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Gideon B. Polk 1816–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jan 1816

Birth Location: Maury Co., TN

Death Date: 18 Apr 1890

Death Location: Tennessee, Maury, Tennessee, United States

Father: Joseph Polk

Mother: Nancy Lemaster

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The story of Gideon B. Polk began in 1816 in Maury Co., TN. Gideon B. Polk passed away in 1890 in Tennessee, Maury, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Gideon B. Polk began in 1816 in Maury Co., TN.
  • Gideon B. Polk passed away in 1890 in Tennessee, Maury, Tennessee, United States.

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Gideon Polk's Ancestors

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Gideon Polk
1816–1890
Birth Place: Maury Co., TN
Parents
Joseph Lee Polk
1788–1868
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Ann "Hannah") Lemaster
1795–1853
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Major (Samuel Wilson) Polk
1772–1827
Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Jannette ("Jane" Gracey) Knox
1776–1852
Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Capt
1747–1824
Mary Winslow
1746–1791
Ezekiel Wallace
1735–1813
Lydia Wallace
1753–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1700–1753
Margaret Taylor
1695–1763
William Gillespie
1719–1796
Naomi Thompson
1728–1796

Gideon Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1816
30 Jan 1816
Birth of Gideon B. Polk in Maury Co., TN
Maury Co., TN
1890
18 Apr 1890
Age 74
Death of Gideon B. Polk in Tennessee, Maury, Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, Maury, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1816
    Event Place: Maury Co., TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1890
    Event Place: Tennessee, Maury, Tennessee, United States

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