Mary (Polly) James Gilliam, the daughter of Richard James Gilliam and Catherine Elizabeth Thornton was born in Powhatan on 3 Nov 1851 at Buena Vista, a neighboring estate to Charles Carter Lee's estate, Windsor. She is baptized at Saint Luke's on 20 Jun 1852. She is mentioned in biographies of Robert E. Lee:
"At evening Lee reaches his brother's farm in Powhatan County. He was made welcome, of course, but as the house was crowded he insisted on using his own tent. He was then invited to "spend the night" in familiar Virginia phrase, at the residence of John GILLIAM, whose farm adjoined that of C. C. Lee. He asked, instead, that the available room be given a sick officer and his wife who had driven up. Learning from his brother's family that the GILLIAMs were disappointed at his refusal and were very anxious that he at least eat a meal at their table, he sent word that if it were agreeable he would take breakfast with them. Then, having procured a pair of shoes for the soldier to whom he had promise them, he went into camp, immediately in front of the GILLIAM home. It was his final bivouac, the last night he ever slept under canvas."
"The next morning he ate with the GILLIAM family. It probably was at this time, and in answer to a question from Mr. GILLIAM that he said many people would wonder why he did not make his escape before the surrender, when that course was predictable. The reason, he explained, was that he was unwilling to separate his fate for that of the men who had fought under him so long. He was unrestrained in his conversation and made much of a little girl of about ten, the daughter of the GILLIAMs, who was presented to him. He took her on his knee and caressed her. "Polly," he said, "come with me to Richmond and I will give you a beau."" (Ref: Douglas Southall Freeman, R. E. Lee: A Biography, Volume 4, New York: Charles Scribner and Sons, 1935, p. 160-161)
=================
1860 US Federal Census:
Name: Pollie James Gilliam
Age: 8
Birth Year: abt 1852
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Place: Powhatan VA
Home in 1860: My District, Powhatan, Virginia
Post Office: Powhatan Court House
Dwelling Number: 351
Family Number: 351
Attended School: Yes
Household Members:
Catharine E Gilliam 39
John Gilliam 17
Bilsy S Gilliam 15
Wm S Gilliam 12
James D Gilliam 10
Pallie James Gilliam 8
=======================
1870 US Federal Census:
Name: Polly G Gilliam
Age in 1870: 18
Birth Year: abt 1852
Birthplace: Virginia
Dwelling Number: 2
Home in 1870: Spencer, Powhatan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Occupation: At Home
Inferred Mother: C E Gilliam
Household Members:
C E Gilliam 49
Wm L Gilliam 22
James D Gilliam 20
Polly G Gilliam 18
===================
Name: Pollie Gilliam
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1851
Birth Place: Powha. Co.
Marriage Date: 13 Jul 1871
Marriage Place: Powhatan, Virginia
Father:
R. J. Gilliam
Mother:
Cath E Gilliam
Spouse:
Hugh T. Nelson
FHL Film Number: 2048470
Reference ID: Powhatan Image 285
(Virginia Select Marriages, 1785-1940)
====================
On 13 July 1871, at the age of 19 at her parent's home, she marries Dr. Hugh Thomas Nelson, the son of Dr. Robert William Nelson and Virginia Lafayette Nelson. "At Buena Vista, the residence of the bride's mother, on the 13th of July, 1871, by Rev. Lewis Walke, Hugh Thomas Nelson, of Winchester, Va., to Mary J., daughter of the late Richard J. Gilliam, of Powhatan county Va." (The Daily State Journal, Vol 3, No. 219, Aug 1, 1871)
===================
Robert W. Nelson Family Bible, 1850 (7.5"x11"x3'), Hugh Thomas, son of Robert William and Virginia LaFayette Nelson and Polly Janes Gilliam daughter of Richard J & Catherine Gilliam were married in Powhatan Co Va, July 13, 1871.
===================
Name: Pollie Gilliam
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1851
Birth Place: Powha. Co.
