Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Garrison family's contribution to Maysville

It is important to note the Garrison family's contribution to Maysville's heritage and development. Levi B. Garrison (1798-1869) and wife Nancy Hill (1803-1886) are both buried at Wilson UMC.

Daughter Malinda Jane Garrison (1831-1903) married Sanford S. Wilson (1830-1910). Sanford Wilson was a Justice of the Peace of Wilson's District, which was named in his honor. Two of their sons, Cape and Will Wilson, became doctors, serving the Maysville area for years. The doctors boarded in the white, two-story house located at 32 North Main Street. Their office still stands adjacent with a canopy which connects to the main house.

Daughter Mahulda Ann Garrison (1828-1906) married Francis Fennel Wilson (1827-1910). He was a brother to Sanford Wilson. These Wilsons were pioneer families of this area and Wilson's UMC is named for this family. Their son Columbus Valentine "Lum" Wilson (1857-1934) built the house located just before the new Maysville UMC on the right of Maysville Road coming into Maysville from Commerce.

William C. Jackson "Jack" Garrison, a cousin, owned the house located at 44 North Main. WCJ Garrison ran a general store in Maysville in the early 1900's.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Todd, do you information about the family of Levi's wife, Nancy Hill? I've been researching my Hill ancestry and cannot get beyond my g-g-grandfather James (Jimmy) Hill, who had a farm in Jackson County near Maysville until his death in Dec 1868.

I've identified 3 other Hill families in the Homer/Maysville/Holly Springs area that I cannot connect to my Hill family. I don't know the parents or any siblings of Jimmy Hill, but this Nancy Hill b.1803 would be the right age to be a sibling.

Thanks,
David Hill
Atlanta, GA, USA
dbhnb1@hillfamily.org