Lulu Ethel McDonald

1893 - 1989  (96 years)

• Name	Lulu Ethel McDonald
  Born	18 Aug 1893	Climax, Armstrong County, Pennsylvanai   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Baptized (LDS)	Y  [1]
  Religion	Presbyterian
  Died	15 Sep 1989	Clarion, Clarion County, Pennsylvania
  Buried	18 Sep 1989	Squirrel Hill Cemetery, Porter Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania
  Notes	Notes for Lulu Ethel McDonald: Lulu was an excellent cook, seamstress and needle worker. She was the youngest of three sisters so I am sure she learned from her sisters as well as her mom. When she was young she made vast quantities of bread, cakes and pies at least once a week in a bee hive oven outside her parents' home. Apparently some of this was taken to the "brick works" where her father was superintendent. (This may have been all the food for the workers and could have been considered part of their pay.) All of the McDonald women made their own clothes. (Carm's wife Idella didn't sew very well so she had a seamstress come and sew for her.) Every winter she made a "fancy" quilt and a "plain" quilt. She was also very good at embroidery and "cut work", but she was especially talented at crocheting doillies and "tatting". She always had some "fancy" work with her to keep her hands busy on any occasion. She especially liked to take "tatting" with her because it didn't take up much space in her purse. All of her grandchildren have received beautiful crocheted doillies and linen handkerchiefs with delicate tatted lace edges. Lulu learned a new craft in her later years while wintering in Florida. She made baskets, hot pads, plant holders and even hats out of the extra long southern pine needles and raffia. She loved to cook for company and always managed to make everyone feel welcome and relaxed. There was always plenty of well prepared food with many side dishes for even surprise visitors. One time she was babysitting all her grandchildren at the Myers home while Jay and Ethel Maye and Bob & Jane went on vacation for a week. Apparently tomatoes were ripe in the garden and the only thing the kids wanted to eat were homemade bread and tomato sandwiches. Ethel Maye had made a big batch of homemade bread before she left on vacation and had left a 25 lb bag of flour in the pantry but Lulu still ran out of flour and had to go buy more. She said she had a hard time getting the bread made fast enough to keep the grandchildren in tomato sandwiches. From Obituary Lulu E. Polliard, Clarview Rest Home, Sligo, Pa. formerly of Cherry Run Estates, Rimersburg, Pa. died Friday morning (9-15-89) in Clarion Osteopathic Community Hospital. She was 96. Mrs. Polliard was born in Climax, Pa. Aug. 18, 1893 to George W. and Dorcas Jane Willison McDonald. She was a former member of Mercer Chapter 180, Order of Eastern Star, and Greenville Shrine 47 of the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem. She was a member of Oakwood Presbyterian Church (was near Squirrel Hill) and the Leatherwood Grange, both Porter Township, Pa. Mrs. Polliard had been employed at Montgomery Ward and R.W. McDonald Plumbing and Heating, both of Butler, Pa. Her husband, Frank Polliard, whom she married Oct. 28, 1914, died in 1959. Surviving are a daughter, Ethel Maye Myers, Sligo, R. D. 1; a son, George, Fredonia, Pa.; 12 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Jane Idella Blair, three sisters, and three brothers.
  Person ID	I3662	McKinney and Stewart of Clarion County, Pennsylvania
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2008

  
  

