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4. ELEANOR³ POLLITT (SEVERN², JONATHAN¹) was born Dec 29, 1807 in Kentucky, and died Jan 7, 1892. She married ALEXANDER HAMILTON POLLITT Oct 18, 1831 in Lewis Co., KY (Source: Lewis Co. Supl. Index - Vol. B, Page 192), son of <UNKNOWN> POLLITT. He was born Jul 4, 1807 in Maryland, and died Jul 19, 1894.

Notes for ELEANOR POLLITT:
1. See record #500-P: Olivet Methodist Cemetery, headstone inscriptions copied by Wm. M. Talley and son, Paul, August, 1969. Copy on file at Mason County Genealogical Museum, submitted by Lula Reed Boss. "This cemetery is beside the Olivet Methodist Church near the Mason and Lewis County line. This cemetery is divided into two sections and the names here represent the oldest stones, primarily those persons born before the 1890's. There are many stones of a later date for persons by the same name as those listed below. The cemetery is approximately 3 miles northeast of Orangeburg, Mason County." 7 pp.
Olivet Methodist Church Cemetery headstone inscription: "Nellie Pollitt."

2. (Note: see record #501-P); this record shows date of birth as "Dec. 29, 1817."

3. 1850      Lewis County, Ky. Census      District #2                   (pp. 325; July 25, 1850)
      Name                  Born      Occupation      Age
0101      Pollitt, Alexander H.      Md      Farmer            43
0101      Pollitt, Ellen            Ky                  42
0101      Pollitt, Amanda            Ky                  15
0101      Pollitt, James S.            Ky                  11
0101      Pollitt, Alex D.            Ky                  8
0101      Pollitt, Elizabeth            Ky                  6
0101      Pollitt, Edwin T.            Ky                  2

4. See record #902P - Family Genealogical Research of Mr. Bernard B. Pollitt.)

5. (Note: see record #502-P)

6. 1880       Lewis County, KY Census      Tollesboro Precinct
HH#      FAM#      NAME            AGE      BORN      OCC      STATUS
            Pollitt, Hamilton      72      Md            Head
            Pollitt, Eleanor      72      Ky            Wife
            Darraugh, Ernest      16      Ky      Grandson

7. See record #761-P: Norman C. Pollitt (resident of Sacramento, California), Pollitt family information accompanied by note dated November 26, 1997, sent by subject to the Pollitte Family Reunion Secretary.
Includes Burriss/Pollitt family information contained in a letter sent by Ruth Prine Lockwood (resident of New Orleans, Louisiana) to subject, who forwarded it on to the Pollitte Family Reunion Secretary by letter postmarked November 30, 1997. 30 pp.

8. See record #507-P: "[Mount] Olivet Cemetery," headstone inscriptions recorded by the Mason County Genealogical Society members Molly R. Kendall, Fannie B. Smith, Agatha Slattery, Robert Smith, Frank Long, Winn Atkinson, June Staker and Edith Ryan, 1988. The cemetery is located in eastern Mason County, Kentucky, near Rectorville, off KY Highway 1234 at the Olivet United Methodist Church.

9. See record #900-P, "Family Notes of Albert Webster Pollitte;" written by AWP prior to his death on November 1, 1953. AWP was a school teacher, public accountant, and insurance agent. It is difficult to determine exactly when or over what period these notes were compiled, but perhaps as early as the early 1930's (see appendix A for additional background). These notes, where verified, have proven extremely accurate.

More About ELEANOR POLLITT:
Birth Verif: Dec 19, 1807, Olivet Cemetery Headstone
Buried At: Olivet Methodist Church, Mason Co., KY
Death Verif: Jan 7, 1892, Olivet Cemetery Headstone

Notes for ALEXANDER HAMILTON POLLITT:
1. See record #500-P: Olivet Methodist Cemetery, headstone inscriptions copied by Wm. M. Talley and son, Paul, August, 1969. Copy on file at Mason County Genealogical Museum, submitted by Lula Reed Boss. "This cemetery is beside the Olivet Methodist Church near the Mason and Lewis County line. This cemetery is divided into two sections and the names here represent the oldest stones, primarily those persons born before the 1890's. There are many stones of a later date for persons by the same name as those listed below. The cemetery is approximately 3 miles northeast of Orangeburg, Mason County." 7 pp.

2. (Note: see record #501-P)

3. (Note: see record #502-P)

4. "Orville P. Pollitt (taken from Johnson’s History of Kentucky and Kentuckians), the present popular and efficient incumbent of the office of county clerk of Lewis County, Ky., is now serving his fourth term in office, and in discharging the duties thereto is acquitting himself with all of honor and distinction. Mr. Pollitt was born at Portsmouth, O., on the 18th of September, 1871, and he is a son of James and Lucy C. (Parker) Pollitt, both natives of Lewis County and both members of old Kentucky families. Alexander H. Pollitt, paternal grandfather of the subject of this review, was born and reared in Maryland, whence he came, with his parents, to Lewis County in an early day, location being made on a farm. James Pollitt studied law as a youth, and became an eminent practitioner of his profession in Lewis County and in Portsmouth, O. He was summoned to the life eternal at the age of forty-seven, his death having occurred at Portsmouth, in 1885. He served as judge of Lewis County for several terms immediately after the close of the Civil War, and was very prominent in public affairs during his lifetime. His widow, who still survives him, now maintains her home at Vanceburg. Mr. and Mrs. James Pollitt became the parents of two children, of whom Orville P. is the only one living in 1911.
"Mr. Pollitt of this review was a lad of but fourteen years of age at the time of his father’s death. He was reared to maturity at Portsmouth, his education consisting of such advantages as were afforded in the public schools of that place. He also attended school at Vanceburg, and after leaving school he worked on a farm for a short time.
"In his religious faith Mr. Pollitt is a devout member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is unmarried."
(Reprinted from the History of Lewis County, Kentucky, by Rev. O. G. Ragan, 1911, pp. 404-405; see record #901P.)

5. 1850      Lewis County, Ky. Census      District #2 (pp. 325; July 25, 1850)
      Name                  Born      Occupation      Age
0101      Pollitt, Alexander H.      Md      Farmer            43
0101      Pollitt, Ellen            Ky                  42
0101      Pollitt, Amanda            Ky                  15
0101      Pollitt, James S.            Ky                  11
0101      Pollitt, Alex D.            Ky                  8
0101      Pollitt, Elizabeth            Ky                  6
0101      Pollitt, Edwin T.            Ky                  2

6. 1870      Lewis County, Ky. Census      Tollesboro District
      Name            Born      Occupation      Age
0128      Pollitt, Alex      Md      Farmer            63      w/m
0128      Pollitt, Elanora      Ky      Keeps House      62      w/f
0128      Pollitt, Dudley      Ky      Laborer            27      w/m
0128      Pollitt, Elizabeth      Ky      Home            25      w/f
0128      Pollitt, Edward      Ky      Laborer            21      w/m
0128      Dauargh, Ern.      Ky      Home            66      w/m
0128      Marshall, Fannie            Domestic            41      b/f
0128      Marshall, Laura            Domestic            16      b/f
0128      Marshall, Topsie            Domestic            10      b/f
0128      Marshall, Eliza                        4      b/f

7. See record #900-P, "Family Notes of Albert Webster Pollitte;" written by AWP prior to his death on November 1, 1953. AWP was a school teacher, public accountant, and insurance agent. It is difficult to determine exactly when or over what period these notes were compiled, but perhaps as early as the early 1930's (see appendix A for additional background). These notes, where verified, have proven extremely accurate.
Note: refers to subject as "Hamilton" Pollitt.

8. See record #902P - Family Genealogical Research of Mr. Bernard B. Pollitt.

9. "Legislative Acts In Favor of the County: Acts of 1881 -
"Chapter 863 is the charter of the Tolesboro and Mt. Carmel Turnpike Road Company, A. D. Pollitt, Isaiah Grigsby, J. Win Parker, A. H. Pollitt, James Thomas, G. W. Reader are appointed commissioners to open books, etc."
(See record #90-1P, History of Lewis County, Kentucky, Rev. O. G. Ragan, 1912; pp. 226.)

10. 1880       Lewis County, KY Census      Tollesboro Precinct
HH#      FAM#      NAME            AGE      BORN      OCC      STATUS
            Pollitt, Hamilton      72      Md            Head
            Pollitt, Eleanor      72      Ky            Wife
            Darraugh, Ernest      16      Ky      Grandson

11. See record #761-P: Norman C. Pollitt (resident of Sacramento, California), Pollitt family information accompanied by note dated November 26, 1997, sent by subject to the Pollitte Family Reunion Secretary.
Includes Burriss/Pollitt family information contained in a letter sent by Ruth Prine Lockwood (resident of New Orleans, Louisiana) to subject, who forwarded it on to the Pollitte Family Reunion Secretary by letter postmarked November 30, 1997. 30 pp.

12. See record #507-P: "[Mount] Olivet Cemetery," headstone inscriptions recorded by the Mason County Genealogical Society members Molly R. Kendall, Fannie B. Smith, Agatha Slattery, Robert Smith, Frank Long, Winn Atkinson, June Staker and Edith Ryan, 1988. The cemetery is located in eastern Mason County, Kentucky, near Rectorville, off KY Highway 1234 at the Olivet United Methodist Church.

More About ALEXANDER HAMILTON POLLITT:
Birth Verif: Jul 4, 1807, Olivet Cemetery Headstone
Buried At: Olivet Methodist Church, Mason Co., KY
Death Verif: Jul 19, 1894, Olivet Cemetery Headstone

Marriage Notes for ELEANOR POLLITT and ALEXANDER POLLITT:
1. See record #761-P: Norman C. Pollitt (resident of Sacramento, California), Pollitt family information accompanied by note dated November 26, 1997, sent by subject to the Pollitte Family Reunion Secretary.
Includes Burriss/Pollitt family information contained in a letter sent by Ruth Prine Lockwood (resident of New Orleans, Louisiana) to subject, who forwarded it on to the Pollitte Family Reunion Secretary by letter postmarked November 30, 1997. 30 pp.
Record indicates that "Alexander and Eleanor was married in Fleming County on October 18, 1831."

2. Lewis Co. Supl. Marriage Index - Vol. B, Page 192 show marriage license obtained in that county.

Children of ELEANOR POLLITT and ALEXANDER POLLITT are:

17.	i.		AMANDA JANE⁴ POLLITT, b. Aug 11, 1831, Kentucky; d. Feb 26, 1866.
	ii.		MARY E. POLLITT, b. Nov 2, 1832; d. Jun 7, 1844.

Notes for MARY E. POLLITT:
1. See record #500-P: Olivet Methodist Cemetery, headstone inscriptions copied by Wm. M. Talley and son, Paul, August, 1969. Copy on file at Mason County Genealogical Museum, submitted by Lula Reed Boss. "This cemetery is beside the Olivet Methodist Church near the Mason and Lewis County line. This cemetery is divided into two sections and the names here represent the oldest stones, primarily those persons born before the 1890's. There are many stones of a later date for persons by the same name as those listed below. The cemetery is approximately 3 miles northeast of Orangeburg, Mason County." 7 pp.
Olivet Methodist Church Cemetery headstone inscription: "died June 7, 1844, age 11 yrs., 7 mo., 5 ds."

2. (Note: see record #501-P); record states that date of death is "July 7, 1844."

3. (Note: see record #502-P)

4. No direct evidence linking this child to Alex. Hamilton & Eleanor Pollitt; however, child is buried next to two other children, Martha & Mandy, who have been identified as their children, and the stones are very similar. See headstone records for Olivet Methodist Cemetery, Mason Co., Ky.

5. See record #507-P: "[Mount] Olivet Cemetery," headstone inscriptions recorded by the Mason County Genealogical Society members Molly R. Kendall, Fannie B. Smith, Agatha Slattery, Robert Smith, Frank Long, Winn Atkinson, June Staker and Edith Ryan, 1988. The cemetery is located in eastern Mason County, Kentucky, near Rectorville, off KY Highway 1234 at the Olivet United Methodist Church.

More About MARY E. POLLITT:
Birth Verif: Nov 2, 1832, Olivet Cemetery Headstone
Buried At: Olivet Methodist Church, Mason Co., KY
Death Verif: Jun 7, 1844, Olivet Cemetery Headstone

iii.

ROBERT POLLITT, b. Abt. 1833; d. Feb 16, 1852.

Notes for ROBERT POLLITT:
1. See record #500-P: Olivet Methodist Cemetery, headstone inscriptions copied by Wm. M. Talley and son, Paul, August, 1969. Copy on file at Mason County Genealogical Museum, submitted by Lula Reed Boss. "This cemetery is beside the Olivet Methodist Church near the Mason and Lewis County line. This cemetery is divided into two sections and the names here represent the oldest stones, primarily those persons born before the 1890's. There are many stones of a later date for persons by the same name as those listed below. The cemetery is approximately 3 miles northeast of Orangeburg, Mason County." 7 pp.
Olivet Methodist Church Cemetery headstone inscription: "Robert Pollitt, died Feb. 16, 1852, aged 19 yrs., 27 days."

2. (Note: see record #502-P)

3. No direct evidence linking this child to Alex. Hamilton & Eleanor Pollitt; however, child is buried next to three other children, Martha, Mandy J. & Mary E., who have been identified as their children, and the stones are very similar; however, birthdate would conflict with that of Mary E. See headstone records for Olivet Methodist Cemetery, Mason Co., Ky.

4. See record #507-P: "[Mount] Olivet Cemetery," headstone inscriptions recorded by the Mason County Genealogical Society members Molly R. Kendall, Fannie B. Smith, Agatha Slattery, Robert Smith, Frank Long, Winn Atkinson, June Staker and Edith Ryan, 1988. The cemetery is located in eastern Mason County, Kentucky, near Rectorville, off KY Highway 1234 at the Olivet United Methodist Church.

More About ROBERT POLLITT:
Buried At: Olivet Methodist Church, Mason Co., KY
Death Verif: Feb 16, 1852, Olivet Cemetery Headstone

18.	iv.		JAMES SEVERN POLLITT, b. Abt. 1838, Kentucky; d. 1885, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., OH.
	v.		ALEXANDER DUDLEY POLLITT, b. Abt. 1842, Kentucky; d. Aft. 1881; m. JERUSHA A. WALKER, Dec 29, 1879, Lewis Co., KY (Source: Lewis Co. Marriage Records - Vol. L, Page 486); d. Dec 30, 1920, Hamilton Co., OH (Source: OH Vital Statistics, Vol. 3454, Certificate #76120).

Notes for ALEXANDER DUDLEY POLLITT:
1. 1850 Lewis County, Ky. Census District #2 (pp. 325; July 25, 1850)
Name Born Occupation Age
0101 Pollitt, Alexander H. Md Farmer 43
0101 Pollitt, Ellen Ky 42
0101 Pollitt, Amanda Ky 15
0101 Pollitt, James S. Ky 11
0101 Pollitt, Alex D. Ky 8
0101 Pollitt, Elizabeth Ky 6
0101 Pollitt, Edwin T. Ky 2

2. 1870 Lewis County, Ky. Census Tollesboro District
Name Born Occupation Age
0128 Pollitt, Alex Md Farmer 63 w/m
0128 Pollitt, Elanora Ky Keeps House 62 w/f
0128 Pollitt, Dudley Ky Laborer 27 w/m
0128 Pollitt, Elizabeth Ky Home 25 w/f
0128 Pollitt, Edward Ky Laborer 21 w/m
0128 Dauargh, Ern. Ky Home 66 w/m
0128 Marshall, Fannie Domestic 41 b/f
0128 Marshall, Laura Domestic 16 b/f
0128 Marshall, Topsie Domestic 10 b/f
0128 Marshall, Eliza 4 b/f

3. See record #902-P, Pollitt Family Records of Bernard B. Pollitt; lists subject's name as "Alexander Dudley" Pollitt; [married] "Walker Brooks."