Marriage Date: 13 Jul 1871
Marriage Place: Powhatan, Virginia
Father: R. J. Gilliam
Mother: Cath E Gilliam
Spouse: Hugh T. Nelson
FHL Film Number: 2048470
Reference ID: Powhatan Image 285
(Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940)
===================
1880 US Federal Census:
Name: Polly Nelson
Age: 28
Birth Date: Abt 1852
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Birch Creek, Halifax, Va
Dwelling Number: 9
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Hugh T. Nelson
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeps House
Household Members:
Hugh T. Nelson 35
Polly Nelson 28
Catherine T. Nelson 6
Hugh T. Nelson 4
=======================
By 1881 Hugh and Polly are living on High Street in Charlottesville where Hugh set up his medical practice.
=======================
1900 US Federal Census:
Name: P G Nelson
Age: 48
Birth Date: Nov 1857
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Charlottesville Ward 2, Charlottesville City, Va
Ward of City: 2nd
Street: High St
House Number: 205
Sheet Number: 6
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 50
Family Number: 85
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: H T Nelson
Marriage Year: 1871
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother: Number of Living Children: 2
Mother: How Many Children: 3
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
H T Nelson 54 - Head - Medical Dr.
P G Nelson 48 - Wife
Kate T Nelson 25 - Daughter
Hugh T Nelson 24 - Son - Physician
Ann Brown 24 - Cook - Cook
Linwood Rodgers 27 - Servant
Kate B Bagbey 23-Niece - Graduated Nurse
=================
Name: Polly G Nelson
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1906
Street address: 205 e High
Residence Place: Charlottesville, Virginia
Spouse: Hugh T Nelson
Publication Title: Charlottesville, Virginia, City Directory, 1906
=================
1910 US Federal Census:
Name: Pollie G Nelson
Age in 1910: 59
Birth Year: abt 1851
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Charlottesville Ward 2, Charlottesville (Independent City), Va
Street: High St
House Number: 205
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Number of Children Born: 3
Number of Children Living: 2
Household Members:
Pollie G Nelson 59 - Head
Hugh T Nelson 34 -Son - Practicing Physician
Emily Wadleigh 72 - Boarder - None
Berkley H Watkins 51 - Boarder - Traveling Salesman - Tobacco Co
Blanch L Watkins 45 - Boarder - None
Emma L Shelton 20 - Servant - House Cleaner - Private Family
=================
In 1910, Polly is living in the Second Ward of Charlottesville.
=================
1920 US Federal Census:
Name: Polly Gilliam Nelson
Age: 69
Birth Year: abt 1851
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Charlottesville Ward 2, Charlottesville (Independent City), Va
Street: High Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Hugh T Nelson 44
Edith Rankin Nelson 36
Polly Gilliam Nelson 69
=================
Name: Polly G Nelson
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1924
Street address: 205 E High
Residence Place: Charlottesville, Virginia
Spouse: H T Nelson
Publication Title: Charlottesville, Virginia, City Directory, 1924
==================
Name: Polly Gilliam Nelson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Residence: 205 E. High Street, Charlottesville, Va.
Length of Residence in City: 45 yrs.
Death Age: 76
Informant: Dr. Hugh T. Nelson, Charlottesville, Va.
Birth Date: 3 Nov 1851
Death Date: 22 Aug 1927
Death Place: Charlottesville, Albemarle, Va
Registration Date: 23 Aug 1927
Father: Richard James Gillian
Mother: Catherine Elizabeth Thomson
Spouse: Hugh T Nelson
(Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014)
===========================================
Robert W. Nelson Family Bible, 1850 (7.5"x11"x3'), Polly Gilliam, wife of Hugh Thomas Nelson, Died at Charlottesville, Aug. 22, 1927.
"At evening Lee reaches his brother's farm in Powhatan County. He was made welcome, of course, but as the house was crowded he insisted on using his own tent. He was then invited to "spend the night" in familiar Virginia phrase, at the residence of John GILLIAM, whose farm adjoined that of C. C. Lee. He asked, instead, that the available room be given a sick officer and his wife who had driven up. Learning from his brother's family that the GILLIAMs were disappointed at his refusal and were very anxious that he at least eat a meal at their table, he sent word that if it were agreeable he would take breakfast with them. Then, having procured a pair of shoes for the soldier to whom he had promise them, he went into camp, immediately in front of the GILLIAM home. It was his final bivouac, the last night he ever slept under canvas."