  Father	George Williams McDonald,   b. Jan 1855, Pennsylvania
  Mother	Dorcas Jane Willison,   b. 13 Jan 1859, Mahoning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 13 Dec 1912  (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F1102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Frank Polliard,   b. 15 Aug 1894, Squirrel Hill, Porter Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 16 Apr 1959, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania  (Age 64 years)
  Notes	Marriage Notes for William Polliard and Lulu McDonald: Lulu and Frank probably saw each other at many community events before they started dating. Lulu was a member of the Methodist Church at Squirrel Hill and Frank was a member of the Presbyterian Church which merged with the Squirrel Hill church. Frank and Lulu's brothers played baseball on an informal baseball team. Also, Frank never seemed to mind going on errands to the Leatherwood Post Office because it required him to go past Lulu's family farm. Frank and Lulu were married at her parents' farm and started housekeeping on the "Fox" farm, just down the road from the Polliard farm. They rented the farm until after George was born and Carm (Frank's father) turned 50 and decided to retire from the farm. Carm's sale was held March 8, 1918. Idella (Frank's mother) did not want to sell the farm so Frank and Lulu rented the farm from Carm until Frank retired from farming in 1943 and moved to Butler. Frank's sale at the farm was on March 18, 1943. Frank traded horses and cows for extra income on the farm and Lulu raised chickens and turkeys. Frank would attend "sales" during the winter months to purchase the horses or cattle. As the days got colder he just kept adding layers of clothes to stay warm while attending these sales. Sometimes he ended up wearing 3 pairs of pants at a time! After Lulu raised the turkeys they would slaughter 40 to 50 of them, pack them in ice and ship them by train to Pittsburgh. They sold eggs and butter when they went "into town" (usually New Bethlehem) on Saturday night. Frank enjoyed playing baseball with Lulu's brothers but Lulu's father did not like them playing baseball on a Sunday. One time after Lulu and Frank were married Lulu's father made a surprise visit and caught everybody playing baseball. Saturday night was a big event for the entire community. Most families went in to town to shop and socialize with their neighbors. In the Polliard family each child received $.25 to spend on these outings. George usually bought a coconut with his money. Ethel Maye saved her money and bought a hat. Jane =must have saved her money for shoes because George got so tired of hearing her clomping around in her shoes that on one occasion he threw them over the hill. He also had a hard time understanding why Jane and Ethel Maye would "waste" their money on hats and shoes and could keep them to themselves but he had to "share" his coconut with everybody. Apparently a big treat for the family was to purchase "ground meat" on these Saturday night excursions. They would take it home to cook it that night for supper. Frank and Lulu "set a good table". Lulu always had two kinds of jelly or preserves, homemade bread,homemade butter, fresh or canned vegetables, home grown potatoes and either beef, ham or chicken. They would butcher a "beef" in the late fall and let it hang frozen in the "Spring House" all winter. When it started to thaw in the spring, Lulu would can the meat. They had ham they had cured themselves. They raised their own chickens and turkeys. For dessert there was usually two kinds of pie or a cake and canned fruit. Frank and Lulu were very active in the Grange. They were both members of the Initiating Committee which traveled to other Granges in the area to help initiate new members. Lulu played the piano for these ceremonies.
  Children	1. Ethel Maye Polliard,   b. 25 Jun 1918, Porter Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 08 Jan 2008, Sligo, Clarion County, Pennsylvania  (Age 89 years)   2. Jane Idella Polliard,   b. 22 Apr 1922, New Bethlehem, Clarion County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 08 Mar 1982, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania  (Age 59 years)
  Photos		Wedding of William Frank Polliard and Lulu McDonald. October 28, 1914
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2008
  Family ID	F1109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Carmen Polliard and Idella Stewart Carmen Polliard and Ruth Idella Stewart family at the time of their 25th Wedding Annivesary in 1914; Frank and Lulu McDonald Polliard, Floyd Phillips (child with hat, son of Flo and Ben Phillips, Ruth Polliard, Robert Polliard, Eugene Polliard (child in center), Flo and Ben Phillips.
  		Polliard Reunion 1927 Back row, left to right; Ruth Polliard, Romaine Laughlin, Charles Laughlin, Maye Polliard, Eugene Polliard, Ethel Polliard, Robert Jr. (infant) Bob Polliard, Lloyd Phillips. Middle row,left to right; George Polliard, Lulu McDonald, Idella Stewart, Carm Polliard, Flo Polliard, Ben Phillips, Don Phillips. Front row, left to right; Charles Laughlin, Jane Polliard, Louise Laughlin, Ethel Maye Polliard, Jean Laughlin, Frank Phillips, Paul Phillips.
  		Carmen Polliard and Family 1940 Back row, left to right; Jay Myers, Carmen Polliard, Frank Polliard, Eugene Polliard, Bob Polliard, Charlie Laughlin, George Polliard, Charles Laughlin. Third row, left to right; Ruth Polliard, Florence Polliard, Maye Polliard, Ethel Polliard, Lulu McDonald.Second row, left to right; Jane Blair, Louise Laughlin, Romaine Laughlin, Ethel Maye Myers. Front row, left to right; Mary Jane Polliard, Mary Lou Polliard, Janet Polliard, Shirley Myers.
  		Squirrel Hill Cemetery, Porter Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania A mixture of Polliards and McDonalds. No one is clearly in rows. Back row, left to right; Lloyd Phillips, Henry Benn Phillips, Paul Phillips, Frank Polliard (behind this group), Don Phillips, Bud McKrell, young man, George Polliard, Ralph McDonald,?,? and ?. Front row, left to right; Flo Phillips, Robert Polliard, Sr., Ethel Polliard, Mary Lou Polliard (little girl), Dorothy Phillips, ?, Earl and Elsie McDonald, Lulu Polliard, Geraldine McKrell, Byron McDonald, Maude McDonald, ?,?, Jane Polliard. Frank Polliard is behind the back row.

  
  

• Sources

  [S20995] Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library (Reliability: 3).