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Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Polk 1834–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Feb 1834

Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 15 Aug 1914

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Joseph Polk

Mother: Hannah Lemaster

Spouse(s): John Sr., David Ellison

Children(s): John Jr., Tabitha Jordon, J. Jordon, Mary Jordon, Marion Ellison, William Ellison, Kinard Ellison, Nancy Ellison, Morgan Ellison, Emma Ellison, George Ellison

The story of Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Polk began in 1834 in Maury, Tennessee, United States. Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Polk married David Franklin Ellison, John Frank Jordan Sr, and had children including Emma Ellison, George Ellison, J J Jordon, John Frank Jordan Jr, Kinard D Doc Ellison, Marion Franklin Ellison, Mary Hannah Jordon, Morgan Ellison, Nancy Jane Nannie Ellison, Tabitha Macklin Jordon, William Robert Ellison. Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Polk passed away in 1914 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Polk began in 1834 in Maury, Tennessee, United States.
  • Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Polk married David Franklin Ellison, John Frank Jordan Sr, and had children including Emma Ellison, George Ellison, J J Jordon, John Frank Jordan Jr, Kinard D Doc Ellison, Marion Franklin Ellison, Mary Hannah Jordon, Morgan Ellison, Nancy Jane Nannie Ellison, Tabitha Macklin Jordon, William Robert Ellison.
  • Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Polk passed away in 1914 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Polk
1788–1868
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
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Hannah Lemaster
1795–1853
Birth Location: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

John Sr.
1817–1880
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
JS
David Ellison
1833–1872
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Children(s)

John Jr.
1878–1952
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
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Tabitha Jordon
1872–1949
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
TJ
J. Jordon
1873–1933
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
JJ
Mary Jordon
1875–1880
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
MJ
Marion Ellison
1856–1920
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
ME
William Ellison
1856–1925
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
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Kinard Ellison
1861–1933
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
KE
Nancy Ellison
1870–1956
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
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Morgan Ellison
1863–1880
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
ME
Emma Ellison
1864–1870
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
EE
George Ellison
1867–1870
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
GE

Elizabeth Polk's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Polk
1834–1914
Birth Place: Maury, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Joseph Lee Polk
1788–1868
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Hannah Lemaster
1795–1853
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (Wilson) Polk
1772–1827
Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States
Jeanette ("Jane" Gracey) Knox
1776–1852
Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Col.
1747–1824
Mary Wilson
1746–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM Ggf
1700–1753
Margaret Ggm
1704–1763

Elizabeth Polk's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Jane "Betty") Polk (13 Feb 1834–15 Aug 1914) m. John (Frank Jordan) Sr. (1817–bef 1880) m. David (Franklin) Ellison (1833–bef 1872)
  1. 1. John (Frank Jordan) Jr. 1878–1952
  2. 2. Tabitha (Macklin) Jordon 1872–1949
  3. 3. J. (J.) Jordon 1873–1933
  4. 4. Mary (Hannah) Jordon 1875–1880
  5. 5. Marion (Franklin) Ellison 1856–1920
  6. 6. William (Robert) Ellison 1856–1925
  7. 7. Kinard (D (Doc)) Ellison 1861–1933
  8. 8. Nancy (Jane "Nannie") Ellison 1870–1956
  9. 9. Morgan Ellison 1863–1880
  10. 10. Emma Ellison 1864–1870
  11. 11. George Ellison 1867–1870

Elizabeth Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1834
13 Feb 1834
Birth of Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Polk in Maury, Tennessee, United States
Maury, Tennessee, United States
1914
15 Aug 1914
Age 80
Death of Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Polk in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1834
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1914
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
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