4. Lewis Co. Marriage Records lists name as "A. Dud Pollitt."

5. "Lewis County has been organized as one of the counties of the State for more than one hundred years, and during this time it has been represented in the State Legislature thirty years by citizens of Cabin Creek . . . A. D. Pollett [served] one term."
(See record #901P, History of Lewis County, Kentucky, Rev. O. G. Ragan, 1912; pp. 67.)

6. "Legislative Acts In Favor of the County: Acts of 1881 -
"Chapter 863 is the charter of the Tolesboro and Mt. Carmel Turnpike Road Company, A. D. Pollitt, Isaiah Grigsby, J. Win Parker, A. H. Pollitt, James Thomas, G. W. Reader are appointed commissioners to open books, etc."
(See record #901-P, History of Lewis County, Kentucky, Rev. O. G. Ragan, 1912; pp. 226.)

7. See record #761-P: Norman C. Pollitt (resident of Sacramento, California), Pollitt family information accompanied by note dated November 26, 1997, sent by subject to the Pollitte Family Reunion Secretary.
Includes Burriss/Pollitt family information contained in a letter sent by Ruth Prine Lockwood (resident of New Orleans, Louisiana) to subject, who forwarded it on to the Pollitte Family Reunion Secretary by letter postmarked November 30, 1997. 30 pp.

Notes for JERUSHA A. WALKER:
1. See record #902-P, Pollitt Family Records of Bernard B. Pollitt; states that "Alexander Dudley" Pollitt [married] "Walker Brooks."

19.	vi.		ELIZABETH F. POLLITT, b. Abt. 1844, Kentucky; d. 1895.
	vii.		MARTHA POLLITT, b. Abt. 1846; d. Mar 21, 1849.

Notes for MARTHA POLLITT:
1. See record #500-P: Olivet Methodist Cemetery, headstone inscriptions copied by Wm. M. Talley and son, Paul, August, 1969. Copy on file at Mason County Genealogical Museum, submitted by Lula Reed Boss. "This cemetery is beside the Olivet Methodist Church near the Mason and Lewis County line. This cemetery is divided into two sections and the names here represent the oldest stones, primarily those persons born before the 1890's. There are many stones of a later date for persons by the same name as those listed below. The cemetery is approximately 3 miles northeast of Orangeburg, Mason County." 7 pp.
Olivet Methodist Church Cemetery headstone inscription: "Martha, dau. of A. H. and E. Pollitt, died Mar. 21, 1849." (states that stone's inscription has "age covered.")

2. (Note: see record #502-P)

3. 1850 Lewis County, Ky. Census

Name Born Occupation Age/Sex/Race Pollitt, Alexander H .Md Farmer 43/M/W
Pollitt, Elenor Ky 42/F/W
Pollitt, Amanda Ky 13/F/W
Pollitt, James P. Ky 11/M/W
Pollitt, Alex P. Ky 8/M/W
Pollitt, Elizabeth Ky 6/F/W
Pollitt, Edwin F. Ky 2/M/W

4. . See record #507-P: "[Mount] Olivet Cemetery," headstone inscriptions recorded by the Mason County Genealogical Society members Molly R. Kendall, Fannie B. Smith, Agatha Slattery, Robert Smith, Frank Long, Winn Atkinson, June Staker and Edith Ryan, 1988. The cemetery is located in eastern Mason County, Kentucky, near Rectorville, off KY Highway 1234 at the Olivet United Methodist Church.
Headstone reads: "In memory of Martha Pollitt, dau. of A. H. and E. Pollitt; age 2 yrs., [?] mo."

More About MARTHA POLLITT:
Birth Verif: Abt. 1846, Olivet Cemetery Headstone
Buried At: Olivet Methodist Church, Mason Co., KY
Death Verif: Mar 21, 1849, Olivet Cemetery Headstone

20.

viii.

EDWIN T. POLLITT, b. Abt. 1848, Kentucky.

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