Tim
Because of Isaac G. Pollards
position with the Methodist Church, I was able to track my GGrandad to PA. I'm
sure that Isaac H. and my GGrandad left with him or shortly after as my
Grandads oldest brother was born 1885 in PA, and I assume my Ggrandad who was
in PA by 1884 met my GGrandmother and had their first child by 1885. This info
I am sending will explain how and why they came to be in PA by 1884. I have
never sent this to anyone because of its sensitive nature and have kept it in
my records only. Please use some discretion with this info. I have quite a bit
of information still in paper form that was never added simply because I
finally burnt out.
I would like to locate Isaac G.
Pollard’s sister Lockey F. Pollard, my Ggrandad’s half sister. This would
finish the Pollard children for me. Some of this info came from a descendent of
my GGrandmothers sister in PA, The Methodist Church, and a person working on
Johnsons. I also sent for documents from UW Arkansas and Arkansas Historical
Society and used the UW Historical Society Archives. They have an excellent
library and archives, this is where I located the boat name and passenger list
for my dad’s mother. They also had a book published 1890 for my GGrandmothers
family, Jesse C. Johnson’s wife. I hope some of this will help you extend your
family history and if you have any questions feel free to e-mail. I would
appreciate you not using my name and address as I am leaving this to some one
else to finish in the future if they are interested.
Rick
Officially founded in 1877,
Philander Smith College is the result of one of the early attempts to make
education available to freedman (former slaves) west of the Mississippi River.
The forerunner of the college was Walden Seminary, named in honor of Dr., J.M.
Walden, one of the originators and the first corresponding Secretary of the
Freedmans Aid Society. Miss Helen Perkins served as Principal of the
institution during the early years.
The Seminary was located at Eighth
Street and Broadway in the Wesley Chapel Methodist Church. The first Conference Trustees of the new school, elected
in 1878 were: Ministers I.G.Pollard, W.O.Emory, G.W. Sams, W.H. Crawford, A.J. Phillips, L.W. Elkins, and Laymen
A.L. Richmond, William Laporte, and Frank Carland.
Philander Smith was chartered as a
four year college on March 13, 1883. I.G. Pollard was shown as one of the trustees at this time along with
others. Note: This info from Archives in Utah
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Little Rock Street Directories
1871-1901
1873-74 Mrs H Johnson residence near
St Johns College
Note: Not sure if this is Mary
Johnson
Herod and Mary left KS about 1873,
Mary’s
mother died about this time in ARK
1876-77 Mary (Gilstrap Pollard)
Johnson widow of Peter Johnson
809 Arch Street south of 9th
Isaac G. Pollard (Reverend)
809 Arch Street south of 9th
Note: Mary used Herods Middle name
Peter
1880 Jesse C. Johnson (laborer)
1211 South Cross
Mary Johnson widow of Herod Johnson
1211 South Cross
Isaac G. Pollard
South Side of 13th 1st West of
Chester
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Note: 1880 Federal Census Pulaski
Co, Ark page # 389 sheet 57 line 17.
1211 South Cross St City Of Little
Rock:
Mary Johnson WF age 57 Dress Maker
born TN FA NC MO TN
Jesse C. Johnson WM son age 22 Gard
born ARK FA KY MO TN
Emma Johnson WF dau age 14 At School
born ARK FA KY MO TN
Johnnie Johnson WM son age 12 At
School born KS FA KY MO TN
Carrie Pollard WF dau age 30 Dress
Maker born MO FA VA MO TN
William A. Pollard WM Gr Son age
8 ?born ARK FA ARK MO MO
Note: In a letter from Grace Johnson
1985 she said Jesse C. told her he was a guard at a prison (Gard) at one time.
This census from U.W. Historical Society
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1881-82 Mrs. Mary Johnson widow
seamstress 1617 Ringo
Jesse C, Johnson laborer 1617 Ringo
I.G. Pollard clergyman M.E. church
1017 w. 13th
Mrs Carrie Pollard widow seamstress
1617 Ringo
1883-84 Emma Johnson 1108 State
Mrs Carrie Pollard seamstress 1108
State
note: Mary Johnson, Jesse C.
Johnson, Isaac G Pollard no longer on directory.
1883 Isaac G Pollard left Little
Rock, for PA. I believe Jesse C. went with him, have not been able to locate
Mary at this point.
See church info from PA. I received
information that Mary Gilstrap Pollard Johnson died 1881 in Little Rock
Arkansas.
1886 Emma Johnson clerk at Bejachs
705 W. 10th
Carrie Pollard widow of J. 705 W,
10th
1887 Miss Emma Johnson sales lady at
Bejachs 705 W. 10th
Mrs Carrie Pollard widow of J.
