from Diane Colley Walters (0.606) JOHN R.P. GARRISON: From Fortner’s In Ontario, AMERICAN COUSINS, The Isabella Douglas Stories (www.fortner.50megs.com/isabella.html) A Family Search source says John Roberts Park Garrison was born Feb. 4, 1796, Died June 8, 1876, Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, married Lavina Turk March 13, 1851 Rockford, Jackson, Indiana “Abigail Fortner married William Garrison, probably somewhere about 1770, and it was he who was the ancestor of the Garrison family who has been well known in the locality for over one hundred years. William Garrison and Abigail Fortner had only one child, who was later known as “Major” and whose remains now lie in the old Baptist Graveyard in Hopewell. Major William Garrison married Ose Roberts, and had five children, John, Ursula, Abigail, Sarah and Naomi. John Garrison married for his first wife, Johanna Sutphin, and had six children, Ann, William, Peter, Ose, James and Margeret. His second wife was Martha Titus, and the result of this union was seven children: named Joseph, John, Charles, Ose, Sarah, Benjamin and Spencer, all born and have always lived in the western states.” John Roberts Park Garrison married Johanna Sutphin Dec. 22, 1812 Montgomery (?) Township, Somerset. John Garrison and Martha Titus were married in 1828 The 1830 census lists a John R P Garrison in Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey 1840 Census Carroll, Indiana John Garrison: males: 1-1-5- - 1, females: - 1 1 - - - 1 1850 Census Bartholomew, Indiana (Martha had died?) John R.P. Garrison, 52, farmer, born NJ Joseph 19, laborer, born NJ Jno 16, laborer, born NJ Charles 16, laborer Sarah 12, born NJ Benjamin 6 born NJ Spencer, 8 born NJ (same page: James Deats, born NJ, wife Rebecca born Ohio and a bunch of children) 1850 Hamilton Township, Jackson, Indiana Lavina Turk 44, born NY (?) George w. 19 blacksmith OP 15, laborer Thomas 10 Mary 8 Same page: Jesse I Garrison 28, framer, born NJ or NY Sarah 20, born Indiana Reuben 7 “ Nancy 20 “ 1860 Census Caldwell, Appanoose, Iowa JRP Garrison, 64 Luvina Garrison 54 Spencer Garrison 17 Thomas J. Turk 19 John A. Turk 23 1870 Caldwell, Appanoose, Iowas Garrison, John 74, unable to labor, born New Jersey Lavinia 64, born NY (?) Same page: Thomas J. Turk 29, wife and children