"The next morning he ate with the GILLIAM family. It probably was at this time, and in answer to a question from Mr. GILLIAM that he said many people would wonder why he did not make his escape before the surrender, when that course was predictable. The reason, he explained, was that he was unwilling to separate his fate for that of the men who had fought under him so long. He was unrestrained in his conversation and made much of a little girl of about ten, the daughter of the GILLIAMs, who was presented to him. He took her on his knee and caressed her. "Polly," he said, "come with me to Richmond and I will give you a beau."" (Ref: Douglas Southall Freeman, R. E. Lee: A Biography, Volume 4, New York: Charles Scribner and Sons, 1935, p. 160-161)
=================
1860 US Federal Census:
Name: Pollie James Gilliam
Age: 8
Birth Year: abt 1852
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Place: Powhatan VA
Home in 1860: My District, Powhatan, Virginia
Post Office: Powhatan Court House
Dwelling Number: 351
Family Number: 351
Attended School: Yes
Household Members:
Catharine E Gilliam 39
John Gilliam 17
Bilsy S Gilliam 15
Wm S Gilliam 12
James D Gilliam 10
Pallie James Gilliam 8
=======================
1870 US Federal Census:
Name: Polly G Gilliam
Age in 1870: 18
Birth Year: abt 1852
Birthplace: Virginia
Dwelling Number: 2
Home in 1870: Spencer, Powhatan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Occupation: At Home
Inferred Mother: C E Gilliam
Household Members:
C E Gilliam 49
Wm L Gilliam 22
James D Gilliam 20
Polly G Gilliam 18
===================
Name: Pollie Gilliam
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1851
Birth Place: Powha. Co.
Marriage Date: 13 Jul 1871
Marriage Place: Powhatan, Virginia
Father:
R. J. Gilliam
Mother:
Cath E Gilliam
Spouse:
Hugh T. Nelson
FHL Film Number: 2048470
Reference ID: Powhatan Image 285
(Virginia Select Marriages, 1785-1940)
====================
On 13 July 1871, at the age of 19 at her parent's home, she marries Dr. Hugh Thomas Nelson, the son of Dr. Robert William Nelson and Virginia Lafayette Nelson. "At Buena Vista, the residence of the bride's mother, on the 13th of July, 1871, by Rev. Lewis Walke, Hugh Thomas Nelson, of Winchester, Va., to Mary J., daughter of the late Richard J. Gilliam, of Powhatan county Va." (The Daily State Journal, Vol 3, No. 219, Aug 1, 1871)
===================
Robert W. Nelson Family Bible, 1850 (7.5"x11"x3'), Hugh Thomas, son of Robert William and Virginia LaFayette Nelson and Polly Janes Gilliam daughter of Richard J & Catherine Gilliam were married in Powhatan Co Va, July 13, 1871.
===================
Name: Pollie Gilliam
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1851
Birth Place: Powha. Co.
Marriage Date: 13 Jul 1871
Marriage Place: Powhatan, Virginia
Father: R. J. Gilliam
Mother: Cath E Gilliam
Spouse: Hugh T. Nelson
FHL Film Number: 2048470
Reference ID: Powhatan Image 285
(Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940)
===================
1880 US Federal Census:
Name: Polly Nelson
Age: 28
Birth Date: Abt 1852
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Birch Creek, Halifax, Va
Dwelling Number: 9
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Hugh T. Nelson
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeps House
Household Members:
Hugh T. Nelson 35
Polly Nelson 28
Catherine T. Nelson 6
Hugh T. Nelson 4
=======================
By 1881 Hugh and Polly are living on High Street in Charlottesville where Hugh set up his medical practice.
=======================
1900 US Federal Census:
Name: P G Nelson
Age: 48
Birth Date: Nov 1857
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Charlottesville Ward 2, Charlottesville City, Va
Ward of City: 2nd
Street: High St
House Number: 205
Sheet Number: 6
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 50
Family Number: 85
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: H T Nelson
Marriage Year: 1871
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother: Number of Living Children: 2
Mother: How Many Children: 3
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
H T Nelson 54 - Head - Medical Dr.