Dressmaker 705 W. 10th
Note: Carrie Pollard, Emma Johnson
1890 Carrie Pollard widow of J. 705
W. 10th
William A. Pollard meat cutter 705
W. 10th
Note: Carrie Pollard widow of J.,
William A. Pollard, Same address as 1887,
Emma Johnson Missing. S. H. Noble is
listed as painter and living at 703 W. 10th, next door to Carrie Pollard,
(Shelby H. and and Emma Johnson Noble)?.
1893-94 Evaline H. Pollard widow of
James M. 1305 Broadway
James L. Pollard student 1305
Broadway
Miss Kate Pollard student 1305 Broadway
William A. Pollard bookkeeper Chas
F. Penzel Grocery Co 1305 Broadway
Note: Evaline H. Pollard widow of
James M., Additional children, and William A. Pollard.
1895-96 Same Pollards, as 1893-94
plus Albert S. Pollard at same address, this remained the same through 1900-01.
Some of the years were missing on Street Directory
Note: Not clear who Evaline H.
Pollard is or who these children are. Did not follow up on this.
Note: Isaac G. Pollard left Arkansas
by November 1883 and went to Pennsylvania. He is listed on Street Directory as Clergyman and Minister living
with or near his mother, also Jesse C. Johnson, Little Rock ARK. Isaac G. Pollard was Jesse C. Johnson’s half brother.
Arkansas Donation Lands 14-dec-1876
- 30-apr-1880 by Desmond Walls Allen. I.G. Pollard was listed on Index
Who was E.D. Goodwin
by Howard Strawbridge
2-0ct-1959
Plum Twp, Vennango Co, PA.
Ed was a religious man. He united
with the Fairview Methodist Church in June, 1877, when he was not yet 13 yrs
old. He was also baptized that same month with 18 others at Wallaceville,
undoubtedly at the creek. In 1884 he experienced a rebirth of communion with
his church when Rev I.G. Pollard conducted special meetings over his charge at
which many people experience conversion.
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I found Issac G. and Elizabeth’s
marriage in Little Rock; also Lillian on the 1900 census born Nov 1883 in
Butler Co.
I am wondering if Lillian was born
in Little Rock or Butler. If she was born in Butler, the year/date is wrong.
Guess I can ask Little Rock if they have a birth record for her.
In the fall of 1883, Conference of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Oct 3rd, to a question who are received by
transfer?
Answer: Isaac G. Pollard from Little
Rock Conference
Another question: have any been
located at own request?
Answer, Isaac G. Pollard (locater
means get out of the Methodist Episcopal Church South).
I found the letter from the man that
asked if I had any copies of any of Isaac G's sermons. His name is H.W. Strawbridge, R.5, Titusville, PA. I received this
letter 1984. He sent a copy of the article that appeared in the paper stating
Rev Issac G. Pollard, the Vitrant pastor of the Stinsville M.E. Charge of
Churches of which the Fairview Church was a part. Fairview Church was where the
funeral of Fletcher Alcorn was held 18-may-1884, claimed 1000 people attended
this funeral, all could not get into this small
church.
Note: Stinsville/Sinsville is
Sunville,PA.
Kennerdal, Venango Co, Pa
27-aug-1906
Miss Bernice Cross youngest daughter
of Mrs Wilson Cross, died Friday August 24th, about 12 years old, had been ill
for sometime. Buried from family residence at 10 A.M. Services by Rev Pollard
of Rockland, interment in that place.
Note: Lura/Lurie Jennings born Rockland
PA. It appears that Isaac G. Pollard had already been transferred to Pa before
his marriage to Elizabeth A. Nov 1883 in Little Rock and they went directly to
PA., not Memphis TN. Howard Strawbridge died five years ago.?Received this info 29-mar-2000
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1900 Federal Census Butler Borough,
Butler Co, PA.
Isaac G. Pollard Clergyman m. 16 yrs
b. apr-1848 Mo
Elizabeth A. Pollard b. jan-1868 Ark
Lillian Pollard b. nov-1883 PA
Charles Pollard b. jun-1886 PA
Gertrude Pollard b. feb-1888 PA
John Pollard b. jan-1890 PA
Elmer Pollard b. aug-1891 PA
Henry Pollard b. oct-1894 PA
Amos Hogan Pollard b. jun-1897 PA
Clinton Pollard b. sep-1899
Frances Pollard b. mar-1902
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Marriage Records Pulaski Co, ARK
Book 7 Page 581
5-nov-1883
Isaac G. Pollard age 31
Elizabeth Dillahay age 16
Elizabeth was under age. Her mother
Mrs Francis Dillahay's consent to the marriage was included in the record.
