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John Alexander Polk 1822 – 1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1822

Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1887

Death Location: Perry, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joseph Polk

Mother: Nancy Lemaster

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The story of John Alexander Polk began in 1822 in Maury, Tennessee, USA. John Alexander Polk passed away in 1887 in Perry, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Alexander Polk began in 1822 in Maury, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Alexander Polk passed away in 1887 in Perry, Tennessee, USA.

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John Polk's Ancestors

Self
John Polk
1822 – 1887
Birth Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Joseph Lee Polk
1788 – 1868
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Ann "Hannah") Lemaster
1795 – 1853
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Major (Samuel Wilson) Polk
1772 – 1827
Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Jannette ("Jane" Gracey) Knox
1776 – 1852
Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Polk
1747 – 1824
Mary Winslow
1746 – 1791
James Knox
1752 – 1794
Lydia Gillespie
1753 – 1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Polk
1700 – 1753
Margaret Taylor
1695 – 1763
John Immigrant")
1708 – 1758
Jean Gracey
1708 – 1772
William Gillespie
1719 – 1796
Naomi Thompson
1728 – 1796

John Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1822
1822
Birth of John Alexander Polk in Maury, Tennessee, USA
Maury, Tennessee, USA
1887
1887
Age 65
Death of John Alexander Polk in Perry, Tennessee, USA
Perry, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Perry, Tennessee, USA

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