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William Hawkins Polk 1815 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1815

Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 16 December 1862

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Major Polk

Mother: Jannette Knox

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In 1815, William Hawkins Polk entered the world in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Major Samuel Wilson Polk and Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox. William Hawkins Polk passed away in 1862 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1815, William Hawkins Polk entered the world in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Major Samuel Wilson Polk and Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox.
  • William Hawkins Polk passed away in 1862 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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William Polk's Ancestors

Self
William Polk
1815 – 1862
Birth Place: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Major Samuel Wilson Polk
1772 – 1827
Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Jannette ("Jane" Gracey) Knox
1776 – 1852
Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Ezekiel (Franklin) Polk
1747 – 1824
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary (Jane "Maria" Wilson) Winslow
1746 – 1791
Lunenburg, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
James (Henry) Knox
1752 – 1794
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
Lydia (Naomi) Gillespie
1753 – 1828
Salisbury, Rowan Co, Province of North Carolina, England, GB
Great-Grandparents
William Polk
1700 – 1753
Margaret Taylor
1695 – 1763
John Immigrant")
1708 – 1758
Jean Gracey
1708 – 1772
William Gillespie
1719 – 1796
Naomi Thompson
1728 – 1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Polk*
1664 – 1739
Ann Knox-Owens
1662 – 1718
William Thompson
1689 – 1753
Sarah Evans
1698 – 1730

William Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1815
24 May 1815
Birth of William Hawkins Polk in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
1862
16 December 1862
Age 47
Death of William Hawkins Polk in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1815
    Event Place: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 December 1862
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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