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Jonathan Hampton Polk 1827–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 December 1827

Birth Location: Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 1 December 1908

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

Father: Jonathan Polk

Mother: Nancy Hunt

Spouse(s): Lavinia Stuckey

Children(s): James Polk

Jonathan Hampton Polk was born in 1827 in Mississippi, United States, the child of Jonathan Polk And Nancy Kerby Hunt. In 1880, Jonathan Hampton Polk resided in Beat 5, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA. Jonathan Hampton Polk married Lavinia Lovey Stuckey, and had children including James K Polk. Jonathan Hampton Polk passed away in 1908 in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Hampton Polk was born in 1827 in Mississippi, United States, the child of Jonathan Polk And Nancy Kerby Hunt.
  • In 1880, Jonathan Hampton Polk resided in Beat 5, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA.
  • Jonathan Hampton Polk married Lavinia Lovey Stuckey, and had children including James K Polk.
  • Jonathan Hampton Polk passed away in 1908 in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jonathan Polk's Ancestors

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Jonathan Polk
1827–1908
Birth Place: Mississippi, United States
Parents
Jonathan Polk
1785–1864
Darlington County, South Carolina, USA
Nancy (Kerby) Hunt
1793–1876
Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Polk) Jr
1733–1799
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1703–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Polk
1672–1727

Jonathan Polk's Descendants

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Jonathan (Hampton) Polk (27 December 1827–1 December 1908) m. Lavinia (Lovey) Stuckey (January 1824–9 October 1914)
  1. 1. James (K.) Polk 1862–1917 m. Johanna Patterson 1865–1914
    1. 1. Alice Polk 1902–1997 m. Oscar (Franklin Montgomery) Sr 1899–1929
      1. 1. Katherine (Esther) Montgomery 1921–1997 m. Louis (Edward) Clark 1916–1993
        1. 1. Hazel (Ann) Clark 1940–2023 m. George (Frederick) Washburn 1941–1999
        2. 2. Lewis (Edward Clark) Jr 1945–
        3. 3. Loyd (Edward) Clark 1946–2021

Jonathan Polk's Timeline

4 Records

1827
27 December 1827
Birth of Jonathan Hampton Polk in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1880
1880
Age 53
Jonathan Hampton Polk resided here in Beat 5, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
1908
1908
Age 81
Death of Jonathan Hampton Polk
None
1908
1 December 1908
Age 81
Death of Jonathan Hampton Polk in Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
Lawrence, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 December 1827
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 5, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 5, Lawrence, Mississippi; Roll: 653; Page: 321C; Enumeration District: 122

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1908

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 December 1908
    Event Place: Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Prentiss, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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