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.2 John Pollock b Sep. 24, 1788 in Co. Down, Northern Ireland. d

Aug. 13, 1865 in Logan County, OH. buried in Bellefontaine, OH,

Cemetery. (In War of 1812 he was a corporal in the Company

commanded by Captain Joseph Holmes commanded by Col.

Andrews. Birth date was figured out using age on tombstone at

death. This birth date puts him in conflict with his brother, Samuel

Pollock, who was supposedly born in Feb., 1788.)

..+Elizabeth (Betsy) Wilkin b March 23, 1793 in Penn. d Nov. 6,

1865. buried in Bellefontaine, OH, Cemetery. (dau of Matthew

Wilkin and Eliza Jane Dugan)

..3 Matthew W. Pollock b about 1816 in Ohio.

...+Margaret J. Patterson b about 1819 in Ohio. m Nov. 19, 1840 in

Logan Co., OH. d Nov. 27, 1901 in Springfield, OH. buried Nov.

30, 1901,

in Bellefontaine, OH. (dau of David Patterson) -- [obituary]

...4 John William Pollock b Sept. 8, 1841 in Bellefontaine, OH. d

Jan. 30, 1921 in Ottawa, Franklin County, KS. (Businessman. Lived

for several years in Urbana, IL. Moved to Ottawa, KS in 1878.

Episcopalian.)

....+Cora May Risley b ca 1856 in NY. m Oct. 30, 1883 in Groton,

NY. d March 21, 1924. buried in Ottawa, KS.

....5 Faye Pollock b ca 1890 in Franklin County, KS. (1904 graduate of Ottawa, KS, High School)

.....+ Clyde B. Wallace m. December 5, 1912, in Franklin County, Kansas.

...4 David E. Pollock b about 1846 in Ohio. (buried in the

Bellefontaine Cemtery next to Matthew and Margaret.)

...4 James E. Pollock b July, 1849 in Ohio. d Oct. 25, 1908 in

Cincinatti, OH. buried in Bellefontaine, OH, Oct. 28, 1908. (His

obituary said he was husband and father of two children. Chief train

dispatcher of H. & S.W. Railway Co., in Cincinatti.) -- [obituary]

....+Caroline Bramlage(?) b March 1866 in Ohio. (Living with J.E.

and Caroline Pollock in 1900 census of Cincinatti was Sophia

Bramlage, age 79, born in Germany. She is listed as J.E. Pollock's

mother-in-law. Caroline may have been a second wife and Sophia

could be the first wife's mother.)

...4 Mary P. Pollock b ca 1853 in Logan County, OH.

....+ Frank S. Kauffman b ca 1845 in OH. m Nov. 16, 1870 in Logan

County, OH. (son of James M. Kauffman and Elizabeth Roberts. In

1900 he was living in Columbus, OH.)

....5 Walter Frank Kauffman b Aug 3, 1878 in Bellefontaine, OH. d

June 15, 1946 in Marietta, OH. buried June 20, 1946 in

Bellefontaine, OH, Cemetery. (At the time of his death he was a

resident of Columbus, OH, and was visiting in Marietta.)

...4 Matthew W. Pollock, Jr. b Dec., 1844 in Logan County, OH. d

Jan. 5, 1855. Buried in Bellefontaine, OH, Cemetery.

..3 John Pollock, Jr. b about 1817 in OH. m March 16, 1837 in

Richland County, OH. Died about 1897 in Paxton, IL. ^[census]

(Lawyer/Judge. In 1879 he was a judge in Ford County, IL.)

...+Ellen Jane Ferguson b ca 1816 in Ohio. m March 16, 1837 in

Richland Co., OH. d 1899 probably in Paxton, Ford County, IL. (1st

cousin of John Pollock, dau of Thomas Ferguson and Betsy Pollock)

...4 Robert H. Pollock b about 1838 in Ohio. died 1864 in Ohio. (No

children.)

....+Margaret Drake (After Robert's death she married a Mr. Douglass

and moved to Cincinatti.)

