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Dorcas Polk 1816–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 nov 1816

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 24 Nov 1877

Death Location: Jasper County, Texas, USA

Father: John Paulk

Mother:

Spouse(s): Allen Bishop

Children(s): Abner Bishop, William Bishop

In 1816, Dorcas Polk entered the world in Georgia, born to John Paulk And Catherine. Dorcas Polk married Allen Bishop, and had children including Abner Troupe Bishop, William A Bishop. Dorcas Polk passed away in 1877 in Jasper County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1816, Dorcas Polk entered the world in Georgia, born to John Paulk And Catherine.
  • Dorcas Polk married Allen Bishop, and had children including Abner Troupe Bishop, William A Bishop.
  • Dorcas Polk passed away in 1877 in Jasper County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorcas Polk's Ancestors

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Dorcas Polk
1816–1877
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
John Paulk
1791–1832
Grandparents
John Paulk
1755–1824
Randolph Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Micajah Paulk
1733–1812
Sarah Stearns
1732–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Stearns
1693–1759
Martha Burnap
1697–1757

Dorcas Polk's Descendants

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Dorcas Polk (21 nov 1816–24 Nov 1877) m. Allen Bishop (22 January 1808–1874)
  1. 1. Abner (Troupe) Bishop 1837–1888
  2. 2. William (A.) Bishop 1852– m. Harriett Meade 1864–
    1. 1. Creola Bishop 1892– m. Jado (D.) Traylor 1890–
      1. 1. James (Curtis) Traylor 1910–1967 m. Caroline McCarter 1910–1996

Dorcas Polk's Timeline

4 Records

1816
21 NOV 1816
Birth of Dorcas Polk in Decatur, De Kalb, Georgia, United States
Decatur, De Kalb, Georgia, United States
1816
21 nov 1816
Birth of Dorcas Polk in Georgia
Georgia
1877
24 NOV 1877
Age 61
Death of Dorcas Polk in Jasper, Jasper, Texas, United States
Jasper, Jasper, Texas, United States
1877
24 Nov 1877
Age 61
Death of Dorcas Polk in Jasper County, Texas, USA
Jasper County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 NOV 1816
    Event Place: Decatur, De Kalb, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 nov 1816
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 NOV 1877
    Event Place: Jasper, Jasper, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1877
    Event Place: Jasper County, Texas, USA

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