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Thomas Wilkins Polk 1816 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1816

Birth Location: Vincennes Knox County Indiana, USA

Death Date: 13 Nov 1899

Death Location: Upper Lake Lake County California, USA

Father: Robert Polk

Mother: Elizabeth Widener

Spouse(s): Eliza LaRue

Children(s): Henry Polke, Elizabeth Polke, Ellen Polk, Robert Polk

In 1816, Thomas Wilkins Polk entered the world in Vincennes Knox County Indiana, USA, born to Robert Tyler Polk and Elizabeth "Betsy" Widener. Thomas Wilkins Polk married Eliza Douglas LaRue, and had children including Henry L Polke, Elizabeth Polke, Ellen "Nellie" Polk, Robert Tyler Polk. Thomas Wilkins Polk passed away in 1899 in Upper Lake Lake County California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1816, Thomas Wilkins Polk entered the world in Vincennes Knox County Indiana, USA, born to Robert Tyler Polk and Elizabeth "Betsy" Widener.
  • Thomas Wilkins Polk married Eliza Douglas LaRue, and had children including Henry L Polke, Elizabeth Polke, Ellen "Nellie" Polk, Robert Tyler Polk.
  • Thomas Wilkins Polk passed away in 1899 in Upper Lake Lake County California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Polk's Ancestors

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Thomas Polk
1816 – 1899
Birth Place: Vincennes Knox County Indiana, USA
Parents
Robert Tyler Polk
1797 – 1843
Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Widener
1794 – 1854
Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Charles ("Indian Fighter") Polke
1744 – 1823
Prince George's, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Delilah Tyler
1755 – 1797
Mecklenberg Shepherdstown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt Potomac"
1703 – 1753
Christian Cartledge
1714 – 1779
Edward Tyler
1734 – 1802
Nancy Langley
1732 – 1820
2nd-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

Thomas Polk's Descendants

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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)

Thomas Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1816
14 Mar 1816
Birth of Thomas Wilkins Polk in Vincennes Knox County Indiana, USA
Vincennes Knox County Indiana, USA
1899
13 Nov 1899
Age 83
Death of Thomas Wilkins Polk in Upper Lake Lake County California, USA
Upper Lake Lake County California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1816
    Event Place: Vincennes Knox County Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1899
    Event Place: Upper Lake Lake County California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lakeport, Lake County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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