Name: William Gamson [William Garrison] 
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Harmony, Washington, Missouri
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 3

Note that William’s brother, John, is also in the 1830 Harmony, Washington County, Missouri census. They probably moved to Washington County, Missouri at the same time.

Presumption: I believe William’s wife, unidentified tick-mark in the 1830 census, died before 1840. Not being able to work and take care of his son, Elijah was probably brought up in one of his brother’s families, most likely James Herschel Garrison’s.

We see William with Elijah in the 1850 Crawford County, Missouri census:

Name: Elijah Garrison
Age: 31
Birth Year: abt 1829
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Osage, Crawford, Missouri
Post Office: Osage
Dwelling Number: 592
Family Number: 584
Household Members:
Name Age
Elijah Garrison 31
Margaret M Garrison 33
Wm R Garrison 9
Jas A Garrison 7
Saphrona Garrison 2
Thos Garrison 6/12
Wm Garrison 50**************

William Garrison is living with his older brother, John 1800 Garrison, in the same household in the 1870 Crawford County, Census.

Name: William Garrison
Age in 1870: 57
Birth Year: abt 1813
Birthplace: Missouri
Dwelling Number: 33
Home in 1870: Courtois, Crawford, Missouri
Post Office: Cuba
Household Members:
Name Age
John Garrison 60
Rebecca Garrison 21
John D Garrison 18
Jeremiah Garrison 16
William Garrison 57************