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Richard Polk 1814–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1814

Birth Location: South, Carolina, Puerto Rico, USA

Death Date: 1847

Death Location: Marion, Mississippi, USA

Father: Jonathan Polk

Mother: Nancy Hunt

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Richard Polk began in 1814 in South, Carolina, Puerto Rico, USA. Richard Polk passed away in 1847 in Marion, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Polk began in 1814 in South, Carolina, Puerto Rico, USA.
  • Richard Polk passed away in 1847 in Marion, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Polk
1785–1864
Birth Location: Darlington, South Carolina, USA
JP
Nancy Hunt
1793–1876
Birth Location: Darlington, South Carolina, USA
NH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Polk's Ancestors

Self
Richard Polk
1814–1847
Birth Place: South, Carolina, Puerto Rico, USA
Parents
Jonathan Polk
1785–1864
Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Nancy (Kerby) Hunt
1793–1876
Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Polk
1737–1799
W Nantmeat, Chester, Pennsylvania, British America
Mary Wilson
1732–1780
Bristol Parish, Amelia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr.
1704–1781
Lurviah Johns
1699–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Jr.
1672–1727
Grace Guillette
1679–1741

Richard Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1814
1814
Birth of Richard Polk in South, Carolina, Puerto Rico, USA
South, Carolina, Puerto Rico, USA
1847
1847
Age 33
Death of Richard Polk in Marion, Mississippi, USA
Marion, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: South, Carolina, Puerto Rico, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: Marion, Mississippi, USA
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