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Dr Tilden Hampton Pollard

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Dr Tilden Hampton Pollard

Birth
Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama, USA
Death
10 Aug 1964 (aged 87)
Haworth, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Haworth, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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In Memoriam

DR. TILDEN H. POLLARD
July 8, 1877 ~ August 10, 1964

Dr. Tilden Pollard, namesake of the Pollard community. Grave located in the Pollard Cemetery. (McCurtain County Historical Society.)

Tilden Hampton Pollard was born in Roanoke, Alabama on July 8. 1877. He was the second child born to Joel Thomas and Martha Elisabeth (Adamson) Pollard. He was one of twelve children born to Mr. and Mrs. Joel T. Pollard.

The children were Joel Monroe. Tilden Hampton, John Thomas, Minnie Lee (McKinney), James Patilla Copland, Olin Merrell, Albert Carlisle, Lula May (Ferguson), Lena Myrtle (Rankin), Ora Ethel (Henderson), Effie Loral (Henderson), and Fay Adamson Pollard.

The family left Alabama about 1884 and moved to Kansas City where Joel T. Pollard worked in a sawmill. Not much is know about the time they lived in Kansas City as they lived there only about one year. Then they moved to Pike County, Arkansas, where the seven younger children were born. The family engaged in farming.

Tilden finished high school and taught school for some time at Pike City. It was here that he boarded with a medical doctor and became interested in medicine. On some occasions the doctor would take Tilden along to see patients.

Tilden decided to attend medical school and was accepted into the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. In those days a person could go out of high school into medical school.

Not much is known about his medical school days except that they kept cadavers in formaldehyde. Some of the students were very timid about cutting on the cadaver, the instructor told them very sternly that the body was not going to yell.

Tilden graduated from medical school in 1900 or 1901. It appears that internship was laboratory work and accompanying doctors as they attended patients, and this possibly for only one year. Tilden passed the test for his Arkansas medical license and became an M. D.

Early in 1902 he came to Oklahoma, or as it was then called, Indian Territory. Tilden and Martha Jane "Mattie" Byrd, one of the daughters of Nathan Byrd, married in 1902. They settled first in Eagletown and opened his office to practice medicine. His practice consisted of delivering babies, treating gunshot wounds and treating diseases without the benefit of any hospital or clinic. He made his rounds to see the sick on horseback and carried his medicine and a few surgical tools in a saddle bag. Their first baby, Joel Carl, was born and died in Eagletown, not much is known about the death of their first baby.

He had to get a medical license to practice medicine in the Indian Territory and after Oklahoma became a state, a license to practice medicine in the State of Oklahoma.

Tilden and Martha Jane moved from Eagletown to Garvin before October, 1904, and then they moved to Bokhoma. These moves were made because lumber companies had sawmills in these places and the company usually hired a company doctor to treat injuries and illnesses of their employees in this dangerous work environmemt.

By November, 1906, Tilden and Martha Jane had born a family of three boys. The oldest, Carl Joel, had died at birth. The second, Virgil, was born October 31, 1904, in Garvin. The third, Elmer Lee, was born November 7, 1906. They moved to Harris sometime in 1907 where he was employed by a lumber company.

The night of Oklahoma statehood, November 27, 1907, a box supper was held at the White Oak schoolhouse (later called Pollard School). Everyone carried guns in those days, and while the supper was in progress. Jim Rhinehart was fatally shot by a drunk man. The drunk was still threatening people with a six shooter and threatened anyone who moved the wounded man. Dr. Pollard being present administered first aid to the victim. Ignoring the gunman, they loaded the wounded man into a buggy and took him to Idabel, 12 miles away.

The late Bill Wilmoth, Sr., who was a deputy sheriff, found the killer hiding in a brush pile behind the school and captured him. They tied him, placed him in Dr. Pollard's buggy, and started to transport him to the county jail in idabel. At a creek ford between Pollard and Idabel, the buggy stopped and the prisoner braced his feet between the spokes of the back wheel, making it immovable. The two got the buggy going again only after Wilmoth cut a long stick, using it to whack the prisoner over the shins until he let go.

While living in Harris, three more children were born: Eulabell, Floyd Eugene, and Olin Merrill. Elmer Lee died in 1909 at the age of two years and four months, and Eulabell died in 1910, being one year and two months old.

