Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

First Name Last Name
Home Search Login  
Print Bookmark
Josiah Benjamin GARRISON

Josiah Benjamin GARRISON

Male 1858 - 1884  (25 years)

Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Josiah Benjamin GARRISON 
    Born 5 Dec 1858  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 6 Aug 1884  [2] 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I97262  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2015 

    Father Aaron GARRISON,   b. 6 Sep 1809, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1890, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Martha A. STOUT,   b. 19 Feb 1817, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1893, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 25 Sep 1834  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Wood County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 30 1850:
      Arron Garrison, 41, tailor; Martha, 34; John, 14; Nath'l, 12; Eliza, 10; Agnes, 7; Thomas, 5; Margaret, 1; Eliza Lawson, 20. All born in Virginia except Arron, born in Pennsylvania.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 23 1860:
      Aaron Garrison, 50, tailor; Martha, 43, unable to read or write; Eliza, 19; Agne, 16; Thos., 14; Margret, 11; Mary E, 7; Samuel E, 4; Josiah B, 1. All born in Virginia except Aaron, born in Pennsylvania.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union Twp, Town of West Union), enumerated on Jun 8 1870:
      Aaron Garrison, 60, tailor; Martha, 58; Margret E, 20; Mary E, 16; Saml A, 14; Benj, 11; not named (female), 25 (or 35?) days, born in May.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 2 1880:
      Aaron Garrison, 70, tailor; wife M, 63; son Elbert, 24, single; son Benj, 21, single.

      Local news item, "West Union Record," Thursday, May 25 1916, in its entirety:
      "Aaron Garrison deserves great credit for his attention to the too much neglected cemetery. His labors demand something more than commendation." [5]
    Family ID F18866  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1838] Headstone - Date calculated from age at death.

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    4. [S1907] One World Tree, (www.ancestry.com).

    5. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.