...4 John Emmett Pollock b Feb. 1, 1843 near West Liberty, Logan ^[census]

County, OH. (Attended Augusta College, KY, and Miami Univ. of

Ohio. Worked in law offices of Judge William Lawrence of OH for 3

years. For 2 years he was master of chancery of the McLean Co., IL,

court. Living in Bloomington, McLean County, IL in 1880 census.)

....+Carrie Mayne (Carolina Mayne) b September 2, 1842, in Clark County, Ohio. (dau of Emmanuel Mayne and Grace Magruder)

....5 John Mayne Pollock b ca 1868 in IL.(Admitted to bar in Illinois in

1894. Lawyer with offices on La Salle St., Chicago in early 1900's.)

....+ Edith C. --?-- b ca 1881 in Illinois

.....6 Edith E. Pollock b ca 1907 in Illinois

.....6 John C. Pollock b ca 1909 in Illinois

....5 Helen Pollock (Nellie J. Pollock) b ca 1870 in IL.

.....+ Frank. O. Reed. Living in Madison, WI, in early 1900's. He was professor of languages at University of Wisconsin.)

.....6 Frank Reed b. about 1904 in Massachusetts

.....6 Elizabeth B. Reed b. about 1907 in Halle (Germany)

....5 Emmett Riddle Pollock b December 6, 1872, in Illinois. d: March 17, 1953, in Los Angeles County, Calif. (Officer in the United Sates Navy) ^[census]

....5 Elizabeth "Bessie" Pollock b ca 1879 in IL.

....5 Thomas L. "Tom" Pollock b Aug. 20, 1882 in Bloomington, IL.

(LLB from Univ. of Michigan. Studied in law office of his father and

former U.S. Vice President, Adalai Stevenson. Asst. city attorney,

Denver, CO, 1915-1919. Asst. Co judge, Denver, 1920-28. Asst. dist.

attorney, Denver, 1928-29. Asst. Attorney General of Colorado,

1929-33. Director of Colorado State Dept. of Sales, Service and Use

Tax, 1935-1940's?)

.....+Sophia Bowler m 1920 in Denver, CO.

...4 Mary Elizabeth Pollock b about 1848 in Ohio. d 1914. ^[census] (In Logan

County, OH in 1870 census. In 1902 she is a widow, living in

Helena, MT.)

....+Moses Y. Davidson b ca 1843. m Dec. 6, 1865 in Logan County,

OH. d April 16, 1903 in Cincinatti, OH. buried April 18, 1903 in

Bellefontaine, OH. (Son of Abednego Davidson and Nancy --?--.

Shoemaker. Moved to Cincinatti in about 1885 where he was a dealer

in horses.) -- [obituary]

....5 Harry Davidson (Harry Marlow ?) b ca 1868 in Logan County, OH. (In the 1880 census of Ford County, Illinois, he is listed as Harry D. Marlow)

....*Mary Elizabeth Pollock married 2nd Henry Marlow. He died

before 1902

....4 William Leander "Leander" Pollock, Dr. b 1850 in Logan

County, Ohio. d. July 15, 1911 in Boone, IA. (Medical doctor. Got

his medical license in Illinois in 1877. Grad from Jefferson Medical

College at Thomas Jefferson Univ. in Philadelphi in 1871.

....+Lillie Bingham b in Indiana. m 1872. (Daughter of John

Bingham and Mary Eldrige.)

....5 Mabel K. Pollock

..3 Eliza Jane Pollock b about 1820 in Ohio.

...+John Powers b about 1816 in Penn. m May 29, 1839 in Logan

Co., OH

...4 William E. Powers b ca 1840 in OH.

....+Lydia Dickensen m March 17, 1863 in Logan County, OH.

....+Eliza A. Dickinson? b ca 1843 in OH. d 1900. buried in

Bellefontaine, OH, Cemetery. (According to Logan County marriage

records William E. Powers married Lydia Dickensen in 1863.

However in 1870 and 1880 censuses his wife is listed as Eliza. Also

Eliza A. Powers is buried in a part of the Bellefontaine Cem.

surrounded by Dickinson family members. This may be a 2nd wife or

the same person.)

....5 Harley J. Powers b ca 1863 in OH.

.....+Lydia Hindle m Jan 17, 1885 in Logan County, OH.

