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Joseph Lee Polk 1788–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1 Sep 1868

Death Location: Maury, Tennessee, United States

Father: Samuel Polk

Mother: Jeanette Knox

Spouse(s): Isabelle Smith, Hannah Lemaster

Children(s): Joseph Polk, Richard Polk, William Polk, Gideon Polk, John Polk, Nancy Polk, Mary Polk, Thomas Sr, Nancy Polk, Elizabeth Polk

Joseph Lee Polk was born in 1788 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, the child of Samuel Wilson Polk And Jeanette Jane Gracey Knox. Joseph Lee Polk married Hannah Lemaster, Isabelle Smith, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Betty Polk, Gideon B Polk, John Alexander Polk, Joseph Lemaster Polk, Mary Waddell Polk, Nancy E Polk, Nancy Elizabeth Polk, Richard P Polk, Thomas Madden Polk Sr, William Hawkins Polk. Joseph Lee Polk passed away in 1868 in Maury, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Lee Polk was born in 1788 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, the child of Samuel Wilson Polk And Jeanette Jane Gracey Knox.
  • Joseph Lee Polk married Hannah Lemaster, Isabelle Smith, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Betty Polk, Gideon B Polk, John Alexander Polk, Joseph Lemaster Polk, Mary Waddell Polk, Nancy E Polk, Nancy Elizabeth Polk, Richard P Polk, Thomas Madden Polk Sr, William Hawkins Polk.
  • Joseph Lee Polk passed away in 1868 in Maury, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Polk's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Polk
1788–1868
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Samuel Wilson Polk
1772–1827
Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States
Jeanette ("Jane" Gracey) Knox
1776–1852
Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Ezekiel (Franklin Polk) Col.
1747–1824
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Jane Winslow) Wilson
1746–1791
Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM Ggf
1700–1753
Margaret Ggm
1704–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1664–1739
Nancy Knox
1664–1717
James Taylor
1673–1729
Hannah WILLIAMS
1680–1705

Joseph Polk's Descendants

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Joseph (Lee) Polk (1788–1 Sep 1868) m. Isabelle Smith (1795–) m. Hannah Lemaster (26 March 1795–1 September 1853)
  1. 1. Joseph (Lemaster) Polk 1819–1890 m. Charity (B) Wood 1818–1881
    1. 1. John (Wesley) Polk 1840–1911 m. Delilah (Ann (Lillie)) Johnson 1839–1911
      1. 1. Joseph (Lemaster) Polk 1876–1960 m. Callie (Everlie) Johnson 1880–1930
        1. 1. James (K) Polk 1898–1969 m. Ila (Robbie Johnson) (Polk) 1902–1982
        2. 2. Joseph (Matsy) Polk 1905–1967
        3. 3. Lila (Mai) Waddey 1909–1975
        4. 4. John (Wesley) Polk 1900–1950
        5. 5. Walter (Byrd) Polk 1902–1976
      2. 2. Sara (Polk) Jennett 1868–1942
    2. 2. Rosena (B. " Deanie ") Polk 1842–1900
    3. 3. Nancy (Elizabeth) Polk 1845–1900
    4. 4. Richard (B) Polk 1857–1916
    5. 5. James (K) Polk 1844–1931
    6. 6. Ann Polk 1839–1900
    7. 7. Andrew (J) Polk 1840–1911
    8. 8. Francis (Newton) Polk 1859–1911
    9. 9. Barkley (M. " Lee ") Polk 1862–1938
  2. 2. Richard (P) Polk 1812–1870
  3. 3. William (Hawkins) Polk 1814–1891
  4. 4. Gideon (B) Polk 1816–1890
  5. 5. John (Alexander) Polk 1823–1887
  6. 6. Nancy (Elizabeth) Polk 1825–1897
  7. 7. Mary (Waddell) Polk 1828–
  8. 8. Thomas (Madden Polk) Sr 1829–1914
  9. 9. Nancy (E) Polk 1830–1897
  10. 10. Elizabeth (Jane "Betty") Polk 1834–1914 m. John (Frank Jordan) Sr. 1817–1880 m. David (Franklin) Ellison 1833–1872
    1. 1. John (Frank Jordan) Jr. 1878–1952
    2. 2. Tabitha (Macklin) Jordon 1872–1949
    3. 3. J. (J.) Jordon 1873–1933
    4. 4. Mary (Hannah) Jordon 1875–1880
    5. 5. Marion (Franklin) Ellison 1856–1920
    6. 6. William (Robert) Ellison 1856–1925
    7. 7. Kinard (D (Doc)) Ellison 1861–1933
    8. 8. Nancy (Jane "Nannie") Ellison 1870–1956
    9. 9. Morgan Ellison 1863–1880
    10. 10. Emma Ellison 1864–1870
    11. 11. George Ellison 1867–1870

Joseph Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1788
1788
Birth of Joseph Lee Polk in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
1868
1 Sep 1868
Age 80
Death of Joseph Lee Polk in Maury, Tennessee, United States
Maury, Tennessee, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1868
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, United States

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