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James Knox Polk 1795–1849 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 2 Nov 1795
Birth Location: Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 15 June 1849
Death Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Father: Major Polk
Mother: Jane Knox
Spouse(s): Sarah Childress
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James Knox Polk was born in 1795 in Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, the child of Major Samuel Polk And Jane Gracy Knox. James Knox Polk married Sarah Childress. James Knox Polk passed away in 1849 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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- James Knox Polk was born in 1795 in Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, the child of Major Samuel Polk And Jane Gracy Knox.
- James Knox Polk married Sarah Childress.
- James Knox Polk passed away in 1849 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 2 Nov 1795
Event Place: Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Education
Event Date: 1814
Event Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Education
Event Date: 1818
Event Place: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1840
Event Place: Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 520; Page: 278; Image: 574; Family History Library Film: 0024543
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1845
Event Place: Tennessee
Record Source: Connecticut State Register, 1924 Government & Military Records
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 15 June 1849
Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee