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Edwin Meeker Polk 1899–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1899

Birth Location: Ohio, USA

Death Date: 9 Jun 1985

Death Location: Ohio, USA

Father: Maurice Polk

Mother: Nellie Richards

Spouse(s): Lillian Ostberg

Children(s): Janet Polk, Vivian Polk, Dorothy Polk

Edwin Meeker Polk was born in 1899 in Ohio, USA, the child of Maurice M Polk And Nellie V Richards. In 1910, Edwin Meeker Polk resided in Cleveland Ward 25, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. In 1920, Edwin Meeker Polk resided in East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. Edwin Meeker Polk married Ethel Carlson, Lillian Davida Ostberg, and had children including Dorothy Jean Polk, Edwin Charles Polk, Janet Carolyn Polk, Vivian Aline Polk. Edwin Meeker Polk passed away in 1985 in Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Edwin Meeker Polk was born in 1899 in Ohio, USA, the child of Maurice M Polk And Nellie V Richards.
  • In 1910, Edwin Meeker Polk resided in Cleveland Ward 25, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1920, Edwin Meeker Polk resided in East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
  • Edwin Meeker Polk married Ethel Carlson, Lillian Davida Ostberg, and had children including Dorothy Jean Polk, Edwin Charles Polk, Janet Carolyn Polk, Vivian Aline Polk.
  • Edwin Meeker Polk passed away in 1985 in Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Maurice Polk
1869–1953
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
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Nellie Richards
1871–1940
Birth Location: England
NR

Spouses(s)

Lillian Ostberg
1899–1962
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
LO

Children(s)

Janet Polk
1925–2011
Birth Location: Ohio
JP
Vivian Polk
1930–2019
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
VP
Dorothy Polk
1934–1994
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
DP

Edwin Polk's Ancestors

Self
Edwin Polk
1899–1985
Birth Place: Ohio, USA
Parents
Maurice M Polk
1869–1953
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Nellie (V) Richards
1871–1940
England
Grandparents
Jerred ("Jerry" K.) Polk
1837–1901
Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Brown
1844–1922
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Poak
1801–1859
Phebe Wick
1812–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Poak
1773–1847
Sarah Watson
1780–1857

Edwin Polk's Descendants

1.
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Edwin (Meeker) Polk (7 May 1899–9 Jun 1985) m. Lillian (Davida) Ostberg (1899–6 Dec 1962)
  1. 1. Janet (Carolyn) Polk 1925–2011 m. Robert (M “Bob”) Chapman 1923–2018
  2. 2. Vivian (Aline) Polk 1930–2019 m. James (Joseph) Duffy 1929–1998
  3. 3. Dorothy (Jean) Polk 1934–1994 m. John (Christian) Robertson 1933–2003

Edwin Polk's Timeline

8 Records

1899
7 May 1899
Birth of Edwin Meeker Polk in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 11
Edwin Meeker Polk resided here in Cleveland Ward 25, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland Ward 25, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 21
Edwin Meeker Polk resided here in East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 31
Edwin Meeker Polk resided here in East Cleveland, East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
East Cleveland, East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 36
Edwin Meeker Polk resided here in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 41
Edwin Meeker Polk resided here in , East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
, East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 51
Edwin Meeker Polk resided here in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1985
9 Jun 1985
Age 86
Death of Edwin Meeker Polk in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1899
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03051; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 18-112
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0589; FHL microfilm: 2341518
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 981; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 18-100

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cleveland Ward 25, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: East Cleveland, East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0589; FHL microfilm: 2341518

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03051; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 18-112

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03051; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 18-112

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 981; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 18-100

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 981; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 18-100

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1985
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
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