Elizabeth Moore (Clemens) Pollard (abt. 1800 - abt. 1890)

Born about 1800 in Bedford, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of John Nichols Pollard — married 4 Oct 1820 in Bedford, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died about 26 Feb 1890 at about age 90 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth was born about 1800. She was the daughter of Samuel Clemens and Pamela Goggin. She passed away about 1891.

Marriage

Elizabeth married John Pollard on 4 Oct 1820 in Bedford County, Virginia. Pleasant M. Goggin, Surety.

Residence

Sources

• Marriage: "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
  citing Marriage, Bedford, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
  FamilySearch Record: 6Z4B-PK5K (accessed 19 January 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BK-RQ9B-L Image number 00361
  Elizabeth Clemens marriage to John Pollard on 4 Oct 1820 in Bedford, Virginia, United States.
• Marriage: FamilySearch.org Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, 1750 - 1930, by William Wade Hinshaw
  Thomas Worth Marshall, editor and compiler
  Film # 008649229. Image 541 of 579.
  Vol. VI, Page 978 , Marriage Bonds of Bedford Co., Virginia
  1820, 10, 4. John Pollard & Elizabeth Clemens. Pleasant M. Goggin, Surety.
• 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
  citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  FamilySearch Record: M88P-KMK (accessed 19 January 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DR43-WBQ Image number 00463
  Elizabeth Pollard (45) in Liberty, Bedford, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
• 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
  citing Page: 88; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1335; FHL microfilm: 805335; Record number: 9080;
  FamilySearch Record: M419-71N (accessed 19 January 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSZ-95YR Image number 00244
  E Pollard (55) in Southern Revenue District, Bedford, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
• 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
  citing Page: 54; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 5; FHL microfilm: 000553134; Record number: 18902;
  FamilySearch Record: MFLJ-2ZK (accessed 19 January 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6SQ9-3V4 Image number 00484
  Mary C Pollard (65) in Liberty, Bedford, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia. (Name is incorrect in census, but spouse and daughters, Emma (Ermin) and Mary listed. BJS)
• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
  citing enumeration district ED 13, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
  FamilySearch Record: MCP2-4QD (accessed 19 January 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBG-9M7F Image number 00662
  Elizabeth Pollard (75), widowed mother, in household of Robert Pollard (32) in Buchanan, Botetourt, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia, United States.
• Death: "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912"
  citing FHL microfilm: 2048589; Record number: 557;
  FamilySearch Record: HJRF-FZT2 (accessed 19 January 2023)
  Elizabeth M Pollard death 26 Feb 1890 (age 88) in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. (Note: Informant was Mrs. Eli Haynes who stated that Elizabeth was born in Columbus, Kentucky. She did not know the parents of Elizabeth and did not give the name of Elizabeth's spouse. Based on the Find A Grave memorial, I believe this to be the correct death record. BJS)
• Burial" Find A Grave: Memorial #248121133 Elizabeth Moore Clemens Pollard (1800–1891), Pollard Family Cemetery, Huddleston, Bedford County, Virginia, USA.

See also:

• Family History: "Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly. Vol. I. Adams-Clopton"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 48642 #434015 (accessed 19 January 2023). Article states that Elizabeth was living with her mother in Columbus, Kentucky. She came to the Bedford area to visit relatives, expecting to stay about a year. Instead she married John Pollard.