....5 Robert D. Powers b ca 1866 in OH (1870 census says he was born

in Indiana.)

....5 J. Collins Powers b ca 1871 in OH.

....5 Jennie Powers b ca 1875 in OH.

....5 Harry M. Powers b ca 1876 in OH.

....5 Annie A. Powers b ca 1879 in OH.

...4 Elsi May Powers

...4 Elizabeth A. Powers b 1853 in Ohio.

...4 George O. P. Powers b about 1845 in Ohio.

...4 Stewart P. Powers b 1848 in Ohio. (Living in Shelby County, Illinois, in 1880) ^[census]

...+ Sarah E. b ca 1853 in Illinois

....5 Elma A. Powers b ca 1874 in Illinois

....5 George E. b ca 1877 in Illinois

....5 Stewart H. b ca 1879 in Shelby County, Illinois

...4 Phoebe Powers b ca 1851 in OH.

...4 James Powers b ca 1855 in OH. (In 1900 census he is living with

Laura and three youngest children in Findlay, OH.)

....+ Laura Caskey b ca 1858 in OH. m Feb 6, 1875 in Logan

County, OH.

....5 John E. Powers b Nov., 1875 in Logan County, OH. d 1942.

buried in Bellefontaine, OH, Cemetery. (There were two other

children, sons, than the two listed below.)

.....+Hattie Fisher b Nov., 1876 in OH. d 1950. buried in

Bellefontaine, OH, Cemetery. (dau of Frank W. and Lucy A. Fisher)

....5 George Powers b ca 1879 in Logan County, OH.

....5 James Powers, Jr. b ca 1881 in OH.

....5 Fred Powers b ca 1885 in OH.

...4 Amanda Powers b Dec.?, 1859 in Logan County, OH

..3 Sarah Pollock b June 6, 1826 near Cadiz, Harrison Co, Ohio. d

1906. Buried in Bellefontaine, OH, Cemetery.

...+William Wallace McBeth b May 23, 1820. m March 16, 1846 in

Logan Co., OH. d 1903. Buried in Bellefontaine, OH, Cemetery.

(son of William McBeth and Margaret Shields)

...4 Effie Elizabeth McBeth b Dec. 8, 1846 in Logan Co., Ohio. (living

in Milwaukee, WI ca. 1900)

....+Charles Joshua Dexter b Aug. 8, 1845 in Shelbyville, IL. m May 5, 1869 in Bellefontaine,

Logan County, OH. d 1939. (Grocer. Living in Shelbyville, IL in

1851. Moved to Milwaukee, WI, in 1872. Owner of grocery firm.

Son of Joshua Lufkin Dexter and Sara Jane Smith). (The Dexter family papers are found in

the Milwaukee Urban Archives)

....5 Edward McBeth Dexter d 1920.

......6 Edward McBeth Dexter II

....5 Lucia Chaffee Dexter

....5 Mary Lois Dexter

...4 Mary Jane "Mollie" McBeth b Nov. 1, 1848 in Logan Co., Ohio.

(living in Cairo, IL ca 1900)

....+Frank E. Creelman m Jan. 23, 1878 in Logan County, OH.

....5 Frank Creelman

....5 Helen Creelman

....5 Charles Creelman

...4 Tirzah Benton McBeth b Aug. 31, 1851 in Logan Co., OH (living

in Indianapolis, IN ca. 1900. Living in Springfield, Clarke County, Ohio, in 1880.)

....+Samuel J. Brash b ca 1853 in New York. m Dec. 4, 1878 in Logan County, OH.^[census]

....5 Lena T. Brash b ca 1880 in Ohio.

...4 Sarah G. McBeth b Feb. 16, 1854 in Champaign Co., OH. (living

in St. Louis in 1900)

....+John William Garwood b abt 1856 in Ohio. m Sep 16, 1875 in

Logan Co., OH. (Son of Silas and Matilda Guthrie Garwood)

....5 William (Elmer?) Garwood b ca 1864 in OH.

....5 Lois Garwood b ca 1869 in OH.

