Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Pollard was born in 1848, in White, Shelby, Tennessee, United States, her father, George W. Pollard, was 28 and her mother, Lydia M Dotson, was 20. She married John Fallstead on 16 May 1867, in Richardson, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Richardson, Nebraska, United States in 1870 and Ohio Township, Richardson, Nebraska, United States in 1880.
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Sources (9)
- Elizabeth Falsteed, "United States Census, 1870"
- Elizabeth Pollard, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Elizabeth Pollard in entry for John Follsted, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
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World Events (8)
1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Richardson, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Richardson, Nebraska, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English:
perhaps a nickname from an unrecorded Middle English pollard, a derivative of the Middle English verb poll ‘to clip’ or the noun poll ‘the head’. It may have denoted someone with a close‐cropped head or a big head.
from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Pollard, a pet form of Paul (Old French Pol). The surname has been established in both England and Ireland since the 13th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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