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Born 1851
From History of Morrow County and Ohio : containing a brief history of the state of Ohio ... a history of Morrow County ... biographical sketches, portraits of some of the early settlers and prominent men, (1880)
EDWARD R. GARVERICK, merchant; Whetstone; is the eighth of a family of nine children, and was born Sept. 6, 1851, in Morrow Co., Ohio. He is the youngest son of John F. Garverick, and when fourteen years old commenced clerking in his fathers store; at the death of his father in 1872, he obtained a half interest in the business, to which he had become strongly attached. He was married July 3, 1872, to Arminda E., daughter of Eli and Rebecca Bortner. She was born April 26, 1851, in this county; three children have blessed this happy union; Violet N., Walter E. and Morgan W. He is a member of the German Reformed Church, and his wife belongs to the Disciple Church. He owns an interest in two farms, besides being the junior partner in the firm of J. R. Garverick & Co., at West Point; being an energetic man in business affairs, and although young in years, he is old in experience.
As printed in History of Morrow County and Ohio : containing a brief history of the state of Ohio ... a history of Morrow County ... biographical sketches, portraits of some of the early settlers and prominent men, (1880). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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