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Captain Harding Polk 1887 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1887

Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 28 Dec 1942

Death Location: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Father: James Polk

Mother: Mary Harding

Spouse(s): Marie Fleming

Children(s): James Polk

In 1887, Captain Harding Polk entered the world in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA, born to James Hilliard Polk and Mary Demoville Harding. Captain Harding Polk married Marie Esther Fleming, and had children including James Hilliard Polk. Captain Harding Polk passed away in 1942 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1887, Captain Harding Polk entered the world in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA, born to James Hilliard Polk and Mary Demoville Harding.
  • Captain Harding Polk married Marie Esther Fleming, and had children including James Hilliard Polk.
  • Captain Harding Polk passed away in 1942 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Captain Polk's Ancestors

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Captain Polk
1887 – 1942
Birth Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Hilliard Polk
1842 – 1926
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Demoville) Harding
1859 – 1942
Davidson, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Polk
1817 – 1892
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Sally (Leah) Hilliard
1819 – 1894
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Polk
1758 – 1834
Sarah Hawkins
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Polk
1730 – 1794
Susannah Spratt
1734 – 1794

Captain Polk's Descendants

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Captain (Harding) Polk (16 Mar 1887 – 28 Dec 1942) m. Marie (Esther) Fleming (5 Dec 1885 – 19 Oct 1972)
  1. 1. James (Hilliard) Polk (13 Dec 1911 – 18 Feb 1992)

Captain Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1887
16 Mar 1887
Birth of Captain Harding Polk in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1942
28 Dec 1942
Age 55
Death of Captain Harding Polk in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1887
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1942
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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