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Descendant Chart for Thomas Turner
Descendant Chart for James Pollard
Descendant Chart for Drury Fletcher
Descendant Chart for John Cox
Descendant Chart for Gerrard Banks

     Bessie Louis Pollard was born on 12 October 1883 at Monroe County, Missouri.^1,3,4 She was the daughter of Walter Harris Pollard and Mary Rovilla Cox.^1,2 Bessie Louis Pollard married Rufus Earl Snellings, son of Sidney Snellings and Henrietta Graves, on 22 December 1901 at Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri.⁵ Bessie died on 8 March 1964 at age 80 years, 4 months and 25 days at California.⁶ She was buried at Folsom, California.⁶
     

The twelfth United States census was taken in 1900. Bessie was enumerated in the household of Walter Harris Pollard as his daughter, "Bessie L. Pollard", at Union Township, at Monroe County, Missouri. Her given age was 16, and she was said to have been born in Missouri in October 1883. She attended school for 7 months during the year.²

The fourteenth United States census was taken in 1920. Bessie was enumerated in the household of Rufus Earl Snellings as his wife, "Bessie L. Snellings", at Sugar Creek Township, at Randolph County, Missouri. Her given age was 36 and her given place of birth was Missouri.⁷

Children of Bessie Louis Pollard and Rufus Earl Snellings

Lillian Edith Snellings b. 26 Sep 1902⁸
Walter Nelson Snellings b. 16 May 1907, d. 2 Dec 1987^9,10
Virginia Fletcher Snellings (living)^11,7
Rubey Pollard Snellings (excluded)^12,10
Lois Luceil Snellings (living)^5,7
Earl Rufus Snellings (living)⁷
Carl Curtis Snellings (living)^5,7
Ora Belle Snellings (living)^13,7

