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Matilda Golden Polk 1770 – 1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 December 1770

Birth Location: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 20 September 1853

Death Location: Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA

Father: Ezekiel Polk

Mother: Mary Winslow

Spouse(s): JOHN CAMPBELL, Phillip Jenkins

Children(s): Andrew Campbell, Col. Campbell, Ezekiel Campbell, John Campbell, WILLIAM CAMPBELL, Amanda Campbell, Caroline Campbell

In 1770, Matilda Golden Polk entered the world in Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States, born to Ezekiel Franklin Polk and Mary Jane "Maria" Wilson Winslow. Matilda Golden Polk married JOHN C CAMPBELL, Phillip Jenkins, and had children including Andrew Jackson Campbell, Col. Robert Bruce Campbell, Ezekiel Madison Campbell, John Polk Campbell, WILLIAM C CAMPBELL, Amanda Ann Campbell, Caroline Huntley Campbell. Matilda Golden Polk passed away in 1853 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1770, Matilda Golden Polk entered the world in Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States, born to Ezekiel Franklin Polk and Mary Jane "Maria" Wilson Winslow.
  • Matilda Golden Polk married JOHN C CAMPBELL, Phillip Jenkins, and had children including Andrew Jackson Campbell, Col. Robert Bruce Campbell, Ezekiel Madison Campbell, John Polk Campbell, WILLIAM C CAMPBELL, Amanda Ann Campbell, Caroline Huntley Campbell.
  • Matilda Golden Polk passed away in 1853 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ezekiel Polk
1747 – 1824
Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Mary Winslow
1746 – 1791
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

JOHN CAMPBELL
1768 – 1816
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
JC
Phillip Jenkins
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Andrew Campbell
1793 – 1793
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
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Col. Campbell
1797 – 1852
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
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Ezekiel Campbell
1802 – 1874
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
EC
John Campbell
1804 – 1852
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
JC
WILLIAM CAMPBELL
1808 – 1852
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, United States
WC
Amanda Campbell
1814 – 1870
Birth Location: , Roane, Tennessee, USA
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Caroline Campbell
1814 – 1842
Birth Location: , Maury, Tennessee, USA
CC

Matilda Polk's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Polk
1770 – 1853
Birth Place: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Ezekiel Franklin Polk
1747 – 1824
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary (Jane "Maria" Wilson) Winslow
1746 – 1791
Lunenburg, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Ezekiel Robert) Polk
1700 – 1753
Whitehall, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
Margaret Taylor
1695 – 1763
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Polk*
1664 – 1739
Ann Knox-Owens
1662 – 1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Polk
1625 – 1704
Magdalen Tasker
1637 – 1727
John Knox
1639 – 1758

Matilda Polk's Descendants

1.
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Matilda (Golden) Polk (5 December 1770 – 20 September 1853) m. JOHN (C) CAMPBELL (26 Feb 1768 – 14 June 1816) m. Phillip Jenkins
  1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Campbell (1793 – 1793)
  2. 2. Col. (Robert Bruce) Campbell (05 Jul 1797 – 1 December 1852) m. Elizabeth (Sophia) Polk (9 March 1796 – 8 July 1856)
    1. 1. Richard (Calvin) Campbell (1815 – Aft. 17 Jul 1890)
    2. 2. Harriet (A.) Campbell (1820 – 1872)
    3. 3. Sarah (Ellen) Campbell (1822 – 14 October 1894)
    4. 4. Melville Campbell (1823 – 1840)
    5. 5. John (P.) Campbell (1825 – )
    6. 6. James (A.) Campbell (7 December 1825 – 28 December 1868)
    7. 7. Malilda (Jane) Campbell (10 September 1827 – 15 June 1894)
    8. 8. Elizabeth Campbell (abt 1829 – )
    9. 9. Mary (Wilson) Campbell (abt 1830 – 1881)
    10. 10. Caroline (Huntley) Campbell (10 Jul 1831 – 30 Sep 1835)
    11. 11. Robert Campbell (Abt. 1832 – 9 Feb 1851)
    12. 12. Mary (Wilson) Campbell (1837 – 1881)
    13. 13. ElizaJane\ (Huntley) Campbell (May 1837 – 4 May 1902)
    14. 14. John (p.) Campbell (Abt. 1845 – )
  3. 3. Ezekiel (Madison) Campbell (21 July 1802 – 20 September 1874) m. Rebecca (Patton) Adkins (18 Feb 1800 – 12 Aug 1876)
    1. 1. William (Adkins) Campbell (14 Dec 1821 – 4 Feb 1903)
    2. 2. JOHN (POLK) Campbell (05 Sep 1823 – 27 Dec 1900)
    3. 3. Eliza (Jane) Campbell (27 May 1826 – 29 Jan. 1859)
    4. 4. Ophelia (Caroline) Campbell (27 Jul 1828 – 25 Dec 1891)
    5. 5. Margaret (Eugenia) Campbell (27 May 1826 – 29 Jan 1859)
    6. 6. Matilda (G) Weaver (9 July 1832 – 6 March 1918)
    7. 7. Rebecca (Patton) Campbell (19 Nov 1834 – 27 Jun 1868)
    8. 8. James (Madison) Campbell (27 Jan 1838 – 5 Nov 1901)
    9. 9. Mary (Wilson) Campbell (27 Jun 1840 – 23 Mar 1906)
    10. 10. Robert (Bruce) Campbell (28 Aug 1843 – 16 May 1864)
  4. 4. John (Polk) Campbell (29 Mar 1804 – 5/28/1852)
  5. 5. WILLIAM (C) CAMPBELL (16 May 1808 – 24 Jul 1852)
  6. 6. Amanda (Ann) Campbell (1814 – 1870)
  7. 7. Caroline (Huntley) Campbell (14 MAR 1814 – Bet. 1842–1908)

Matilda Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1770
5 December 1770
Birth of Matilda Golden Polk in Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States
Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States
1853
20 September 1853
Age 83
Death of Matilda Golden Polk in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA
Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 December 1770
    Event Place: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 September 1853
    Event Place: Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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