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Joseph Buchanan "Joe" Polk 1856–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1856

Birth Location: Lewis County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 Apr 1918

Death Location: Sulphur Rock, Independence, Arkansas, USA

Father: Richard Polk

Mother: Sophronia Pollock

Spouse(s): Susan Fugatt

Children(s): Rosalie Polk

Joseph Buchanan "Joe" Polk was born in 1856 in Lewis County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Richard P Dick Polk And Sophronia Adeline Pollock. Joseph Buchanan "Joe" Polk married Susan Florida Fugatt, and had children including Rosalie Polk. Joseph Buchanan "Joe" Polk passed away in 1918 in Sulphur Rock, Independence, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Buchanan "Joe" Polk was born in 1856 in Lewis County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Richard P Dick Polk And Sophronia Adeline Pollock.
  • Joseph Buchanan "Joe" Polk married Susan Florida Fugatt, and had children including Rosalie Polk.
  • Joseph Buchanan "Joe" Polk passed away in 1918 in Sulphur Rock, Independence, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Polk
1812–1870
Birth Location: Williamson, TN, USA
RP
Sophronia Pollock
1827–1913
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Tennessee
SP

Spouses(s)

Susan Fugatt
1868–1902
Birth Location: White River, Independence, Arkansas, USA
SF

Children(s)

Rosalie Polk
1894–1996
Birth Location: Sulphur Rock, Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America
RP

Joseph Polk's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Polk
1856–1918
Birth Place: Lewis County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Richard P "Dick" Polk
1812–1870
Williamson, TN, USA
Sophronia (Adeline) Pollock
1827–1913
Lawrence County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Joseph (Lee) Polk
1788–1868
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Hannah LeMaster
1795–1853
Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
James (Kirkman) Pollock
1799–1871
Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Ann) Jennings
1805–1858
Lewis County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Polk's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Buchanan "Joe") Polk (4 Jul 1856–17 Apr 1918) m. Susan (Florida) Fugatt (26 Oct 1868–26 Feb 1902)
  1. 1. Rosalie Polk 1894–1996 m. Otto (Ewing) Hardin 1891–1933
    1. 1. Raymond (Ewing) Hardin 1914–1994
    2. 2. Joe (Cecil) Hardin 1918–1997 m. Mildred (M) Morgan 1921–1997
      1. 1. Pamela (Lea) Hardin –1953

Joseph Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1856
4 Jul 1856
Birth of Joseph Buchanan "Joe" Polk in Lewis County, Tennessee, USA
Lewis County, Tennessee, USA
1918
17 Apr 1918
Age 62
Death of Joseph Buchanan "Joe" Polk in Sulphur Rock, Independence, Arkansas, USA
Sulphur Rock, Independence, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1856
    Event Place: Lewis County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1918
    Event Place: Sulphur Rock, Independence, Arkansas, USA
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