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Title: Onondaga's centennial. Gleanings of a century
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Bruce, Dwight H. (Dwight Hall), 1834-1908
Subjects: Onondaga County (N.Y.) -- History Onondaga County (N.Y.) -- Biography
Publisher: (Boston) : The Boston History Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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nd valu-able time spent in furthering the interests of the party, Mr. Sawmiller married, in 1868, Miss Josephine Sax, of Syracuse. They are mem-bers of the Church of the Assumption on North Salina street. DAVID. A. MUNRO, Jr. David Allen Munro, Jr., was born at Camillus, Onondaga county, November 15,1844. He was the first in a family of four sons, three of whom are now living inCamillus. His father, David A. Munro, is also a native of that town. DavidMunro, grandfather of the subject of this sketch and father of David A. Munro,came to Camillus in the early history of the town and county. He was one of theforemost men in that part of Onondaga county, occupying a prominent place in theprogress and development of the community. He accumulated a large estate, aliberal amount of which was devoted to various worthy objects. David A. Munrohas, too, been one of the most successful business men in Onondaga county. Hehas for many years been interested in important enterprises that have required
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DAVID ALLEN MUNRO, JR. BIOGRAPHICAL. 37 keen judgment and financial ability in their management. He is still actively in-terested in business matters besides keeping in touch with the affairs material to theadvancement of his native town. David Munro married for his first wife Mary Jane Hill, daughter of Deacon Hill, bywhom he had the four sons referred to. David Allen Munro, jr., was raised in Camillusand received his education there and at the Munro Collegiate Institute at Elbridge.After graduating in 1862, being then only seventeen years of age, he enlisted in the122d N.Y.Vols. On account of his valiant acts and military proficiency he was soonpromoted to first lieutenant and afterwards to aide-de-camp to Colonel Hyde, servingin that position to the close of the war. He participated in many of the importantbattles of the Rebellion, in one of which (the battle of the Wilderness) he received agunshot wound. Mr. Munro was not endowed with a robust constitution, consequently he never e

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