John Samuel Garrison (26 February 1877 –       )

John Samuel Garrison, 1899

Born:

26 February 1877 in Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States^2,3

Married:

13 December 1899 in Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States to Mamie E. Ware^5,10

Died: 

Probably between 1930 & 1940

Parents:

James B. Garrison (1836 – 1908)^2,3
Emma M. Irelan (1839 – 1922)³

Spouse:

Mary E. Ware (3 Jul 1874 – 8 Feb 1960)

Children:

Milford Russell Garrison, Orville Wilson Garrison.

Ancestors
John Samuel Garrison is a descendant of Samuel Garrison & Lydia Burch, Ansel Irelan & Elizabeth Ayars, and Robert Ayars.

Biography

John Garrison, his family and his father-in-law enjoyed Independence Day in Vineland 
(Bridgeton Evening News 8 Jul 1908)

John Samuel Garrison¹ was born on 26 Feb 1877 in Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States.^2,3,4
John Samuel Garrison and Mary E. “Mamie” Ware were married on 13 Dec 1899 at First United Methodist Church, Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA.^5,10 He lived with his parents at 163 Fayette St. in Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States at the time of his marriage on 13 Dec 1899.⁵
John worked at the Bridgeton Chandelier Company in Bridgeton as a brass finisher. ^4,6,7,8,9 » Continue reading “John Samuel Garrison”

When I sent away for my grandfather’s railroad retirement files I did not know what to expect. One surprise that provided a neat bit of new information were copies of his Social Security applications (SS-5).

There were two of them: the original one from 1936 and a second one in 1953. It took me awhile to figure out why there was a second SS-5 form:

Orville W. Garrison 1953 SS-5. Click to see full size.

 Then, I read lines 1 and 2 more closely:

The second application was filed to correct a misinterpretation of handwriting in the original 1936 application. Apparently someone’s v’s looked too much like r’s:

The v is more apparent in his signature on that application:

The neat new bit of information was my great-grandfather’s middle name. I now know his full name was John Samuel Garrison.

Orville W. Garrison’s 1936 SS-5. Click to see full size.