Thomas Titus Pollard1

M, #10283, b. 22 February 1868, d. 12 May 1957
Thomas Titus Pollard
1868-1957
Husband of Frances V. Charlton
     Thomas T. Pollard was born on 22 February 1868 at Texas.1,2 He was the son of Isaac Pollard and Lucy Ann Huff.1 He married Frances V. Charlton, daughter of Charles Napoleon Charlton and Mary Runnels, on 7 June 1892 at Jefferson County, Texas.3 He became a widower upon the death of his wife, Frances V. Pollard, on 12 September 1955 at Sprott Hospital, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.4 He died at 3:00 am on 12 May 1957 at his home at 1406 Forrest Street, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, at age 89 years, 2 months and 20 days.1,2 He was buried on 13 May 1957 at Anthony Cemetery, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.1,2 On 19 February 2015, Thomas Titus Pollard and Thomas Titus Pollard were inducted into the Texas Hall of Honor at the Capitol Rotunda, Austin, Travis County, Texas. They were honored as being pioneers in black education in Beaumont, Texas.

Family: Thomas Titus Pollard and Frances V. Charlton

Citations

  1. [S1157] Texas Death Index, 1964-1998, online http://www.familysearch.org, Thomas Titus Pollard, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
    name:      Thomas Titus Pollard
    death date:      12 May 1957
    death place:      Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas
    gender:      Male
    race:      Black
    death age:      89 years 2 months 20 days
    estimated birth date:     
    birth date:      22 Feb 1868
    birthplace:      Texas
    marital status:      Widowed
    spouse's name:     
    father's name:     Isaac Pollard
    father's birthplace:      Ala.
    mother's name:     Lucy
    mother's birthplace:      Ala.
    occupation:      Teacher
    place of residence:      Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
    cemetery:      Anthony
    burial place:      Beaumont, Texas
    burial date:      13 May 1957
    additional relatives:     
    film number:      2135702
    digital film number:      4163650
    image number:      1471
    reference number:      26830.
  2. [S806] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial# 49153702.
  3. [S315] Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 & 1966-2011, online http://search.ancestry.com, Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002 about Frances V. Charlton
    Name:     Frances V. Charlton     
    Gender:     Female
    Marriage Date:     7 Jun 1892
    Spouse:     Thomas T. Pollard
    Marriage City:     Jefferson
    Marriage State:     Texas
    Source:     Texas Marriages, 1851-1900.
  4. [S1157] Texas Death Index, 1964-1998, online http://www.familysearch.org, Frances Pollard, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
    name:      Frances Pollard
    death date:      12 Sep 1955
    death place:      Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
    gender:      Female
    race:      Negro
    death age:      87 years 11 months 15 days
    estimated birth date:     
    birth date:      27 Sep 1867
    birthplace:      Tyler, Texas
    marital status:      Married
    spouse's name:     
    father's name:     Charles Charlton
    father's birthplace:      Texas
    mother's name:     Mary Runnels
    mother's birthplace:      Georga
    occupation:      Housewife
    place of residence:      Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
    cemetery:      Anthony
    burial place:      Beaumont, Texas
    burial date:      15 Sep 1955
    additional relatives:     
    film number:      2114543
    digital film number:      4165516
    image number:      2088
    reference number:      45422.