Garlick

Lois Buckman Garlick 1920–2015

Second Cousin Twice Removed's Wife

Lois Buckman was born on Feb. 24, 1920 in Seattle, Washington. Lois married George Garlick in 1972. She passed away on Jun. 28, 2015, at home in Bellingham, Washington at age 95.

"Biographical Note." Center for Pacific Northwest Studies. Western Washington University. Web.
Lois Garlick was born in 1920 in Seattle Washington to Myron and Hazel Buckman. She grew up in the Queen Anne neighborhood and later obtained a degree in Biology at the University of Washington. Around this time she met and married her first husband. They had five children together and eventually bought a farm on the Mount Baker Highway and opened the Circle-F Machine Shop there. Lois began working in Bellingham to help put the children through school and came to work for WWU as a science technician in the Science Education Department.

John Garlick 1791–1863

Fourth Great Grandfather

John Garlick was baptized on Oct. 2, 1791 in Peak Forest, Derbyshire, England. John married Kesiah Johnson on Oct. 15, 1827 in Bakewell, Derbyshire. He was buried on Dec. 2, 1863 in Taxal, Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire.

Year Name & Age Occupation Residence F M
1841 John Garlick 45 Prestbury, Cheshire, England
1851 John Garlick 58 Yeardsley cum Whaley, Cheshire, England
1861 John Garlick 68 Whaley, Cheshire, England

Cheshire. Burials. 1863. Web.
Date: December 2
Parish: Taxal
Name: John Garlick
Age: 72

Derbyshire. Baptisms. 1791. Web.
Date: October 2
Parish: Peak Forest
Gender: Male
Father: Jeremia Garlick
Mother: Ann

John Garlick 1861–1901

Third Great Uncle

John Garlick was born in 1861 in Wisconsin. John married Minnie Lowell on Jul. 3, 1889 in Central City, Colorado. He died in 1901 in Nevada.

Marin County Tocsin [San Rafael] 14 Dec. 1901: 1. Web.
John Garlick, employed on the night shift in the Reno Star or Wedekind mine, near Reno, Nev., lit two charges and climbed the ladder to the station above, a distance of 57 feet. His hand missed the last rung and he fell to the bottom. Joseph Martin immediately went to the bottom with the bucket, into which he endeavored to put Garlick, but he was so terribly injured that he begged to be allowed to die where he lay. Martin then placed the bucket between himself and his partner, where the injured man would be protected from the blasts. Martin then stood with his face to the wall, waiting for death. Singularly enough, he was uninjured by the flying debris caused by the blasts. Garlick was hoisted to the surface on a stretcher, but he died next morning.

Kesiah Johnson Garlick 1801–1859

Fourth Great Grandmother

Kesiah Johnson was baptized on Jul. 26, 1801 in Monyash, Derbyshire, England. Kesiah married John Garlick on Oct. 15, 1827 in Bakewell, Derbyshire. She was buried on Dec. 17, 1859 in Taxal, Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire.

Year Name & Age Occupation Residence F M
1851 Kezia Garlick 49 Yeardsley cum Whaley, Cheshire, England

Cheshire. Burials. 1859. Web.
Date: December 17
Parish: Taxal
Name: Kesiah Garlick
Address: Whaley
Age: 58

Derbyshire. Baptisms. 1801. Web.
Date: July 26
Parish: Monyash
Name: Keziah Jonson
Father: Joseph
Mother: Ellen

Frances Garlick Pass 1880–1911

Great-Great-Aunt

Frances Garlick married Claude Pass. Frances died in 1911. Her death was due to sepsis. She was buried in Central City, Colorado.

"Death of Mrs. Pass." The Middle Park Times [Hot Sulphur Springs] 10 Mar. 1911: 5. Colorado Historic Newspapers. Web.
Mrs. Claude Pass of Phippsburg, whose serious illness is mentioned elsewhere in this issue, died Tuesday night. Death was due to blood poison. Mrs. Pass leaves a husband and three small children, the youngest of which is less than one week of age. Deceased is the daughter of Mrs. Garlick of this place and a sister of Louis, Harry and Hazel Garlick and Mrs. Gus Meyers. The body was taken through here on No. 2 yesterday for burial at Central City. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire community.

