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William Munn, farmer and stock raiser, Section 30, Jackson Township, P. O. Terre Haute, was born in Scioto County, Ohio, November 9, 1848. His father, Ira H. Munn, was a native of the same county and state, as was also his mother, Eliza Jane Rice. Their deaths occurred in August, 1866, and February, 1867, respectively, and the lifelong occupation of the father was that of farming. Our subject grew to manhood in his native county upon the farm, and received a common-school education. February 29, 1876, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Elizabeth, daughter of J. Brant, now deceased. Mrs. Munn was born in Scioto County, Ohio, and is the mother of two children: Nora and Floyd Clifton. She is also the mother of two children who died in infancy. After his marriage Mr. Munn farmed three years in his native county, and then moved west to Missouri, settling in September, 1879, near his present residence. He purchased his present farm in the spring of 1887, which consists of 160 acres of prairie land, all fenced and devoted to meadow, pasture and plow land. He has two good houses, each one and a half stories high, besides good outbuildings, and has a nice orchard of about 100 apple trees and other fruits. .He is a Master Mason of the Unionville Lodge, and in politics a Republican, but has never sought nor held office.