P G Nelson 48 - Wife
Kate T Nelson 25 - Daughter
Hugh T Nelson 24 - Son - Physician
Ann Brown 24 - Cook - Cook
Linwood Rodgers 27 - Servant
Kate B Bagbey 23-Niece - Graduated Nurse
=================
Name: Polly G Nelson
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1906
Street address: 205 e High
Residence Place: Charlottesville, Virginia
Spouse: Hugh T Nelson
Publication Title: Charlottesville, Virginia, City Directory, 1906
=================
1910 US Federal Census:
Name: Pollie G Nelson
Age in 1910: 59
Birth Year: abt 1851
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Charlottesville Ward 2, Charlottesville (Independent City), Va
Street: High St
House Number: 205
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Number of Children Born: 3
Number of Children Living: 2
Household Members:
Pollie G Nelson 59 - Head
Hugh T Nelson 34 -Son - Practicing Physician
Emily Wadleigh 72 - Boarder - None
Berkley H Watkins 51 - Boarder - Traveling Salesman - Tobacco Co
Blanch L Watkins 45 - Boarder - None
Emma L Shelton 20 - Servant - House Cleaner - Private Family
=================
In 1910, Polly is living in the Second Ward of Charlottesville.
=================
1920 US Federal Census:
Name: Polly Gilliam Nelson
Age: 69
Birth Year: abt 1851
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Charlottesville Ward 2, Charlottesville (Independent City), Va
Street: High Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Hugh T Nelson 44
Edith Rankin Nelson 36
Polly Gilliam Nelson 69
=================
Name: Polly G Nelson
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1924
Street address: 205 E High
Residence Place: Charlottesville, Virginia
Spouse: H T Nelson
Publication Title: Charlottesville, Virginia, City Directory, 1924
==================
Name: Polly Gilliam Nelson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Residence: 205 E. High Street, Charlottesville, Va.
Length of Residence in City: 45 yrs.
Death Age: 76
Informant: Dr. Hugh T. Nelson, Charlottesville, Va.
Birth Date: 3 Nov 1851
Death Date: 22 Aug 1927
Death Place: Charlottesville, Albemarle, Va
Registration Date: 23 Aug 1927
Father: Richard James Gillian
Mother: Catherine Elizabeth Thomson
Spouse: Hugh T Nelson
(Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014)
===========================================
Robert W. Nelson Family Bible, 1850 (7.5"x11"x3'), Polly Gilliam, wife of Hugh Thomas Nelson, Died at Charlottesville, Aug. 22, 1927.
Mary (Polly) James Gilliam, the daughter of Richard James Gilliam and Catherine Elizabeth Thornton was born in Powhatan on 3 Nov 1851 at Buena Vista, a neighboring estate to Charles Carter Lee's estate, Windsor. She is baptized at Saint Luke's on 20 Jun 1852. She is mentioned in biographies of Robert E. Lee:
"At evening Lee reaches his brother's farm in Powhatan County. He was made welcome, of course, but as the house was crowded he insisted on using his own tent. He was then invited to "spend the night" in familiar Virginia phrase, at the residence of John GILLIAM, whose farm adjoined that of C. C. Lee. He asked, instead, that the available room be given a sick officer and his wife who had driven up. Learning from his brother's family that the GILLIAMs were disappointed at his refusal and were very anxious that he at least eat a meal at their table, he sent word that if it were agreeable he would take breakfast with them. Then, having procured a pair of shoes for the soldier to whom he had promise them, he went into camp, immediately in front of the GILLIAM home. It was his final bivouac, the last night he ever slept under canvas."
"The next morning he ate with the GILLIAM family. It probably was at this time, and in answer to a question from Mr. GILLIAM that he said many people would wonder why he did not make his escape before the surrender, when that course was predictable. The reason, he explained, was that he was unwilling to separate his fate for that of the men who had fought under him so long. He was unrestrained in his conversation and made much of a little girl of about ten, the daughter of the GILLIAMs, who was presented to him. He took her on his knee and caressed her. "Polly," he said, "come with me to Richmond and I will give you a beau."" (Ref: Douglas Southall Freeman, R. E. Lee: A Biography, Volume 4, New York: Charles Scribner and Sons, 1935, p. 160-161)
=================
1860 US Federal Census:
Name: Pollie James Gilliam
Age: 8
Birth Year: abt 1852
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Place: Powhatan VA
Home in 1860: My District, Powhatan, Virginia
Post Office: Powhatan Court House
Dwelling Number: 351
Family Number: 351
Attended School: Yes
Household Members:
Catharine E Gilliam 39
John Gilliam 17
Bilsy S Gilliam 15
Wm S Gilliam 12
James D Gilliam 10
Pallie James Gilliam 8
=======================
1870 US Federal Census:
Name: Polly G Gilliam
Age in 1870: 18
Birth Year: abt 1852
Birthplace: Virginia
Dwelling Number: 2
Home in 1870: Spencer, Powhatan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Occupation: At Home
Inferred Mother: C E Gilliam
Household Members:
C E Gilliam 49
Wm L Gilliam 22
James D Gilliam 20
Polly G Gilliam 18
===================
Name: Pollie Gilliam
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1851
Birth Place: Powha. Co.