In a publication called Pulaski
County Historical Review, Vol 44 Num 2 Published Summer 1996, was an artical
entitled Interracial Marriages and Cohabitation in Pulaski Co, ARK 1870-1900, by Kelley Metheny. On page 35-36
while discussing interracial marriages, the following passage appeared.
Little Rock claimed center stage for
another scandal that highlighted views and concerns of both races. The Reverend Isaac G. Pollard a prominent
minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, wed a sixteen year old mullato girl
in November 1883. After the ceremony they left for Memphis, and authorities did
not discover until later that the girl’s mother and Justice Chamberlin, who
performed the ceremony in ignorance of the girls race, expressed opposition to
the union. In contrast a black gentleman who knew the couple approved of the
marriage and hoped it would set a precedent for personal freedom when choosing
a spouse or even a friend.
To deny there were outbreaks of
violence against mixed couples elsewhere in the state is to ignore the facts,
but they were not representative of the entire society and occurred less
frequently than many suppose. (Taken from the Arkansas Gazette 6-nov-1883 and
7-nov-1883, and Miscegenation file, Tom Dillard).
Note: In 1908 Isaac G. Pollard
enquired of the status of Herod P. Johnson’s Pension Status from Butler Co, PA.
This is included in Herod Johnson’s Pension
Papers from his service during Civil War.
1895 History of Butler Co, PA.
Washington Twp, Chapter 66
North Hope Methodist Church
Episcopal Church; 1890 I.G. Pollard is listed as Minister (short Term)
Karns City Burrough Chapter 47; The
Methodist Episcopal Church, I.G. Pollard listed as Minister
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Greenwood Cemetery Records/Michigan
City Library Obits Michigan City, Laporte Co, Indiana
Isaac G. Pollard
age 78
7-12-1926 7-15-1926?S-1-9-4
Obits: 13-jul-1926?14-jul-1926
Michigan City Evening Dispatch Pg 1
Col 6 and Pg 2 Col 1
Note: Have this Obit
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Elizabeth Ann Pollard
age 79
11-27-1947 12-1-1947?14-39-4
Obit: 28-nov-1947
Michigan City News Dispatch Pg 2 Col
2
Note: Elizabeth A. Freeman Dillahay
Pollard ?.
1947 - 79 = 1868
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Lillian Pollard Hous(e)man
age 49
4-8-1935 4-10-1935?14-39-3
Obit: Michigan City News Pg 1 Col 1
Note: Have this Obit, Mrs Zaick
Housman
Lillian was killed by a stove
explosion.
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Zaick Houseman
age 87
5-1-1966 5-4-1966 14-39-1
Obit: Michigan City News Dispatch
Pg7 Col 2
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Amos H. Pollard
age 76
12-21-1973 12-24-1973?9-10-5
Note: No Obit at this time.
Greenwood Veterans burials
M-P Surnames b. 1-jun-1897 d.
21-dec-1973
Served WW-II 21-sep-1943 -
18-aug-1945 Govt Bronze Stone
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Clinton A. Pollard
age 66
2-27-1966 3-3-1966?2-46-3
Obit: Michigan City News Dispatch Pg
15 Col 1
Note: Greenwood Veterans Burials M-P
Surnames
b, 29-sep-1899 d. 27-feb-1966 Served
WW I 16-may-1918
21-dec-1918
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Clinton Pollard (Son Of)
Obit: 5-sep-1942 Michigan City News
Dispatch Pg 1 Col 2
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Jack Pollard
Obit: 28-nov-1945 Michigan City News
Dispatch Pg 2 Col 6
Note: Hammond, Indiana?1945 Times Obits P-Q Pg 26
Found a John Pollard 28-nov-1945 Pg
26
It appears there was an Obit for
John Jack Pollard in Hammond and Michigan City
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James Pollard
Obit: 21-may-1941 Hammond, Indiana;
1941 Times Obits P-Q Pg 25
This may be Isaac G. Pollard’s son
James
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Charles F. Pollard
Obit: 17-dec-1938 Michigan City News
Dispatch Pg 2 Col 1
Rick
Isaac G. asked to get out of the
Methodist Conference just before the divorce was final. He married Elizabeth A. Dillahay in 1883 in Little Rock ARK,
and left.
Somewhere in my records I have a
letter from an historian stating Isaac G. preached the largest attended funeral held in this town (I can't remember
the name of this town). This historian wanted to know if I had copies of any of
his sermons, which I do not. This leads me to think he located in another place
in Pennsylvania before going to Butler, PA. 19-mar-2000.
