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Samuel Polk

Male 1772 - 1827  (55 years)

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  • Name Samuel Polk  [1] 
    Birth 5 Jul 1772  Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 5 Nov 1827  Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6036  Presidents and Royalty
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2025 

    Father Colonel Ezekiel Franklin Polk, (Xfer),   b. 7 Dec 1747, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1824, Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Jane Winslow Wilson, (Xfer),   b. 1746, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Nov 1791, Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1769  Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Formerly Anson County
    Family ID F4089  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Gracy Knox,   b. 13 Nov 1776, Rowan, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1852, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 25 Dec 1794  Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Hopewell Church
    Children 
    >1. Joseph Lee Polk,   b. 1788, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1868, Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. 11 President of the United States James Knox Polk,   b. 2 Nov 1795, Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1849, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Jane Maria Polk,   b. 14 Jan 1798, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1876, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Lydia Eliza Polk,   b. 17 Feb 1800, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1864, Haywood, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Franklin Ezekiel Polk,   b. 23 Aug 1802, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1831, Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Marshall Tate Polk,   b. 17 Jan 1805, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1831, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. John Lee Polk,   b. 23 Mar 1807, Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 1831, Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Naomi Tate Polk,   b. 2 Jul 1809, Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1836, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Ophelia Clarissa Polk,   b. 6 Sep 1812, Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1851, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. William Hawkins Polk,   b. 24 May 1815, Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1862, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     11. Samuel Wilson Polk,   b. 17 Oct 1817, Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1839, Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F4092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Jul 1772 - Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Dec 1794 - Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Nov 1827 - Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S842] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattanooga, TN; Date:1922;;), Volume II Available on Genealogical.com Disk GPC 7191 Also available on ancestry.com also outlined: http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/showsource.php?sourceID=S484&tree=Legends Notable_Southern_Families.pdf Montgomery Section starts on page 241.

    2. [S841] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online. Source number: 30.000; Source type: ElectronicDatabase; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS.
      Record for Ezekiel Franklin Polk



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