James William Garrison (abt. 1860 - 1923)

Born about 26 Feb 1860 in Bath, Mason, Illinois, United States

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Died 10 Jun 1923 at about age 63 in Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, United States

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Son of Mason Garrison of Illinois and Margaretta Honey of Indiana.

In 1860, he lived with his mother and sister in his maternal grandparent's home in Bath. In the 1870 census, he and Sarah lived with James Pesterfield (their mother's second husband) in Bath.

1860 census, Illinois > Mason > Township 20 Range 9 Bath^[1]
James W Honey 50 M Carpenter Md
Susanna Honey 54 F Ohio
John Honey 21 M Farmer Ind
Christiana Honey 18 F Ills
Margaretta Garrison 23 F Ind
Sara F Garrison 4 F
James Garrison 1 m Ills

"HR Garrison the efficient secretary and treasurer of the VittMayes Manufacturing Company of Warrensburg Missouri was born in Schell City Missouri in 1886. He is a son of JW and Florence Davis Garrison. JW Garrison is a native of Illinois. He came to Missouri about thirty eight years ago and to Johnson county in 1892. Mr Garrison was engaged for several years in conducting the old St Cloud Hotel in Warrensburg. At the time of this writing in 1917 JW Garrison is in southeastern Oklahoma traveling for the VittMayes Manufacturing Company. Florence Davis Garrison is a daughter of Robert Davis a native of Pennsylvania who settled in Schell City several years after the Civil War. Mr Davis was a veteran of the Confederacy. To JW and Florence Davis Garrison have been born the following children Mabel who is the wife of HP Bryant of Marshall Missouri and HR the subject of this review." - quoted from Cockrell, E (1918)

He applied for a dram shop license in 1896 and was the proprietor of the St Cloud Hotel Bar in Warrensburg.

In 1900, he and his wife and children rented a home on 201 East Culton Street in Warrensburg, Missouri. In the 1900 census, his occupation in listed as "saloon keeper".

In 1902, he was arrested, accused of improperly trying to influence jury selection. His defense was that he did not know it was illegal to suggest a juror. It does not appear he was convicted.

In June 1923, he became seriously ill and passed away 8 days later. The cause of death was recorded as apoplexy

Research Notes

His grave marker lists his year of birth as 1861 and his death certificate lists it as 1860. Family records list it as 1859 and he is listed as being 1 in the 1860 census.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBF-SMVH?cc=1473181&wc=7QVJ-R7M%3A1589423252%2C1589425369%2C1592324862 : 24 March 2017), Illinois > Mason > Township 20 Range 9 Bath > image 5 of 13; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

• In grandparents' household: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4X-PQY : accessed 6 May 2016), James Garrison, 1860. Bath Township 20 Range 9, Mason, Illinois, United States
• In stepfather's household: "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6H8-JXG : accessed 6 May 2016), James Pesterfield, Illinois, United States; citing p. 10, family 85, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,754.
• In sister's household: "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6NF-GY2 : Wed Oct 04 23:53:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Oliver Gee and Sarah Gee, 1880.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch [1] : accessed 6 May 2016, James W Garrison, Warrensburg Township Warrensburg city Ward 1-2, Johnson, Missouri, United States; citing sheet 5B, family 119, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,868.
• Article about his arrest: The Star-Journal, Warrensburg, Missouri, Friday, May 02, 1902, page 1
• Cockrell, Ewing. (1918) History of Johnson County, Missouri, Volume 2 pp 839-840, Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland [2]
• Find A Grave Memorial# 133565606 [3]
• Death Certificate for James William Garrison, July 1, 1923, District No. 431, File No. 19132, Missouri State Board of Health [4]