"J. T. Pollard. A history of Pike County would be incomplete without a brief mention of the enterprising and successful young planter whose name heads this sketch.
He was born in Georgia, September 27, 1852, a son of Joel K. and Sarah E. (Youngblood) Pollard, both natives of Georgia. They had a family of two children, viz: Mary J. (who married Henry L. Adamson, and now resides in Heard County, Ga.), and Joel T. (the subject of this sketch).
The father was a planter by occupation, and at the time of his death owned fifty acres of land. Both he and wife were members of the Missionary Baptist Church. He died November 27, 1852. His widow is still living and resides at Rock Mills, Ala.
The subject of this sketch was reared and educated in Georgia, and at the age of twenty-one years commenced life for himself by engaging in agricultural pursuits, at which he has been eminently successful, for he now owns 200 acres of good land, with fifty acres under cultivation.
December 6, 1873, he was married to Miss Martha E. Adamson, a native of Georgia, and daughter of George and Matilda Adamson, and to this union have been born eight children, viz: Joel M. (deceased), Tilden H., John T., Minnie L., Jim P., Olin M., Albert C. (deceased), and Lulu May.
Mr. Pollard is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Pisgah Lodge No. 250, and has served as senior warden and senior deacon in the same. He is actively interested in educational matters, and now holds the office of school director. His wife is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church."
(Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas - Goodspeed Publishing Company - Chicago, Nashville and St. Louis - 1890)
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A TRIBUTE TO J.T. POLLARD, Sr.
"To live in hearts we leave behind, is not to die."
On Sunday, September 16th, 1934, at the home of his son, Dr. T.H. Pollard in (Pollard) Oklahoma, the soul of J.T. Pollard, former Judge and Representative of Pike County, Arkansas, took its flight to God who gave it.
Judge Pollard, as he was familiarly called, was nearing his eighty second year when summoned to meet Him whom he had so faithfully served during his long christian life.
In the going of this venerable christian citizen, the host of his acquaintances and friends have lost a safe counselor, but the influence of his long and homorable life will remain as a leaven for good in the lives of all who met him in social and business contact.
Truth, honor and virtue were cardinal virtues in Judge Pollard's life. They were with him both in public and private life and were reflected in his work as a legislature or on the bench of County and Probate Judge in both of which official positions his character remained unsullied and his name without a blemish of discredit.
His membership of the Baptist Church extended back for possibly more than a half century, and in that church he was always found in the true faith "once delivered to the saints," and allowed no inovation to divert him from the path marked out by Holy Writ. He was also a consistent and faithful member of the Masonic Lodge whose Grand Master and Past Grand Master officiated with his local lodge in his burial.
If a faithful and well-spent christian life can heighten the joys of heaven, surely Judge Pollard shares in the bliss of that home which remains for the people of God.
"There is no death: the stars go down
To rise upon some other shore,
And bright in Heaven's jeweled crown,
They shine foe evermore."
O.A. FEATHERSON,
Murfreesboro, Ark.
*Typed as it was printed
in the McCurtain Gazette
McCurtain Co. Genealogy
Idabel Public Library
(no date on copy)
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J.T. POLLARD, SR., DIES AT POLLARD
J.T. Pollard, Sr., 82 years of age, passed away Sunday about 4 p.m. at the home of Dr. and Mrs. T.H. Pollard at Pollard. Mr. Pollard had been sick for the past few months.
He came to McCurtain county two weeks ago to visit his sons, Dr. T.H., J.T. and John Pollard, all of Pollard.
His home was at Delight, Ark. He is {also} survived by several daughters.
The remains were carried to Arkansas Monday morning where burial was held Tuesday. Coffey Funeral Home, Idabel, was in charge of funeral arrangements.
The deceased was a pioneer citizen of Pike County, Arkansas, and was well known there.
