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Elijah C. "Lige" Pollard 1893 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1893

Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee

Death Date: 21 Sep 1942

Death Location: Sevier, Tennessee

Father: James Pollard

Mother: Cordelia Dalton

Spouse(s): Dicie McMahan

Children(s): Lige Pollard, Lena Pollard, Billie Pollard

In 1893, Elijah C. "Lige" Pollard entered the world in Sevier, Tennessee, born to James "Frank" Pollard and Cordelia "Cordie" Dalton. In 1900, Elijah C. "Lige" Pollard resided in Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee. In 1910, Elijah C. "Lige" Pollard resided in Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee. Elijah C. "Lige" Pollard married Dicie Jane McMahan, and had children including Lige C. Pollard, Lena "Lennie" Ruth Pollard, Billie June Pollard. Elijah C. "Lige" Pollard passed away in 1942 in Sevier, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1893, Elijah C. "Lige" Pollard entered the world in Sevier, Tennessee, born to James "Frank" Pollard and Cordelia "Cordie" Dalton.
  • In 1900, Elijah C. "Lige" Pollard resided in Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee.
  • In 1910, Elijah C. "Lige" Pollard resided in Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee.
  • Elijah C. "Lige" Pollard married Dicie Jane McMahan, and had children including Lige C. Pollard, Lena "Lennie" Ruth Pollard, Billie June Pollard.
  • Elijah C. "Lige" Pollard passed away in 1942 in Sevier, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Pollard
1860 – 1929
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Cordelia Dalton
1862 – 1933
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Dicie McMahan
1896 – 1985
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Lige Pollard
1917 – 2007
Birth Location: Tennessee
LP
Lena Pollard
1923 – 2002
Birth Location: Tennessee
LP
Billie Pollard
1925 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
BP

Elijah Pollard's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Pollard
1893 – 1942
Birth Place: Sevier, Tennessee
Parents
James "Frank" Pollard
1860 – 1929
Tennessee
Cordelia ("Cordie") Dalton
1862 – 1933
Tennessee
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Pollard's Descendants

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Elijah (C. "Lige") Pollard (12 Aug 1893 – 21 Sep 1942) m. Dicie (Jane) McMahan (17 May 1896 – 12 May 1985)
  1. 1. Lige (C.) Pollard (17 Jul 1917 – 11 Mar 2007) m. Mary (Frances) Hodsden (12 Jan 1921 – )
  2. 2. Lena ("Lennie" Ruth) Pollard (25 May 1923 – 29 Oct 2002)
  3. 3. Billie (June) Pollard (abt 1925 – )

Elijah Pollard's Timeline

7 Records

1893
12 Aug 1893
Birth of Elijah C. "Lige" Pollard in Sevier, Tennessee
Sevier, Tennessee
1900
1900
Age 7
Elijah C. "Lige" Pollard resided here in Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee
Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 17
Elijah C. "Lige" Pollard resided here in Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee
Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 27
Elijah C. "Lige" Pollard resided here in Civil District 7, Sevier, Tennessee
Civil District 7, Sevier, Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 37
Elijah C. "Lige" Pollard resided here in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 47
Elijah C. "Lige" Pollard resided here in Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Sevier, Tennessee, United States
1942
21 Sep 1942
Age 49
Death of Elijah C. "Lige" Pollard in Sevier, Tennessee
Sevier, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1893
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: 2259; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 54; Image: 320.0; FHL microfilm: 2341993.
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 7, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1762; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 228.
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3933; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 78-13.
    [4] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1959
    [5] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [6] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Sevier County, Tennessee; Roll: ; Draft Board: .
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1518; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0142; Image: 234; FHL microfilm: 1375531.
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1596; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 143; FHL microfilm: 1241596.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1596; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 143; FHL microfilm: 1241596.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1518; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0142; Image: 234; FHL microfilm: 1375531.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Sevier County, Tennessee; Roll: ; Draft Board: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1942
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1959
    [2] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3933; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 78-13.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 7, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 7, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1762; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 228.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: 2259; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 54; Image: 320.0; FHL microfilm: 2341993.
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