al ach ia . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁younger ▁half - bro ther ▁to ▁his ▁father ' s ▁first ▁child ▁and ▁the ▁oldest ▁of ▁five ▁sons ▁and ▁three ▁daughters ▁( one ▁of ▁which ▁died ▁in ▁inf ancy ) ▁born ▁to ▁May h ue ▁H . ▁G arrison ▁and ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁Sh elta ▁Har ri et ▁S ears ▁G arrison . ▁While ▁he ▁grew ▁up ▁far ming ▁and ▁tim ber ing ▁to ▁help ▁his ▁family ▁subs ist , ▁he ▁also ▁completed ▁a ▁basic ▁education ▁despite ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Pul ask i ▁County ▁Public ▁School s ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁two ▁years ▁at ▁Eastern ▁Kentucky ▁State ▁Te ach ers ▁College , ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁teaching ▁certificate ▁after ▁a ▁term ▁at ▁Sue ▁Ben nett ▁Junior ▁College ▁in ▁nearby ▁London . ▁He ▁taught ▁elementary ▁school ▁in ▁one - room ▁schools ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁return ▁from ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁G arrison ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Re ath a ▁Ma e ▁C uth bert ▁( 1 9 2 8 – 1 9 5 9 ) ▁of ▁London , ▁Kentucky , ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁G arrison ▁rem ar ried ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁at ▁Mountain ▁Home , ▁Id aho , ▁to ▁Marie ▁E . ▁Lee ▁( 1 9 2 0 – 1 9 9 7 ). ▁The ▁couple ▁res ided ▁in ▁Id aho