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Lewis Erwin Garrison Family
For this month’s issue the Lewis Erwin Garrison family was
uncovered in the Mary Alma Kay files. Lewis’ parents are believed to be Louis
and Jemima Garrison. We have no information on either of them at this time. So
we will begin with Lewis Erwin Garrison. Perhaps someone will recognize or
possibly find a missing link into their own ancestry.
Lewis Erwin Garrison was born January 28, 1842 in Greensburg, Indiana. It is
not known if he had any siblings. Lewis served in the Union Army during the
Civil War as 1st Sergeant, Company G, 16th Illinois Infantry from 1861 to 1865.
Lewis was promoted to a Lieutenancy for bravery on the field of battle.
Unfortunately, he suffered from heart disease after leaving the Union Army in
1865.
Lewis married Lucinda Marian Blodgett on February 4, 1864 and together it is
believed they had 9 children. Lucinda was born on June 3, 1843. One of the
researchers, David Eggleston from New Milford New Jersey, stated his
grandmother, Grace, was Lewis and Lucinda’s 9th child. The children are listed
as follows: Clinton, Daniel, Walter, Dwayne, Gilbert, three more children,
names unknown, and finally Grace. Other than Grace, the order of the children
is not known.
From Carthage, Illinois, the Garrison’s moved to Keokuk in the fall of 1880.
Lewis was the Lee County coroner in 1898 and 1899. They moved to St. Louis,
Missouri around the turn of the century; Lucinda passed away on January 31,
1901 in St. Louis; and was brought back to Keokuk for burial. Lewis was too ill
from heart disease to accompany his wife’s remains to Keokuk for burial. He was
never able to rally from the attack and gradually failed until his death on
Tuesday morning at 5 o’clock on August 13, 1901. His remains were also returned
to Keokuk and taken to the home of his son, Clinton Everett Garrison living at
that time at 1409 Timea St, Keokuk. The funeral was handled by Bellknap Post G.
A. R. and was held at his son’s residence. Lewis was 59 years of age. The
record shows Lucinda was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Block O, Lot 183.
It is presumed Lewis is also buried in Oakland Cemetery, but it has not been
confirmed if he is buried with his wife, or in another section of Oakland
Cemetery.
It is believed Clinton Everett Garrison is the eldest of the 9 children of
Lewis and Lucinda. Clinton was born on March 30, 1868 in Beardstown, Illinois.
At the age of 13 he and his family moved to Keokuk. A marriage to Helen E.
Parker is listed, with a date of February 10, 1886, but no other information is
known. If Clinton was married to Helen E Parker, it would have been his first
marriage, and a brief one, as Clinton married Katherine Gallagher in Keokuk on
October 9, 1889. In both Clinton and Katherine’s obituaries, six children are
listed; three sons, all of Keokuk, and three daughters, of whom four survive. A
son (name unknown) and a daughter (Gertrude) died in infancy. The four children
are Raymond Jr, Walter, Hazel and Helen. Clinton was a machinist affiliated
with the Industrial Supply Company for many years and a member of the Modern
Woodman of American as well as the National Association Power Engineers.
Clinton was affiliated with St. John’s Episcopalian church in Keokuk. Clinton
died on September 15, 1929, having been hospitalized since August 30 with heart
trouble. Funeral services were held in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Henry
(Hazel) Bowden at 1112 Exchange Street, Keokuk. He is buried with his third
wife Jessie Mabel Cobb Booth in Oakland Cemetery, Block 24, Lot 22. There are
no gravestones marking the site. Information was gathered from the death
certificates of Clinton and Jessie.
Although there is no mention, it is presumed Clinton and Katherine divorced
sometime prior to 1909 since there is a record of Clinton’s third marriage to
Jessie Mabel Cobb Booth around that time. Jessie died in 1925, and Katherine
passed away in 1945.
Katherine Ann Gallagher was born in County Galway, Ireland, November 26, 1866,
the oldest daughter of Edward and Bridget Cahill Gallagher. As an infant, she
was brought to this country by an aunt, Mrs. Katherine Brady, and made her home
in Southern Indiana until she reached young womanhood, and on October 9, 1889
married Clinton Everett Garrison, and together had six children, two died in
infancy. Katherine had a sister Mrs. Dellia Huber who resided in Cannellton,
Indiana, and a half-sister and half-brother residing in Keokuk.
Katherine was the first charter member of Eureka Camp No. 7, Royal Neighbors of
America and at one time served as an officer in the organization. She was
affiliated with the First Congregation church for more than 40 years and
attended there until she became an invalid in 1935. Katherine died at Graham
Hospital at 10:15 P.M. on March 16, 1945 after being hospitalized since
November 1 the previous year. According to the obituary, funeral services were
held at Greaves Mortuary and burial was in Golden Point Cemetery, north of
Hamilton, Illinois. There is a discrepancy however because there is a tombstone
at Oak Grove Cemetery, located 4 ½ miles north of Hamilton, Illinois. In the
notes reads the following: Lot owner was Mrs. Martin (Helen E Garrison,
Katherine’s daughter) Durant, John Martin Durant, Illinois, Company B 54 Ammo
TN WWI CAC December 16, 1894 – March 16 1963; Katherine A Garrison, born County
Galway, Ireland, November 26, 1866 – died Keokuk, Iowa March 16, 1945, Sonora
Township, Hancock County, IL. Perhaps Oak Grove and Golden Point Cemeteries are
one in the same, but has not been confirmed at this time.
