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William Vanmeter Polk 1810 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Nelson, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 17 Dec 1877

Death Location: Greenwood, Johnson, Indiana, United States

Father: Edward Polk

Mother: Achsah Meter

Spouse(s): Mary Haddon

Children(s): Edward Polke, John Polke, Isabel Polke, Mary Polke

In 1810, William Vanmeter Polk entered the world in Nelson, Kentucky, USA, born to Edward Polk and Achsah Van Meter. In 1850, William Vanmeter Polk resided in Gill, Sullivan, Indiana, USA. William Vanmeter Polk married Mary Haddon, and had children including Edward Polke, John Polke, Isabel Polke, Mary I Polke. William Vanmeter Polk passed away in 1877 in Greenwood, Johnson, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1810, William Vanmeter Polk entered the world in Nelson, Kentucky, USA, born to Edward Polk and Achsah Van Meter.
  • In 1850, William Vanmeter Polk resided in Gill, Sullivan, Indiana, USA.
  • William Vanmeter Polk married Mary Haddon, and had children including Edward Polke, John Polke, Isabel Polke, Mary I Polke.
  • William Vanmeter Polk passed away in 1877 in Greenwood, Johnson, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Polk's Ancestors

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William Polk
1810 – 1877
Birth Place: Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Edward Polk
1788 – 1814
Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky
Achsah (Van) Meter
1786 – 1824
Berkeley County, Virginia
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

William Polk's Descendants

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William (Vanmeter) Polk (1810 – 17 Dec 1877) m. Mary Haddon (1810 – )
  1. 1. Edward Polke (abt 1843 – )
  2. 2. John Polke (abt 1845 – )
  3. 3. Isabel Polke (abt 1846 – )
  4. 4. Mary (I) Polke (abt 1849 – )

William Polk's Timeline

3 Records

1810
1810
Birth of William Vanmeter Polk in Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Nelson, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 40
William Vanmeter Polk resided here in Gill, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
Gill, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
1877
17 Dec 1877
Age 67
Death of William Vanmeter Polk in Greenwood, Johnson, Indiana, United States
Greenwood, Johnson, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Nelson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Gill, Sullivan, Indiana; Roll: 173; Page: 294b
    [2] Web: Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Gill, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Gill, Sullivan, Indiana; Roll: 173; Page: 294b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Minonk, Woodford Co, Illinois
    Record Source: Web: Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1877
    Event Place: Greenwood, Johnson, Indiana, United States

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