Citations

1. [S943] Mary Rovilla Pollard, "Family Records of Mary Rovilla Pollard", compiled before 1926. Mary Rovilla Pollard recorded family information before her death. A copy was sent to me by a descendant, Larry Pollard, who received the original from his grandmother, Ithema Pollard Hoenes. They are in Mary's handwriting, and include this note: "Please accept this fam. record from your Mother. I have tried to have it correct & have spent many hours in preparing it. Trust you will appreciate and treasure it in loving rememberance. Also as a reminder of our earthly ties which must soon be severed. Mother". Bessie Louis Pollard born Oct 12, 1883...at old home near Middle Grove.
2. [S53] Walter H. Pollard household, 1900 U. S. Census, Monroe County, Missouri, population schedule, Union Township, ED 124, page 5A, dwelling 85, family 87, National Archives micropublication T623, roll 876.
3. [S488] Note written by Mary Pollard Boughan (Pittsfield, Illinois), undated; held by Cheryl Freeman, (Dallas, TX).
4. [S53] 1900 U. S. Census, Monroe County, Missouri, population schedule, Union Township, ED 124, page 5A, dwelling 85, family 87.
5. [S943] Mary Rovilla Pollard, "Family Records of Mary Rovilla Pollard". Mary Rovilla Pollard recorded family information before her death. A copy was sent to me by a descendant, Larry Pollard, who received the original from his grandmother, Ithema Pollard Hoenes. They are in Mary's handwriting, and include this note: "Please accept this fam. record from your Mother. I have tried to have it correct & have spent many hours in preparing it. Trust you will appreciate and treasure it in loving rememberance. Also as a reminder of our earthly ties which must soon be severed. Mother".
6. [S944] Ithema Pollard Hoenes, "Family records of Ithema Pollard Hoenes" (Palmyra, Missouri). Mary Rovilla Pollard prepared family group sheets before her death and passed them on to at least one of her children. Ithema Pollard, her grandaughter, is believed to have made the notations in the book after Mary Rovilla passed away, Bessie Snellings passed away 8 Mar 1964, and was buried in Folsom, California.
7. [S60] Rufus E. Snellings household, 1920 U. S. Census, Randolph County, Missouri, population schedule, Sugar Creek Township, ED 148, sheet 9A, dwelling 201, family 201, National Archives micropublication T625, roll 944.
8. [S943] Mary Rovilla Pollard, "Family Records of Mary Rovilla Pollard". Mary Rovilla Pollard recorded family information before her death. A copy was sent to me by a descendant, Larry Pollard, who received the original from his grandmother, Ithema Pollard Hoenes. They are in Mary's handwriting, and include this note: "Please accept this fam. record from your Mother. I have tried to have it correct & have spent many hours in preparing it. Trust you will appreciate and treasure it in loving rememberance. Also as a reminder of our earthly ties which must soon be severed. Mother", Sep 26, 1902, Lillian Edith, Monroe Co.
9. [S943] Mary Rovilla Pollard, "Family Records of Mary Rovilla Pollard". Mary Rovilla Pollard recorded family information before her death. A copy was sent to me by a descendant, Larry Pollard, who received the original from his grandmother, Ithema Pollard Hoenes. They are in Mary's handwriting, and include this note: "Please accept this fam. record from your Mother. I have tried to have it correct & have spent many hours in preparing it. Trust you will appreciate and treasure it in loving rememberance. Also as a reminder of our earthly ties which must soon be severed. Mother", May 16 1907, Walter Nelson, Columbia Mo.
10. [S393] California. Rootsweb.com, http://www.rootsweb.com, California Death Index 1940-1997.
11. [S943] Mary Rovilla Pollard, "Family Records of Mary Rovilla Pollard". Mary Rovilla Pollard recorded family information before her death. A copy was sent to me by a descendant, Larry Pollard, who received the original from his grandmother, Ithema Pollard Hoenes. They are in Mary's handwriting, and include this note: "Please accept this fam. record from your Mother. I have tried to have it correct & have spent many hours in preparing it. Trust you will appreciate and treasure it in loving rememberance. Also as a reminder of our earthly ties which must soon be severed. Mother", Virginia Fletcher Snellings born 3 June 1910, Audrain County.
12. [S943] Mary Rovilla Pollard, "Family Records of Mary Rovilla Pollard". Mary Rovilla Pollard recorded family information before her death. A copy was sent to me by a descendant, Larry Pollard, who received the original from his grandmother, Ithema Pollard Hoenes. They are in Mary's handwriting, and include this note: "Please accept this fam. record from your Mother. I have tried to have it correct & have spent many hours in preparing it. Trust you will appreciate and treasure it in loving rememberance. Also as a reminder of our earthly ties which must soon be severed. Mother", Rubey Pollard Snellings born 21 June 1912 at Moberly.
13. [S943] Mary Rovilla Pollard, "Family Records of Mary Rovilla Pollard". Mary Rovilla Pollard recorded family information before her death. A copy was sent to me by a descendant, Larry Pollard, who received the original from his grandmother, Ithema Pollard Hoenes. They are in Mary's handwriting, and include this note: "Please accept this fam. record from your Mother. I have tried to have it correct & have spent many hours in preparing it. Trust you will appreciate and treasure it in loving rememberance. Also as a reminder of our earthly ties which must soon be severed. Mother", Ora Belle was born 16 Nov 1919 at Randolph County.

Appears on charts:

Descendant Chart for James Pollard
Descendant Chart for Gerrard Banks

Citations

1. [S432] Audrain County Area Genealogical Society, "Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Saling Township", interment list, page 16. Audrain County Area Genealogical Society, Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri.
2. [S339] D. L. Pollard household, 1860 U. S. Census, Boone County, Missouri, population schedule, Rocky Fork Township, page 657A, dwelling 149, family 145, National Archives micropublication M432, roll 608. He is not enumerated with his family on the 1860 census.