Nellie Mary Garlick Champion


Champion, Arvada Cemetery. 2011.

"Champion-Garlick." 23 Oct. 1941. Print.
Miss Nellie Garlick of the Loberg apartments and William Champion of 135 Cedar street, were united in marriage last Wednesday evening, October 15, at seven o'clock in St. Martin's chapel of St. John's Cathedral in Denver, by Canon Reverend Harry Watts, B. D. They were attended by Miss Frances Garlick, sister of the bride, and Hadley Easten of Denver. The bride wore a blue velvet suit with wine accessories and carried a white Bible and gardenias. Her attendant wore wine velvet with beige accessories and wore a corsage of yellow roses. Mrs. Champion is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Garlick of Denver. She is a graduate of Arvada high school and is now employed by the Telephone company in Denver. Mr. Champion is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Champion of 135 Cedar street. He attended the Arvada schools and is now stationed at Biggs Field, Texas, where he is a Corporal in the Colorado National Guard and is engaged in arial photography. Following the ceremony a wedding supper was served the wedding party at Boggio's, in Denver. On Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. Richard Champion entertained at a wedding reception honoring the newlywads. About sixty guests attended.

Jefferson County Public Schools, 1970. Print.
Division of Adult Education
Be It Known That Mrs. Nillie Champion Has Satisfactorily Completed The Prescribed Course I. B. M. Keypunch From January 5 To March 9
Completed: Programming for the 029 and 059 Machines.
Basic reading of instructions for invoices and a Payroll Summary. Became adapted to reading forms, invoices and etc.
Was a very hard working student, and averaged approx. 5400 strokes per hour

Harry Mellor Garlick 1891–1954

Great-Grandfather

Harry Mellor Garlick was born on Mar. 10, 1891 in Central City, Colorado. He married Helen Mary Comfort on Aug. 6, 1914 in Central City, Colorado. He married Mae Jones on Mar. 15, 1922 in Denver, Colorado. He passed away on Apr. 24, 1954 in Denver at age 63. He was buried in the Crown Hill Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

Garlick, Crown Hill Cemetery. 2011.
Year Name & Age Occupation Residence F M
1910 Harry M Garlick 20 Telephone Manager Hot Sulphur Springs, Grand, Colorado GB WI
1920 Harry Garlic 29 Arvada, Jefferson, Colorado
1930 Harry M Garlick 40 Denver, City and County, Colorado
1940 Harry M Garlick 49 Denver, City and County, Colorado

The Middle Park Times [Hot Sulphur Springs] 11 Nov. 1910: 1. Colorado Historic Newspapers. Web.
Harry Garlick of the telephone exchange was busy giving election returns Wednesday and Thursday. Our telephone people are to be congratulated for their pains in giving the prompt returns of the election in state and nation. The Colorado Telephone company has some mighty good employes in the Garlick family and we believe in giving a good word of praise where it is due. It is out of the question to exist without good telephone service.

Nellie Mary Comfort Garlick

Great-Grandmother

Nellie Mary Comfort married Harry Mellor Garlick. She died at home. She was buried on Feb. 26, 1919.

Garlick, Crown Hill Cemetery. 2011.
Year Name & Age Occupation Residence F M
1900 Hellen Comfort 08 Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania PA PA
1910 Nellie Comfort 19 Central City, Gilpin, Colorado PA PA

