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Edwin Fitzhugh Polk 1818–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1818

Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 4 April 1854

Death Location: Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Lt. Polk

Mother: Sophia Neely

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In 1818, Edwin Fitzhugh Polk entered the world in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Lt Col Ezekiel Polk And Sophia Neely. Edwin Fitzhugh Polk passed away in 1854 in Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1818, Edwin Fitzhugh Polk entered the world in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Lt Col Ezekiel Polk And Sophia Neely.
  • Edwin Fitzhugh Polk passed away in 1854 in Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Edwin Polk's Ancestors

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Edwin Polk
1818–1854
Birth Place: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Lt. Col. Ezekiel Polk
1747–1824
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Sophia Neely
1776–1851
Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Bruce Polk) jr
1700–1753
Whitehall, Dorchester County, Maryland, United States of America
Margaret Taylor
1705–1763
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
James (John Neely) Jr.
1741–1821
Salem, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Catherine Evans
1756–1799
Augusta, VA
Great-Grandparents
James Polk
1673–1727
Mary Williams
1673–1719
Col. Taylor
1673–1729
Martha Thompson
1679–1762
James Sr.
1717–1779
Sarah Grimes
1723–1780
Daniel Evans
1718–1756
Rhoda Griffith
1723–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Taylor
1627–1666
Mary Walker
1633–1666
Roger Thompson
1655–1704
Ellen Montague
1654–1738
Capt. Neely
1690–1769
Agnes Matthews
1694–1765
William Grimes
1695–1765
Mary Hedges
1700–1742

Edwin Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1818
6 May 1818
Birth of Edwin Fitzhugh Polk in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
1854
4 April 1854
Age 36
Death of Edwin Fitzhugh Polk in Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1818
    Event Place: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 April 1854
    Event Place: Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America

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