Before Oklahoma became a state, some of the early settlers of the area now known as Pollard included the John R. White family, Brawley {Sic} family, Nathan Byrd family and the Bill Wilmoth, Sr. family.

Mr. White's family established their home in the area where the Sid Hunnicut family now resides, and the Nathan Byrd family resided where Lewis Clark now lives. One of the daughters of Nathan Byrd, Martha Jane "Mattie" became the wife of the late Dr. Tilden H. Pollard in 1902. The community was later named after Dr. Pollard.

Shortly after the turn of the century, several other white families moved into the area, notably Dr. Pollard, who settled first in Eagletown in 1901, the Jim Rhinehart family, Sam Kennedy family, W.H. Heflin family, George Warren family, Lynn Myers family and John Pollard family. Dr. Pollard helped to make the county's first laws, along with Judge Barnes, the Dr. Morlands and others.

A box supper was held at the White Oak schoolhouse (later called Pollard School) the night Oklahoma became a state in 1907. Everyone carried guns in those days, and while the supper was in progress. Jim Rhinehart was fatally shot. Dr. Pollard being present adminisrtered first aid to the victim. The late Bill Wilmoth, Sr., who was a deputy sheriff, found the killer hiding in a brush pile behind the school and captured him.

They tied him, placed him in Dr. Pollard's buggy, and started to transport him to the county jail in idabel. At a creek ford between Pollard and Idabel, the duggy stopped and the prisoner braced his feet between the spokes of the back wheel, making it immovable. The two got the buggy going again only after Wilmoth cut a long stick, using it to whack the prisoner over the shins until he let go.

In 1913, Dr. Pollard established the first post office and the community officially became known as Pollard community.

In 1915 Dr. Pollard bought the adjoining five acres to go for a cemetery.

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DR. T. H. POLLARD WILL RUN FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DIST. 2

Dr. T. H. Pollard of Pollard, was in Idabel Tuesday and stated to a Gazette reporter he would be a candidate for County Commissioner in District No. 2. Dr. Pollard has served as Commissioner from this district and is well known.

He stated his formal announcement would appear next week in the Gazette.

McCurtain Gazette
Wednesday, May 20, 1942
In Memoriam

DR. TILDEN H. POLLARD
July 8, 1877 ~ August 10, 1964

Dr. Tilden Pollard, namesake of the Pollard community. Grave located in the Pollard Cemetery. (McCurtain County Historical Society.)

Tilden Hampton Pollard was born in Roanoke, Alabama on July 8. 1877. He was the second child born to Joel Thomas and Martha Elisabeth (Adamson) Pollard. He was one of twelve children born to Mr. and Mrs. Joel T. Pollard.

The children were Joel Monroe. Tilden Hampton, John Thomas, Minnie Lee (McKinney), James Patilla Copland, Olin Merrell, Albert Carlisle, Lula May (Ferguson), Lena Myrtle (Rankin), Ora Ethel (Henderson), Effie Loral (Henderson), and Fay Adamson Pollard.

The family left Alabama about 1884 and moved to Kansas City where Joel T. Pollard worked in a sawmill. Not much is know about the time they lived in Kansas City as they lived there only about one year. Then they moved to Pike County, Arkansas, where the seven younger children were born. The family engaged in farming.

Tilden finished high school and taught school for some time at Pike City. It was here that he boarded with a medical doctor and became interested in medicine. On some occasions the doctor would take Tilden along to see patients.

Tilden decided to attend medical school and was accepted into the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. In those days a person could go out of high school into medical school.

Not much is known about his medical school days except that they kept cadavers in formaldehyde. Some of the students were very timid about cutting on the cadaver, the instructor told them very sternly that the body was not going to yell.

Tilden graduated from medical school in 1900 or 1901. It appears that internship was laboratory work and accompanying doctors as they attended patients, and this possibly for only one year. Tilden passed the test for his Arkansas medical license and became an M. D.

Early in 1902 he came to Oklahoma, or as it was then called, Indian Territory. Tilden and Martha Jane "Mattie" Byrd, one of the daughters of Nathan Byrd, married in 1902. They settled first in Eagletown and opened his office to practice medicine. His practice consisted of delivering babies, treating gunshot wounds and treating diseases without the benefit of any hospital or clinic. He made his rounds to see the sick on horseback and carried his medicine and a few surgical tools in a saddle bag. Their first baby, Joel Carl, was born and died in Eagletown, not much is known about the death of their first baby.

