James Knox Polk
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James Knox Polk

2 Nov 1795 - 15 Jun 1849
Eminent Men and Women Historical Figures
James Knox Polk (1795-1849) was born 2 Nov. 1795 in Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina. He was the son of Samuel Polk and Jane Knox. He married Sarah Childress on 1 Jan. 1824 in Rutherford Co., Tennessee. He died 15 Jun. 1849 in Davidson Co., Tennessee. He was one of the eminent men for whom Wilford Woodruff initiated proxy temple ordinance work in Aug. 1877.

President James Knox Polk (LZPW-W22), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 19 Sep. 2022). James Knox Polk, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/james-knox-polk, accessed 20 Sep. 2022). “James K Polk” (1795-1849), memorial no. 823; Find A Grave (https://findagrave.com, accessed 20 Sep. 2022). "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com, accessed 20 Sep. 2022); Samuel Polk, 14 Sep. 1829, Maury Co., Tennessee, p. 158; citing “Tennessee County, District and Probate Courts,” "Maury Co., Wills, Vol D-E, 1826-1832." "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com, accessed 20 Sep. 2022); James K. Polk, 28 Feb. 1849, Davidson Co., Tennessee, book 14, p. 585; citing “Tennessee County, District and Probate Courts,” "Davidson Co., Will Records, 1784-1920, Oldham, Charles-Salzkotter, M." Eugene Irving McCormac, James K. Polk, a political biography (Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1922), p. 2; digital images, familysearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/, accessed 21 Sep. 2022). "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 19 Sep. 2022); James K. Polk and Sarah Childress, 1 Jan. 1824, Rutherford Co., Tennessee, p. 126; citing Rutherford Co., Tennessee, County Court Clerk, “Marriage records and bonds, 1804-1963,” image 178/971; DGS 5725214. "U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com, accessed 20 Sep. 2022); James K Polk, Jun. 1849, Davidson Co., Tennessee, p. 157; citing “Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration."
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