Reuben Pollard Cemetery – East side of Big West Fork, ¼ mi SE of 101^st Parkway bridge, on the Buford Wall farm, 960 Needmore Road  [N36° 34' 42.47", W87° 21' 21.37"].  Visited 1/12/2008.  About 12 unmarked graves inside the fence, and another 10 outside the fence, are presumed to be slave graves.

 

This cemetery has a Virtual View submitted by Jim Long.

1^st row:

J. Eugene Pollard  born Mar. 13, 1873, died Jan. 2, 1895  [obituary 2 Jan 1895 and 14 Jan 1895 in the Daily Leaf Chronicle says that he died in Columbus, OH attending medical school]

Reuben T. Pollard  born Aug. 20, 1824, died June 8, 1891

Nannie B., wife of R. T. Pollard and daughter of W. T. Britten, born July 13, 1834, died Aug. 15, 1875

William Elliott, son of R. T. and Nannie B. Pollard, born Nov. 30, 1867, died May 22, 1873

Susan Rebecca, daughter of R. T. & N. B. Pollard, born Dec. 15, 1859, died Oct. 7, 1865

Nannie Jones and John Elliotte, wife & son of R.T. Pollard, Nannie was born May 16, 1827, died June 20, 1854; John was born Nov. 11, 1852, died May 18, 1854

Thomas Pettus, son of R. T. and Nannie J. Pollard

Rebecca, late consort of John E. Pollard, born April 13, 1800, died Oct. 13, 1855 

John E. Pollard, born Mar. 30, 1797, died May 9, 1852

Rebecca, daughter of Geo. P. & Mary M. Boston, born Dec. 26, 1847, died Jan. 15, 1848 

Mary B., beloved wife of A. J. Jones, aged 33 yrs.

 

2^nd row:

Jennie, daughter of J.H. & M.E. Mason, born Aug. 27, 1882, died Mar. 13, 1886

Margaret A., daughter of B. & E. J. Killebrew, born Jan. 22, 1840, died July 14, 1856 

Reuben B., son of Buckner and Eliza Killebrew, born Nov. 21, 1833, died Nov. 17, 1849 

Sarah M., daughter of B.T. & S.S. Pollard, born Aug. 12, 1848, died 1849

Sarah A. E. Herndon, born April 21, 1822, died Jan. 17, 1850

Mary E., wife of Wm. B. Whitfield and daughter of Buckner Killebrew, born Dec. 17, 1829, died April 16, 1851

Byard T. Pollard, born Oct. 30, 1819, died Feb. 28, 1881

3^rd row:

Reuben R. Pollard, born Apr. 10, 1816, died Feb. 6, 1892

Martha E. Hatcher, wife of R. R. Pollard, born June 6, 1822, died Nov. 7, 1881

Ruben Chesterfield Pollard, son of R. R. & M. E. Pollard, born May 18, 1845, died Aug. 23, 1868

Byard Ross Pollard, born Dec. 17, 1859, died Sept. 27, 1863

Theodore W., son of R. R. & M. E. Pollard, born Oct. 28, 1847, died Oct. 24, 1852

Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Louisa E. Allen, consort of  _____ Allen, born Dec. 20, 1813, died Feb. 16, 1840 

Sacred to the memory of Margaret Pollard, late consort of Reuben Pollard, born Aug. 27,  1775, and died Oct. 9, 1847 

Reuben Pollard was born March 26th, 1762, and departed this life November 4th, 1843

Eliza Killebrew, born Jan. 29, 1811, died Dec. 4, 1848

Editha O., daughter of Buckner & Eliza J. Killebrew, born April 5, 1842, died Jan. 4, 1853 

John Fields, born Sept. 18, 1805, died Feb. 18, 1889

Maria, wife of John Fields, born in 1814, died Mar. 16, 1905, aged 90 years, 6 months

Emma Tyler Fields, born March 12, 1850, died Mar. 5, 1915    sister

 

The following are also documented to be buried in a Pollard Cemetery – but it may be the ‘other’ Pollard Cemetery.

M. Patrick McCorkle, born Nov. 16, 1854, died Aug. 7, 1895  [Daily Leaf Chronicle, 8 Aug 1895]

Miss Bettie Pollard, died 28 Jul 1901, age 51; sister to G. W. Pollard  [Daily Leaf Chronicle, 29 Jul 1901]

infant Williams, died 7 Apr 1898, age 2 mos.; infant of Gus Williams  [Daily Leaf Chronicle, 8 Apr 1898]