Herkimer County NyArchives Biographies.....Garlock, William H. November 23, 18521 - 
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Author: Hardin & Willard

Garlock, William H., Russia, was born November 23, 1821, and is a son of 
Philip, who was a son of George P. Garlock, a native of Canajoharie, where he 
lived as a farmer, his death occurring at the age of eighty-six years.  He had 
nine sons and four daughters.  Philip Garlock was born in Canajoharie, was 
reared on a farm and received a common school education.  He married 
Elizabeth, daughter of Adam Garlock, and they had six sons and one daughter.  
Mr. Garlock served in the war of 1812.  He died in December, 1865, aged 
seventy-two years and his wife died in April, 1844, aged fifty-six years.  
Subject was reared on a farm and received a common school education, and 
married Elizabeth Woodin, a native of Russia.  Her parents were Isaac and 
Sylvia Wooden.  In 1834 Wililam H. came with his parents and settled in 
Russia, where he has since resided and followed farming.  He has been a 
Republican since 1855, and has been justice of the peace thirteen years.  He 
and wife are members of the Free Will Baptist Church.  They have two sons, 
George and Corey, both residents of Grant, George being postmaster at that 
place and Corey being assistant.  Corey has been deputy sheriff four years, 
and George justice of the peace eight years.  For the past two years George 
has been agent for the Deering Company in Chicago.  The Garlock family is of 
German descent, and came to this country in 1708, settling in Schoharie 
county.  Adam Garlock on the maternal side was in the battle of Oriskany under 
General Nicholas Herkimer, and subject's great-grandfather on his father's 
side was Peter Garlock, who was over 100 years of age at the time of his 
death.  Adam Garlock saved one of his neighbors from the scalping knife in the 
early days.


Additional Comments:
source:
History of Herkimer County, New York : illustrated with portraits of many of 
its citizens
edited by George A. Hardin ; assisted by Frank H. Willard
Syracuse, New York : D. Mason, 1893
550 p., 276 p. : ill., maps, ports.


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