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16. LYCURGUS WILLIAM⁴ POLLITT (SAMUEL³, SEVERN², JONATHAN¹) was born 1851 in Kentucky, and died Jan 13, 1933 in Lewis Co., KY (Source: KY Vital Statistics, Vol. 10, Certificate #4737). He married GEORGE ANN PARKER 1873 in Mason Co., KY (Source: Mason Co. Records - Vol. 11, Page 151), daughter of WILLIAM PARKER and TELITHA CLIFT. She was born Jan 28, 1850 in Kentucky (Source: KY Vital Statistics (Death), Certificate #073-29118), and died Nov 23, 1911 in Lewis Co., KY (Source: KY Vital Statistics, Vol. 73, Certificate #29118).

Notes for LYCURGUS WILLIAM 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: "L.W. Pollitt, 1851 - 19--; George Ann, his wife, 1850 - 1911."

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

3. (Note: see record #502-P); states that "on same stone: Pollitt, George Ann, his wife."

4. 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: AWP notes identify subject as "William" Pollitt.

5. 1870      Lewis County, Ky. Census      Tollesboro District                  Name            Born      Occupation      Age
0079      Pollitt, Samuel      Ky      Farmer            63      w/m
0079      Pollitt, Caroline      Ky      Keeps House      60      w/f
0079      Pollitt, James      Ky      Minister            33      w/m
0079      Pollitt, Mary W.      Ky      Home            23      w/f
0079      Pollitt, Geo.      Ky      Laborer            21      w/m
0079      Pollitt, Wm.      Ky      Laborer            19      w/m
0079      Jones, Martha      Ky      Domestic            13      b/f

6. See record #902-P, Pollitt Family Research of Bernard B. Pollitt; lists subject's name as "Lycurgus W." Pollitt; also states that he "died without issue."

7. 1880       Lewis County, KY Census            Tollesboro Precinct
HH#      FAM#      NAME            AGE      BORN      OCC      STATUS
            Pollitt, William      27      Ky            Head
            Pollitt, Forganna      30      Ky            Wife
            Pollitt, Ollie R.      3      Ky            Son

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. Obituary - [Maysville Evening Bulletin, Saturday, January 14, 1899]:
"Mrs. Kate Kennan, of Orangeburg, Falls a Victim to Consumption -
"The Angel of Death has been abroad in the land, leaving sorrow and tears in his pathway.
"Friday another home was darkened by his visit, the faithful wife and devoted mother being taken.
"Mrs. Kate Kennan, of Orangeburg, died Friday morning about 2 o'clock, of that dread disease, consumption. She was a daughter of Mr. Samuel Pollitt, and was born in Lewis County March 28th, 1846. She was married December 21st, 1871, to Mr. Franklin Kennan, who, with one son, survives her. She leaves two brothers,--Messrs. William and Basil Pollitt, of Lewis County, and one sister, Mrs. Robert Pollitt, of Dover. Rev. F. S. Pollitt, Presiding Elder of the Danville District, M. E. Church, South, is a nephew of the deceased.
"The funeral will occur to-day at 1 o'clock, Rev. Mr. Jones officiating. Burial at Mt. Olivet Cemetery."

More About LYCURGUS WILLIAM POLLITT:
Birth Verif: 1851, Olivet Cemetery Headstone
Buried At: Olivet Methodist Church, Mason Co., KY
Death Verif: Jan 13, 1933, KY Death Cert. Vol. 10, Cert. #4737

Notes for GEORGE ANN PARKER:
1. Mason Co. Marriage Records index lists this wife's name as "George Parker."

2. 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: "L.W. Pollitt, 1851 - 19--; George Ann, his wife, 1850 - 1911."

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

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

5. 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: AWP notes identify subject as "Gerge Ann Parker."

6. KY Vital Statistics, Certificate #073-29118 on file; lists undertaker as "McIlwaine & Humphrey." Shows place of death in Tollesboro precinct, Lewis County.

7. 1880       Lewis County, KY Census            Tollesboro Precinct
HH#      FAM#      NAME            AGE      BORN      OCC      STATUS
            Pollitt, William      27      Ky            Head
            Pollitt, Forganna      30      Ky            Wife
            Pollitt, Ollie R.      3      Ky            Son

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. KY Vital Statistics Index [Deaths], Vol. 73, Certificate #29118 lists subject as "Georgia Ann Pollett."

10. See record #933-P: Mason County Genealogical Society Newsletter, issued quarterly by the Society since 1983. [Copies on file at the Mason County, Kentucky, Genealogical Museum.]
Vol. V, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1987), pp. 5-9: "The Parker Family of Essex County, Va."

11. See record #933-P: Mason County Genealogical Society Newsletter, issued quarterly by the Society since 1983. [Copies on file at the Mason County, Kentucky, Genealogical Museum.]
Vol. VI, No. 1&2 (1988), pp. 1-7; "Orangeburg Methodist Church Records."
Record indicates that subject "Georgia A. Pollitt - Rec'd Aug. 1886 by Profession by R. Lancaster - Belongs at Olivet."

12. Kentucky 1911 - 1986 Death Index Search -

GEORGIA A POLLETT
Date: 111123
Age: 061
Place: LEWIS
Volume: 073
Certificate: 29118
Death Volume: 11

More About GEORGE ANN PARKER:
Birth Verif: Jan 28, 1850, KY Vital Statistics, Certificate #073-29118
Buried At: Nov 25, 1911, Olivet Methodist Church, Mason Co., KY
Cause of Death: "Chronic Nephritis and valvular disease of heart."
Death Verif: Nov 23, 1911, KY Vital Statistics, Certificate #073-29118
Medical Information: KY Vital Statistics, Certificate #073-29118.
Religious Affl.: Olivet Methodist Church, Mason Co., KY

Child of LYCURGUS POLLITT and GEORGE PARKER is:

OLLIE R.⁵ POLLITT, b. Apr 18, 1877; d. Jan 20, 1881.

Notes for OLLIE R. 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: "Belvis, son of L. W. and G. A. Pollitt, 1877 - 1881."

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

3. 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.
"Reevie Pollitt, son of L. W. Pollitt and G. A. Pollitt, born April 18, 1877, died January 20, 1881."

4. 1880 Lewis County, KY Census Tollesboro Precinct
HH# FAM# NAME AGE BORN OCC STATUS
Pollitt, William 27 Ky Head
Pollitt, Forganna 30 Ky Wife
Pollitt, Ollie R. 3 Ky Son

More About OLLIE R. POLLITT:
Birth Verif: Apr 18, 1877, Olivet Cemetery Headstone
Buried At: Olivet Methodist Church, Mason Co., KY
Death Verif: Jan 20, 1881, Olivet Cemetery Headstone

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