Appears on charts:

Descendant Chart for Thomas Turner
Descendant Chart for James Pollard
Descendant Chart for Drury Fletcher
Descendant Chart for John Cox
Descendant Chart for Gerrard Banks

     Charles Leonidas Pollard was born on 2 January 1885 at Monroe County, Missouri.^4,5,6,7 He was the son of Walter Harris Pollard and Mary Rovilla Cox.^2,3 Charles Leonidas Pollard married Lizzie May Burkeye, daughter of Louis Burkey and Catherine M. Ess, on 19 September 1906 at Saling Township, Audrain County, Missouri. The couple was married by Minister Egan Herndon.^8,9 Charles died on 15 November 1971 at age 86 years, 10 months and 13 days at Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri.⁷
     

Charles was also known as Charlie Leonidas Pollard.²

The twelfth United States census was taken in 1900. Charles was enumerated in the household of Walter Harris Pollard as his son, "Charles L. Pollard", at Union Township, at Monroe County, Missouri. His given age was 15, and he was said to have been born in Missouri in January 1885. He attended school.³

The thirteenth United States census was taken in 1910. Charles was enumerated as "Charles Pollard", head of a household at Saling Township, Audrain County, Missouri. His given age was 23 and his given place of birth was Missouri. He had been married for three years, and was a farmer on a general farm which he rented. Enumerated with him was his wife, Lizzie May Pollard. Also enumerated in his household were Mary Ruth Pollard, Catherine Burkey and Minnie M. Burkey.¹⁰

The fourteenth United States census was taken in 1920. Charles was enumerated as "Charlie Pollard", head of a household at Saling Township, Audrain County, Missouri. His given age was 34 and his given place of birth was Missouri. He was a farmer on a general farm which he owned. Enumerated with him was his wife, Lizzie May Pollard. Also enumerated in his household were Mary Ruth Pollard, Walter Lee Pollard and Minnie M. Burkey.¹¹

The fifteenth United States census was taken in 1930. Charles was enumerated as "Charlie Pollard", head of a household at Saling Township, Audrain County, Missouri. His given age was 44 and his given place of birth was Missouri. He was married at the age of 21. He was a farmer on a general farm which he rented. He was not a veteran. Enumerated with him was his wife, Lizzie May Pollard. Also enumerated in his household were Minnie M. Burkey and Walter Lee Pollard.¹²

Charles and Lizzie May Burkeye celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on 15 September 1956. Guests at the celebration included H. R. Burnett, Marilyn Sue Burnett, Roy Walker, Minnie Summers, Johnnie Summers, Wilma Walker, Charles Copeland, Judy Copeland, Sonja Copeland, Chester Franklin, Harold Wayne Franklin, Dale Hamilton, Mark Hamilton, Eldred Bartee, Edd Bassett, Ralph Bowden, Omar Brooks, Ben Turner Brown, J. Ray Brown, Frank B. Neale, Lona Neale, Granville Crump, Arley Current, Tom Curtright, Ross Franklin, Harold Davidson, Willard Davidson, Guy Davis, Leon Davis, E. N. Dulaney, Reta Hawk, W. C. Thompson, W. B. Graves, G. P. Hayden, L. S. Krumm, Charles Mallory, Gerald Maloney, A. G. Krumm, Larry McBride, Ess Littrell, Melvin Schopp, Sam Littrell, Roscoe McBride, P. H. McManama, John Miller, Harold Ragsdale, Clyde Reed, Billy Riley, Mildred Riley, R. C. Russell, Frank Swinney, Margie Whitmire, Luther Watson, Josh White, J. T. Young, Frederick M. Owings, William Curtis Winn, Lady Belle Winn, Mollie L. Pollard, Arnold Brown, Mary Ruth Brown, James J. Winn Jr., Jesse Lewis Carter, Walter Lee Pollard and Lulu Burkey.⁹ (Click on the icon to see the image.).