....+ Sarah McBeth married 2nd Frank Zook

....5 Mary Frances Zook

..3 James S. Pollock, M.D. b Dec. 31, 1821 in Harrison Co., OH. d

Aug. 12, 1883 in Belle Center, Logan County, OH. -- [obituary]

...+Nancy Jane Renick b Aug. 15, 1834 in Logan County, OH. (dau.

of John H. Renick and Elizabeth Rea) m June 21/24, 1851 in Logan

Co., OH. d March 26, 1914 in Lima, Allen County, OH.

...4 Allice Elizabeth Pollock b ca 1853 in OH.

....+Gamaliel B. Jones m May 16, 1872 in Logan County, OH.

...4 John M. Pollock b ca 1855 in OH.

...4 Mabel Jane Pollock b Aug. 30, 1857 in Logan Co., OH. d Dec.

10, 1932 in Lima, OH.

....+Edwin Francis Ellis b ca 1853 in OH. m April 26, 1876 in Logan

Co., OH (Dry goods salesman.)

....5 Tirzah G. Ellis b Sep., 1877 in OH.

.....+ ---?--- Wharton

....5 Harry P. Ellis b June 1882/84 in OH.

....5 Claude Renick Ellis b Aug. 13, 1883 in Belle Center, OH. d April

9, 1954.

.....+Estelle Williams b Feb. 7, 1886. d Oct. 19, 1972 (dau of Albert

Williams and Iantha Lamb)

....5 Mabel J. Ellis b May, 1893 in OH.

.....+ ---?--- Washington

...4 Mary Pollock b ca 1859 in OH.

...4 Emma Pollock b about 1860 in Ohio.

....+Thomas F. Clark m Dec. 18, 1884 in Logan Co., OH

....4 Sarah G. "Sallie" Pollock b Oct., 1861 in Ohio. d 1923. buried in

Hathaway Cem., Bokes Creek Township, Logan Co., OH.

.....+Hernando C. Wilgus b Dec., 1855 in OH. m Sep. 28, 1882 in

Logan Co., OH. d 1945 in Wayne, MI. buried in Hathaway Cem.,

Bokes Creek Township, Logan Co., OH. (According to Bokes Creek

Township Trustee Records his death date was Jan. 3, 1942.

Tombstone says 1945 and gives his middle initial as G.

Merchant/Clothier.)

....5 Frederic A. Wilgus b July, 1883 in OH.

....5 Leland Wilgus b June 11, 1886 in OH. d Sep., 1967 (Social

security records indicate that soc. sec. # was issued in Michigan and

residence at time of death was Polk County, FL.

...4 Robert W. Pollock b about 1864 in Ohio

....5 Stella Pollock b about 1873 in Ohio. (In 1880 soundex of Belle

Centre, Richland Township, Logan County, OH, she is listed as

granddaughter of James S. Pollock).

..3 William Pollock b Feb. 25, 1824 in Harrison County, Ohio. d June

10, 1884 in Bellefontaine, OH. buried in Bellefontaine, OH,

Cemetery. (According to his obituary he was a licensed Methodist

preacher.) -- [obituary]

...+Martha J. Day b Aug. 3, 1827 in Ohio. d Nov. 17, 1907 New

Haven, CN. Buried in Bellefontaine, OH, Cemetery. (Her obituary

lists her maiden name as Grabiel. Both the Day and Grabiel families

were from Rush Creek Township, Logan Co., OH.)

...4 Mary Cecilia Pollock b June 1849 in OH. (Living in New Haven,

Connecticut in 1907.)

....+Frederick C. Lane b April, 1850 in Ohio. m Dec. 31, 1870 in

Logan County, OH. In 1900 census of New Haven, CT, he is listed as

Fred H. Lane.)

....5 William P. Lane b March, 1872 in Ohio. (I found him in 1900

Connecticut soundex in Wallingford Borough, Wallingford Twp.,

New Haven Co., Conn. He may or may not be their son.)

.....+Margaret L. --?-- b Sep., 1873 in Ohio.

....5 Bessie C. Lane b March 1876 in Ohio.

....5 Fred P. Lane b May, 1879 in New York. (There is a Fred P. Lane,

age 21, born May, 1879 in NY with his parents in New Haven as well

as a boarder in Litchfield, CT with a Frank B. Mason in the 1900 CT

census.)

