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John Lewis Polk 1821–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 MAR 1821

Birth Location: Madison County, Georgia

Death Date: 1939

Death Location: Heffington Cemetery, Faulkner County, Arkansas

Father: Ezekiel Polk

Mother: Betsty\\ None

Spouse(s): Louise Strickland, Barbara Hawkins

Children(s): Levi Polk, James Polk, Emily Polk, John Polk, Ezekiel Polk, Mary Polk, Ira Polk, Martha Polk, Warren Polk

In 1821, John Lewis Polk entered the world in Madison County, Georgia, born to Ezekiel Polk And Betsty. John Lewis Polk married Barbara Hawkins, Louise Strickland, and had children including Emily Elizabeth Polk, Ezekiel Benjamin Polk, Ira M Polk, James A Polk, John O Polk, Levi Melton Polk, Martha Mattie Polona Polk, Mary Francis Polk, Warren Alexander Polk. John Lewis Polk passed away in 1939 in Heffington Cemetery, Faulkner County, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • In 1821, John Lewis Polk entered the world in Madison County, Georgia, born to Ezekiel Polk And Betsty.
  • John Lewis Polk married Barbara Hawkins, Louise Strickland, and had children including Emily Elizabeth Polk, Ezekiel Benjamin Polk, Ira M Polk, James A Polk, John O Polk, Levi Melton Polk, Martha Mattie Polona Polk, Mary Francis Polk, Warren Alexander Polk.
  • John Lewis Polk passed away in 1939 in Heffington Cemetery, Faulkner County, Arkansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ezekiel Polk
1782–1856
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina
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Betsty\\ None
1782–1846
Birth Location: Madison County, Georgia
B

Spouses(s)

Louise Strickland
1821–1859
Birth Location: Madison County, Georgia
LS
Barbara Hawkins
1839–1911
Birth Location: –
BH

Children(s)

Levi Polk
1843–1865
Birth Location: Madison County, Georgia
LP
James Polk
1845–
Birth Location: Madison County, Georgia
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Emily Polk
1848–1907
Birth Location: Madison County, Georgia
EP
John Polk
1851–1928
Birth Location: Madison County, Georgia
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Ezekiel Polk
1854–1893
Birth Location: Madison County, Georgia
EP
Mary Polk
1856–1924
Birth Location: Madison County, Georgia
MP
Ira Polk
1867–1935
Birth Location: Hall County, Georgia
IP
Martha Polk
1864–1910
Birth Location: Hall County, Georgia
MP
Warren Polk
1858–1929
Birth Location: Madison County, Georgia
WP

John Polk's Ancestors

Self
John Polk
1821–1939
Birth Place: Madison County, Georgia
Parents
Ezekiel Polk
1782–1856
Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Betsty\\
1782–1846
Madison County, Georgia
Grandparents
Levi Phillips
1746–1847
Barbara Hough
1757–1842
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Polk's Descendants

