Salmon Day Munson (abt. 1825 - 1869)

Born about 1825 in Pennsylvania, United States

Died 12 Jul 1869 at about age 44 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Biography

Salmon Day Munson was born about 1825 in Pennsylvania. He married Lydia W. GOTSHALL about 1848, in Union County, Pennsylvania. They had eight children in 14 years. James Munson 1850, Edward Stark Munson 1851, (my great-grandfather) A W Munson 1854, Anna Mary Munson 1856, William F. Munson 1858, Fannie L. Munson 1861, Cameron Munson 1864, and Nellie Munson 1864, all born in Pennsylvania. He died on July 12, 1869, in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 44.

Article from the Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois), Tuesday, 13 Jul 1869, p. 4 [www.genealogybank.com]: Sunstroke. A man named Salmon D. Munson, a painter, aged 44 years, while working on a building on the North Side, on Saturday afternoon, suddenly fell down senseless from a sunstroke. He was conveyed to his home, No. 78 North Dearborn street, and remained insensible until yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock, when he died.

1870 City Directory Chicago, IL lists Lydia W Munson as the widow of Salmon D Munson. 217 North Clark, Chicago, IL.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 17 September 2020), memorial page for Salmon Day Munson (9 Feb 1825–11 Jul 1869), Find A Grave: Memorial #186250511, citing Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Cynthia (contributor 47601460) .