*Information From:
McCurtain Gazette
Wednesday September 19, 1934
McCurtain Co. Genealogy Society
Idabel Public Library
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
FINAL RITES HELD FOR J.T. POLLARD AT ARKANSAS CITY
Funeral services for J.T. Pollard, aged 82, father of Commissioner-Elect Dr. T.H. Pollard, who died at the home of the latter at Pollard on September 16, were conducted at Murfreesboro, Ark.
Mr. Pollard, who was born at LaGrange, Georgia in September 1852, moved to Murfreesboro in 1881. He lived there until he came to make his home with his son a few months ago. (Note: not sure about this ~ he died at Dr. T.H. Pollard's home, but another newspaper article has that he came to visit his sons.)
He served several terms in the state legislature at Little Rock, and was Past Master of the Pisgah Lodge No. 256 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Murfreesboro, and was an active member of the Missionary Baptist church.
During recent years his physical condition prevented his active participation in public affairs. Mr. Pollard was one of the pioneer teachers of Arkansas.
The Rev. Norman Kelly officiated at the funeral services, and tributes were paid by C.A. Kizier of Delight, Ark., and Mr. Featherstone of Murfreesboro, both of whom had been political opponents of the deceased. Two Past Masters of the Masonic lodge also paid tribute to his life. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Coffey Funeral Home.
Surviving Mr. Pollard are three sons, Dr. T.H. Pollard, Jim Pollard and John Pollard, all residents of McCurtain county; five daughters, Mrs. Ode Ferguson (Lula), Pollard; Oklahoma, Mrs. Parter {Prater} Rankin (Lena), Roy, Ark.; Mrs. Joe McKinney (Minnie), Delight, Ark.; Mrs. Freeman Henderson (Effie), Murfreesboro, Ark.; and Mrs. Fred Henderson (Ora) of Texarkana, Texas; also 29 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
*McCurtain Gazette
Wednesday, October 3, 1934
He was born in Georgia, September 27, 1852, a son of Joel K. and Sarah E. (Youngblood) Pollard, both natives of Georgia. They had a family of two children, viz: Mary J. (who married Henry L. Adamson, and now resides in Heard County, Ga.), and Joel T. (the subject of this sketch).
The father was a planter by occupation, and at the time of his death owned fifty acres of land. Both he and wife were members of the Missionary Baptist Church. He died November 27, 1852. His widow is still living and resides at Rock Mills, Ala.
The subject of this sketch was reared and educated in Georgia, and at the age of twenty-one years commenced life for himself by engaging in agricultural pursuits, at which he has been eminently successful, for he now owns 200 acres of good land, with fifty acres under cultivation.
December 6, 1873, he was married to Miss Martha E. Adamson, a native of Georgia, and daughter of George and Matilda Adamson, and to this union have been born eight children, viz: Joel M. (deceased), Tilden H., John T., Minnie L., Jim P., Olin M., Albert C. (deceased), and Lulu May.
Mr. Pollard is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Pisgah Lodge No. 250, and has served as senior warden and senior deacon in the same. He is actively interested in educational matters, and now holds the office of school director. His wife is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church."
(Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas - Goodspeed Publishing Company - Chicago, Nashville and St. Louis - 1890)
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
A TRIBUTE TO J.T. POLLARD, Sr.
"To live in hearts we leave behind, is not to die."
On Sunday, September 16th, 1934, at the home of his son, Dr. T.H. Pollard in (Pollard) Oklahoma, the soul of J.T. Pollard, former Judge and Representative of Pike County, Arkansas, took its flight to God who gave it.
Judge Pollard, as he was familiarly called, was nearing his eighty second year when summoned to meet Him whom he had so faithfully served during his long christian life.
In the going of this venerable christian citizen, the host of his acquaintances and friends have lost a safe counselor, but the influence of his long and homorable life will remain as a leaven for good in the lives of all who met him in social and business contact.
