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Sylvester Wilkes Polk 1921–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 July 1921

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 13 October 1978

Death Location: Mason, Mason County, Texas, USA

Father: Claude Polk

Mother: Bessie Polk

Spouse(s): Anna Polk

Children(s):

The story of Sylvester Wilkes Polk began in 1921 in Texas. In 1935, Sylvester Wilkes Polk resided in Sh, Mason, Texas. In 1940, Sylvester Wilkes Polk resided in Mason, Texas, USA. Sylvester Wilkes Polk married Anna Lena Probst Polk. Sylvester Wilkes Polk passed away in 1978 in Mason, Mason County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvester Wilkes Polk began in 1921 in Texas.
  • In 1935, Sylvester Wilkes Polk resided in Sh, Mason, Texas.
  • In 1940, Sylvester Wilkes Polk resided in Mason, Texas, USA.
  • Sylvester Wilkes Polk married Anna Lena Probst Polk.
  • Sylvester Wilkes Polk passed away in 1978 in Mason, Mason County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvester Polk's Ancestors

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Sylvester Polk
1921–1978
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Claude Duvall Polk
1878–1963
Mason, Mason County, Texas, USA
Bessie (Armes) Polk
1885–1966
Mason County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Silvester (Walker) Polk
1835–1924
Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA
Sarah (Jane Large) Polk
1837–1918
Sabine County, Texas, USA
Jonathan (English) Armes
1845–1906
Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann Rolston) Armes
1833–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvester Polk's Timeline

4 Records

1921
5 July 1921
Birth of Sylvester Wilkes Polk in Texas
Texas
1935
1935
Age 14
Sylvester Wilkes Polk resided here in Sh, Mason, Texas
Sh, Mason, Texas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 19
Sylvester Wilkes Polk resided here in Mason, Texas, USA
Mason, Texas, USA
1978
13 October 1978
Age 57
Death of Sylvester Wilkes Polk in Mason, Mason County, Texas, USA
Mason, Mason County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 July 1921
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mason, Texas; Roll: T627_4103; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 160-3
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sh, Mason, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mason, Texas; Roll: T627_4103; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 160-3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Mason, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mason, Texas; Roll: T627_4103; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 160-3

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 October 1978
    Event Place: Mason, Mason County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mason, Mason County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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