Subj: New GrandTraverse Co. Mi Bios Forum Post Date: 4/25/01 10:08:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: genconnect@genconnect.rootsweb.com To: kingsley@aol.com GrandTraverse Co. Mi Bios Forum A new message, "Biography: George Patterson Garrison (1858-1915)," was posted by Gerald D. Hobson on Wed, 25 Apr 2001 Surname: Garrison, Painter, Clune, Bracken --- NAME: Gerald D. Hobson EMAIL: gdhobgen@aol.com DATE: Apr 25 2001 URL: http:// QRYTEXT: From Portrait and Biographical Record ofNorthern Michigan Published by Record Publishing Co. Chicago, 1895 GEORGE P. GARRISON is a contractor for house and sign painting and paperhanging, and commands a very large and paying trade. He has been a resident of Traverse City (Grand Traverse County) for the past thirteen years, and has been an interested witness of its rapidly unfolding progress. Among other large contracts which he has taken and carried out satisfactorily was the painting of all the stations and buildings belonging to the Chicago & West Michigan Railroad Company between Baldwin and Bellaire. He is quite an artist in his line, and is thoroughly master of the business. Beginning life a poor boy, he has worked his own way upward, and owes to himself alone the prosperity which now crowns his years of toil. The father of George P., W. B. Garrison, is now a resident of Eaton Rapids, this state, where he conducts a bazaar and notion store. He was born in the Keystone State, thence emigrated to Ohio, and finally to Michigan. He is of Scotch-English descent, while his wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary Painter, is of English extraction. She, likewise, was born in Pennsylvania, and by her marriage with Mr. Garrison has become the mother of eight children. The eldest-born, James, is a carpenter and builder at Montecito, Cal., and the other children are as follows: Effie B., Mrs. A. E. Rice, of Eaton Rapids, Mich., Albert H., whose home is in San Antonio, Tex., Alice, now of Eaton Rapids; Lillie and Myrtle, who live with their parents; and John, who died at the age of eighteen months. George P. Garrison, the second son of his father's family, was born at Alliance, Ohio, May 18, 1858, and at the age of one year was taken to the adjoining village of Mt. Union, where he received his educational advantages. He learned his trade from his father when quite young, but has since add greatly to the knowledge then gained. He left home in his fifteenth year, and went to a place near Erie, Pa., where he worked at the printer's trade for a year. Thence going to St. John's, Clinton County, Mich., he was employed at the same business for four years more. After a short time passed in Boyne Falls, he went to Boyne City, and, having purchased the Enterprise, he ran the paper for about eighteen months, serving in the various capacities of editor, type-setter, printer's devil, etc. In 1882 Mr. Garrison came to Traverse City, and was given a position as foreman of the mechanical department in the office of the Eagle. After two years' experience he determined to try his hand at some other business, and for a year worked for Frank Lewis, whose interest he subsequently purchased. Finding it to his advantage to take large contracts, he has since conducted his business in that manner, and at all times of the year has plenty of work on his hands. In politics he is independent, and chooses to use his ballot in favor of men rather than party machines. Fraternally, he is identified with the Order of Foresters. January 7, 1884, Mr. Garrison was united in marriage with Kate A. Clune, a native of Lucas County, Ohio, and daughter of Patrick and Sarah (Bracken) Clune. To our subject and his wife were born two sons and three daughters, namely: Albert, Effie, Sarah, Lloyd and Margueret. Sarah died at the age of eleven months. The pleasant home of the family is always open for the entertainment of their many sincere friends and well-wishers. . 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