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Ezekiel Polk 1808–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Sep 1808

Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 5 January 1886

Death Location: Winston, Douglas, Georgia, USA

Father: Charles Polk

Mother: Eleanor Shelby

Spouse(s): Jane Weddington

Children(s): Margaret Polk

The story of Ezekiel Polk began in 1808 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Ezekiel Polk married Jane Melissa Weddington, and had children including Margaret Vianna Polk. Ezekiel Polk passed away in 1886 in Winston, Douglas, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ezekiel Polk began in 1808 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Ezekiel Polk married Jane Melissa Weddington, and had children including Margaret Vianna Polk.
  • Ezekiel Polk passed away in 1886 in Winston, Douglas, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Polk
1784–1829
Birth Location: Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
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Eleanor Shelby
1784–1852
Birth Location: Richardson Creek, Anson, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jane Weddington
1809–1893
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Margaret Polk
1848–1939
Birth Location: Campbell, Georgia, United States
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Ezekiel Polk's Ancestors

Self
Ezekiel Polk
1808–1886
Birth Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Charles Taylor Polk
1784–1829
Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Eleanor Shelby
1784–1852
Richardson Creek, Anson, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ezekiel Polk's Descendants

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Ezekiel Polk (5 Sep 1808–5 January 1886) m. Jane (Melissa) Weddington (3 June 1809–19 February 1893)
  1. 1. Margaret (Vianna) Polk 1848–1939 m. Nicolas (J) Neely 1849–1937
    1. 1. Myrtie (L.) Neely 1885–1942 m. Arthur (Watkins) Cole 1881–1951
      1. 1. Arthur (Clarence Cole) Sr. 1914–1988 m. Ruby (Lee) Wyatt 1916–2009
        1. 1. Jerry (Lamar) Cole 1938–2002
      2. 2. Elsie (L.) Cole 1902–1997
      3. 3. Marvin (Eugene) Cole 1925–1992
      4. 4. Herman (Nicholas) Cole 1917–1997
      5. 5. Joseph (William) Cole 1920–1991
      6. 6. Clyde (Watkins) Cole 1912–1994
      7. 7. Maggie (Ruth) Cole 1911–1995
      8. 8. Florence Cole 1909–1999
      9. 9. Inez Cole 1907–1988
      10. 10. Louella Cole 1903–1986
      11. 11. Eunice Cole 1905–1983

Ezekiel Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1808
5 Sep 1808
Birth of Ezekiel Polk in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
1886
5 January 1886
Age 78
Death of Ezekiel Polk in Winston, Douglas, Georgia, USA
Winston, Douglas, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1808
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 January 1886
    Event Place: Winston, Douglas, Georgia, USA
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