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James Knox Polk 1795–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 November 1795

Birth Location: Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 June 1849

Death Location: Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Samuel Polk

Mother: Jane Knox

Spouse(s): Sarah Childress

Children(s):

In 1795, James Knox Polk entered the world in Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA, born to Samuel Major Polk And Jane Jean Gracy Knox. In 1830, James Knox Polk resided in Maury, Tennessee, USA. In 1840, James Knox Polk resided in Davidson, Tennessee, USA. James Knox Polk married Sarah Childress. James Knox Polk passed away in 1849 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1795, James Knox Polk entered the world in Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA, born to Samuel Major Polk And Jane Jean Gracy Knox.
  • In 1830, James Knox Polk resided in Maury, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1840, James Knox Polk resided in Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
  • James Knox Polk married Sarah Childress.
  • James Knox Polk passed away in 1849 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Polk's Ancestors

Self
James Polk
1795–1849
Birth Place: Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel (Major) Polk
1772–1827
Tryon Co., North Carolina early settler of Maury Co., North Carolina, USA
Jane ((Jean Gracy)) Knox
1776–1852
Iredell Co., North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Ezekiel (Franklin) Polk
1747–1824
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Jane) Winslow
1746–1791
Lunenburg County, Virginia, United States of America
James (Gracey Knox (Captain Revolutionary War & Great x4 Great Uncle of Curtis C. Graham,) Jr)
1752–1794
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Polk
1705–1763
William Polk
1700–1757
Jean Gracey
1708–1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Polk_of_Coleraine_&Amp,_White_Hall
1664–1739
Nancy Knox
1664–1717

James Polk's Timeline

4 Records

1795
2 November 1795
Birth of James Knox Polk in Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA
1830
1830
Age 35
James Knox Polk resided here in Maury, Tennessee, USA
Maury, Tennessee, USA
1840
1840
Age 45
James Knox Polk resided here in Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1849
15 June 1849
Age 54
Death of James Knox Polk in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 November 1795
    Event Place: Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 June 1849
    Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005
    [2] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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