Truth, honor and virtue were cardinal virtues in Judge Pollard's life. They were with him both in public and private life and were reflected in his work as a legislature or on the bench of County and Probate Judge in both of which official positions his character remained unsullied and his name without a blemish of discredit.
His membership of the Baptist Church extended back for possibly more than a half century, and in that church he was always found in the true faith "once delivered to the saints," and allowed no inovation to divert him from the path marked out by Holy Writ. He was also a consistent and faithful member of the Masonic Lodge whose Grand Master and Past Grand Master officiated with his local lodge in his burial.
If a faithful and well-spent christian life can heighten the joys of heaven, surely Judge Pollard shares in the bliss of that home which remains for the people of God.
"There is no death: the stars go down
To rise upon some other shore,
And bright in Heaven's jeweled crown,
They shine foe evermore."
O.A. FEATHERSON,
Murfreesboro, Ark.
*Typed as it was printed
in the McCurtain Gazette
McCurtain Co. Genealogy
Idabel Public Library
(no date on copy)
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
J.T. POLLARD, SR., DIES AT POLLARD
J.T. Pollard, Sr., 82 years of age, passed away Sunday about 4 p.m. at the home of Dr. and Mrs. T.H. Pollard at Pollard. Mr. Pollard had been sick for the past few months.
He came to McCurtain county two weeks ago to visit his sons, Dr. T.H., J.T. and John Pollard, all of Pollard.
His home was at Delight, Ark. He is {also} survived by several daughters.
The remains were carried to Arkansas Monday morning where burial was held Tuesday. Coffey Funeral Home, Idabel, was in charge of funeral arrangements.
The deceased was a pioneer citizen of Pike County, Arkansas, and was well known there.
*Information From:
McCurtain Gazette
Wednesday September 19, 1934
McCurtain Co. Genealogy Society
Idabel Public Library
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
FINAL RITES HELD FOR J.T. POLLARD AT ARKANSAS CITY
Funeral services for J.T. Pollard, aged 82, father of Commissioner-Elect Dr. T.H. Pollard, who died at the home of the latter at Pollard on September 16, were conducted at Murfreesboro, Ark.
Mr. Pollard, who was born at LaGrange, Georgia in September 1852, moved to Murfreesboro in 1881. He lived there until he came to make his home with his son a few months ago. (Note: not sure about this ~ he died at Dr. T.H. Pollard's home, but another newspaper article has that he came to visit his sons.)
He served several terms in the state legislature at Little Rock, and was Past Master of the Pisgah Lodge No. 256 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Murfreesboro, and was an active member of the Missionary Baptist church.
During recent years his physical condition prevented his active participation in public affairs. Mr. Pollard was one of the pioneer teachers of Arkansas.
The Rev. Norman Kelly officiated at the funeral services, and tributes were paid by C.A. Kizier of Delight, Ark., and Mr. Featherstone of Murfreesboro, both of whom had been political opponents of the deceased. Two Past Masters of the Masonic lodge also paid tribute to his life. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Coffey Funeral Home.
Surviving Mr. Pollard are three sons, Dr. T.H. Pollard, Jim Pollard and John Pollard, all residents of McCurtain county; five daughters, Mrs. Ode Ferguson (Lula), Pollard; Oklahoma, Mrs. Parter {Prater} Rankin (Lena), Roy, Ark.; Mrs. Joe McKinney (Minnie), Delight, Ark.; Mrs. Freeman Henderson (Effie), Murfreesboro, Ark.; and Mrs. Fred Henderson (Ora) of Texarkana, Texas; also 29 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
*McCurtain Gazette
Wednesday, October 3, 1934
"J. T. Pollard. A history of Pike County would be incomplete without a brief mention of the enterprising and successful young planter whose name heads this sketch.
He was born in Georgia, September 27, 1852, a son of Joel K. and Sarah E. (Youngblood) Pollard, both natives of Georgia. They had a family of two children, viz: Mary J. (who married Henry L. Adamson, and now resides in Heard County, Ga.), and Joel T. (the subject of this sketch).
