James Knox Polk, 11th President of the US

1795 - 1849  (53 years)

• Name	James Knox Polk  [1, 2]
  Suffix	11th President of the US
  Birth	2 Nov 1795	Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	James K Polk  [3]
  Residence	1840	Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  Burial	1849	Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Death	15 Jun 1849	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I8516	KLDGenealogy

  
  

  Father	Samuel Polk,   b. 1768, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. 3 Dec 1827, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jane Gracy Knox,   b. 15 Nov 1776, Iredell, North Carolina, USA d. 11 Jan 1852, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2959	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Childress,   b. 4 Sep 1803, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Aug 1891, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1824	Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F2960	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Nov 1795 - Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Marriage - 1824 - Tennessee, USA Residence - 1840 - Davidson, Tennessee, USA Burial - 1849 - Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA Death - 15 Jun 1849 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		IMG_3286
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  		James K. Polk

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S77] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source number: 2171.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS. [S567] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 520; Page: 278; Family History Library Film: 0024543. 1840 United States Federal Census Year: 1840; Census Place: Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 520; Page: 278; Family History Library Film: 0024543