Brief Life History of Sherman Arthur
When Sherman Arthur Garrison was born on 7 November 1882, in Neola, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, Orra Arthur Garrison, was 21 and his mother, Victoria Justina Winey, was 13. He married Anne Louisa Knott on 23 June 1909, in Redfield, Spink, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Colby Election Precinct, Kitsap, Washington, United States in 1940 and Indianola, Kitsap, Washington, United States in 1950. He died on 19 April 1959, in Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, United States, at the age of 76.
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- Sherman Garrison, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Sherman Arthur Garrison - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Sherman Arthur Garrison
- Sherman A Garrison, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
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1884
Historical Boundaries: 1884: Potter, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Potter, South Dakota, United States
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
Name Meaning
English: from a shortened form of Middle English Gerardson, a patronymic from the personal name Gerard + son, or an Anglicized form of its Dutch cognate Gerritsen . The English surname is probably in most cases of Flemish or Dutch origin. It was brought to Britain by immigrants from the Low Countries, especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Americanized form of Jewish Gerson (see Gershon ).
Americanized form of Dutch Gerritsen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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