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Ben jam in; M atthias; Elizalicth, w ile o f E d mond I’rccm an; and Rachel* who niarrictl M atthias Fisher. Benjamin Fortner, M rs. Elizabeth (F o rt ner) (>arrison's father* was a son o f Benjamin l*ortncr. His w ife. Isabelle Doughss* w as a daughter of l.oril Archibald liou glass (son o f Jan ies Douglass)* bom in at Bothwell Castle, Scotland* and died in 178]* at Glasgow. H er coming to America and subsequent e x periences before her nuirriage were very try ing. H er father first married Ja n e Edmunds* who bore him the following children: IsabcIIc* lantcs. .Sholto, Josqih* Jan e and CKarlcs. w h en he remarrje<l. the stepmother practically made a servant o f IsabcUc. who hnalty de ckled to leave home. She started for America with a lady hound for Philadelphia, hut the vessel was captured by pirates* who brought the passengers to Philadelphia, but only re leased those who could jiav ransom. Isalicllc w as practically sold as a slave* her time I>cing bought by a man from AnwcII township* Hunterdon Co.. N. I., then at Philadelphia on business. He took her to his home* ex]>ecting her to work out the sum he had paid. There she met Benjam in Fortner, who fell in love with her* and they worked together to accu mulate aioiigh nHmcy to re<leem her. A fte r their marriage they lived for a number of years in Hunterdon county* N. J.* where nine children were born to them; two more chil dren were liom after their removal to Sussex county* N. J ., where both Mr. and Mrs. Fort ner died. Matthias Ciarrison. son o f Matthias and Eliialieth (F o rtn er) Garrison* w as born Oct. 30. 1777, and lived in N cw Jersey until after his father’s death, when he removed to Penn sylvania. In ]>cccmbcr. 1800* he married Sus.inna Seeley, who w as l>orn Feb. 24, 17)^ . and by whom he had a fam ily o f twelve chil dren: Elizabeth* bom Dec. 8. 180), married Joscph Bricrton, and d ia l in Illinois; Elsie, liom Nov. 6, 1803. n urried Jaco b Cope* o f Moore’s Church. Salem tow nship: Benjamin died yo u n g : John. Ix)m Aug. 8. iftoK* moved to Illinois in 18 4 5; Sarah died young; Rachel. Ixirn March 22, 1 8 1 1, married Enoch W alton: William (Jafrison. iKirn Ju ly 2 2 ,1 8 1 3, m arried; Nathan, born Dec. 3, 18 15, married a Miss Scybert and (second) Rachel L y o n s; M ary, Ixirn Jan . 12. )8i8, died when three years o ld; Matthias, born A pril 24. 1820. married M ary E . G irton; Jacob, born Aug. 25. 1822, died young: Susannah, bom Sept. 15 . 1824, m ar ried W illiam II. H arris. On Nov. 1832. M r. Garrison marric<l
(second) M ary White, who w as born Nov. t797* and by whom he had these children: Alem B., bom Nov. 30* 1833. died when ten years o ld; Henry, born Ja n . 31* 1830, nurried Abigail B rad er; .Martha, bom Ju ly 6, 1837, died young: Joseph, bom Ju ly 2f>. 1840. n u r ried Sidney H . Pollock; Drusilla, born Aug. 16. 1842* married lo b ia s Henry. H E R B E R T S. G R O ‘E, proprietor of the H. S . G rove department store at Catawissa, Pa., w as born in K elly township* Union Co.. Pa., Ju n e 28* 1877, son o f Abraham G rove and grandson o f David Grove. H ts paternal great-grandfather brought his fam ily from l^ n caster county. Pa.* to Union county, and settled in K elly township, nc.ir lew isb u rg. There he engaged in farming for the remain der of his life, and died upon his property. His children w ere: Adam, David* .braham* John, and several daughters. David G rove w as one of the pioneers of K cllv township. Union county, and died on the farm which he had acquirt^ and operated. He nurried M ary (>eml>crling* and thcir chil dren w ere: A braham : Adam* who is deccascil; l.cw is. deceased; Philip* who is resid ing near l.ewisburg* I 'a .; and Elizabeth, who nurried Andrew Leshcr and lives in Lew isInirg, Pennsylvania. Abraham Grove, son o f David G rove, is a farm er in K elly township, where he owns farm ing property. He married M ary C . W al ter* daughter o f Solomon W alter and sister o f ex-Ju d ge L . S . W alter, o f Mount Carm el, Pa. M r. and M rs. G rove became the parents of the following children: Minnie* who is deceased: David W,* who is clerking fo r his brother, Herbert S .; Ijllie C.. who m arried Kev, Caleb A y e rs; John M .. who owns and operates a farm in Union county; H arry W.* who is also clerking for his brother. H erbert S . : CTteslcr G e o ^ c; Herbert S ,; .Nbraham M .; Edwin W; and Franklin A . Herbert S . (k o v e attended (he schools o f K elly township and the Milton high school, renuining at home until he had attained his m a jority. .At that time he took a business course in a commercial c o l l i e at Rochester. N . Y ., and in 1902 came to Catawdssa, where w ith only fifty dollars o f capital he embarked in the confectionery business in a small way. Fro m the lieginning he w as successful* notwithstand ing the fact that his health for the first eight years o f his business career w as such that the physicians said Hfc w as only a matter o f a few years. H e underwent an absolute fast o f thirty-four days, as advised by his physician.
