Husband James Wallace Pollock 1 2 3
Born: 10 Oct 1841 - North Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA 2 4
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Father: Samuel Pollock (1813-1883) 2 5
Mother: Esther McNary (Abt 1814-1890) 1 2 6
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Other Spouse: Mary T. McNary (1848-1890) 7 8 - 5 Dec 1867 7 9
• Additional Image: James W. Pollock.
Wife Martha Davis 3 9 10
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Father: George Davis (1815-1870) 11 12 13
Mother: Martha Crawford (Abt 1818-1872) 10 13
Other Spouse: Alexander M. Wilson ( -Bef 1893) 3 10
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General Notes: Husband - James Wallace Pollock
He was born in the historic old log house erected, owned and occupied by Judge McDowell, and where Dr. McMillan (according to the record in his journal) preached his first sermon west of the Alleghany mountains, on the fourth Sabbath of August, 1775. The place is designated as "Mount Pleasant" in the original patent, which states that the amount paid was "the sum of six pounds twelve shillings for a tract containing 440 acres, with allowance of six per cent. for roads, etc., which was surveyed in pursuance of a warrant granted to John McDowell, Sr., dated October 29, 1784, clear of all restrictions and reservations ex-cept the one-fifth part of all gold and silver ore for the use of the Commonwealth to be delivered at the pit's mouth clear of all charges."
Mr. Pollock received his education at the com-mon schools of the district, and at Jefferson Col-lege. In April, 1858, his parents moved to Canonsburg, where he attended college until August, 1862, when he, with many other fellow students, under the leadership of Col. Frazier (then pro-fessor of mathematics in said college), laid aside their books, girded on the armor, and marched forth at their country's call to save it from rebel wrongs. Mr. Pollock served with distinction both in the ranks and at Gen. Hancock's headquarters, and was one of the very few who was seldom sick, and he never missed a day's duty from the time he joined the army in 1862 until the surrender of Lee at Appomattox in 1865. At the latter he was present with three cousins-William T. Pollock, Rev. George R. Murray and Thomas M. McNary. Although there was not a battle their regiment, the One Hundred and Fortieth P. V. I., participated in from the time it joined the army of the Potomac in the fall of 1862, and prior to the battle of Chancellorsville, until the final struggle at Appomattox Courthouse, in April, 1865, but what some of the cousins, and generally all, were present, yet none of them was the least hurt ex-cept Rev. Murray, who received a slight wound on the historic wheat field at Gettysburg.
On Mr. Pollock's return home after the close of the war, at his father's urgent request he took charge of the homestead (the Alexander Scott farm), which he came to own, and engaged in agricultural pursuits, including the raising of fine stock, event-ually succeeding in becoming one of the most ener-getic and successful farmers in the county. Being alive to every interest, he was often called on to fill positions of trust. Mr. Pollock resided on his farm in North Strabane township until the spring of 1892, at which time he leased it and moved into the city, in order to school his children, and that he might more conveniently perform the duties re-quired of him as county commissioner. He was a Republican beginning at the organization of the party, and was many times chairman of the township committee and member of the county committee. In 1890, at the suggestion of his many friends, he consented to become a candidate for the office of county commissioner, and suc-ceeded in being nominated and elected that same year. When quite a young man he became a member of Chartiers Seceder (now U. P.) Church, and many times thereafter was chosen trustee of that congre-gation. During the erection of their new edifice in Canonsburg, he was secretary of the board of trustees. He was one of the advo-cates and leaders in starting and establishing what is became a flourishing and prosperous U. P. Congregation at Houstonville, in which he was a rul-ing elder. [CBRWC, 609]