Descendants of William G. Polson and Elizabeth Ferguson

Them and Their Children

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The Parents

William G. (Greer?) Polson. b. about 1803 KY, d. about 1851 Washington County AR. Note: Some records spell his (and his first son's) last name as Polston, Poulson or Polsen.

Eliazabeth Ferguson, b. 18 Sept. 1808 in Tennessee, d. 17 January 1896, buried Prairie Grove Cemetery, Prairie Grove AR.

Elizabeth Polson. Prairie Grove Arkansas Cemetery. Photos taken March or April of 1988 or 1989. Stone has since been repaired by a family member. I have been unable to find burial location of William G. Polson.
 

The Children

  1. William Davis Polson, b. 3 Dec. 1830 Lincoln County TN, d. 3. Dec. 1893, buried Prairie Grove Cemetery
          m.1 Flora Chamberlin Ridge 1 Oct. 1856 Fayetteville AR
          m. 2 Sarah Francis Pollard 14 Sep. 1885 Wahington County AR.
          m.3 Jane Alice "Jennie" Givens approx 1891.

    Both are burried in Polson Cemetery, Southwest City Missouri (cemetery is in Oklahoma). Photos taken 7 July 1980. Large tall William Davis Polson stone has name as "Dr. W.D. Polson" 
    Inscription on William Davis Polson stone
    
Since thou canst no longer stay
To cheer me with thy love
I hope to meet with thee again
In yon bright world above.
    WD's second wife, Sarah Frances Pollard is burried in Walker & Sutton Cemetery (two old cemeteries that have have grown together) in downtown Fayetteville Arkansas. The cemetery is near the intersection of Rock Street and Walker Road. She was born March 6, 1831 and died March 7, 1889. The cemetery and her grave is detailed in Cemeteries of Washington County Arkansas Vol. 9, Pgs.112-113, Dated Winter 1986-1987. In addition to her stone (marked Fannie Polson, Fannie was her nickname), is one flat stone with the initials F.P. (may have been her original tombstone? The cemetery was said to be overgrown and hard to tell where one cemetery ends and the other begins.

    WD's third wife, Jane Alice "Jennie" Givens married John W. (sometimes seen as "J.A.") Wann after WD's death. She later divorced John W. Wann in Springfield (Greene County) MO in 1911 and took back the Polson name. She (Jennie) was living with a daughter in Muskogee OK in 1920. Jennie was born 13 Nov 1851 in Mcdonough, IL and died 19 Nov 1941 in Muskogee, Muskogee, OK. She may have also been married to a N.N. Payton, and a James H. Beaty.

  2. John W. Polson, b. 19 Feb. 1833 Lincoln County TN, d.13 Oct. 1913 Prarie Grove AR, buried Prairie Grove Cemetery
          m. Sarah M. Perry 30 Oct. 1873 Washington County AR

    Prairie Grove Cemetery, Prairie Grove AR. Photo taken March or April 1988 or 1989. Stone on left is his wife, Sarah, his is on the right. Both stones were then becoming more difficult to read than when I viewed them about 6 years earlier. Some sort of moss or acid rain type problem?
  3. Willis F. Polson, b. 1835 TN/AR, d. during or after Civil War
          m. Martha S. (Jane) Cabe 25 Oct. 1857 AR

  4. Jasper A. Polson, b. 31 Dec. 1839, d. 3 Mar. 1896, burried Dawes Cemetery, Chelsea OK.
          m. Elizabeth Alice Collins.

    Dawes Cemetery, Chelsea OK. Photo taken 7 July 1980. Double stone with his wife Elizabeth Alice.
  5. Mary Ann Polson, b. 5 Feb 1841 AR, d. 1931.
          m. 1 Absalom McCoy 19 Feb. 1856 Washington County AR.
          m. 2 William Emil Zellner

  6. Eliza Polson, b. 1842 AR, buried Polson Cemetery Southwest. City MO.
          m. 1 Jim Smith
          m. 2 Jake Cloud
          m. 3 Bert Fowler

  7. Jane Polson, b. 1844 AR.

  8. James N. Polson, b. 10 Aug 1845 AR, d. 28 Aug 1894, buried Polson's Cemetery Southwest City MO.
          m. Mary Henrietta (Lampkins) Stevenson 18 Mar. 1873.

    Polson Cemetery, Southwest City Missouri. Photos taken 7 July 1980. At this exact moment I am a bit confused to whether the older stone is his stone or that of one of their children. The new stone is Mary Henrietta's. He is burried nearby if the older stone is not his.
  9. Charles "Henry" Polson, b. 1848 AR.

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