....5 Leavitt J. Lane b Sep., 1884 in Connecticut. (I'm not sure of

spelling of his first name. I copied it from 1900 Soundex.)

...4 Jennie Pollock b Nov., 1854 in OH.

....+Harrison C. "Harry" Garwood b Dec., 1852 in Logan County,

OH. m ca 1875 in Logan County, OH. d March 23/30?, 1914.

buried in Bellefontaine, OH, Cemetery. (Buried next to H.C.

Garwood is wife, "Elizabeth Garwood." Her birth year on the

tombstone is 1861, death year 1940. Next to them is buried "Infant

son of H.C. and Jennie Garwood. I'm not sure if the Elizabeth is

also Jennie Garwood. Son of Silas and Matilda Guthrie Garwood.)

....5 Nellie Garwood b Oct., 1874 in OH. d 1938. buried in

Bellefontaine, OH, Cemetery.

.....+J. Omar Armstrong b 1872. d 1944. buried in Bellefontaine OH

Cemetery.

....5 Mary Garwood b June, 1877 in OH. d 1948. buried in

Bellefontaine, OH.

.....+Frank Zebold

....5 Albert G. Garwood b May, 1880 in Logan County, OH. (Living

in Lima, OH, in 1914)

.....+Maude I. Ramsey b 1885 in OH. d 1929. buried in

Bellefontaine, OH, Cemetery. (Dau of Joseph C. and Mary L.

Ramsey)

....5 French O. Garwood b Sep., 1882 in Logan County, OH. d Aug.

33, 1947 in Cleveland, OH. (Living in Cleveland, OH, in 1914)

.....+Mabel Hamilton b abt 1883 in Ohio. m abt 1904. d April 11,

1963 in East Cleveland, OH.

....5 "Infant son" Garwood d May 8, 1888 in Logan County, OH.

buried in Bellefontaine, OH, Cemetery.

...4 Gilbert Pollock b Dec. 17, 1856 in OH. d Oct. 2, 1865. buried in

Bellefontaine, OH, Cemetery.

...4 Howard Pollock b ca 1862

..3 Margaret Pollock b about 1830 in Ohio. died Sep. 18, 1867

probably in Bellefontaine, OH.

...+John A. Cope m Dec. 25, 1850 in Logan Co., OH. ^[census]

...4 Garnet P. Cope b ca 1854 in OH. (In 1880 he is living in Earlville, La Salle County, Illinois, with his sister, Effie and Earl Pollock, possibly his cousin, James Earl Pollock)

...4 Charles Cope b ca 1856 in OH. (In 1870 census he is living with

William and Sarah McBeth in Bellefontaine, Logan County, OH.)

...4 Effie Cope b ca 1858 in OH. Living in Earlville, La Salle County, Illinois, with her brother, Garent, in 1880. (According to notes kept by Ann Maria Ferguson Lawless in the early 1920's a daughter of Mrs. Cope was living in San Jose, IL, "Mrs. John Tirzer.")

...4 George Cope (According to records kept by Ann Maria Ferguson

Lawless this was the fourth child or John and Margaret Cope.

However I cannot find him in census records.)

..3 Lydia C. Pollock b about 1832 in Ohio. d June 22, 1875 in Logan

Co., OH

...+Moses D. Willson (sometimes spelled Wilson), Dr. b January 20, 1820 in Alleghany

Co., PA. m Jan 16, 1855 in Logan Co., OH. d April 27, 1886.

(Moses Willson m 2nd a widow, Mrs. Mary E. McClain)

...4 Elizabeth C. "Lizzie" Willson b ca 1857 in OH.

....+William F. Kuhn b ca 1849 in OH. (Superintendent of DeGraf,

OH, Schools in 1880)

....5 Frederick Kuhn b ca 1879 in OH.

....5 Harold Kuhn

....5 Elizabeth B. Kuhn

...4 Margaret Sloane "Maggie" Willson b April 27, 1858 in Belle

Centre, OH. d March 26, 1924 in Orlando, FL. (a teacher in 1880)

....+William Lee Jenks b Dec. 27, 1856 in St. Clair County, MI. m

Aug. 10, 1881 in Logan County, OH. d Dec. 4, 1936 in Port Huron,

MI. (son of Bela Whipple Jenks and Sarah Carlton. Lawyer,

Huron, MI.)

