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Jonathan Polk 1785–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1864

Death Location: Carson, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Thomas Col

Mother: Mary Wilson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Nancy Polk

In 1785, Jonathan Polk entered the world in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States, born to Thomas Polk Jr Col And Mary Wilson. Jonathan Polk had children including Nancy Ann Eliza Polk. Jonathan Polk passed away in 1864 in Carson, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1785, Jonathan Polk entered the world in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States, born to Thomas Polk Jr Col And Mary Wilson.
  • Jonathan Polk had children including Nancy Ann Eliza Polk.
  • Jonathan Polk passed away in 1864 in Carson, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Col
1737–1799
Birth Location: W Nantmeat, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Wilson
1730–1802
Birth Location: Bristol Parish, Amelia, Virginia, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nancy Polk
1826–1894
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Jonathan Polk's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Polk
1785–1864
Birth Place: Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Thomas Polk Jr. Col
1737–1799
W Nantmeat, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Wilson
1730–1802
Bristol Parish, Amelia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Polk) Sr
1704–1781
Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, United States
John Wilson
1705–1752
Virginia, United States
Mary Cousins
1720–1752
Amelia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jonathan Polk's Descendants

1.
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Jonathan Polk (1785–1864)
  1. 1. Nancy (Ann Eliza) Polk 1826–1894 m. JOHN (JAMES) McKEAN 1805–1883
    1. 1. Sarah (Loretta) McKean 1841–1900 m. John Porter 1823–1903
      1. 1. Virginia Porter 1869–1946 m. Robert (Joseph Smith) Taylor 1859–1913
        1. 1. Tom Taylor 1902–1985 m. Euria Cooper 1907–1999

Jonathan Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Jonathan Polk in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
1864
1864
Age 79
Death of Jonathan Polk in Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, United States
Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carson, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States of America
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