U.S. Social Security Act
Application for Account Number

157-05-3184
Name: Mamie Ware Garrison
Residence: 37 Arbutus Ave, Pitman, NJ
Employer: Works Progress Administration Project 68-194
Employer address: Itaska Bldg, Pitman, Gloucester Co. NJ
Age: 62
Date of Birth: 7-3-1874
Place of birth: Camden, NJ
Father: George Washington Ware
Mother: Elizabeth Craner
Sex: Female
Color: White
If registered with the U.S. Employment Service, give number of registration card: 3508-5097
Date signed: 5-20-37
[signed] Mamie Garrison

Original Source Citation:
Mamie Ware Garrison, 157-05-3184, 26 May 1937, Application for Account Numbers (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland.

Mamie (Mary) E. Garrison Death Certificate

State Department of Health of New Jersey
State File No. 09544
Place of Death:
  County: Salem
  City or Borough: Elmer
  Length of Stay: 2 mo
  Address: 326 S. Main St.
Usual Residence: 140 S. Broadway, Pitman, Gloucester, NJ
Name of deceased: Mamie (Mary) E. Garrison
Date of death: Feb. 8. 1960
Sex: Female
Color or Race: White
Marital status: Widowed
Date of Birth: July 3, 1874
Age: 85
Usual Occupation: Retired
Kind of Business or Industry: Esterbrook Pen
Birthplace: Camden, NJ
Father’s Name: George Ware
Mother’s Maiden Name: Mary Kranner
Was deceased ever in the US Armed Forces? No
Social Security No. 157-05-3184
Informant: Milford Garrison – Son
…
Burial:
  Date: 2-11-1960
  Name of Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery
  Location: Camden, NJ

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Original Source Citation
New Jersey, State Department of Health, death certificate 09544 (1960), Mamie (Mary) E. Garrison; Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, Trenton.

Mary E. “Mamie” Ware (3 July 1874 – 8 February 1960)

Mary E. “Mamie” Ware

Born:

3 July 1874 in Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States^2,3

Married:

13 December 1899 in Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States to John S. Garrison^5,16

Died:

8 February 1960 in Elmer, Salem, New Jersey, United States

Parents:

George W. Ware (1837 – 1929)^2,3
Mary E. Craner (1843 – 1907)^2,3

Spouse:

John S. Garrison (26 Feb 1877 –         )

Children:

Milford Russell Garrison, Orville Wilson Garrison.

Ancestors
Mary E. “Mamie” Ware is a descendant of George Ware & Naomi Ackley, Jacob Coleman & Rebecca Venable, Arthur Venable & Rebecca Slim, and Hudson Craner & Phebe Clark.

Biography
Mary E. “Mamie” Ware¹ was born on 3 Jul 1874 in Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States.^2,3 She grew up in Camden, New Jersey. She lived at 735 Mount Vernon Street in that city on 1 Jun 1880.⁴
Mamie Ware and John Samuel Garrison were married on 13 Dec 1899 in First United Methodist Church, Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA.^5,16 At the time of her marriage she lived at 741 Mt. Vernon in Camden.⁵ She moved to Bridgeton, New Jersey with her husband. They lived at 49 New St. in Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States on 1 Jun 1900⁶ and at 120 Church St. in Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States on 15 Apr 1910.⁷ They lived at 18 Parker Street in Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States on 1 Jan 1920⁸ and she was still living there without her husband in 1924.⁹ She lived at 101 Church St. in Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States in 1926, 1928 and possibly into 1930.^10,11,12
» Continue reading “Mary E. “Mamie” Ware”

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.