Jessie Cobb Booth was born on May 16, 1870 in Keokuk, IA to the parents of
Edgar and Mary Maddox Cobb, and died on January 4, 1925, and buried in Oakland
Cemetery according to the death certificates of Clinton and Jessie.
Raymond E Garrison SR is believed to be the first born of Clinton Everett and
Katherine Gallagher Garrison. Raymond was born on July 5, 1890, and died August
19, 1980. There are two marriages listed in the records, but it is unknown in
what order they are. It is likely the first marriage is to Ann J, born February
5, 1896 and died December 23, 1921; and the second to Lois May, who was born
August 19, 1896 and died April 14, 1995. The records indicate Raymond and Lois
May are buried in Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Block 30, Lot 80, Row 14.
The order of the children is unknown, but it is believed Raymond was the
first-born. A child born to Clinton and Katherine was a boy born and died on
October 6, 1894. Other children of Clinton and Katherine listed are: Walter L,
Hazel, Helen, and Gertrude. The only information on Walter is the name of his
wife, Mattie and was living in Keokuk in 1929 when his father died; Walter is
buried in Frazee Cemetery, Clark County, MO. Hazel married Henry F. Bowden and
was also living in Keokuk in 1929. Helen married Martin John Durant who was
born December 16, 1894, and died March 16, 1963. Helen and Martin had two sons,
John and Gerald. Late in life Helen was living in a nursing home in Newton, IA,
near her son Gerald. Gertrude Garrison died in infancy.
Raymond Sr and Ann J. Garrison had a son Raymond Jr born December 14, 1914 and
died on March 3, 1981. Raymond Jr married Dorothy B Seither, born December 23,
1921 and died June 8, 1990. The tombstone also shows Ann J, Raymond Jr’s
mother, was buried with Raymond and Dorothy in Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Block
B, Lot 35.
There is no information other than a name for the rest of the children of Lewis
and Lucinda Blodgett Garrison, with the exception of Grace Garrison. Daniel,
Walter, Dwayne, and Gilbert, three more children, then Grace being the ninth
child.
Grace Demeris Garrison was born on August 1st, 1884 in Keokuk, Lee County, IA.
Grace married George “Grant” Eggleston born September 25, 1884 in Olney,
Richland County, Illinois. He died June 28, 1949 in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Missouri.
Grace died August 13, 1965 in Kansas City, Jackson County. The names of any
children Grace and George had are unknown, but there was a grandson David
Eggleston who provided some of the information on this family.
Family Tree of the Garrison’s
1. Lewis Erwin Garrison b. Jan 28, 1842, d. Aug 13, 1901 m. Feb 4, 1864 Lucinda
Marian Blodgett b. Jun 3, 1843 d. Jan 31, 1901
A. Clinton Everett Garrison b. Mar 30, 1868, d. Sep 15, 1929, m. Feb 10, 1886
#1 Helen E Parker m. Oct 9, 1889 #2 Katherine Ann Gallagher b. Nov-26-1866, d.
Mar 16, 1945, m. #3 Jessie Mabel Cobb Booth b. May 16, 1870, d. Jan 4, 1925
1) Raymond E Garrison Sr b. Jul 5, 1890, d. Aug 19, 1980, m. #1 Ann J. b. Feb
5, 1896, d Dec 23, 1981, m. #2 Lois May b. Aug 19, 1896, d. Apr 14, 1995
a. Raymond E Garrison JR b. Dec 14, 1914 d. Mar 3, 1981 m. Dorothy B Seither b.
Dec. 23, 1921, d. Jun 8, 1990
2) Male Garrison b. Oct. 6, 1894 d. Oct. 6, 1894
3) Walter L. Garrison
4) Hazel Garrison m. Henry F. Bowden
5) Helen Garrison m. Martin John Durant b. Dec 16, 1894, d. Mar 16, 1963
a. John Durant
b. Gerald Durant
6) Gertrude Garrison (died in infancy)
B. Daniel Garrison
C. Walter Garrison
D. Dwayne Garrison
E. Gilbert Garrison
F. Child Garrison
G. Child Garrison
H. Child Garrison
I. Grace Demeris Garrison b. Aug 1, 1884, d. Aug 13, 1965, m. George *Grant*
Eggleston b. Sep 25, 1884 d. Jun 28, 1949
We hope you have enjoyed this month’s feature family. If you recognize any of
this family and have any information to add, please contact the Genealogy
Department at the Donnellson Library. ~Researched and submitted by Brenda
Anderson
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