1.
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John (Lewis) Polk (3 MAR 1821–1939) m. Louise Strickland (1821–JAN 1859) m. Barbara Hawkins (9 April 1839–1 JAN 1911)
  1. 1. Levi (Melton) Polk 1843–1865
  2. 2. James (A.) Polk 1845–
  3. 3. Emily (Elizabeth) Polk 1848–1907 m. George (Washington) Voyles 1845–1895
    1. 1. Elmira (Frances) Voyles 1872–1949
      1. 1. Dora Massey 1896–
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Viola) Massey 1892–1966 m. William (Albert) Worden 1866–1960
        1. 1. Raymond (Walter) Worden 1919–
        2. 2. Grace (Viola) Worden 1917–
        3. 3. Ruby (Lucille) Worden 1915–
      3. 3. James (William) Massey 1905–1955
    2. 2. Martha (Elizabeth) Voyles 1875–1920
    3. 3. Hattie Voyles 1877–1963
    4. 4. Mary (Caroline) Voyles 1879–
    5. 5. James (William "Roscoe") Voyles 1882–
    6. 6. James (Sylvester "Vessie") Voyles 1885–1952
    7. 7. Ida (Belle) Voyles 1888–
    8. 8. George (Warren) Voyles 1893– m. Ruby Jones 1910–
  4. 4. John (O.) Polk 1851–1928 m. Rebecca (Jane) McKinney 1857–1931
    1. 1. Elizabeth Polk 1874–1955 m. Allen (James) Robinson 1873–1940
      1. 1. John Robinson 1893–1918
      2. 2. Warren (A.) Robinson 1894–1970
        1. 1. Pearl Robertson 1917–
        2. 2. W. (A.) Robertson 1925–
      3. 3. Bertha ((Robertson)) Robinson 1898–1978 m. Clarence Prothro –1969
        1. 1. Retha (Jane Elizabeth) Prothro 1917– m. Charles (Wesley) Dorcey 1914–1982
        2. 2. Perry (Esten) Prothro 1918– m. Erma (Marie) Ward 1922–
        3. 3. Elsie (Ladys) Prothro 1920– m. Fulton Timberlake –1977
        4. 4. Troy (Ancel) Prothro 1922–
        5. 5. Letty (Ocea) Prothro 1925–
      4. 4. James (Barney) Robinson 1900–1969 m. Osie Reaves 1893–1950
        1. 1. Carl (Dean) Robinson 1934–1997
      5. 5. Cecil (Wilson) Robinson 1903–1994 m. Alice (Elizabeth) Murray 1908–
        1. 1. James (Wilson (Robertson)) Robinson 1929–2001
      6. 6. Etta Robinson 1905–1985
        1. 1. Shelby Holly 1939–2001
      7. 7. Frances (Ellen) Robinson 1907–1987
      8. 8. Virginia (Mae) Robinson 1909–1998 m. Arch (Franklin) Brooks 1905–1984
        1. 1. Arch (J.) Brooks 1925–
        2. 2. Robert (Calvin) Brooks 1926–
        3. 3. Otha (Neal) Brooks 1931–1992
      9. 9. Lottie (Ozella) Robinson 1913–1974
      10. 10. Jesse (Willard) Robinson 1915–1985 m. Emma Stallings 1916–
        1. 1. Elizabeth ((Robinson)) Robertson –1940
      11. 11. Ida (Leona) Robinson 1911–1968 m. John (Cecil) McCulley 1904–1946
        1. 1. Francis (Dalphine) McCulley 1934–1994
        2. 2. Eva (Jane) McCulley 1937–2000
    2. 2. Frances (Caroline) Polk 1877–1927 m. Hiram (H.) Hill 1874–
      1. 1. Otha (R.) Hill 1913–
      2. 2. John (Wesley) Hill 1895–
      3. 3. Henry (Ed) Hill 1906–
      4. 4. James (Silas) Hill 1904–
      5. 5. Clara (L.) Hill 1899–
      6. 6. Ollie (M.) Hill 1897–
      7. 7. Georgia (E.) Hill 1901–
      8. 8. Lena (E.) Hill 1908–
      9. 9. Dorothy (M.) Hill 1915–
    3. 3. Ezekiel (James) Polk 1880– m. Nancy (Etta) Heffington 1884–
      1. 1. Nancy (Rebecca) Polk 1913–1914
    4. 4. Margaret (J.) Polk 1879–1882
    5. 5. Idar (Alex) Polk 1881–1896
    6. 6. Joan (H.V.) Polk 1891–1891
    7. 7. Mollie (Josephine) Polk 1892–1901
  5. 5. Ezekiel (Benjamin) Polk 1854–1893 m. Mollie (Jane) Winters 1866–1885 m. Nora (Arbelle) Burch 1868–1949 m. Manda Beene 1844–1919
    1. 1. Rose (Bell) Polk 1887–1986 m. William (E) Sanders 1866–
      1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Sanders 1904–1987
      2. 2. Hubert (F) Sanders 1909–
      3. 3. Mildred (M) Sanders 1915–
    2. 2. Pearl (Sea) Polk 1889–1970 m. Cager (Warren) Mullins 1888–
      1. 1. Elba (Revere) Mullins 1920–
      2. 2. Cager Mullins 1915–
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) Polk 1884–1974 m. Oscar Hunt 1879–1968
      1. 1. Mildred (A.) Hunt 1906–
      2. 2. Lucille Hunt 1907–
      3. 3. Warren Hunt 1908–
      4. 4. John Hunt 1910–
      5. 5. Walter Hunt 1911–
      6. 6. Ralph (Limon) Hunt 1914–