Marriage Date: 13 Jul 1871
Marriage Place: Powhatan, Virginia
Father:
R. J. Gilliam
Mother:
Cath E Gilliam
Spouse:
Hugh T. Nelson
FHL Film Number: 2048470
Reference ID: Powhatan Image 285
(Virginia Select Marriages, 1785-1940)
====================
On 13 July 1871, at the age of 19 at her parent's home, she marries Dr. Hugh Thomas Nelson, the son of Dr. Robert William Nelson and Virginia Lafayette Nelson. "At Buena Vista, the residence of the bride's mother, on the 13th of July, 1871, by Rev. Lewis Walke, Hugh Thomas Nelson, of Winchester, Va., to Mary J., daughter of the late Richard J. Gilliam, of Powhatan county Va." (The Daily State Journal, Vol 3, No. 219, Aug 1, 1871)
===================
Robert W. Nelson Family Bible, 1850 (7.5"x11"x3'), Hugh Thomas, son of Robert William and Virginia LaFayette Nelson and Polly Janes Gilliam daughter of Richard J & Catherine Gilliam were married in Powhatan Co Va, July 13, 1871.
===================
Name: Pollie Gilliam
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1851
Birth Place: Powha. Co.
Marriage Date: 13 Jul 1871
Marriage Place: Powhatan, Virginia
Father: R. J. Gilliam
Mother: Cath E Gilliam
Spouse: Hugh T. Nelson
FHL Film Number: 2048470
Reference ID: Powhatan Image 285
(Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940)
===================
1880 US Federal Census:
Name: Polly Nelson
Age: 28
Birth Date: Abt 1852
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Birch Creek, Halifax, Va
Dwelling Number: 9
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Hugh T. Nelson
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeps House
Household Members:
Hugh T. Nelson 35
Polly Nelson 28
Catherine T. Nelson 6
Hugh T. Nelson 4
=======================
By 1881 Hugh and Polly are living on High Street in Charlottesville where Hugh set up his medical practice.
=======================
1900 US Federal Census:
Name: P G Nelson
Age: 48
Birth Date: Nov 1857
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Charlottesville Ward 2, Charlottesville City, Va
Ward of City: 2nd
Street: High St
House Number: 205
Sheet Number: 6
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 50
Family Number: 85
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: H T Nelson
Marriage Year: 1871
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother: Number of Living Children: 2
Mother: How Many Children: 3
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
H T Nelson 54 - Head - Medical Dr.
P G Nelson 48 - Wife
Kate T Nelson 25 - Daughter
Hugh T Nelson 24 - Son - Physician
Ann Brown 24 - Cook - Cook
Linwood Rodgers 27 - Servant
Kate B Bagbey 23-Niece - Graduated Nurse
=================
Name: Polly G Nelson
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1906
Street address: 205 e High
Residence Place: Charlottesville, Virginia
Spouse: Hugh T Nelson
Publication Title: Charlottesville, Virginia, City Directory, 1906
=================
1910 US Federal Census:
Name: Pollie G Nelson
Age in 1910: 59
Birth Year: abt 1851
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Charlottesville Ward 2, Charlottesville (Independent City), Va
Street: High St
House Number: 205
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Number of Children Born: 3
Number of Children Living: 2
Household Members:
Pollie G Nelson 59 - Head
Hugh T Nelson 34 -Son - Practicing Physician
Emily Wadleigh 72 - Boarder - None
Berkley H Watkins 51 - Boarder - Traveling Salesman - Tobacco Co
Blanch L Watkins 45 - Boarder - None
Emma L Shelton 20 - Servant - House Cleaner - Private Family
=================
In 1910, Polly is living in the Second Ward of Charlottesville.