The father was a planter by occupation, and at the time of his death owned fifty acres of land. Both he and wife were members of the Missionary Baptist Church. He died November 27, 1852. His widow is still living and resides at Rock Mills, Ala.
The subject of this sketch was reared and educated in Georgia, and at the age of twenty-one years commenced life for himself by engaging in agricultural pursuits, at which he has been eminently successful, for he now owns 200 acres of good land, with fifty acres under cultivation.
December 6, 1873, he was married to Miss Martha E. Adamson, a native of Georgia, and daughter of George and Matilda Adamson, and to this union have been born eight children, viz: Joel M. (deceased), Tilden H., John T., Minnie L., Jim P., Olin M., Albert C. (deceased), and Lulu May.
Mr. Pollard is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Pisgah Lodge No. 250, and has served as senior warden and senior deacon in the same. He is actively interested in educational matters, and now holds the office of school director. His wife is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church."
(Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas - Goodspeed Publishing Company - Chicago, Nashville and St. Louis - 1890)
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
A TRIBUTE TO J.T. POLLARD, Sr.
"To live in hearts we leave behind, is not to die."
On Sunday, September 16th, 1934, at the home of his son, Dr. T.H. Pollard in (Pollard) Oklahoma, the soul of J.T. Pollard, former Judge and Representative of Pike County, Arkansas, took its flight to God who gave it.
Judge Pollard, as he was familiarly called, was nearing his eighty second year when summoned to meet Him whom he had so faithfully served during his long christian life.
In the going of this venerable christian citizen, the host of his acquaintances and friends have lost a safe counselor, but the influence of his long and homorable life will remain as a leaven for good in the lives of all who met him in social and business contact.
Truth, honor and virtue were cardinal virtues in Judge Pollard's life. They were with him both in public and private life and were reflected in his work as a legislature or on the bench of County and Probate Judge in both of which official positions his character remained unsullied and his name without a blemish of discredit.
His membership of the Baptist Church extended back for possibly more than a half century, and in that church he was always found in the true faith "once delivered to the saints," and allowed no inovation to divert him from the path marked out by Holy Writ. He was also a consistent and faithful member of the Masonic Lodge whose Grand Master and Past Grand Master officiated with his local lodge in his burial.
If a faithful and well-spent christian life can heighten the joys of heaven, surely Judge Pollard shares in the bliss of that home which remains for the people of God.
"There is no death: the stars go down
To rise upon some other shore,
And bright in Heaven's jeweled crown,
They shine foe evermore."
O.A. FEATHERSON,
Murfreesboro, Ark.
*Typed as it was printed
in the McCurtain Gazette
McCurtain Co. Genealogy
Idabel Public Library
(no date on copy)
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
J.T. POLLARD, SR., DIES AT POLLARD
J.T. Pollard, Sr., 82 years of age, passed away Sunday about 4 p.m. at the home of Dr. and Mrs. T.H. Pollard at Pollard. Mr. Pollard had been sick for the past few months.
He came to McCurtain county two weeks ago to visit his sons, Dr. T.H., J.T. and John Pollard, all of Pollard.
His home was at Delight, Ark. He is {also} survived by several daughters.
The remains were carried to Arkansas Monday morning where burial was held Tuesday. Coffey Funeral Home, Idabel, was in charge of funeral arrangements.
The deceased was a pioneer citizen of Pike County, Arkansas, and was well known there.
*Information From:
McCurtain Gazette
Wednesday September 19, 1934
McCurtain Co. Genealogy Society
Idabel Public Library
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
FINAL RITES HELD FOR J.T. POLLARD AT ARKANSAS CITY
Funeral services for J.T. Pollard, aged 82, father of Commissioner-Elect Dr. T.H. Pollard, who died at the home of the latter at Pollard on September 16, were conducted at Murfreesboro, Ark.