      7. 7. Margaret Hunt 1916–
    4. 4. Porter (Delone) Beane 1881–1947 m. Sarah (Lillian) Harshaw 1880–1943 m. Lula Stewart 1883– m. Letha (B) Pearce 1880–1904
      1. 1. Creda (Belle) Smith 1915–1995
      2. 2. Vawn (D) Beane 1919–1999
      3. 3. Porter (Delone Beane) Jr 1921–2007
      4. 4. Myrtle (Elsie Matildabeth) Beane 1904–1980 m. Elmer (M) Johnston 1894– m. Albert (Jackson) Fulmer 1910–1976
        1. 1. Odell (R) Johnston 1924–
        2. 2. Billie Johnston 1926–
        3. 3. Earl (Eugene) Johnston 1931–1993
        4. 4. Wess (D) Johnston 1920–
        5. 5. Floyd (A) Johnston 1926–
        6. 6. Albert (M) Johnston 1928–1933
  6. 6. Mary (Francis) Polk 1856–1924 m. Uriah (Gilliam) Dickens 1852–1911
    1. 1. George (Warren) Dickens 1877–1932
    2. 2. John (Uriah) Dickens 1878–1883
    3. 3. Martha (Susan) Dickens 1880– m. Paul (Mcgonagle) Arvitt 1876–1955
    4. 4. William (Alexander) Dickens 1881–1882
    5. 5. Marion (Thomas) Dickens 1883–1971 m. Jessie Reeves 1882–1968
    6. 6. Tavner (Tidings) Dickens 1887–1887
    7. 7. Judson (Melton) Dickens 1889–1957
    8. 8. Harvey (Louis) Dickens 1891–1893
    9. 9. Maggie (Maude) Dickens 1893– m. William (H.) Parks 1895–1955
    10. 10. Emily (Cassandra) Dickens 1895–1897
    11. 11. Charles (Oklahoma) Dickens 1899–
    12. 12. Alice (Eldorado) Dickens 1874–1958 m. Gabriel Tarter 1862–1936
      1. 1. Minnie (Myrtle) Tarter 1892–
      2. 2. Lottie (Mabel) Tarter 1895–
      3. 3. Mary (Susan) Tarter 1896–
      4. 4. James (Uriah) Tarter 1897–
      5. 5. George (Dewey) Tarter 1899–
    13. 13. Mary (Francis) Dickens 1885–1924 m. Arthur (Frank) Williams 1879–1947
  7. 7. Ira (M.) Polk 1867–1935 m. M. (A.) Bell 1873–
  8. 8. Martha ((Mattie) Polona) Polk 1864–1910 m. Robert (Franklin Anthony) Sr 1854–1930
    1. 1. Mattie (Ola) White 1900–1926
    2. 2. Iver (Vernetta) Heffington 1893–1928
    3. 3. Flora (May) Heffington 1881–1937
    4. 4. Jewell (Bertha) Heffington 1895–1989
    5. 5. James (Alexander) Anthony 1887–1946
    6. 6. Ansel (Warren) Anthony 1902–1922
    7. 7. Ira (Burgess) Anthony 1889–1977 m. Bertha (Gertrude) West 1892–1962
      1. 1. Isaiah (Burgess) Anthony 1920–2015
      2. 2. Mattie (Burnelle) Anthony 1917–2007 m. William (S.) Howell 1918–2012 m. Leister (Belton) Setzler 1912–1961
      3. 3. Robert (West) Anthony 1918–2011 m. Christine (Pauline) Shaw 1931–1994
      4. 4. Hilda (Fern) Brady 1922–2020
    8. 8. John (William) Anthony 1882–1979
    9. 9. Golda (Amner) Shock 1900–1999
    10. 10. Robert (Carl) Anthony 1897–1980
    11. 11. Mary (Melissa Alice) Gadberry 1886–1974
    12. 12. Arlie (Pearl) Spradlin 1891–1918
  9. 9. Warren (Alexander) Polk 1858–1929 m. Lucinda (Olive) Pierce 1859–1937
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Polk 1884–
    2. 2. John (A.) Polk 1879–1886
    3. 3. Mary (Margaret Barbara Ann Elizabeth) Polk 1882–1953 m. Thomas (Harvey) O'Kelley 1877–
      1. 1. Lilly O'Kelley 1905–1907
      2. 2. Mary (Lou) O'Kelley 1904–
      3. 3. Olive (Margaret) O'Kelley 1907–1988 m. Oliver (Joseph) Pollock 1904–
        1. 1. Juanita (Flo) Pollock 1926–1986 m. George (W.) Little 1924–1991
      4. 4. Bessie (Lee) O'Kelley 1910–
      5. 5. Ruth (Elizabeth) O'Kelley 1913–
      6. 6. Thelma (Harvey) O'Kelley 1915–
    4. 4. William (Monroe) Polk 1882–1958
    5. 5. Pleasant (Joseph Ezekiel) Polk 1885–1963
    6. 6. Warren (Alexander) Polk 1888–1959

John Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1821
3 MAR 1821
Birth of John Lewis Polk in Madison County, Georgia
Madison County, Georgia
1939
1939
Age 118
Death of John Lewis Polk in Enola, Faulkner County, Arkansas
Enola, Faulkner County, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 MAR 1821
    Event Place: Madison County, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Enola, Faulkner County, Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Heffington Cemetery, Faulkner County, Arkansas
    Record Source: polk.FTW
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