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Margaret Elizabeth Pollard 1885–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Apr 1885

Birth Location: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1961

Death Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA

Father: William Sr

Mother: Alice Gray

Spouse(s): Sherwood Bowers

Children(s): Ropon Bowers, Carlyle Sr, William Sr

Margaret Elizabeth Pollard was born in 1885 in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA, the child of William Lee Kidd Willie Pollard Sr And Alice Lou Gray. In 1900, Margaret Elizabeth Pollard resided in Shumansville, Caroline, Virginia, USA. In 1910, Margaret Elizabeth Pollard resided in Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA. Margaret Elizabeth Pollard married Sherwood Carlyle Bowers, and had children including Carlyle Pollard Bowers Sr, Ropon Stuart Bowers, William Robert Bowers Sr. Margaret Elizabeth Pollard passed away in 1961 in Caroline, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Elizabeth Pollard was born in 1885 in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA, the child of William Lee Kidd Willie Pollard Sr And Alice Lou Gray.
  • In 1900, Margaret Elizabeth Pollard resided in Shumansville, Caroline, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Margaret Elizabeth Pollard resided in Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Pollard married Sherwood Carlyle Bowers, and had children including Carlyle Pollard Bowers Sr, Ropon Stuart Bowers, William Robert Bowers Sr.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Pollard passed away in 1961 in Caroline, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr
1862–1917
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
WS
Alice Gray
1867–1946
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
AG

Spouses(s)

Sherwood Bowers
1876–1943
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
SB

Children(s)

Ropon Bowers
1907–1994
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
RB
Carlyle Sr
1909–1996
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
CS
William Sr
1913–1977
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
WS

Margaret Pollard's Ancestors

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Margaret Pollard
1885–1961
Birth Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Lee Kidd "Willie" Pollard Sr
1862–1917
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Alice (Lou) Gray
1867–1946
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry (W) Gray
1824–1881
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Lee "Bettie") Covington
1837–1913
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Covington
1778–1850
Mary Self
1805–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Self
1776–1840
Sally Boulware
1775–1832

Margaret Pollard's Descendants

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Margaret (Elizabeth) Pollard (07 Apr 1885–1961) m. Sherwood (Carlyle) Bowers (30 Jul 1876–14 Nov 1943)
  1. 1. Ropon (Stuart) Bowers 1907–1994 m. Irma (Knight) Peatross 1906–1988
    1. 1. Irma (Elizabeth) Bowers 1940–2006 m. Henry (Rhodes Bateman) Jr 1940–2021
  2. 2. Carlyle (Pollard Bowers) Sr 1909–1996 m. Alice (Lee) Kidd 1910–1992
    1. 1. Margaret (Evangeline) Bowers 1939–1939
    2. 2. Carlyle (Pollard Bowers) Jr 1941–1941
  3. 3. William (Robert Bowers) Sr 1913–1977 m. Alberta (Robernette) Sweet 1921–1985

Margaret Pollard's Timeline

11 Records

1885
07 Apr 1885
Birth of Margaret Elizabeth Pollard in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 15
Margaret Elizabeth Pollard resided here in Shumansville, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Shumansville, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 25
Margaret Elizabeth Pollard resided here in Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 35
Margaret Elizabeth Pollard resided here in Bowers, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Bowers, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 45
Margaret Elizabeth Pollard resided here in Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 50
Margaret Elizabeth Pollard resided here in Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 55
Margaret Elizabeth Pollard resided here in Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 65
Margaret Elizabeth Pollard resided here in Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1959
1959
Age 74
Margaret Elizabeth Pollard resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1961
09 Jan 1961
Age 76
Death of Margaret Elizabeth Pollard in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1961
1961
Age 76
Burial of Margaret Elizabeth Pollard in Caroline, Virginia, USA
Caroline, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Apr 1885
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04253; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 17-15
    [2] Caroline County, Virginia Births, 1881-96
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] Virginia, Death Records
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911
    [10] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: 4028; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 17-15

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Shumansville, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bowers, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04253; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 17-15

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04253; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 17-15

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Reedy Church, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: 4028; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 17-15

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Jan 1961
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1961
    Event Place: Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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