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name: John B. Polson (AFN: 5BP1-KH6) gender: male birth: 1848 Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri death: 1915 Tuscola, Taylor County, Texas marriage: 1876 Texas Parents father: Thomas J. Polson (AFN: 5BP1-CVF) birth: 11 January 1814 Casey, Butler County, Kentucky death: 8 February 1880 Crawford, Mclellan County, Texas mother: Sarah Orr (AFN: 5BNZ-TB9) 17 September 1818 Kentucky death: 7 May 1884 Crawford, Mclellan County, Texas Marriages (1) spouse: Elizabeth C. Ford (AFN: 5BP1-KLS) marriage: 1876 Texas .....................................................................................
1850 United States Federal Census Name: Thomas J Polson Age: 35 Birth Year: abt 1815 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1850: Sugar Creek, Randolph, Missouri Gender: Male Family Number: 494
Thomas J Polson 35 Sarah Polson 28 Birthplace: Kentucky Nancy Polson 13 Ann E Polson 11 Martha Polson 10 Elizabeth Polson 8 Sarah Polson 6 Mary Ann Polson 4 John T Polson 2 Susan Polson 0
Birth: 1848 Randolph County Missouri, USA Death: Jul. 15, 1915 Tuscola Taylor County Texas, USA
SON OF T.J. POLSON AND SARAH ORB
MR. POLSON MOVED TO TUSCOLA AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS FIRST WIFE, "CALLE", IN 1905 IN McLENNAN COUNTY, TEXAS
HE WAS THE FIRST BUSINESSMAN TO MOVE HIS STORE AND POST OFFICE TO THE NEW TOWN OF TUSCOLA, AFTER THE SANTA FE R.R. CO. LOCATED A NEW SITE. MR. POLSON ALSO SERVED AS POSTMASTER FROM JULY 19, 1910 UNTIL NOV. 2, 1914.
BY JOHN McKENENZIE GREAT-GRANDSON
Family links: Parents: Thomas J Polson (1814 - 1880) Sarah Ann Orr Polson (1818 - 1884)
Siblings: John Benjamin Polson (1848 - 1915) H C Polson (1852 - 1895)* Louise Elizabeth Polson Tinker (1853 - ____)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Tuscola Cemetery Tuscola Taylor County Texas, USA Plot: ROW 6
This data from FamilySearch might be worth a cheek out
name: John B. Polson (AFN: 5BP1-KH6)
gender: male
birth: 1848 Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri
death: 1915 Tuscola, Taylor County, Texas
marriage: 1876 Texas
Parents
father: Thomas J. Polson (AFN: 5BP1-CVF)
birth: 11 January 1814 Casey, Butler County, Kentucky
death: 8 February 1880 Crawford, Mclellan County, Texas
mother: Sarah Orr (AFN: 5BNZ-TB9)
17 September 1818 Kentucky
death: 7 May 1884 Crawford, Mclellan County, Texas
Marriages (1)
spouse: Elizabeth C. Ford (AFN: 5BP1-KLS)
marriage: 1876
Texas
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1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas J Polson
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1815
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1850: Sugar Creek, Randolph, Missouri
Gender: Male
Family Number: 494
Thomas J Polson 35
Sarah Polson 28 Birthplace: Kentucky
Nancy Polson 13
Ann E Polson 11
Martha Polson 10
Elizabeth Polson 8
Sarah Polson 6
Mary Ann Polson 4
John T Polson 2
Susan Polson 0
Memorial
John Benjamin Polson
Birth: 1848 Randolph County Missouri, USA
Death: Jul. 15, 1915 Tuscola Taylor County Texas, USA
SON OF T.J. POLSON AND SARAH ORB
MR. POLSON MOVED TO TUSCOLA AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS FIRST WIFE, "CALLE", IN 1905 IN McLENNAN COUNTY, TEXAS
HE WAS THE FIRST BUSINESSMAN TO MOVE HIS STORE AND POST OFFICE TO THE NEW TOWN OF TUSCOLA, AFTER THE SANTA FE R.R. CO. LOCATED A NEW SITE.
MR. POLSON ALSO SERVED AS POSTMASTER FROM JULY 19, 1910 UNTIL NOV. 2, 1914.
BY JOHN McKENENZIE
GREAT-GRANDSON
Family links:
Parents:
Thomas J Polson (1814 - 1880)
Sarah Ann Orr Polson (1818 - 1884)
Siblings:
John Benjamin Polson (1848 - 1915)
H C Polson (1852 - 1895)*
Louise Elizabeth Polson Tinker (1853 - ____)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Tuscola Cemetery
Tuscola
Taylor County
Texas, USA
Plot: ROW 6
Link to picture of gravestone
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=68398131&PIpi=76880017