"Mrs. Harry Garlick a Victim of Influenza." Arvada Enterprise 1 Mar. 1919. Print.
This community was greatly grieved and shocked to learn Sunday of the death of Mrs. Harry Garlick, wife of the exchange manager of the local telephone system, which occurred at 12:30 a. m. Sunday morning, at her home in north Berkeley. A baby daughter had arrived to Mr. and Mrs. Garlick only the preceding Wednesday, and altho her condition was not considered precarious, at the time, grave fears were felt that serious complications might set in. Everything possible was done for her, but the Angel of Death proved the victor. Mr. Garlick was also quite sick at the time of her death with the same malady, but he has rallied and seems to be recovering slowly under his terrible experience in the loss of his beloved companion. The funeral took place Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from Olinger chapel, where a large crowd of sorrowing and sympathetic friends were gathered to show their last respects to a noble little mother and wife, neighbor and friend. Rev. Cage of the Wheat Ridge Methodist church, spoke comforting words to the bereaved ones. The pall-bearers were, Messrs. C. Graves, A. H. Barth, Isaac Hardy, W. E. Peterson, William J. Bennett, and Richard Rodda. The interment was made in Crown Hill cemetery. Nellie Comfort Garlick was born in Pennsylvania, October 25, 1890. She was married to Harry M. Garlick at her home in Central City, August 6, 1914. Besides her husband she leaves three small children, Mellor Comfort, aged 26 months, Frances Lenore, aged 13 months, and the infant born a week ago Wednesday. She also leaves three sisters, one in Boulder, Colo. who was present at the funeral, one in Ogden, Utah, and one in Florida.

Henry Garlick 1843–1895

Great-Great-Grandfather

Henry Mellor was baptized on Jun. 25, 1843 in Taxal, Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, England. Henry Garlick married his cousin Elizabeth Jane Mellor on Oct. 25, 1875. Henry passed away on Nov. 20, 1895 in Central City, Colorado. He was buried in the Knights of Pythias Cemetery in Central City.

Henry Garlick was part of the Black Hills Gold Rush, so he was probably an illegal migrant in the Great Sioux Reservation.


Garlick, Knights of Pythias Cemetery. 2011.
Year Name & Age Occupation Residence or Ship F M
1850 Henry Mellor 06 Charles Chaloner
1860 Henry Garlick 17 Clifton, Grant, Wisconsin GB GB
1880 Henry Garlick 35 City Treasurer Central City, Gilpin, Colorado GB GB

Cheshire. Baptisms. 1843. Web.
Date: June 25
Parish: Taxal
Name: Henry Mellor
Mother: Ann
Address: Peak Forest
Occupation: Spinster
Note: Illegitimate

The Weekly Register-Call 22 Nov. 1895. Web.
Died. In Central City, Colo., Nov. 20, 1895, Henry Garlick, aged 52 years, of miner’s disease. Deceased came to Colorado in the early sixties from Wisconsin. He remained here until the gold excitement in South Dakota, and in 1876 left here for Deadwood. After engaging in mining at that place, he returned to Central and made it his place of residence ever since. He served the people of this city in various positions, among them that of treasurer. He was a native of England, his parents locating in Wisconsin, from which state he emigrated to Colorado. He leaves a wife and five children and other relatives in Central and Black Hawk. The funeral occurred this afternoon from his late residence at 1:30 o’clock. Interment was made in the city cemetery.

The Weekly Register-Call 24 Feb. 1893. 21 Feb. 2013. Web.
Harry Garlick & Company are working in a 90 foot shaft at the Americus Mine, west of the Fraser shaft on that vein. This week they have been having a run made at the Polar Star stamp mill in Black Hawk.

Elizabeth Jane Mellor Garlick 1857–1912

Great-Great-Grandmother

Elizabeth Jane Mellor was born on Dec. 30, 1857 in Linden, Wisconsin. Elizabeth married her cousin Henry Garlick on Oct. 25, 1875. She passed away on Oct. 13, 1912, at home in Arvada, Colorado. Her death at age 54 was due to carcinoma. She was buried on Oct. 16, 1912 in the Knights of Pythias Cemetery in Central City, Colorado.


