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Abraham "Abe" Polk 1840–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1840

Birth Location: Jackson County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 1940

Death Location: Jackson County, Mississippi, USA

Father:

Mother: Hannah Wells

Spouse(s): Betsy Nix

Children(s): Sarah Polk, James Polk, Fanny Cherry, Abraham Jr, William Polk, John Polk, Thomas Polk, Adeline Polk, Hannah Polk, Mary Polk, Allis Fairley

Abraham "Abe" Polk was born in 1840 in Jackson County, Mississippi, USA, the child of A H Polk And Hannah Reese Wells. Abraham "Abe" Polk married Betsy Nix, and had children including Abraham Polk Jr, Adeline E Ada Polk, Allis Alice Polk Fairley, Fanny Polk Cherry, Hannah Polk, James K Polk, John Polk, Mary Polk, Sarah Polk, Thomas Rufus Polk, William Edward Polk. Abraham "Abe" Polk passed away in 1940 in Jackson County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Abraham "Abe" Polk was born in 1840 in Jackson County, Mississippi, USA, the child of A H Polk And Hannah Reese Wells.
  • Abraham "Abe" Polk married Betsy Nix, and had children including Abraham Polk Jr, Adeline E Ada Polk, Allis Alice Polk Fairley, Fanny Polk Cherry, Hannah Polk, James K Polk, John Polk, Mary Polk, Sarah Polk, Thomas Rufus Polk, William Edward Polk.
  • Abraham "Abe" Polk passed away in 1940 in Jackson County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hannah Wells
1770–1897
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
HW

Spouses(s)

Betsy Nix
1844–
Birth Location: Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America
BN

Children(s)

Sarah Polk
1874–1960
Birth Location: Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America
SP
James Polk
1874–
Birth Location: Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
JP
Fanny Cherry
1878–1956
Birth Location: Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
FC
Abraham Jr
1879–
Birth Location: Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
AJ
William Polk
1882–1968
Birth Location: Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
WP
John Polk
1886–1935
Birth Location: Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
JP
Thomas Polk
1891–1979
Birth Location: Wade, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
TP
Adeline Polk
1868–
Birth Location: Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
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Hannah Polk
1869–1897
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
HP
Mary Polk
1872–
Birth Location: Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
MP
Allis Fairley
1872–1956
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
AF

Abraham Polk's Ancestors

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Abraham Polk
1840–1940
Birth Place: Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Hannah (Reese) Wells
1770–1897
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abraham Polk's Descendants

1.
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Abraham ("Abe") Polk (Mar 1840–1940) m. Betsy Nix (Apr 1844–)
  1. 1. Sarah Polk 1874–1960 m. John (L) Wells 1868–1938
    1. 1. Lessie Wells 1901–1985 m. Crawford (Ira Reeves) Sr 1899–1974
  2. 2. James (K) Polk 1874–
  3. 3. Fanny (Polk) Cherry 1878–1956
  4. 4. Abraham (Polk) Jr 1879–
  5. 5. William (Edward) Polk 1882–1968
  6. 6. John Polk 1886–1935
  7. 7. Thomas (Rufus) Polk 1891–1979
  8. 8. Adeline (E. "Ada") Polk 1868–
  9. 9. Hannah Polk 1869–1897
  10. 10. Mary Polk 1872–
  11. 11. Allis ("Alice" Polk) Fairley 1872–1956

Abraham Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1840
Mar 1840
Birth of Abraham "Abe" Polk in Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
1940
1940
Age 100
Death of Abraham "Abe" Polk in Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
Jackson County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1840
    Event Place: Jackson County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
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