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Thomas Jefferson Polk 1811–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1811

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 5 Apr 1895

Death Location: Lafayette, Mississippi, United States

Father: Col. Esquire

Mother: Mary Shelby

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In 1811, Thomas Jefferson Polk entered the world in Tennessee, United States, born to Col Thomas Polk Esquire And Mary Keziah Shelby. Thomas Jefferson Polk passed away in 1895 in Lafayette, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1811, Thomas Jefferson Polk entered the world in Tennessee, United States, born to Col Thomas Polk Esquire And Mary Keziah Shelby.
  • Thomas Jefferson Polk passed away in 1895 in Lafayette, Mississippi, United States.

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Children(s)

Thomas Polk's Ancestors

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Thomas Polk
1811–1895
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States
Parents
Col. Thomas Polk Esquire
1757–1842
Anson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Keziah) Shelby
1768–1840
Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Grizzie) Polk
1732–1799
Ireland
Col. (William Bruce) Polk
1733–1794
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM Ggf
1700–1753
Margaret Ggm
1704–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1664–1739
Nancy Knox
1664–1717
James Taylor
1673–1729
Hannah WILLIAMS
1680–1705

Thomas Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1811
21 Mar 1811
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Polk in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1895
5 Apr 1895
Age 84
Death of Thomas Jefferson Polk in Lafayette, Mississippi, United States
Lafayette, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1811
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1895
    Event Place: Lafayette, Mississippi, United States

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