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Peter P. Garison, a progressive and successful agriculturist of Bradley County, Ark., is a York County, South Carolinian, born April 2. 1839, but since December, 1869, has been a resident of Arkansas, purchased, in 1870, 160 acres of land, which he has since increased to 360, having about 125 acres under cultivation. After making his home here eight years he moved to Washington County, Ark., to educate his children, but returned to his farm three years later, and here has since been engaged in farming, with the exception of the time spent in the army, during the Rebellion. He enlisted in the Confederate service in September, 1861, becoming a member of Company E, Seventeenth South Carolina Regiment of Infantry, and in October, 1864, was discharged as a private. He was a participant in many hard skirmishes, but the most important battle in which he took part was at Kingston, N. C. He was the sixth in a family of eight sons and two daughters, only two sons now living, and in his native State of South Carolina, received his education and rearing. He was there married April 26, 1859, to Miss Mary Ann Sturgis, who was born in South Carolina, July 10, 1838, and by her became the father of four sons and three daughters: William A., Arthur W., Maria T. (deceased), Frank S., Susan E., Mary P. and Isaac W. Mr. Garison is a Democrat, has served as justice of the peace of his township, and he and wife are members of the Baptist Church. As well known as he is, it is unnecessary for us to add what the outcome of his many years of residence in Bradley County has been, suffice it to say that he is prosperous, honest and honored. His father, Arthur Garison, was born in York County, S. C, January 3, 1807, and is now making his home with the subject of this sketch, being eighty-two years of age, but yet fairly hale and hearty. He was married in his native State, to Miss Maria Bentley, a native of Lancaster County, S. C, born in 1806, who died in Bradley County, in 1874. The paternal grandfather, Josina Garison, was born in South Carolina, a farmer by occupation, and a soldier in the War of 1812.