Family of Andrew M. Polston, Jr.

ANDREW M. POLSTON , JR.3See Photo ( ANDREW2 , ANDREW1 ) was born 10 November 1832 in Wayne County, Ky., and died 27 May 1904 in Hart County, Ky. He married ELIZABETH GOODMAN Abt. 1852, daughter of STEPHEN GOODMAN and ELIZABETH JONES.

Notes for ANDREW M. POLSTON, JR.:
1860 Meade County, Ky. Census
Date of Census: 27 July 1860
Brandenburg Post Office
Page 96, House # 668
ANDREW POLSTON 28 M Farm Laborer $50 Ky
Elizabeth 22 F Ky
Arena 1 F Ky

More About ANDREW M. POLSTON, JR.:
Occupation: Farm Laborer - 1860 Meade Co, Ky. Census
Military Veteran: 1862-1865, Army, Union 20 Aug. 1862-30 June 1865, 26th Infty. Co. H.;Enlisted Volunteer
Education: Could not write
Burial Location: Poston/Polston Cem. off Hwy. 88, 7 mi. W of Munfordville, KY; Has Tombstone
Cause of Death: Pleurisy and\or Cardiovascular Accident

Notes for ELIZABETH GOODMAN:
In a telephone conversation in August, 1994, Eloise Presley Brown described what she remembers her mother (Ollie Mae Poston Presley) saying about her Granny Goodman Polston. She remembers the following characteristics:
1. very knowledgeable of old-time remedies
2. always helping the sick in the community
3. dark complected
4. always had a quick comeback--never at a loss for words in answering you
5. fiery temper

More About ELIZABETH GOODMAN:
Burial Location: Poston/Polston Cem. off Hwy. 88, 7 mi. W of Munfordville; Has Tombstone
Cause of Death: Uterine Cancer

Children of ANDREW POLSTON and ELIZABETH GOODMAN are:
i. ARRENA POLSTON4, b. 28 August 1858, Hart County, Ky.; d. 21 October 1885, Hart County, KY. (Died during childbirth); m. DAVID HAZELIP, 18 February 1876, Hart County, KY.
Burial Location: Poston/Polston Cem. off Hwy. 88, 7 mi. W of Munfordville; Has Tombstone
Cause of Death: Childbirth

ii. STEPHEN DOUGLAS POSTON,4 b. 01 February 1862, Hart County, Ky.; d. 13 March 1953, Jefferson County, Ky.3; m. (1) MARTHA JANE "MATTIE" EDWARDS, 30 December 1880; m. (2) ELLEN NUTT, Aft. 1897.

More About STEPHEN DOUGLAS POSTON:
Burial Location: Poston/Polston Cem. off Hwy. 88, 7 mi. W of Munfordville; Has Tombstone
Cause of Death: Myocardial Infarction
He changed the spelling of his name "Polston" to "Poston" by omiting the "L" in the spelling.

More About MARTHA JANE "MATTIE" EDWARDS:
Burial Location: Poston/Polston Cem. off Hwy. 88, 7 mi. W of Munfordville; Has Tombstone
Cause of Death: Pneumonia

iii. ANNA ELIZA POLSTON,4 b. 18 April 1866, or 28 April, 1868 in Hart County, Ky.; d. 17 April 1885, died in childbirth - never married.

More About ANNA ELIZA POLSTON:
Burial Location: Poston/Polston Cem. off Hwy. 88, 7 mi. W of Munfordville; Has Tombstone
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis

iv. WILLIAM PRESTON (PRESS) POLSTON,4 b. 30 March 1870, Hart County, Ky.4; d. 15 February 1952, Jefferson County, Ky. (Rest Haven Cemetary, Louisville, Ky.); m. CHARLOTTE (LOTTIE) THARP, 1891.

Notes for WILLIAM PRESTON (PRESS) POLSTON:
William Poston lived in Sonora Precinct of Hardin County, Ky in the 1900 Hardin County, Ky Census.
House # 251; Family # 263. Census date 16 June, 1900.
Occupation listed as Machinist

More About WILLIAM PRESTON (PRESS) POLSTON:
Occupation: Moulder / Salesman/ Butter Merchant/ Dairy: in Louisville, Ky.

v. GEORGE MCCLELLAN POLSTON,4 b. 28 May 1873, Hart County, Ky.; d. 01 August 1950, Jefferson County, Ky.; m. (1) DISTY CASWELL, Abt. 18946; m. (2) SUSAN J. (SUDIE) BISHOP, 05 August 1916, Clarke County, Indiana.

More About GEORGE MCCLELLAN POLSTON:
Burial Location: Poston/Polston Cem. off Hwy. 88, 7 mi. W of Munfordville; Has Tombstone

More About DISTY CASWELL:
Burial Location: Poston/Polston Cem. off Hwy. 88, 7 mi. W of Munfordville; Has Tombstone
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis

vi. ROBERT LEE (BOB) POLSTON,4 b. 12 August 1877, Hart County, Ky.; d. 21 January 1948, Hart County, KY.; m. NEVER MARRIED.

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