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Leah Jane Brown 1847 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 April 1847

Birth Location: Talladega County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 11 January 1926

Death Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

Father: President Polk

Mother: Effie McClelland

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The story of Leah Jane Brown began in 1847 in Talladega County, Alabama, USA. Leah Jane Brown passed away in 1926 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Leah Jane Brown began in 1847 in Talladega County, Alabama, USA.
  • Leah Jane Brown passed away in 1926 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.

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Leah Brown's Ancestors

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Leah Brown
1847 – 1926
Birth Place: Talladega County, Alabama, USA
Parents
President James Knox Polk
1795 – 1849
Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Effie McClelland
1832 – 1912
Chesapeake Bay, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Major (Samuel Wilson) Polk
1772 – 1827
Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Jannette ("Jane" Gracey) Knox
1776 – 1852
Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Polk
1747 – 1824
Mary Winslow
1746 – 1791
James Knox
1752 – 1794
Lydia Gillespie
1753 – 1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Polk
1700 – 1753
Margaret Taylor
1695 – 1763
John Immigrant")
1708 – 1758
Jean Gracey
1708 – 1772
William Gillespie
1719 – 1796
Naomi Thompson
1728 – 1796

Leah Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1847
1 April 1847
Birth of Leah Jane Brown in Talladega County, Alabama, USA
Talladega County, Alabama, USA
1926
11 January 1926
Age 79
Death of Leah Jane Brown in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1847
    Event Place: Talladega County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 January 1926
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

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