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James Knox Polk 1795 – 1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Nov 1795

Birth Location: Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 Jun 1849

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Father: Samuel Polk

Mother: Jane Knox

Spouse(s): Sarah Childress

Children(s):

In 1795, James Knox Polk entered the world in Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA, born to Samuel Polk and Jane Knox. James Knox Polk married Sarah Childress. James Knox Polk passed away in 1849 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1795, James Knox Polk entered the world in Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA, born to Samuel Polk and Jane Knox.
  • James Knox Polk married Sarah Childress.
  • James Knox Polk passed away in 1849 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Polk's Ancestors

Self
James Polk
1795 – 1849
Birth Place: Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel Polk
1772 – 1827
, , North Carolina, USA
Jane Knox
Grandparents
Ezekial (Franklin) Polk
1747 – 1824
Carlisle Barracks, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Winslow) Wilson
Great-Grandparents
William Polk
1700 – 1757
Margaret Taylor
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Polk
1664 – 1738
Nancy Knox

James Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1795
2 Nov 1795
Birth of James Knox Polk in Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1849
15 Jun 1849
Age 54
Death of James Knox Polk in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1795
    Event Place: Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1849
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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