Rest In Peace #13 - POLLARD CEMETERY Traditional Cache
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Rest In Peace #13 - POLLARD CEMETERY
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NICE CEMETERY LOCATED ON RT. 180 LOTS OF HISTORY HERE. AKA Old
Union Cemetery. AKA Pleasant Springs Cemetery.
http://www.deliverancefarm.com/pollard_cemetery.htm KYOWVA
Geocachers Directions: Ashland, Kentucky. From bridge 13th Street
to Blackburn Avenue. Right on Blackburn Avenue. Cemetery is on
right. Across from Pollard Baptist Church at the corner of Dixon
Street. 421 Blackburn Ave. [1954 Ashland City Directory]. AKA Old
Union Cemetery. AKA Pleasant Springs Cemetery. Below is an outline
of research material collected by Teresa Martin Klaiber and Jack
Goodwin concerning research to locate documentation of ownership of
this cemetery. An early picture shows the cemetery on the same
property but is now separated from same by Blackburn Avenue.
"Abraham Crooks surviving trustee of Union Church and trustees of
school dist 9...lot known as Union Church to be leased for 90
years...church shall continue to use the house as place of worship
until new church house completed..... Cem to corner of school
lot..." [Boyd Co Dbk 5-173] The church cited in this deed was built
by Mr. Young along with John Howell and John Kelly about 1837 near
Poage settlement...known as Union Church and was the beginning of
Unity Bapt Church...Abraham Crooks is buried in Pollard Baptist
Church Cemetery. Van Lewis deed May 16, 1887 near school house in
dist 8 beg at corner of AC Howell burial lot on line with old Union
Cemetery Boyd Co., dbk 20-80; [dbk 28-216]. John Lewis others
McCown line to rock in line of cemetery lot...also all that part of
cemetery that has not been sold. [Boyd Co dbk 23-497 Boyd Co.. Map
references: M. T. Hilton Map located in the Hilton Collection, Boyd
County Public Library [see scan photo collection below]. Plat Book
12 page 34]. 1892 Pollard Baptist Church minutes [read and
researched by Jack Goodwin 2004]. "January 1892 change to the
church to be known as the first Baptist Church at Pleasant
Springs...3 June 1892 that the church give the right-of-way in
front of their building for the purpose of making a road providing
the county build us a fence...May 1893 Brother G. W. Howell as
appointed trustee of the grave yard. August 1902 The Pollard
Baptist Church...committee to raise funds to have the graveyard
cleaned....September 1902 committee concerning graveyard retained
until it completes its work....November 1913 Statement by Bro. G.W.
Howell concerning fence for the cemetery - informting curcht hat a
permanent fence could be put up for about $104.00. January 1914.
Church was called to order...consideration of report of Cemetery
Fence Committee...investigated and found that the church has no
title to the lot - we would recommend that the church lend its
approval and cooperation to this...others appointed to solicit
funds to build this fence but the church is not to be obligated
financially in the matter. 1935 April/May Ashland City Minutes "The
matter of extension of cemetery in Pollard was discussed and a
hearing set....C.R. Levi representing the McCown heirs...matter
laid aside." [No further information was located in the minutes
concerning this action. Teresa Martin Klaiber research 2003]
Ashland Daily Independent, June 1, 1969 covered service activity of
Boy Scout Troup #100. The article states that the cemetery had not
been cleaned in 10 years. "...A two story brick school house was
built adjacent to the cemetery in the early 1800's and stood there
until 1938... October 24, 1995 letter written to the Ashland
Chamber of Commerce concerning who maintains the cemetery and
Howell family connections. [Gary R. Howell, Bloomfield, IN] 2002
Jack Goodwin 324-8584 trying to organize Friends Pollard Cemetery.
March 2004 applied for grant funding for tree removal and 1 year
mowing. Visited by Boyd County Cemetery Preservation Board May
2004.
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