Mr. Pollard, who was born at LaGrange, Georgia in September 1852, moved to Murfreesboro in 1881. He lived there until he came to make his home with his son a few months ago. (Note: not sure about this ~ he died at Dr. T.H. Pollard's home, but another newspaper article has that he came to visit his sons.)
He served several terms in the state legislature at Little Rock, and was Past Master of the Pisgah Lodge No. 256 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Murfreesboro, and was an active member of the Missionary Baptist church.
During recent years his physical condition prevented his active participation in public affairs. Mr. Pollard was one of the pioneer teachers of Arkansas.
The Rev. Norman Kelly officiated at the funeral services, and tributes were paid by C.A. Kizier of Delight, Ark., and Mr. Featherstone of Murfreesboro, both of whom had been political opponents of the deceased. Two Past Masters of the Masonic lodge also paid tribute to his life. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Coffey Funeral Home.
Surviving Mr. Pollard are three sons, Dr. T.H. Pollard, Jim Pollard and John Pollard, all residents of McCurtain county; five daughters, Mrs. Ode Ferguson (Lula), Pollard; Oklahoma, Mrs. Parter {Prater} Rankin (Lena), Roy, Ark.; Mrs. Joe McKinney (Minnie), Delight, Ark.; Mrs. Freeman Henderson (Effie), Murfreesboro, Ark.; and Mrs. Fred Henderson (Ora) of Texarkana, Texas; also 29 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
*McCurtain Gazette
Wednesday, October 3, 1934
He was born in Georgia, September 27, 1852, a son of Joel K. and Sarah E. (Youngblood) Pollard, both natives of Georgia. They had a family of two children, viz: Mary J. (who married Henry L. Adamson, and now resides in Heard County, Ga.), and Joel T. (the subject of this sketch).
The father was a planter by occupation, and at the time of his death owned fifty acres of land. Both he and wife were members of the Missionary Baptist Church. He died November 27, 1852. His widow is still living and resides at Rock Mills, Ala.
The subject of this sketch was reared and educated in Georgia, and at the age of twenty-one years commenced life for himself by engaging in agricultural pursuits, at which he has been eminently successful, for he now owns 200 acres of good land, with fifty acres under cultivation.
December 6, 1873, he was married to Miss Martha E. Adamson, a native of Georgia, and daughter of George and Matilda Adamson, and to this union have been born eight children, viz: Joel M. (deceased), Tilden H., John T., Minnie L., Jim P., Olin M., Albert C. (deceased), and Lulu May.
Mr. Pollard is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Pisgah Lodge No. 250, and has served as senior warden and senior deacon in the same. He is actively interested in educational matters, and now holds the office of school director. His wife is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church."
(Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas - Goodspeed Publishing Company - Chicago, Nashville and St. Louis - 1890)
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
A TRIBUTE TO J.T. POLLARD, Sr.
"To live in hearts we leave behind, is not to die."
On Sunday, September 16th, 1934, at the home of his son, Dr. T.H. Pollard in (Pollard) Oklahoma, the soul of J.T. Pollard, former Judge and Representative of Pike County, Arkansas, took its flight to God who gave it.
Judge Pollard, as he was familiarly called, was nearing his eighty second year when summoned to meet Him whom he had so faithfully served during his long christian life.
In the going of this venerable christian citizen, the host of his acquaintances and friends have lost a safe counselor, but the influence of his long and homorable life will remain as a leaven for good in the lives of all who met him in social and business contact.
Truth, honor and virtue were cardinal virtues in Judge Pollard's life. They were with him both in public and private life and were reflected in his work as a legislature or on the bench of County and Probate Judge in both of which official positions his character remained unsullied and his name without a blemish of discredit.