Children of Charles Leonidas Pollard and Lizzie May Burkeye

Mary Ruth Pollard b. 23 Oct 1907, d. Nov 1997^10,11,13
Walter Lee Pollard b. 27 May 1911^11,12,14

Citations

1. [S487] Note written by Lyda Belle Pollard (St. Louis, Missouri), undated; held by Cheryl Freeman, (Dallas, TX).
2. [S943] Mary Rovilla Pollard, "Family Records of Mary Rovilla Pollard", compiled before 1926. Mary Rovilla Pollard recorded family information before her death. A copy was sent to me by a descendant, Larry Pollard, who received the original from his grandmother, Ithema Pollard Hoenes. They are in Mary's handwriting, and include this note: "Please accept this fam. record from your Mother. I have tried to have it correct & have spent many hours in preparing it. Trust you will appreciate and treasure it in loving rememberance. Also as a reminder of our earthly ties which must soon be severed. Mother". Charles Leonidas born Jan. 2, 1885...at old home near Middle Grove.
3. [S53] Walter H. Pollard household, 1900 U. S. Census, Monroe County, Missouri, population schedule, Union Township, ED 124, page 5A, dwelling 85, family 87, National Archives micropublication T623, roll 876.
4. [S943] Mary Rovilla Pollard, "Family Records of Mary Rovilla Pollard". Mary Rovilla Pollard recorded family information before her death. A copy was sent to me by a descendant, Larry Pollard, who received the original from his grandmother, Ithema Pollard Hoenes. They are in Mary's handwriting, and include this note: "Please accept this fam. record from your Mother. I have tried to have it correct & have spent many hours in preparing it. Trust you will appreciate and treasure it in loving rememberance. Also as a reminder of our earthly ties which must soon be severed. Mother", Charles Leonidas born Jan. 2, 1885...at old home near Middle Grove.
5. [S53] 1900 U. S. Census, Monroe County, Missouri, population schedule, Union Township, ED 124, page 5A, dwelling 85, family 87.
6. [S488] Note written by Mary Pollard Boughan (Pittsfield, Illinois), undated; held by Cheryl Freeman, (Dallas, TX).
7. [S330] Social Security Death Index. Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com.
8. [S943] Mary Rovilla Pollard, "Family Records of Mary Rovilla Pollard". Mary Rovilla Pollard recorded family information before her death. A copy was sent to me by a descendant, Larry Pollard, who received the original from his grandmother, Ithema Pollard Hoenes. They are in Mary's handwriting, and include this note: "Please accept this fam. record from your Mother. I have tried to have it correct & have spent many hours in preparing it. Trust you will appreciate and treasure it in loving rememberance. Also as a reminder of our earthly ties which must soon be severed. Mother".
9. [S428] Charles and Lizzie Pollard anniversary announcement. "Mr and Mrs. Charlie Pollard Mark Golden Anniversary", unidentified newspaper, Missouri, 15 Sep 1956.
10. [S55] Charles Pollard household, 1910 U. S. Census, Audrain County, Missouri, population schedule, Saling Township, ED 9, page 13B, dwelling 282, family 295, National Archives micropublication T623, roll 837.
11. [S346] Charlie Pollard household, 1920 U. S. Census, Audrain County, Missouri, population schedule, Saling Township, ED 10, sheet 2A, dwelling not recorded, family 7, National Archives micropublication T625, roll 903.
12. [S236] Charlie Pollard household, 1930 U. S. Census, Audrain County, Missouri, population schedule, Saling Township, ED 13, sheet 4A, dwelling 100, family 100, National Archives micropublication T626, roll 117.
13. [S943] Mary Rovilla Pollard, "Family Records of Mary Rovilla Pollard". Mary Rovilla Pollard recorded family information before her death. A copy was sent to me by a descendant, Larry Pollard, who received the original from his grandmother, Ithema Pollard Hoenes. They are in Mary's handwriting, and include this note: "Please accept this fam. record from your Mother. I have tried to have it correct & have spent many hours in preparing it. Trust you will appreciate and treasure it in loving rememberance. Also as a reminder of our earthly ties which must soon be severed. Mother", Mary Ruth Pollard was born 23 Oct 1907 at old Burkey home in Audrain County.
14. [S943] Mary Rovilla Pollard, "Family Records of Mary Rovilla Pollard". Mary Rovilla Pollard recorded family information before her death. A copy was sent to me by a descendant, Larry Pollard, who received the original from his grandmother, Ithema Pollard Hoenes. They are in Mary's handwriting, and include this note: "Please accept this fam. record from your Mother. I have tried to have it correct & have spent many hours in preparing it. Trust you will appreciate and treasure it in loving rememberance. Also as a reminder of our earthly ties which must soon be severed. Mother", Walter Lee Pollard born May 27, 1911...born in Audrain at old Burkey home.

