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Robert Tyler Polk 1797 – 1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Jun 1797

Birth Location: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 26 May 1843

Death Location: Lane, Franklin County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Charles Polke

Mother: Delilah Tyler

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Widener

Children(s): Thomas Polk, John Polk, Oliver Polk, Mary Polk, Charles Polk, Robert Polk, Henry Polke

The story of Robert Tyler Polk Sr began in 1797 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA. Robert Tyler Polk Sr married Elizabeth "Betsy" Widener, and had children including Thomas Wilkins Polk, John Widener Polk, Oliver Hazzard Perry "Perry" Polk, Mary Ann Polk, Charles Polk, Robert Tyler Polk, Henry C. Polke. Robert Tyler Polk Sr passed away in 1843 in Lane, Franklin County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Tyler Polk Sr began in 1797 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA.
  • Robert Tyler Polk Sr married Elizabeth "Betsy" Widener, and had children including Thomas Wilkins Polk, John Widener Polk, Oliver Hazzard Perry "Perry" Polk, Mary Ann Polk, Charles Polk, Robert Tyler Polk, Henry C. Polke.
  • Robert Tyler Polk Sr passed away in 1843 in Lane, Franklin County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Polke
1744 – 1823
Birth Location: Prince George's, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Delilah Tyler
1755 – 1797
Birth Location: Mecklenberg Shepherdstown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Widener
1794 – 1854
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas Polk
1816 – 1899
Birth Location: Vincennes Knox County Indiana, USA
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John Polk
1820 – 1902
Birth Location: Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA
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Oliver Polk
1826 – 1884
Birth Location: Indiana
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Mary Polk
1828 – 1899
Birth Location: Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
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Charles Polk
1832 – 1866
Birth Location: Indiana
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Robert Polk
1835 – 1890
Birth Location: Widner, Knox, Indiana, United States
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Henry Polke
1844 – 1860
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Robert Polk's Ancestors

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Robert Polk
1797 – 1843
Birth Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Charles "Indian Fighter" Polke
1744 – 1823
Prince George's, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Delilah Tyler
1755 – 1797
Mecklenberg Shepherdstown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Capt (Charles Polk "Indian Trader of the) Potomac"
1703 – 1753
Whitehall, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Christian Cartledge
1714 – 1779
Philidelphia, Philidelphia, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
Edward Tyler
1734 – 1802
Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Nancy (Ann) Langley
1732 – 1820
Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Polk*
1664 – 1739
Ann Knox-Owens
1662 – 1718
Edmund Cartledge
1689 – 1740
Anne Richardson
Samuel Tyler
1714 – 1767
Susannah Duvall
1714 – 1782
Jonathan Langley
1720 – 1758
Sarah Mendenhall
1723 – 1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Polk
1625 – 1704
Magdalen Tasker
1637 – 1727
John Knox
1639 – 1758
Edmund Darby*
1639 – 1703
Mary Need
1645 – 1703
Edward *
1695 – 1726
Elizabeth Duvall
1697 – 1770
Benjamin Duvall
1692 – 1774
Sophia (Griffith)
1691 – 1730
Dennis *
1690 – 1735
Jennifer 7
1700 –
John Mendenhall
1688 – 1765

Robert Polk's Descendants

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Robert (Tyler) Polk (07 Jun 1797 – 26 May 1843) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Widener (1 March 1794 – 9 May 1854)
  1. 1. Thomas (Wilkins) Polk (14 Mar 1816 – 13 Nov 1899) m. Eliza (Douglas) LaRue (4 July 1816 – 6 April 1889)
    1. 1. Henry (L) Polke (28 August 1838 – 28 October 1839)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Polke (25 February 1841 – 1 July 1849)
    3. 3. Ellen ("Nellie") Polk (12 November 1849 – 25 August 1934)
    4. 4. Robert (Tyler) Polk (6 December 1852 – 2 October 1923)
  2. 2. John (Widener) Polk (1820-03 – 13 Feb 1902) m. Sarah (Ann) Chick (12 Mar 1823 – 29 Jan 1846) m. Anna (Eliza) Keane (May 1835 – 14 July 1917)
    1. 1. Infant Polk (about 1843 – about 1843)
    2. 2. Henry (C) Polk (24 January 1842 – 10 February 1859)
    3. 3. Magdalen (Tasker) Polk (1858 – 27 December 1902)
    4. 4. Anna (Elisa "Lully") Polk (Nov. 1, 1860 – 25 APR 1902)
    5. 5. Julia (Anna) Polk (abt 1862 – After June 1, 1880)
    6. 6. Marie (Louisa) polk (Abt. Jan 1864 – 18 Jul 1903)
    7. 7. John (Widener) Polk (1866 – 1944)
    8. 8. Mary (Ann) Polk (1868 – 25 Feb 1874)
    9. 9. Perrie (Olive) Polk (15 Jan 1872 – 18 Mar 1947)
    10. 10. Susan (O) Polk (1 Nov 1875 – )
  3. 3. Oliver (Hazzard Perry "Perry") Polk (1826 – 1884)
  4. 4. Mary (Ann) Polk (12 October 1828 – 13 March 1899) m. Pierre (Menard) Chouteau (4/28/1822 – 8/28/1885)
    1. 1. Frank ((Francois) G.) Chouteau (abt 1851 – 23 Feb 1858)
    2. 2. Clara (Elizabeth) Chouteau (1 Nov 1852 – 12 Apr 1855)
    3. 3. Louis Chouteau (22 Sept 1855 – 21 Feb 1858)
    4. 4. Odille ((Delia) Teresa) Chouteau (12 Aug 1857 – 13 Oct 1934) m. John (D.) Rice m. Amos (William) Burnett
    5. 5. Louisa Chouteau (2 Oct 1863 – 10 Jan 1866)
    6. 6. Mamie ((Mary Brigitte)) Chouteau (May 2, 1864 – Apr. 25, 1899) m. Frank (N) Chick (3 December 1860 – 27 January 1893)
      1. 1. Infant (Boy) Chick (29 May 1883 – 29 May 1883)
      2. 2. Helen (Mary) Chick (3 September 1884 – 11 August 1936)
    7. 7. Bernice (Aileen) Chouteau (About 1870 – 21 June 1890)
  5. 5. Charles Polk (1832 – 1866)
  6. 6. Robert (Tyler) Polk (1835 – 13 Oct 1890) m. Mary (L.) McClelland (1841 – 23 February 1878)
    1. 1. Eben (Clark) Polk (28 March 1860 – 16 January 1897)
    2. 2. John (McClelland) Polk (1862 – 14 May 1897)
    3. 3. Lee (Oro) Polk (1 March 1865 – 3 August 1907)
    4. 4. Anna (Poindexter) Polk (February 1870 – 28 February 1919)
  7. 7. Henry (C.) Polke (1844 – Feb 1860)

Robert Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1797
07 Jun 1797
Birth of Robert Tyler Polk Sr in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
1843
26 May 1843
Age 46
Death of Robert Tyler Polk Sr in Lane, Franklin County, Kansas, United States of America
Lane, Franklin County, Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jun 1797
    Event Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M86.1042

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1843
    Event Place: Lane, Franklin County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M86.1042

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