=================
1920 US Federal Census:
Name: Polly Gilliam Nelson
Age: 69
Birth Year: abt 1851
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Charlottesville Ward 2, Charlottesville (Independent City), Va
Street: High Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Hugh T Nelson 44
Edith Rankin Nelson 36
Polly Gilliam Nelson 69
=================
Name: Polly G Nelson
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1924
Street address: 205 E High
Residence Place: Charlottesville, Virginia
Spouse: H T Nelson
Publication Title: Charlottesville, Virginia, City Directory, 1924
==================
Name: Polly Gilliam Nelson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Residence: 205 E. High Street, Charlottesville, Va.
Length of Residence in City: 45 yrs.
Death Age: 76
Informant: Dr. Hugh T. Nelson, Charlottesville, Va.
Birth Date: 3 Nov 1851
Death Date: 22 Aug 1927
Death Place: Charlottesville, Albemarle, Va
Registration Date: 23 Aug 1927
Father: Richard James Gillian
Mother: Catherine Elizabeth Thomson
Spouse: Hugh T Nelson
(Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014)
===========================================
Robert W. Nelson Family Bible, 1850 (7.5"x11"x3'), Polly Gilliam, wife of Hugh Thomas Nelson, Died at Charlottesville, Aug. 22, 1927.
"At evening Lee reaches his brother's farm in Powhatan County. He was made welcome, of course, but as the house was crowded he insisted on using his own tent. He was then invited to "spend the night" in familiar Virginia phrase, at the residence of John GILLIAM, whose farm adjoined that of C. C. Lee. He asked, instead, that the available room be given a sick officer and his wife who had driven up. Learning from his brother's family that the GILLIAMs were disappointed at his refusal and were very anxious that he at least eat a meal at their table, he sent word that if it were agreeable he would take breakfast with them. Then, having procured a pair of shoes for the soldier to whom he had promise them, he went into camp, immediately in front of the GILLIAM home. It was his final bivouac, the last night he ever slept under canvas."
"The next morning he ate with the GILLIAM family. It probably was at this time, and in answer to a question from Mr. GILLIAM that he said many people would wonder why he did not make his escape before the surrender, when that course was predictable. The reason, he explained, was that he was unwilling to separate his fate for that of the men who had fought under him so long. He was unrestrained in his conversation and made much of a little girl of about ten, the daughter of the GILLIAMs, who was presented to him. He took her on his knee and caressed her. "Polly," he said, "come with me to Richmond and I will give you a beau."" (Ref: Douglas Southall Freeman, R. E. Lee: A Biography, Volume 4, New York: Charles Scribner and Sons, 1935, p. 160-161)
=================
1860 US Federal Census:
Name: Pollie James Gilliam
Age: 8
Birth Year: abt 1852
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Place: Powhatan VA
Home in 1860: My District, Powhatan, Virginia
Post Office: Powhatan Court House
Dwelling Number: 351
Family Number: 351
Attended School: Yes
Household Members:
Catharine E Gilliam 39
John Gilliam 17
Bilsy S Gilliam 15
Wm S Gilliam 12
James D Gilliam 10
Pallie James Gilliam 8
=======================
1870 US Federal Census:
Name: Polly G Gilliam
Age in 1870: 18
Birth Year: abt 1852
Birthplace: Virginia
Dwelling Number: 2
Home in 1870: Spencer, Powhatan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Occupation: At Home
Inferred Mother: C E Gilliam
Household Members:
C E Gilliam 49
Wm L Gilliam 22
James D Gilliam 20
Polly G Gilliam 18
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Name: Pollie Gilliam
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1851
Birth Place: Powha. Co.
Marriage Date: 13 Jul 1871
Marriage Place: Powhatan, Virginia
Father:
R. J. Gilliam
Mother:
Cath E Gilliam
Spouse:
Hugh T. Nelson
FHL Film Number: 2048470
Reference ID: Powhatan Image 285
(Virginia Select Marriages, 1785-1940)
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On 13 July 1871, at the age of 19 at her parent's home, she marries Dr. Hugh Thomas Nelson, the son of Dr. Robert William Nelson and Virginia Lafayette Nelson. "At Buena Vista, the residence of the bride's mother, on the 13th of July, 1871, by Rev. Lewis Walke, Hugh Thomas Nelson, of Winchester, Va., to Mary J., daughter of the late Richard J. Gilliam, of Powhatan county Va." (The Daily State Journal, Vol 3, No. 219, Aug 1, 1871)
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Robert W. Nelson Family Bible, 1850 (7.5"x11"x3'), Hugh Thomas, son of Robert William and Virginia LaFayette Nelson and Polly Janes Gilliam daughter of Richard J & Catherine Gilliam were married in Powhatan Co Va, July 13, 1871.