Appears on charts:

Descendant Chart for Thomas Turner
Descendant Chart for James Pollard
Descendant Chart for Gerrard Banks

Children of Cora Bell Pollard and James Joseph Winn

William Curtis Winn+ b. Aug 1893, d. 23 Jan 1985^6,7
Mary O. Winn b. 20 Aug 1894, d. 15 Jun 1904⁶
Eva B. Winn b. Jan 1896^6,7
Bessie M. Winn b. Oct 1897^6,7
Delia Josephine Winn b. 13 Mar 1900, d. 17 Dec 1984^6,7,8
Rosa Lee Winn b. 7 Mar 1902, d. 19 Feb 1991^7,8
James J. Winn Jr. b. c 1908^7,8

Citations

1. [S943] Mary Rovilla Pollard, "Family Records of Mary Rovilla Pollard", compiled before 1926. Mary Rovilla Pollard recorded family information before her death. A copy was sent to me by a descendant, Larry Pollard, who received the original from his grandmother, Ithema Pollard Hoenes. They are in Mary's handwriting, and include this note: "Please accept this fam. record from your Mother. I have tried to have it correct & have spent many hours in preparing it. Trust you will appreciate and treasure it in loving rememberance. Also as a reminder of our earthly ties which must soon be severed. Mother". Cora Bell Pollard, Mar. 14 1868, Monroe.
2. [S342] Jno Pollard household, 1870 U. S. Census, Monroe County, Missouri, population schedule, Middle Grove, Union Township, page 699, dwelling 45, family 46, National Archives micropublication M593, roll 793.
3. [S44] Jno Pollard household, 1880 U. S. Census, Monroe County, Missouri, population schedule, Union Township, ED 56, page 20, dwelling 163, family 163, National Archives micropublication T9, roll 704.
4. [S432] Audrain County Area Genealogical Society, "Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Saling Township", interment list, page 33. Audrain County Area Genealogical Society, Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri.
5. [S53] James J. Winn household, 1900 U. S. Census, Monroe County, Missouri, population schedule, Union Township, ED 124, page 6B, dwelling 116, family 118, National Archives micropublication T623, roll 876. Her given birth date was March 1869, and her given place of birth was MIssouri.
6. [S53] 1900 U. S. Census, Monroe County, Missouri, population schedule, Union Township, ED 124, page 6B, dwelling 116, family 118.
7. [S340] James J. Winn household, 1910 U. S. Census, Monroe County, Missouri, population schedule, Union Township, ED 129, sheet 9B, dwelling 205, family 207, National Archives micropublication T624, roll 800.
8. [S63] James J. Winn household, 1920 U. S. Census, Monroe County, Missouri, population schedule, Union Township, ED 131, sheet 4A, family 158, dwelling 159, National Archives micropublication T625, roll 936.

Appears on charts:

Descendant Chart for James Pollard
Descendant Chart for Gerrard Banks

Citations

1. [S22] James Philips household, 1850 U. S. Census, Garrard County, Kentucky, population schedule, Division 1, page 249A, dwelling 719, family 757, National Archives micropublication M432, roll 201.
2. [S497] Donna Ryan, "Pollard GEDCOM", compiled 13 Aug 1995, citing Bill and Kathy Vockery, compilers, Garrard County, Kentucky Marriage Bonds, citing Book 7-659.