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George Washington Polk

George Washington Polk

Male 1817 - 1892  (74 years)


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  • Name George Washington Polk  [1
    Born 12 Jul 1817  Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Name George W. Polk  [2
    Buried 1892  Ashwood, Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 8 Jan 1892  Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I5841  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 

    Father William Polk,   b. 9 Jul 1758, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1834, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Sophia Hawkins,   b. 6 Mar 1784, Warren, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1843, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1 Jan 1801 
    Family ID F2068  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sallie Leah Hilliard,   b. 26 Nov 1819, Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1894  (Age 74 years) 
    Children 
     1. Susan Spratt Polk,   b. Jun 1853, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1931  (Age ~ 77 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F2073  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Jul 1817 - Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Jan 1892 - Maury, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S13] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    2. [S1130] Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (152 Vols.), National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).



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