Garlick, Knights of Pythias Cemetery. 2011.
Year Name & Age Occupation Residence F M
1860 Elizabeth Miller 02 Linden, Iowa, Wisconsin GB GB
1870 Elizabeth Millor 12 Clifton, Grant, Wisconsin
1880 Elizebath Garlick 22 Keeping House Central City, Gilpin, Colorado GB GB
1910 Elisabeth J Garlick 50 Hot Sulphur Springs, Grand, Colorado

Colorado. Deaths. 1912. Foothills Genealogical Society. Web.
Name: Elizabeth J. Garlick
Birth Year: 1857
Cause of Death: Carcinoma
Death Date: October 13
Interment: Central City Cemetery
Husband: Henry
Son: Harry

"Death of Mrs. Garlick." The Middle Park Times [Hot Sulphur Springs] 18 Oct. 1912: 9. Colorado Historic Newspapers. Web.
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Garlick died at her home in Arvada on the 13th inst. Mrs. Garlick formerly resided in Hot Sulphur Springs where she and her children were in charge of the local telephone office for about 3 years. She had resided in Arvada for about a year.
Mr. Garlick was a pioneer of Colorado and had previously resided in Central City for 33 years.
The body was taken to Central City for interment at 2 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, October 16th. Mrs. Garlick was a woman of many admirable qualities and was highly respected among her friends and neighbors in this community where she was well and favorably known. She is survived by two sons and two daughters.

The Weekly Register-Call 1912. Web.
Died. At Arvada, Colorado, Sunday, October 13, 1912, Mrs. Elizabeth Garlick, aged 53 years. The lady was a pioneer of Gilpin county and the state, coming to Colorado 40 years ago, and a resident of Gilpin county for 33 years, and a year or more ago she went to Arvada, to make her home. She was the widow of Henry Garlick, and the family were well known and respected residents of this city, where the greater portion of their years had been spent. She left two sons and two daughters to mourn her loss, Harry and Louis Garlick, Hazel Garlick, Mrs. August Meyers, and son-in-law, Claude Pass. The remains were brought to this city and the funeral took place from the Harris Undertaking chapel on Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Rice of the M. E. church officiating and was attended by many of the old friends and neighbors, who had known her for so many years.

Joseph Garlick 1828–1887

Third Great Grandfather

Joseph Garlick was baptized on Nov. 23, 1828 in Peak Forest, Derbyshire, England. Joseph married Anne Mellor on May 27, 1849 at Manchester Cathedral in England. They left Liverpool, Merseyside, England aboard the Charles Chaloner. They arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana on Oct. 31, 1850. He died on Apr. 26, 1887 in Central City, Colorado. His death was due to explosion. He was buried in Central City.

Year Name & Age Occupation Residence or Ship F M
1841 Joseph Garlick 12 Prestbury, Cheshire, England
1850 Joseph Garlick 23 Charles Chaloner
1860 Joseph Garlick 30 Clifton, Grant, Wisconsin
1870 Joseph Garlick 44 Clifton, Grant, Wisconsin
1880 Joseph Garlick 50 Miner Central City, Gilpin, Colorado GB GB

Anne Mellor Garlick

Third Great Grandmother

Anne Mellor was baptized on Nov. 8, 1822 in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, England. Anne married Joseph Garlick on May 27, 1849 at Manchester Cathedral in England. They left Liverpool, Merseyside, England aboard the Charles Chaloner. They arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana on Oct. 31, 1850.

Year Name & Age Occupation Residence or Ship F M
1850 Anne Garlick 21 Charles Chaloner
1860 Ann Garlick 36 Clifton, Grant, Wisconsin
1870 Ann Garlick 46 Clifton, Grant, Wisconsin
1880 Ann Garlick 53 Keeping House Central City, Gilpin, Colorado GB GB
1900 Ann Garlick 79 Rena, Clallam, Washington GB GB

Derbyshire. Baptisms. 1822. Web.
Date: November 8
Parish: Chapel en le Frith
Name: Ann Mellor
Father: Thomas
Mother: Ann

Mellor Comfort Garlick 1916–2003

Great-Uncle

Mellor Comfort Garlick was born on Dec. 18, 1916 in Arvada, Colorado. Mellor married on Jul. 3, 1942. He passed away on Jun. 24, 2003, at home in Copperas Cove, Texas at age 86. He was buried in Austin, Texas.

