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Charles Polk 1832 – 1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1832

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 1866

Death Location: Louisiana, USA

Father: Robert Polk

Mother: Elizabeth Widener

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The story of Charles Polk began in 1832 in Indiana. In 1850, Charles Polk resided in Kaw, Jackson, Missouri, USA. In 1857, Charles Polk resided in Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA. Charles Polk passed away in 1866 in Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Charles Polk began in 1832 in Indiana.
  • In 1850, Charles Polk resided in Kaw, Jackson, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1857, Charles Polk resided in Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA.
  • Charles Polk passed away in 1866 in Louisiana, USA.

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Charles Polk's Ancestors

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Charles Polk
1832 – 1866
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
Robert Tyler Polk
1797 – 1843
Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Widener
1794 – 1854
Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Charles ("Indian Fighter") Polke
1744 – 1823
Prince George's, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Delilah Tyler
1755 – 1797
Mecklenberg Shepherdstown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt Potomac"
1703 – 1753
Christian Cartledge
1714 – 1779
Edward Tyler
1734 – 1802
Nancy Langley
1732 – 1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Polk*
1664 – 1739
Ann Knox-Owens
1662 – 1718
Edmund Cartledge
1689 – 1740
Anne Richardson
Samuel Tyler
1714 – 1767
Susannah Duvall
1714 – 1782
Jonathan Langley
1720 – 1758
Sarah Mendenhall
1723 – 1815

Charles Polk's Timeline

4 Records

1832
1832
Birth of Charles Polk in Indiana
Indiana
1850
1850
Age 18
Charles Polk resided here in Kaw, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Kaw, Jackson, Missouri, USA
1857
1857
Age 25
Charles Polk resided here in Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA
Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA
1866
1866
Age 34
Death of Charles Polk in Louisiana, USA
Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Kaw, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: 402; Page: 232a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Kaw, Jackson, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Kaw, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: 402; Page: 232a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1856, 1857, and 1858 Kansas Territory Censuses; Roll: ks1856_1; Line: 58

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kansas Territory
    Record Source: Kansas Voter Registration Lists, 1854-1856

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Louisiana, USA

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