He had to get a medical license to practice medicine in the Indian Territory and after Oklahoma became a state, a license to practice medicine in the State of Oklahoma.

Tilden and Martha Jane moved from Eagletown to Garvin before October, 1904, and then they moved to Bokhoma. These moves were made because lumber companies had sawmills in these places and the company usually hired a company doctor to treat injuries and illnesses of their employees in this dangerous work environmemt.

By November, 1906, Tilden and Martha Jane had born a family of three boys. The oldest, Carl Joel, had died at birth. The second, Virgil, was born October 31, 1904, in Garvin. The third, Elmer Lee, was born November 7, 1906. They moved to Harris sometime in 1907 where he was employed by a lumber company.

The night of Oklahoma statehood, November 27, 1907, a box supper was held at the White Oak schoolhouse (later called Pollard School). Everyone carried guns in those days, and while the supper was in progress. Jim Rhinehart was fatally shot by a drunk man. The drunk was still threatening people with a six shooter and threatened anyone who moved the wounded man. Dr. Pollard being present administered first aid to the victim. Ignoring the gunman, they loaded the wounded man into a buggy and took him to Idabel, 12 miles away.

The late Bill Wilmoth, Sr., who was a deputy sheriff, found the killer hiding in a brush pile behind the school and captured him. They tied him, placed him in Dr. Pollard's buggy, and started to transport him to the county jail in idabel. At a creek ford between Pollard and Idabel, the buggy stopped and the prisoner braced his feet between the spokes of the back wheel, making it immovable. The two got the buggy going again only after Wilmoth cut a long stick, using it to whack the prisoner over the shins until he let go.

While living in Harris, three more children were born: Eulabell, Floyd Eugene, and Olin Merrill. Elmer Lee died in 1909 at the age of two years and four months, and Eulabell died in 1910, being one year and two months old.

Before Oklahoma became a state, some of the early settlers of the area now known as Pollard included the John R. White family, Brawley {Sic} family, Nathan Byrd family and the Bill Wilmoth, Sr. family.

Mr. White's family established their home in the area where the Sid Hunnicut family now resides, and the Nathan Byrd family resided where Lewis Clark now lives. One of the daughters of Nathan Byrd, Martha Jane "Mattie" became the wife of the late Dr. Tilden H. Pollard in 1902. The community was later named after Dr. Pollard.

Shortly after the turn of the century, several other white families moved into the area, notably Dr. Pollard, who settled first in Eagletown in 1901, the Jim Rhinehart family, Sam Kennedy family, W.H. Heflin family, George Warren family, Lynn Myers family and John Pollard family. Dr. Pollard helped to make the county's first laws, along with Judge Barnes, the Dr. Morlands and others.

A box supper was held at the White Oak schoolhouse (later called Pollard School) the night Oklahoma became a state in 1907. Everyone carried guns in those days, and while the supper was in progress. Jim Rhinehart was fatally shot. Dr. Pollard being present adminisrtered first aid to the victim. The late Bill Wilmoth, Sr., who was a deputy sheriff, found the killer hiding in a brush pile behind the school and captured him.

They tied him, placed him in Dr. Pollard's buggy, and started to transport him to the county jail in idabel. At a creek ford between Pollard and Idabel, the duggy stopped and the prisoner braced his feet between the spokes of the back wheel, making it immovable. The two got the buggy going again only after Wilmoth cut a long stick, using it to whack the prisoner over the shins until he let go.

In 1913, Dr. Pollard established the first post office and the community officially became known as Pollard community.

In 1915 Dr. Pollard bought the adjoining five acres to go for a cemetery.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

DR. T. H. POLLARD WILL RUN FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DIST. 2

Dr. T. H. Pollard of Pollard, was in Idabel Tuesday and stated to a Gazette reporter he would be a candidate for County Commissioner in District No. 2. Dr. Pollard has served as Commissioner from this district and is well known.

He stated his formal announcement would appear next week in the Gazette.

McCurtain Gazette
Wednesday, May 20, 1942


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