Branch: USA Rank: Sergeant

"Sergeant Has Preference For Old Weapons." The Armored Sentinel 10 June 1960: 14. The Portal to Texas History. University of North Texas. Web.
SFC Mellor C. Garlick has a preference for the kind of weapons not seen much around these parts anymore – arrowheads, tomohawks and knives. He has more than 6,000 such items, gathered over a period of 30 years. He began when he was eight years old. Sergeant Garlick, a member of Company B, 35th Armor, 2d Armored Division, has done most of his collecting in California, Virginia, Colorado, Arizona and Nevada. Among his artifacts are camp tools – like scrapers and knives – that are thousands of years old. He has dot-points believed to have been used before the bow and arrow came into existence, some 6 to 10,000 years ago. They're spear-like objects, ranging from two to six inches in length, that were launched from a throwing stick. In 1955, when Sergeant Garlick was stationed at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., he helped Arizona Museum researchers excavate in the desert near Herford, Ariz. He worked after duty hours for about three months. The mammals the group uncovered included mammoths, bison, camels and horses 15 to 20,000 years old.

Temple Daily Telegram. 25 June 2003. Web.
Mellor "Mel" C. Garlick, 86, of Copperas Cove died Tuesday, June 24, at his residence.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Sheppard Funeral Home in Copperas Cove with Dr. Rodney B. Kruse officiating. Burial will be in Bellwood Crematory.
He was born in Arvada, Colo., to Henry Mellor and Nellie Comfort Garlick. He served in the U.S. Army. He married Maxine Sparks on July 3, 1942. He was a Methodist.
Survivors are his wife; a daughter, Donna Mollenkamp of Macksville, Kan.; a son, David Garlick of Pflugerville; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Scott and White Hospice, 2401 S. 31st St., Temple, 76508. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Frances Lenore Garlick Walton 1918–1976

Great-Aunt

Frances Lenore Garlick was born on Feb. 9, 1918 in Colorado. Frances passed away on May 12, 1976 at age 58. She was buried in the Crown Hill Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

I know nothing about Mr. Walton.

Garlick, Frances Lenore. Trip to Seattle. 1932. MS.
The waves are always big pounding rolling - splashing waves and the beach is smooth. On the edge of the beach lay ancient, big trees that have drifted in and laid there for years and years. We couldn't find any shells by the ocean because the Indians probably have picked them all up.
The ocean is very seldom ever still. Around the ocean is an old Indian Reservation. We saw a little tiny Indian boy walking up the street. I saw an old Indian squaw sitting on the porch, wrapped in a blanket. She was weaving.
This is what she looked like.
After taking some pictures of the ocean we started back to our cabin at Sequin Bay.

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06. July 21

We left Salt Lake City early the next morning. We went through Ogden then Brigham. We ate lunch on a road then traveled until we came to Burley, Idaho. We camped there that night.

07. July 22

The next morning went on until we came to Twin Falls. We did not see Twin Falls but we stopped to see Shoshone Falls. They weren't very pretty because they didn't have enough water running. The next day we went to Boise, Idaho. We camped somewhere around there.

08. July 23

The next morning we were on the Old Oregon Trail. After we went for a while we saw the Columbia River. It sure is big. As we went on it was prettier and prettier. We went through about five tunnels. We saw many pretty falls.
The highway along the Columbia River is surrounded by a forest. There are curbins on this paved highway so that it looks just like a park in town. That night we stayed in Portland, Oregon. It is a very pretty city, larger than Denver. There are many flowers there.

09. July 24

From Portland we went to Washington. In Vancouver, Washington we saw many steamboats and ships on the Hood Bay. Soon we ate lunch along the Sequim Bay. After that we went on in to Sequim where we stopped for awhile. Then we went to get a cabin. The cabins were on a hill over the Sequim Bay.
In the afternoon we went down on the beach, where we found many shells, big and little. Some we got on the beach and others we waded in for. That night after supper we went berry hunting with a man who stayed in the cabin next to us. We went for blackberries. They sure are good too.

10. July 27

The next morning we went down to the beach as soon as we ate breakfast and dug clams. We sure did get a lot. The water was way down. The way to get them is to watch for water spurting up out of the ground then dig them up. After that we went berry hunting. We know how to open clams and fix them. We had clam soup.