....5 Elizabeth Barbara Jenks b Nov. 1, 1890

.....+Carl S. Lassen m Aug. 17, 1910?

...4 Jessie O. Willson b ca 1861 in OH. (Female.)

..3 (Rev.) Garnett Adrian (Adrain?) Pollock b June 8, 1834 in

Harrison County, OH. d 1916 in Illinois? (Presbyterian minister.

Grad from Miami Univ. of Ohio in 1858. Minister at Prairie Bird, IN,

1866-1869; 1869-1877 in Effingham, IL; 1877-1891 in Mendota, IL;

1891-1916 in Elgin, Ill. about 1900. served in the Ottawa (IL)

Presbytery. wrote a book, A History of the Ottawa Presbytery, in 1888)

...+Gertrude M. DeCourcy b ca 1842 in Newport, KY.

...4 James Earl Pollock b 186-? (In the 1880 census of Earlville, La Salle County, Illinois, Garnet Cope, his sister Effie Cope and an Earl Pollock, age 16, are living together. This could possibly be James Earl and his cousins, Garnet and Effie.)

...4 Minnie B. Pollock b ca 1864 in Kentucky.

...4 Gertrude G. Pollock b ca 1870 in IL.

...4 Mary Pollock b ca 1872 in IL.

...4 Lillian Ella Lou "Lillie" Pollock b Nov. 12, 1873, in IL.

....+ John Edwin McNutt b April 29, 1869 in Illinois. m Nov. 28, 1895 in Elgin, IL. d January 31, 1907

in San Antonio, Texas. (Presbyterian minister. Pastor of Presbyterian church in Effingham, IL,

in 1895-1899, Westminster Preby. Church, Houston, Texas, until 1903; Presby Church

in Olathe, Kansas, 1903-1905, Madison Square Presby. Church, San Antonio, Texas,

1905-1907. Son of Robert Finley McNutt and Eliza Jane McNutt.)

....5 Donald Edwin McNutt Douglass b December 7, 1899, in Houston, Texas.

d September, 1971. (Author of novels centered around the Caribbean Sea)

....*Lillian Ella Pollock McNutt married 2nd March 16, 1913, William Angus Douglass. He was

b August 16, 1852, in New York City, New York.

(son of Benjamin Douglass and Elizabeth Dun. He married 1st to Eliza Kingman in 1889.

She died in 1898. He married 2nd Eva Beatta Markoe. She died in 1911.

....5 Benjamin Pollock Douglass

...4 DeCourcy M. Pollock b March 4, 1879 in IL. d Feb 17, 1955 in Fort Myers,

Florida. buried in Fort Myers Cemetery, Lee County, Florida.

(Came to Fort Myers, Florida in about 1923.)

....5 [daughter] Pollock

....+ H. Q. Heath.

....5 DeCourcy M. Pollock, Jr. b. Jul 4, 1916, d. Nov 27, 1957 in North Carolina.

buried in Fort Myers Cemetery, Lee County, Florida. (SSGT, 300 Base Unit AAF WWII.)

...* DeCourcy M. Pollock married 2nd? Sarah Elizabeth Jones b July 11, 1905. d April 24, 1993. (buried in Fort Myers Florida Cemetery)

....5 Adrian Quillan Pollock. b March 14, 1930. d Jun 8, 1989. (Physician. buried in Fort Myers Flordia Cemetery)

...4 Don Carlos Pollock b August 14, 1881 in Illinois. d November 1, 1955. (buried in Fort Myers Florida Cemetery)

...+ Vesta Elaine --?-- b April 18, 1887. d May 23, 1938. (buried in Fort Myers Florida Cemetery)

....5 Don Carlos Pollock, Jr.

....5 Kenneth Pollock

...* Don Carlos Pollock, Sr. married 2nd Jean D. ---?---

...4 Garnett A. Pollock, Jr. b ca 1884 in IL.

...4 Harold Pollock b ca 1887 in IL.

..3 George Orr Pollock

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