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Emily Donelson Polk

Emily Donelson Polk

Female 1837 - 1892  (55 years)


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  • Name Emily Donelson Polk  [1, 2
    Born 29 Mar 1837  Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Gender Female 
    Name Emily Polk  [4
    Name Emily Polk  [3
    Buried 1892  Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 22 Dec 1892  Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I6181  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 

    Father Lucius Junius Polk, Sr,   b. 16 Mar 1802, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1870, Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Ann Eastin,   b. 25 Jul 1810, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1847, Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 10 Apr 1832  Washington, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8
    • Held at The White House during Andrew Jackson's presidency. (Mary Anne Eastin was the grand-niece of Rachel Donelson Jackson.)
    Family ID F2131  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Minnick Williams, Sr,   b. North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 13 Nov 1860 
    Children 
     1. Henry Yeatman Williams,   b. 29 Mar 1863, Hamilton Place, Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1929, Narberth, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)  [natural]
     2. Joseph Minnick Williams, Jr,   b. 8 Feb 1866  [natural]
     3. Lucius Polk Williams,   b. Nov 1867  [natural]
     4. Nannie M Williams,   b. Jul 1870  [natural]
     5. Eliza Polk Williams,   b. Apr 1872,   d. 3 Jul 1891  (Age ~ 19 years)  [natural]
     6. Priscilla Shelby Williams,   b. 4 Jan 1878, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1971, Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F2199  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Mar 1837 - Maury, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1892 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Dec 1892 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • 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. [S469] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014.
      Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
      Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014


    3. [S1147] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1965; Certificate Number Range: 120001-123000.
      Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966
      Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966


    4. [S538] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Historic Sumner County, Tennessee : with genealogies of the Bledsoe, Cage and Douglass families and.
      North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
      North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000


    5. [S1171] District of Columbia, Marriage Records, 1810-1953, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).

    6. [S1172] 10,000 Vital Records of Western New York, 1809-1850, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland; 10,000 Vital Records of Western New York, 1809-1850.
      10,000 Vital Records of Western New York, 1809-1850
      10,000 Vital Records of Western New York, 1809-1850


    7. [S1170] Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
      Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899


    8. [S1170] Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
      Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899




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