His membership of the Baptist Church extended back for possibly more than a half century, and in that church he was always found in the true faith "once delivered to the saints," and allowed no inovation to divert him from the path marked out by Holy Writ. He was also a consistent and faithful member of the Masonic Lodge whose Grand Master and Past Grand Master officiated with his local lodge in his burial.
If a faithful and well-spent christian life can heighten the joys of heaven, surely Judge Pollard shares in the bliss of that home which remains for the people of God.
"There is no death: the stars go down
To rise upon some other shore,
And bright in Heaven's jeweled crown,
They shine foe evermore."
O.A. FEATHERSON,
Murfreesboro, Ark.
*Typed as it was printed
in the McCurtain Gazette
McCurtain Co. Genealogy
Idabel Public Library
(no date on copy)
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
J.T. POLLARD, SR., DIES AT POLLARD
J.T. Pollard, Sr., 82 years of age, passed away Sunday about 4 p.m. at the home of Dr. and Mrs. T.H. Pollard at Pollard. Mr. Pollard had been sick for the past few months.
He came to McCurtain county two weeks ago to visit his sons, Dr. T.H., J.T. and John Pollard, all of Pollard.
His home was at Delight, Ark. He is {also} survived by several daughters.
The remains were carried to Arkansas Monday morning where burial was held Tuesday. Coffey Funeral Home, Idabel, was in charge of funeral arrangements.
The deceased was a pioneer citizen of Pike County, Arkansas, and was well known there.
*Information From:
McCurtain Gazette
Wednesday September 19, 1934
McCurtain Co. Genealogy Society
Idabel Public Library
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
FINAL RITES HELD FOR J.T. POLLARD AT ARKANSAS CITY
Funeral services for J.T. Pollard, aged 82, father of Commissioner-Elect Dr. T.H. Pollard, who died at the home of the latter at Pollard on September 16, were conducted at Murfreesboro, Ark.
Mr. Pollard, who was born at LaGrange, Georgia in September 1852, moved to Murfreesboro in 1881. He lived there until he came to make his home with his son a few months ago. (Note: not sure about this ~ he died at Dr. T.H. Pollard's home, but another newspaper article has that he came to visit his sons.)
He served several terms in the state legislature at Little Rock, and was Past Master of the Pisgah Lodge No. 256 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Murfreesboro, and was an active member of the Missionary Baptist church.
During recent years his physical condition prevented his active participation in public affairs. Mr. Pollard was one of the pioneer teachers of Arkansas.
The Rev. Norman Kelly officiated at the funeral services, and tributes were paid by C.A. Kizier of Delight, Ark., and Mr. Featherstone of Murfreesboro, both of whom had been political opponents of the deceased. Two Past Masters of the Masonic lodge also paid tribute to his life. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Coffey Funeral Home.
Surviving Mr. Pollard are three sons, Dr. T.H. Pollard, Jim Pollard and John Pollard, all residents of McCurtain county; five daughters, Mrs. Ode Ferguson (Lula), Pollard; Oklahoma, Mrs. Parter {Prater} Rankin (Lena), Roy, Ark.; Mrs. Joe McKinney (Minnie), Delight, Ark.; Mrs. Freeman Henderson (Effie), Murfreesboro, Ark.; and Mrs. Fred Henderson (Ora) of Texarkana, Texas; also 29 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
*McCurtain Gazette
Wednesday, October 3, 1934
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Joel Monroe Pollard
1875–1876
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Dr Tilden Hampton Pollard
1877–1964
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John Thomas Pollard
1879–1972
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Minnie Lee Pollard McKinney
1882–1969
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James Pitillo Copland "Jim" Pollard
1883–1965
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Olen Merrell Pollard
1885–1905
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Albert Carlisle Pollard
1888–1889
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Lula May Pollard Ferguson
1890–1987
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Lena Myrtle Pollard Rankin
1892–1974
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Ora Ethel Pollard Henderson
1896–1983
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Effie Lola Pollard Henderson
1898–1960
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Fay Adamson Pollard
1901–1921
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