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Name: Pollie Gilliam
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1851
Birth Place: Powha. Co.
Marriage Date: 13 Jul 1871
Marriage Place: Powhatan, Virginia
Father: R. J. Gilliam
Mother: Cath E Gilliam
Spouse: Hugh T. Nelson
FHL Film Number: 2048470
Reference ID: Powhatan Image 285
(Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940)
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1880 US Federal Census:
Name: Polly Nelson
Age: 28
Birth Date: Abt 1852
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Birch Creek, Halifax, Va
Dwelling Number: 9
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Hugh T. Nelson
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeps House
Household Members:
Hugh T. Nelson 35
Polly Nelson 28
Catherine T. Nelson 6
Hugh T. Nelson 4
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By 1881 Hugh and Polly are living on High Street in Charlottesville where Hugh set up his medical practice.
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1900 US Federal Census:
Name: P G Nelson
Age: 48
Birth Date: Nov 1857
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Charlottesville Ward 2, Charlottesville City, Va
Ward of City: 2nd
Street: High St
House Number: 205
Sheet Number: 6
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 50
Family Number: 85
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: H T Nelson
Marriage Year: 1871
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother: Number of Living Children: 2
Mother: How Many Children: 3
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
H T Nelson 54 - Head - Medical Dr.
P G Nelson 48 - Wife
Kate T Nelson 25 - Daughter
Hugh T Nelson 24 - Son - Physician
Ann Brown 24 - Cook - Cook
Linwood Rodgers 27 - Servant
Kate B Bagbey 23-Niece - Graduated Nurse
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Name: Polly G Nelson
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1906
Street address: 205 e High
Residence Place: Charlottesville, Virginia
Spouse: Hugh T Nelson
Publication Title: Charlottesville, Virginia, City Directory, 1906
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1910 US Federal Census:
Name: Pollie G Nelson
Age in 1910: 59
Birth Year: abt 1851
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Charlottesville Ward 2, Charlottesville (Independent City), Va
Street: High St
House Number: 205
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Number of Children Born: 3
Number of Children Living: 2
Household Members:
Pollie G Nelson 59 - Head
Hugh T Nelson 34 -Son - Practicing Physician
Emily Wadleigh 72 - Boarder - None
Berkley H Watkins 51 - Boarder - Traveling Salesman - Tobacco Co
Blanch L Watkins 45 - Boarder - None
Emma L Shelton 20 - Servant - House Cleaner - Private Family
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In 1910, Polly is living in the Second Ward of Charlottesville.
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1920 US Federal Census:
Name: Polly Gilliam Nelson
Age: 69
Birth Year: abt 1851
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Charlottesville Ward 2, Charlottesville (Independent City), Va
Street: High Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Hugh T Nelson 44
Edith Rankin Nelson 36
Polly Gilliam Nelson 69
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Name: Polly G Nelson
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1924
Street address: 205 E High
Residence Place: Charlottesville, Virginia
Spouse: H T Nelson
Publication Title: Charlottesville, Virginia, City Directory, 1924
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Name: Polly Gilliam Nelson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Residence: 205 E. High Street, Charlottesville, Va.
Length of Residence in City: 45 yrs.
Death Age: 76
Informant: Dr. Hugh T. Nelson, Charlottesville, Va.
Birth Date: 3 Nov 1851
Death Date: 22 Aug 1927
Death Place: Charlottesville, Albemarle, Va
Registration Date: 23 Aug 1927
Father: Richard James Gillian
Mother: Catherine Elizabeth Thomson
Spouse: Hugh T Nelson
(Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014)
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Robert W. Nelson Family Bible, 1850 (7.5"x11"x3'), Polly Gilliam, wife of Hugh Thomas Nelson, Died at Charlottesville, Aug. 22, 1927.
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