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William Walter Polk 1937–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jun 1937

Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 30 Aug 2015

Death Location: Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA

Father: George Polk

Mother: Marguerite Thompson

Spouse(s): Sandra Evans

Children(s):

The story of William Walter Polk began in 1937 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. In 1940, William Walter Polk resided in , Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. In 1950, William Walter Polk resided in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. William Walter Polk married Nancy Jean Hammond, Sandra Lee Evans, and had children including Timothy Polk, Toby Walter Polk, Tracy Lynn Polk. William Walter Polk passed away in 2015 in Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Walter Polk began in 1937 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1940, William Walter Polk resided in , Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1950, William Walter Polk resided in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
  • William Walter Polk married Nancy Jean Hammond, Sandra Lee Evans, and had children including Timothy Polk, Toby Walter Polk, Tracy Lynn Polk.
  • William Walter Polk passed away in 2015 in Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Polk's Ancestors

Self
William Polk
1937–2015
Birth Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Parents
George Washington Polk
1909–1967
Ohio
Marguerite (Kathryn) Thompson
1915–1999
Munhall, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
William Polk
1882–1925
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Margaret Cameron
1885–1930
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Cartier Polk
1848–1923
Margaret Shannon
1850–1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Poak
1801–1859
Phebe Wick
1812–1868
Maria Shannon
1824–

William Polk's Timeline

4 Records

1937
14 Jun 1937
Birth of William Walter Polk in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
1940
1940
Age 3
William Walter Polk resided here in , Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 13
William Walter Polk resided here in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
2015
30 Aug 2015
Age 78
Death of William Walter Polk in Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA
Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1937
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio Marriage Index, 1970 and 1972-2007
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Legacy; pid=175725001
    [4] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lexington, KY, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Legacy; pid=175725001

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Out of State
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio Marriage Index, 1970 and 1972-2007

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Aug 2015
    Event Place: Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Legacy; pid=175725001

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