21-mar-2000
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I believe Isaac G., located in
Hammond IN., before going on to Chicago where he died 1926. Some of the
children may have stayed in IN.
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29-mar-2000
Rick
Howard Strawbridge died very
suddenly about 5 years ago. It is my understanding that all of his records were
given to the Vennango County Historical
Society, 301 S. Park St., P.O. Box 101, Franklin, PA. 16323
I am very familiar with the Fairview
Church. Unfortunately it was torn down in the early 1960's. I am not aware that there were any records regarding it.
There is a cemetery across the road from where it used to be. Would you like me to check if a Fletcher Alcorn is
buried there?. Alcorn was a relatively common name in Vennango County. I think Stinsville should be Sunville. The
Church still stands although I am not sure if it is still in use. At one time
Sunville was a bustling community but that was a long time ago. Sunville used
to have a high school academy, I think the last graduating class was in the
early 1940's. If anyone had any records of the Sunville Church, it would have
been Howard Strawbridge. Sunville also has a cemetery. I.G. Pollard was the
minister of the Sunville Church for only one year, 1884.
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31-mar-2000
Rick
The Fairview Church is in Cherrytree
Township, Vennango Co, which immediately south of Titusville. The Sunville
Church is in Plum Township, Vennango Co,
approximately 5 miles south of Chapmanville. Both of these townships are in the northern part of the county and are
not far from Titusville which is in Crawford County. Franklin is the county
seat for Vennango County and Rockland
Township is south of there almost bordering Butler Co. Meadville is the county
seat of Crawford Co.
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18-jun-2000
Rick
I have a map of the Fairview
Cemetery. I found where Fletcher Alcorn is buried. He was born in 1840 and died
in 1884. There is only one other burial in the same plot as Fletcher. This is
for an infant, Floyde Alcorn, 1874. There are numerous Alcorns in this cemetery
and other cemeteries scattered through the countryside.
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9-jan-2003
Rick
I found the info you asked for.
In the University of Missouri,
Columbus Missouri I find Isaac G. Pollard was admitted to the St Louis
Conference in 1870 and was sent to Huntsville
County Carrollton, Carroll County Missouri on trial and in 1871 was appointed to Marshall, Saline County Missouri
to preach.
Note: No Huntsville Co, MO.
On 18-feb-1874 the Arkansas
Conference was held at Batesville, Independence County Arkansas and appointed
him to Pocantag, Randolph County, Arkansas according to Bishop Lawrence, and
Professor Emorug Central Methodist College and U.S. Colonel retired Fayette
Missouri. The 1876-77-78 session of Little Rock held at Fayetteville, Fort
Smith, Arkansas.
The 1879 session of Little Rock
Conference appointed him presiding Elder of White River District P.O.
Jacksonport, Arkansas.
Feb 8-11 1883 Spring Conference
session appointed him presiding Elder of Little Rock District.
Rick
I do have a death certificate from
Cook County, Illinois. It doesn't give his father or mother's name just his
wife Elizabeth A. Dillahay. Mrs Lillian Houseman gave the information.
Note: I had all this info and
because Isaac G was not a direct line I did not send for DC.
Tim
I am sending this along because it
pertains to Isaac G. Pollard and my Ggrandad’s mother Mary Gilstrap Pollard
Johnson. This indicates that she died in Little Rock as she and others were
still on the street directory 1881. It would be interesting to determine when
this directory was done as it would help zero in on when she actually died, if
this note is accurate.
One other thing if you notice on the
1850/60 Census: Mary named her children according to a formula that was used
back then. I hope I have this correct but I believe this is right:
In my Grandad’s memoirs that he wrote about his life growing up in PA and elsewhere, he mentioned his Grandad Herod and his wife's name was Mary and he thought that she was of Spanish Descent. I found this interesting because she named my GGrandad Jesse Columbus Cicero Halliburton Johnson so these names had some significance to her.
Anyone that could have possibly
explained this to me has long since passed away, and all of my grandad’s papers
were thrown out after he died long before I started on this. I do have some
Davis info that pertains to Lockey Davis Gilstrap’s family, Mary Gilstrap
Pollard’s mother if you’re interested. I did not follow up on this.
Rick
Following are the names of the soldiers who served in theSecond Arkansas Union Cavalry. A regimental history of the unitis available from Arkansas Research, PO Box 303, Conway, AR 72033,for $15.00 plus shipping. The book lists military company,rank in and out, date and place of enlistment, age at enlistment,birthplace, and date and place of death (if in service). Otherinformation is given about the regiment's activities. See http://www.arkansasresearch.com/ for more information. POLLARD, ISAAC G.POLLARD, THOMAS C.