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Isaac Mccoy Polk 1813 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 September 1813

Birth Location: Knox, Indiana Territory, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 19 October 1880

Death Location: Lincoln, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota), South Dakota, USA

Father: Edward Polk

Mother: Achsah Meter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Palmer

Children(s): Edward Polk, Henry Polk, Isora Polk, Martha Polk

Isaac Mccoy Polk was born in 1813 in Knox, Indiana Territory, Indiana, USA, the child of Edward Polk and Achsah Van Meter. Isaac Mccoy Polk married Elizabeth Harrington Palmer, and had children including Edward Byrum Polk, Henry P Polk, Isora Frances Polk, Martha Telva Polk. Isaac Mccoy Polk passed away in 1880 in Lincoln, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota), South Dakota, USA.

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Biography

  • Isaac Mccoy Polk was born in 1813 in Knox, Indiana Territory, Indiana, USA, the child of Edward Polk and Achsah Van Meter.
  • Isaac Mccoy Polk married Elizabeth Harrington Palmer, and had children including Edward Byrum Polk, Henry P Polk, Isora Frances Polk, Martha Telva Polk.
  • Isaac Mccoy Polk passed away in 1880 in Lincoln, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota), South Dakota, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Isaac Polk's Ancestors

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Isaac Polk
1813 – 1880
Birth Place: Knox, Indiana Territory, Indiana, USA
Parents
Edward Polk
1788 – 1814
Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky
Achsah (Van) Meter
1786 – 1824
Berkeley County, Virginia
Grandparents
Charles ("Indian Fighter") Polke
1744 – 1823
Prince George's, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Delilah Tyler
1755 – 1797
Mecklenberg Shepherdstown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt Potomac"
1703 – 1753
Christian Cartledge
1714 – 1779
Edward Tyler
1734 – 1802
Nancy Langley
1732 – 1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Polk*
1664 – 1739
Ann Knox-Owens
1662 – 1718
Edmund Cartledge
1689 – 1740
Anne Richardson
Samuel Tyler
1714 – 1767
Susannah Duvall
1714 – 1782
Jonathan Langley
1720 – 1758
Sarah Mendenhall
1723 – 1815

Isaac Polk's Descendants

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Isaac (Mccoy) Polk (19 September 1813 – 19 October 1880) m. Elizabeth (Harrington) Palmer (18 Jan 1816 – 6 Jun 1890)
  1. 1. Edward (Byrum) Polk (12 Aug 1838 – 10 Nov 1907)
  2. 2. Henry (P) Polk (1841 – 23 Dec 1894)
  3. 3. Isora (Frances) Polk (12 May 1849 – 2 Oct 1925)
  4. 4. Martha (Telva) Polk (19 Jun 1852 – Jan 1913)

Isaac Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1813
19 September 1813
Birth of Isaac Mccoy Polk in Knox, Indiana Territory, Indiana, USA
Knox, Indiana Territory, Indiana, USA
1880
19 October 1880
Age 67
Death of Isaac Mccoy Polk in Lincoln, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota), South Dakota, USA
Lincoln, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota), South Dakota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 September 1813
    Event Place: Knox, Indiana Territory, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 October 1880
    Event Place: Lincoln, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota), South Dakota, USA

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