The Daughters

Joseph Pollard married Mary Ann Bailey 22 Sep 1845 in England. For a glimpse of that time one can go to the writer Charles Dickens. I hope to increase my knowledge and understanding of that time, those places which would have had an impact on this humble, hardworking family. It seems, looking from what vantage I have that the Pollard family was fortunate in many ways.

In 1846, Aug 22 in Deptford, Mary Ann was born. She would end her years in America on 2 Oct 1930 as Mrs. James Anderson Allred.

Louisa followed on 23 Jun 1848. Like Mary Ann, Louisa died in Salt Lake City. Her passing came 1 Feb 1928, following her husband Moses Evans who died 1924.

Lydia was daughter number three. Born in Deptford as well, on 21 Jan 1852, she passed away in Spring City, Utah 18 Apr 1940. Spring City plays a steady part in the lives of our family; some of us are there still. Lydia and her husband Henry William Puzey recently lost a granddaughter-in-law: Anna Nell Bezzant Puzey.

The fourth child of Joseph and Mary Ann Pollard was son Joseph James Pollard, born and died 1854. The family would immigrate to America before the next child was born. This family of parents and three daughters aged 8, 6 and 2 sailed from Liverpool, England Nov 27, 1854 on the ship 'Clara Wheeler'. They would remain in St Louis, Missouri while Joseph earned the means to finish the journey to the Rocky Mountains. This story can be followed in Andrew Jenson's Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia.

Five children would be born in Great Salt Lake City. Elizabeth on 12 Nov 1857, who became Mrs. John Wallace Boud, and lived in Salt Lake until 13 Mar 1933. Her grandson Edwin J Butterworth passed away in Provo, Utah on Apr 5, 2010, and grandson-in-law Walter C. Yose passed away 12 Apr 2010 in Bountiful.

Lovinia was born 28 Mar 1860 and would die in Spanish Fork, Utah in May 1896. Her husband was Thomas Clayton Holding.

Alice was born 15 Apr 1862 and would grieve the tragic deaths in industrial accidents of her husband John Lewis Johnson and son Jay Leslie Johnson before passing away 17 Aug 1950.

Benjamin Pollard was born and died in September 1864. Grace was born three years later on November 27, 1867. Grace survived her husband Gustave Hilmer Backman for 24 years, passing away 1 Apr 1955.

It is to these daughters, our pioneer grandmothers that I wish, lovingly, to dedicate this story. I hope you, my cousins of every degree will enjoy, learn from and add to this work. I want you to comment and to share. Please DO correct me! I hope to add a little each week or so.

Ked Kirkham 364 W. 825 North, Sunset, Utah, 84015-3120 and KirkhamKed@gmail.com