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Katherine Polk 1838–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1838

Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee

Death Date: 8 Feb 1916

Death Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Father: Leonidas Polk

Mother: Frances Devereux

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The story of Katherine Polk began in 1838 in Maury, Tennessee. Katherine Polk passed away in 1916 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of Katherine Polk began in 1838 in Maury, Tennessee.
  • Katherine Polk passed away in 1916 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Katherine Polk's Ancestors

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Katherine Polk
1838–1916
Birth Place: Maury, Tennessee
Parents
Leonidas Polk
1806–1864
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America
Frances (Anne) Devereux
1807–1874
Raleigh, North Carolina
Grandparents
William Polk
1758–1834
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Sarah Hawkins
1784–1843
Warren County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Philemon Hawkins
1752–1833
Lucy Davis
1759–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philemon Sr
1717–1801
delia HAWKINS
1721–1794
Jonathan Davis
1740–1833
Winifred Duke
1742–1807

Katherine Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1838
16 Aug 1838
Birth of Katherine Polk in Maury, Tennessee
Maury, Tennessee
1916
8 Feb 1916
Age 78
Death of Katherine Polk in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1838
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 209

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1916
    Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 209

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