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William Carroll Polk 1835–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1835

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

Death Date: 21 Jun 1897

Death Location: Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Charles Polk

Mother: Rebecca Stafford

Spouse(s): Mary Polk, Mary Stanford

Children(s): William II, Minnie Polk, Charles Polk, John Polk, Martha Logan, Child Polk, Child Polk, Martha Polk, Sarah Polk, Martha Poke

William Carroll Polk was born in 1835 in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Charles Mitchell Polk And Rebecca B Stafford. In 1880, William Carroll Polk resided in Blackland, Howard, Arkansas, USA. William Carroll Polk married Mary E Stanford, Mary E Polk, and had children including Charles Mitchell Polk, Child 1 Polk, Child 2 Polk, John Carrol Polk, Martha L Logan, Martha Mattie Polk, Martha Poke, Minnie Elma Polk, Sarah Ann Polk, William H Polk Ii. William Carroll Polk passed away in 1897 in Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Carroll Polk was born in 1835 in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Charles Mitchell Polk And Rebecca B Stafford.
  • In 1880, William Carroll Polk resided in Blackland, Howard, Arkansas, USA.
  • William Carroll Polk married Mary E Stanford, Mary E Polk, and had children including Charles Mitchell Polk, Child 1 Polk, Child 2 Polk, John Carrol Polk, Martha L Logan, Martha Mattie Polk, Martha Poke, Minnie Elma Polk, Sarah Ann Polk, William H Polk Ii.
  • William Carroll Polk passed away in 1897 in Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Polk's Ancestors

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William Polk
1835–1897
Birth Place: Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Charles Mitchell Polk
1807–1864
, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca (B) Stafford
1807–1864
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Hawkins) Polk
1786–1862
Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Fereby Pearson
1796–1866
Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Polk
1772–1827
Jeanette Knox
1776–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Col.
1747–1824
Mary Wilson
1746–1791

William Polk's Descendants

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William (Carroll) Polk (20 Jun 1835–21 Jun 1897) m. Mary (E) Polk (Abt. 1835–) m. Mary (E.) Stanford (03 Aug 1840–18 Jan 1880)
  1. 1. William (H Polk) II 1864–1887
  2. 2. Minnie (Elma) Polk 1875–1947
  3. 3. Charles (Mitchell) Polk 1877–1917
  4. 4. John (Carrol) Polk 1879–1880
  5. 5. Martha (L.) Logan 1866–1946
  6. 6. Child (1) Polk 1868–1868
  7. 7. Child (2) Polk 1869–1869
  8. 8. Martha (Mattie) Polk 1873–1955
  9. 9. Sarah (Ann) Polk 1870–1942
  10. 10. Martha Poke 1872–

William Polk's Timeline

4 Records

1835
20 Jun 1835
Birth of William Carroll Polk in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America
1858
19 Oct 1858
Age 23
William Carroll Polk was married in Pontotoc, Mississippi
Pontotoc, Mississippi
1880
1880
Age 45
William Carroll Polk resided here in Blackland, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Blackland, Howard, Arkansas, USA
1897
21 Jun 1897
Age 62
Death of William Carroll Polk in Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America
Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1835
    Event Place: Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1858
    Event Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Blackland, Howard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1897
    Event Place: Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America

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