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John Widener Polk 1866 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1866

Birth Location: TN, USA

Death Date: 1944

Death Location: Tuckerton, New Jersey

Father: John Polk

Mother: Anna Keane

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In 1866, John Widener Polk entered the world in TN, USA, born to John Widener Polk and Anna Eliza Keane. John Widener Polk passed away in 1944 in Tuckerton, New Jersey.

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Biography

  • In 1866, John Widener Polk entered the world in TN, USA, born to John Widener Polk and Anna Eliza Keane.
  • John Widener Polk passed away in 1944 in Tuckerton, New Jersey.

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John Polk's Ancestors

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John Polk
1866 – 1944
Birth Place: TN, USA
Parents
John Widener Polk
1820 – 1902
Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA
Anna (Eliza) Keane
1835 – 1917
Independence,,Missouri,USA
Grandparents
Robert (Tyler) Polk
1797 – 1843
Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Widener
1794 – 1854
Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Polke
1744 – 1823
Delilah Tyler
1755 – 1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt Potomac"
1703 – 1753
Christian Cartledge
1714 – 1779
Edward Tyler
1734 – 1802
Nancy Langley
1732 – 1820

John Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1866
1866
Birth of John Widener Polk in TN, USA
TN, USA
1944
1944
Age 78
Death of John Widener Polk in Tuckerton, New Jersey
Tuckerton, New Jersey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: TN, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Tuckerton, New Jersey

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