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Richard P "Dick" Polk 1812–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 JAN 1812

Birth Location: Williamson, TN, USA

Death Date: 12 FEB 1870

Death Location: Sulphur Rock, Independence County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Joseph Polk

Mother: Hannah LeMaster

Spouse(s): Sophronia Pollock

Children(s): Joseph Polk, Frances Polk, Susan Polk, William Polk, John Polk, Roena Polk

The story of Richard P "Dick" Polk began in 1812 in Williamson, TN, USA. Richard P "Dick" Polk married Sophronia Adeline Pollock, and had children including Frances Belle Polk, John Leonidas Polk, Joseph Buchanan Joe Polk, Roena Ellen Polk, Susan Emma Polk, William Foggy Polk. Richard P "Dick" Polk passed away in 1870 in Sulphur Rock, Independence County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard P "Dick" Polk began in 1812 in Williamson, TN, USA.
  • Richard P "Dick" Polk married Sophronia Adeline Pollock, and had children including Frances Belle Polk, John Leonidas Polk, Joseph Buchanan Joe Polk, Roena Ellen Polk, Susan Emma Polk, William Foggy Polk.
  • Richard P "Dick" Polk passed away in 1870 in Sulphur Rock, Independence County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Polk
1788–1868
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
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Hannah LeMaster
1795–1853
Birth Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Sophronia Pollock
1827–1913
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Tennessee
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Children(s)

Joseph Polk
1856–1918
Birth Location: Lewis County, Tennessee, USA
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Frances Polk
1862–1928
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Susan Polk
1865–1870
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
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William Polk
1864–1932
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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John Polk
1859–1950
Birth Location: Lawrence, Tennessee, United States
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Roena Polk
1860–1915
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Richard Polk's Ancestors

Self
Richard Polk
1812–1870
Birth Place: Williamson, TN, USA
Parents
Joseph Lee Polk
1788–1868
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Hannah LeMaster
1795–1853
Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Polk's Descendants

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Richard (P "Dick") Polk (19 JAN 1812–12 FEB 1870) m. Sophronia (Adeline) Pollock (01 Oct 1827–22 Apr 1913)
  1. 1. Joseph (Buchanan "Joe") Polk 1856–1918 m. Susan (Florida) Fugatt 1868–1902
    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
  2. 2. Frances (Belle) Polk 1862–1928
  3. 3. Susan (Emma) Polk 1865–1870
  4. 4. William (Foggy) Polk 1864–1932
  5. 5. John (Leonidas) Polk 1859–1950
  6. 6. Roena (Ellen) Polk 1860–1915

Richard Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1812
19 JAN 1812
Birth of Richard P "Dick" Polk in Williamson, TN, USA
Williamson, TN, USA
1870
12 FEB 1870
Age 58
Death of Richard P "Dick" Polk in Sulphur Rock, Independence County, Arkansas, USA
Sulphur Rock, Independence County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 JAN 1812
    Event Place: Williamson, TN, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 FEB 1870
    Event Place: Sulphur Rock, Independence County, Arkansas, USA
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