Thomas Titus Pollard1
M, #10283, b. 22 February 1868, d. 12 May 1957
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
- [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. - [S806] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial# 49153702.
- [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. - [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.