4m gerons undertaking. requiring the faith
sX& service OF ten men and twenty horses.
The work was accomplished often In the
iright over dangerous roads and quicksauds,
Q1H the crossing of two rivers. but the con
{rActor was possessed of nerve and euerg!
tIRat would not he overcome by obstacles,
sRM braNed the greatest dangers. Near the
fSIpse OF the war, In connection with A. J.
tWprd and r. X. Smith, they imported into
ING country from Mexico machinery for
manufacturing cotton and wooden goods
NM put the same up at Bastrop, Texas,
!mier the name Of the Bastrop Mannfactur-
1hg company. This machinery was success
ttMy operated until the close of the war,
tRHi after the war he was ever foremost to
srah his hand to public enterprises, and put
mi m forward
H. 1867 he removed from Eureka Mills
snio the city of Houston, where he re-
aided until the year 1878. and is well known
To- all the old residents of that city. on
having Houston In 1878 he moved to West
ISxas, settling In Lampasas. Texas, In
~. where he has since resided He was
4Qpointed postmaster of Lampasas by Pres
Mfnt Arthur in 1855, and was reapnolnted
nv President Cleveland during his first
NtHfm,
In December, 1s45, he Joined the Meth
g ist Episcopal church, south ~ san
tflipe, Texas. under the ministry Of Rev.
. ~ mes NJ, Wesson, and remained a con.
N&ant member until his death Il period Of
Mirething over fifty-dye years. during most
~ which time he was an official Of the
church, and was prominently connected
VII the building OF a number of new
~ rrches
was member of the Texas Veterans
~ ISOLATION, and has taken an active in
Urest In its meetings during the past few
Mars
az Judge Munger was made a Master Mason
al Ia Grange, Texas. in January. 1885, by