11. July 28

The next morning we got packed to go again. We were going to La Push which is an Indian Reservation. We saw many trees along the way that were burnt. On some of the hills there was nothing but old dead trees that look like real tall telephone poles. Soon we saw a lake. I think it was Lake Sutherland. It was about two miles long. After that we saw Crescent Lake. It is very beautiful. The road is down close to the lake most of the way and you can see how blue and clear the lake is. It is just like someone dumped a bottle of bluing in it. The lake is about ten miles long.
As we got nearer to the ocean the trees were very tall and large. Some of the smaller trees, vines, and bushes were covered with moss in most places the moss was just hanging off the trees. It was sure pretty. The forest in this country is dank and dark, and there are many beautiful streams running through it. Soon we caught our first glimpse of the ocean. I thought it was sure wonderful.
The waves are always big, pounding, rolling, splashing waves and the beach is smooth. On the edge of the beach lay ancient, big trees that have drifted in and laid there for years and years. We couldn't find any shells by the ocean because the Indians probably have picked them all up. The ocean is very seldom ever still. Around the ocean is an old Indian reservation.
We saw a little tiny Indian boy walking up the street. I saw an old Indian squaw sitting on the porch, wrapped in a blanket she was weaving. This is what she looked like:


After taking some pictures of the ocean we started back to our cabin at Sequim Bay.

12. July 29 & 30

The next morning early for Ludlow Bay, because we were going to ferry across the straits to get to Seattle. We got there 30 minutes before the ferry came in, but it wasn't long before it did come. It looked like a ship to us and it seemed like we were riding in a ship too. It is nice inside; it is big too. We soon arrived at Seattle. We got out of the ferry and took a picture of the ferry. We drove on until we found a camp. We ate lunch. In Seattle the roads are straight up and down. We could hardly get up or down with our car. The houses in Seattle are big mansions. The town in much bigger than Denver and there are many big lakes around there. The biggest was a harbor. We saw all kinds of ships in Seattle.

13. July 31

We got up early the next morning and started to Vancouver in British Columbia. Just before we entered Vancouver we had to stop at the Immigration Inspection on the border just before we entered Canada. After the car was inspected and everything else we went on into British Columbia. We reached Vancouver at noon time. There sure are a lot of Japs there. It was raining so that we couldn't see anything. We couldn't take pictures either, so we rented a cabin and the next morning we were back in the U.S. We stopped at Bellingham to see aunt Jane. She sure has a nice house. We went out to see uncle Ed.
He lives out on a farm, it sure is a nice place. After that we visited uncle Joe downtown. He works in a shoe shop and he has GARLICK SHOE SHOP printed out on the side walk in the doorway. It was about two o’clock when we left Bellingham. We arrived in Seattle about six. We had bar-b-q sandwiches and ice cream for supper. The next morning we got up early and went downtown to see uncle Frank and uncle George.
One of them works in a garage and he has a big sign that has his name on it. We stayed in Seattle another day so daddy visited some other friends of his.

14. August 2

We left Seattle that morning and kept going. In the afternoon we were in some real prairie. We saw the Columbia River and more. We camped that night at a place called Soap Lake. They said that it is good for rheumatism and everything else. Everything smells soapy around there.

15. August 3

The next morn we went on and soon we entered southern Idaho. We drove on until we came to Spokane. It is a rather dry place with pine trees. We were there for a while, then we went on until we came to Wallace where we stayed that night. It is a mining and milling place.

16. August 4

The next night we stayed at Avon. We rented a log cabin on a farm.

