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Note: Descendants of George Washington Garrison
Generation No. 1
1. GEORGE WASHINGTON6 GARRISON (DAVID5, CALEB4, JEDEDIAH3, CHRISTOPHER2,
GARRISON'S1 REPORT) was born Sep 1859 in TX, and died 05 Jun 1908 in Blaine
Co., OK. He married MARTHA HUNTER.
Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON GARRISON:
On Friday, June 5, 1908, Sheriff Garrison and two of his deputies, Tod
Warden and M.L. Sanders, had gone to to Watonga by train. They were met by
Blaine County Sheriff G.A. McArthur and his deputy, M.B. Skien. from Watonga
the five lawmen traveled by buggy to Hitchcock, then about three miles east
to the Dobbs place in search of Alf Hunter, alis James Kingsbury, who w
wanted for murder in Oklahoma County. The lawmen soon located Hunter and
became involved in a running gun battle with him in a hayfield. Sheriff
Garrison was shot in the left side of the neck, severing jugular vein a
died almost instantaneously. Deputy Sanders and Alf Hunter were also wounded
but Hunter escaped. Deputy Sanders survived his wound. Hunter was
Apprehended in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in October of 1909, returned to Watonga
for trial, found guilty of the murder of Sheriff Garrison and hanged on
April 8, 1909. Alf Hunter was the only person ever legally hanged in Blaine
County.
Appears in "The Ravia Herald" 20 June 1908 Ravia, Johnston County, Oklahoma
The Sherriff's Association of Oklahoma offer $1,000 reward for the slayer of
Sheriff Garrison, dead or alive. This with the $500 offered by the Governor
makes a total of $1,500.
Appears in "The Ravia Herald" 13 June 1908 Ravia, Johnston County, Oklahoma
Sheriff George Garrison of Oklahoma City and Deputy Sheriff Smith of Watonga,
were shot and killed and a negro wounded in a pitched battle between a possee
and seven negroes on the evening of June 5. The negroes opened fire on the
sheriff when he attempted to arrest Alf Hunter alias James Kingsbury, who killed
Susie Pride, colored, in Oklahoma City May 19. Gov. Haskell offers a reward of
$500 for arrest of the negroes.
Subject: [GARRISON] LISTMOM: Re: Sheriff George Garrison of Oklahoma City was shot and killed
Subject: Re: [GARRISON] Sheriff George Garrison of Oklahoma City was shot andkilled Descendants of George Washington Garrison
Generation No. 1 1. GEORGE WASHINGTON6 GARRISON (DAVID5, CALEB4, JEDEDIAH3, CHRISTOPHER2, GARRISON'S1 REPORT) was born Sep 1859 in TX, and died 05 Jun 19 Blaine Co., OK. He married MARTHA HUNTER. Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON GARRISON: On Friday, June 5, 1908, Sheriff Garrison and two of his deputies, Tod Warden and M.L. Sanders, had gone to to Watonga by train. They were met by Blaine County Sheriff G.A. McArthur and his deputy, M.B. Skien. fr Watonga the five lawmen traveled by buggy to Hitchcock, then about three miles east to the Dobbs place in search of Alf Hunter, alis James Kingsbury, who was wanted for murder in Oklahoma County. The lawmen soon located Hunt and became involved in a running gun battle with him in a hayfield. Sheriff Garrison was shot in the left side of the neck, severing jugular vein and died almost instantaneously. Deputy Sanders and Alf Hunter were al wounded but Hunter escaped. Deputy Sanders survived his wound. Hunter was Apprehended in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in October of 1909, returned to Watonga for trial, found guilty of the murder of Sheriff Garrison and hang on April 8, 1909. Alf Hunter was the only person ever legally hang Blaine County.
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