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James Knox
POLK
(b.
2 November 1795
,
Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
d.
15 June 1849
,
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
)
Cause of Death: cholera
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James Knox POLK was born 2 November 1795 in Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. James Knox POLK was the child of ? and ?
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James Knox married Sarah Whitsett CHILDRESS 1 January 1824 in Tennessee, USA . Sarah Whitsett CHILDRESS was born 4 September 1803 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA. Sarah Whitsett died 14 August 1891 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
James Knox married (2) Sarah CHILDRESS 1 January 1824 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA . Sarah CHILDRESS was born 4 September 1803 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA. Sarah died 14 August 1891 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
James Knox POLK died 15 June 1849 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Occupation: President of the United States
son of Samuel Polk and Jane Gracy Knox
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JAMES K. POLK, the eleventh President of the 'United States, was born in Mecklenburgh County, N. C., November 2, 1795. His parents were Samuel and Jane (Knox) Polk, the former a son of Col. Thomas Polk, who located at the above place, as one of the first pioneers, in 1735. In 1806, with his wife and children, and soon after followed by most of the members of the Polk family, Samuel Polk emigrated some two or three hundred miles farther west, to the rich valley of the Duck River. Here, in the...Read MORE...
Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894 
1795 Birth
2 November 1795
Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894
1824 Marriage / Partner
James Knox POLK and Sarah CHILDRESS 1 January 1824, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA- 1824 Marriage / Partner
James Knox POLK and Sarah Whitsett CHILDRESS 1 January 1824, , Tennessee, USA - 1845 - March 4 - James K. Polk (1795-1849) becomes 11th President of the United States
When James K. Polk accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for the presidency, he was not very well known. The Whig opposition party played on his obscurity, sniping, 'Who is James K. Polk?' An experienced speaker, Polk surprised everyone when he campaigned vigorously and won the presidency on November 5, 1844. He was called a 'dark horse' candidate because he was not expected to beat his opponent, Henry Clay of the Whig Party, to become the 11th president of the United States.
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March 4, 1845 
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Name: James Knox Polk
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Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 1849
Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States of America
Photograph Included: Yes
Birth Date: 02 Nov 1795
Death Date: 15 Jun 1849
Affiliate Record Identifier: 823
Cemetery: Tennessee State Capitol Building and Grounds
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Sarah Whitsett CHILDRESS-- Date: 1 January 1824 Place: , Tennessee, USA
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M71126-1
System Origin: Tennessee-ODM
GS Film number: 379649
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"Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950," Database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:XD3Q-XQ2 : accessed 28 June 2015), James K. Polk and Sarah Childress, 01 Jan 1824; citing , Rutherford, Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 379,649.
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Sarah CHILDRESS-- Date: 1 January 1824 Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Children of James Knox POLK and Sarah CHILDRESS:
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M71126-1
System Origin: Tennessee-ODM
GS Film number: 379649
Reference ID:
"Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950," Database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:XD3Q-XQ2 : accessed 28 June 2015), James K. Polk and Sarah Childress, 01 Jan 1824; citing , Rutherford, Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 379,649.
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Sarah CHILDRESS-- Date: 1 January 1824 Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USAChildren of James Knox POLK and Sarah CHILDRESS:
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1795 Birth
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Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894
1824 Marriage / Partner
James Knox POLK and Sarah CHILDRESS 1 January 1824, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
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James Knox POLK and Sarah Whitsett CHILDRESS 1 January 1824, , Tennessee, USA
1849 Death
15 June 1849
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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1795 Birth 2 November 1795
Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Biography
JAMES K. POLK, the eleventh President of the 'United States, was born in Mecklenburgh County, N. C., November 2, 1795. His parents were Samuel and Jane (Knox) Polk, the former a son of Col. Thomas Polk, who located at the above place, as one of the first pioneers, in 1735. In 1806, with his wife and children, and soon after followed by most of the members of the Polk family, Samuel Polk emigrated some two or three hundred miles farther west, to the rich valley of the Duck River. Here, in the...Read MORE...
Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894
JAMES K. POLK, the eleventh President of the 'United States, was born in Mecklenburgh County, N. C., November 2, 1795. His parents were Samuel and Jane (Knox) Polk, the former a son of Col. Thomas Polk, who located at the above place, as one of the first pioneers, in 1735. In 1806, with his wife and children, and soon after followed by most of the members of the Polk family, Samuel Polk emigrated some two or three hundred miles farther west, to the rich valley of the Duck River. Here, in the...Read MORE...
Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894
Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894
1824 Marriage / PartnerJames Knox POLK and Sarah CHILDRESS 1 January 1824, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
1824 Marriage / PartnerJames Knox POLK and Sarah Whitsett CHILDRESS 1 January 1824, , Tennessee, USA
1845 - March 4 - James K. Polk (1795-1849) becomes 11th President of the United States
When James K. Polk accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for the presidency, he was not very well known. The Whig opposition party played on his obscurity, sniping, 'Who is James K. Polk?' An experienced speaker, Polk surprised everyone when he campaigned vigorously and won the presidency on November 5, 1844. He was called a 'dark horse' candidate because he was not expected to beat his opponent, Henry Clay of the Whig Party, to become the 11th president of the United States.
Winning...Read MORE...
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March 4, 1845
When James K. Polk accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for the presidency, he was not very well known. The Whig opposition party played on his obscurity, sniping, 'Who is James K. Polk?' An experienced speaker, Polk surprised everyone when he campaigned vigorously and won the presidency on November 5, 1844. He was called a 'dark horse' candidate because he was not expected to beat his opponent, Henry Clay of the Whig Party, to become the 11th president of the United States.
Winning...Read MORE...
Visit , United States (USA) (American Colonies)
www.americaslibrary.gov
March 4, 1845
Burial
Name: James Knox Polk
Maiden Name:
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 1849
Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States of America
Photograph Included: Yes
Birth Date: 02 Nov 1795
Death Date: 15 Jun 1849
Affiliate Record Identifier: 823
Cemetery: Tennessee State Capitol Building and Grounds
'Find A Grave Index,' Database, FamilySearch.org
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Name: James Knox Polk
Maiden Name:
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 1849
Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States of America
Photograph Included: Yes
Birth Date: 02 Nov 1795
Death Date: 15 Jun 1849
Affiliate Record Identifier: 823
Cemetery: Tennessee State Capitol Building and Grounds
'Find A Grave Index,' Database, FamilySearch.org
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1849 Death 15 June 1849
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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