17. August 5

From Avon we went on until we came to some little town where we ate lunch, then went on until we came to Boseman. We stayed there that night. In the morning about 11 we arrived at Yellowstone National Park. It cost three dollars to get in the park. The first thing we came to was Mammoth Hot Springs Terrace. There wasn't much water running on it. We went on and saw the Devil’s Kitchen. You go down some steep stairs.
When you get down there it is dark. We could hear bats shrieking. We saw some too. It used to be a spring or something of the kind. After we had seen everything there we decided to go on to Old Faithful and spend the night there. On the way we saw an elk standing in a river. It was the Gibbon River. We saw the Roaring Mountain, and heard it too.
It is just a big rocky mountain with steam rushing out at certain places. Next was Twin Lakes. We saw Beryl Springs. It is the hottest spring in the park, and very blue. Then Fountain Paint Pot. It sure does look like white paint being mixed up. In some places it real thick around the edges. You can see it bubbling and sometimes it shoots up in the air. The Morning Glory Pool is very pretty too, it is round on top. Then it grew narrow as it went down in the ground.
It look just like a blue morning glory. Soon after the we came to Old Faithful. We rented a cabin there. Around supper time the bears began to come around to the garbage cans. They climb right up in them. At seven o’clock that night we went to hear a bear lecture given by a man at the bears’ feeding place. There were many bears there. They had put up a sign there that said, “lunch counter for bears only.”
The black bears were there first but when the grizzlies came in the black bears went away. The man who gave the bear lecture said that it took two or three years before the grizzlies would venture to the feeding grounds and they still don’t come in the camp grounds. It is only the black bears you can see in the camp. After a while a mother grizzly bear and her little cub came to the feeding grounds. She sure did watch him too.
She wouldn't even let the birds get near the cub. The mother bear would chase all the other bears away and she made the little bear sit down off somewhere where he couldn't be near the other bears. It was a very interesting lecture. It was surprising to see how many people there were there. There was sure a big crowd. After that we went to hear a talk on all the springs, lakes, and other things of interest. They showed slides too.
It was about 9:30 when we saw Old Faithful again. They had a spotlight turned on it. It takes long for the water to start up but when it does it lasts long, about three or four minutes. I guess as the water went down they had pretty colors of the rainbow turned on it.

18. August 6

The next morning we got a picture of Elizabeth standing by a bear. We also got a picture of Old Faithful. After buying some souvenirs we went on to West Thumb. Daddy got a picture of the lake and a geyser too. There is a geyser about 20 feet out in the lake and is surrounded by cold water. Then we went on again. Soon we saw three bears on the road, two were cubs. We saw another moose and a bear too. The place we ate was in the Jackson Hole country. There were so many mosquitoes there we couldn't eat lunch. Then we went on until we came to Dubois where we stayed that night.

19. August 7

From there we went on to Riverton, Wyoming where we stopped to see some people in the telephone office. We ate lunch there and it was very nice. We left Riverton about three o’clock in the afternoon and camped at Muddy Gap. It is out on the prairie. That’s about all that Wyoming is. It is just a hot, dry prairie. There is a lot of cattle in Wyoming.

20. August 9

We left Muddy Gap and went on until we came to Encampment where we ate lunch. This small town is very old. All there is there is old log cabins. Late that afternoon we entered Colorado. We stayed at Willow Creek Pass. We camped at a place called The Old Homestead. It is a good place to hunt and fish. The people in the cabin next to us sure did get a lot of fish. It would take too long to count them.
The people had caught a baby coyote in a pen. It sure was trying hard to get out. If you got too near the pen he would run in to the little house and stay until you went away. We got a picture of him.

21. August 10

Then we went on and climbed Willow Creek Pass. Daddy shot four woodchucks but only got three because one went back in his hole before we could get him, but he was shot anyway. You can find woodchucks mostly underneath bridges. There were some logs underneath these bridges. We couldn't see one Sage Hen, so we didn't get any. The day before we must have seen a hundred of them but we couldn't shoot any. We got to Granby sometime in the morning.

George Garlick 1911–2005

Second Cousin Twice Removed

George Garlick was born on Jul. 19, 1911 in Washington. George married Lois in 1972. He passed away on May 2, 2005 in Bellingham, Washington at age 93.

Branch: Rank: Private

"Biographical Note." Center for Pacific Northwest Studies. Western Washington University. Web.
George Garlick was born at West Mountain View, near Ferndale, Washington to Edsil and Mary Garlick. He later attended the University of Washington and obtained a degree in Fisheries there. George was later drafted during World War II and sent to England in a hospital unit and then to France and Germany. After the war he came back to Ferndale and worked for Western Washington University as a science technician in the Biology department until his retirement.