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Nellie Polk 1903–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1903

Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio

Death Date: 24 May 2000

Death Location: Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida

Father: Maurice Polk

Mother: Nellie Richards

Spouse(s): James Pinkerton

Children(s): Violet Pinkerton

Nellie Polk was born in 1903 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, the child of Maurice M Polk And Nellie V Richards. In 1910, Nellie Polk resided in Cleveland Ward 25, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. In 1920, Nellie Polk resided in East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. Nellie Polk married James Paul Pinkerton, and had children including James John Pinkerton, Violet Nellie Pinkerton. Nellie Polk passed away in 2000 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida.

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Biography

  • Nellie Polk was born in 1903 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, the child of Maurice M Polk And Nellie V Richards.
  • In 1910, Nellie Polk resided in Cleveland Ward 25, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1920, Nellie Polk resided in East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
  • Nellie Polk married James Paul Pinkerton, and had children including James John Pinkerton, Violet Nellie Pinkerton.
  • Nellie Polk passed away in 2000 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida.

Immediate Family

Parents

Maurice Polk
1869–1953
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
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Nellie Richards
1871–1940
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

James Pinkerton
1904–1958
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Children(s)

Violet Pinkerton
1941–1977
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
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Nellie Polk's Ancestors

Self
Nellie Polk
1903–2000
Birth Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Parents
Maurice M Polk
1869–1953
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Nellie (V) Richards
1871–1940
England
Grandparents
Jerred ("Jerry" K.) Polk
1837–1901
Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Brown
1844–1922
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Poak
1801–1859
Phebe Wick
1812–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Poak
1773–1847
Sarah Watson
1780–1857

Nellie Polk's Descendants

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Nellie Polk (19 Jul 1903–24 May 2000) m. James (Paul) Pinkerton (17 Dec 1904–7 Sep 1958)
  1. 1. Violet (Nellie) Pinkerton 1941–1977 m. Allen (Wesley) Clum 1939–2012

Nellie Polk's Timeline

8 Records

1903
19 Jul 1903
Birth of Nellie Polk in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
1910
1910
Age 7
Nellie Polk resided here in Cleveland Ward 25, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland Ward 25, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Nellie Polk resided here in East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Nellie Polk resided here in East Cleveland, East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
East Cleveland, East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Nellie Polk resided here in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 37
Nellie Polk resided here in , East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
, East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Nellie Polk resided here in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
2000
24 May 2000
Age 97
Death of Nellie Polk in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1903
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records and Indexes
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03051; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 18-91
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 538; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 18-89

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cleveland Ward 25, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: East Cleveland Ward 4, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: East Cleveland, East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03051; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 18-91

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03051; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 18-91

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 538; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 18-89

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 2000
    Event Place: Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida
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