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Peerage Record – 32325

Abigail Gratia Coolidge

Female, Registry Number #323241, b. 1875, d. 1900

Last Edited=28 Nov 2008
     Abigail Gratia Coolidge was born in 1875. She was the daughter of John Calvin Coolidge and Victoria Josephine Moor. She died in 1900.

Jonathan King1

Male, Registry Number #323242
Last Edited=4 Dec 2008
     Jonathan King married Elizabeth Crawford, daughter of William Crawford and Mary Henderson, on 17 October 1815.1
Citations:
  1. [S443] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

James Knox Polk

Male, Registry Number #323243, b. 2 November 1795, d. 15 June 1849

Last Edited=7 Apr 2015
     James Knox Polk was born on 2 November 1795 at Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, U.S.A.G. He was the son of Samuel Polk and Jane Knox. He married Sarah Childress on 1 January 1824 at Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, U.S.A.G. He died on 15 June 1849 at age 53 at Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.G. He was buried at Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.G.
     Was elected over Henry Clay by a popular vote of 1,338,464 to 1,300,097 and an
electoral vote of 170 to 105. George M. Dallas served as his vice-president.
Occasionally called ‘Little Hickory’. During his presidency the USA grew by
800,000 square miles, including California, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas;
the boundaries between Canada and the USA were set where they are today. Polk
did not seek a second term and, worn out from his hard work, died three months
after leaving office. He was President [U.S.A.] between 1845 and 1849.1
Citations:
  1. [S60] Charles and Hugh Brogan Mosley, editor, American Presidential Families (London, U.K.: Alan Sutton and Morris Genealogical Books, 1994), page 381. Hereinafter cited as American Presidential Families.

Sarah Childress

Female, Registry Number #323244, b. 4 September 1803, d. 14 August 1891
Last Edited=28 Nov 2008
     Sarah Childress was born on 4 September 1803 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.A.G. She married James Knox Polk, son of Samuel Polk and Jane Knox, on 1 January 1824 at Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, U.S.A.G. She died on 14 August 1891 at age 87 at Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.G.
     Her married name became Polk.

Samuel Polk

Male, Registry Number #323245, b. 1772, d. 1827

Last Edited=8 Dec 2008
     Samuel Polk was born in 1772. He was the son of Colonel Ezekiel Polk.1 He died in 1827.

Children of Samuel Polk and Jane Knox

Citations:
  1. [S60] Charles and Hugh Brogan Mosley, editor, American Presidential Families (London, U.K.: Alan Sutton and Morris Genealogical Books, 1994), page 383. Hereinafter cited as American Presidential Families.

Jane Knox

Female, Registry Number #323246, b. 1776, d. 1852

Last Edited=8 Dec 2008
     Jane Knox was born in 1776. She died in 1852.

Children of Jane Knox and Samuel Polk

Jane Maria Polk

Female, Registry Number #323247, b. 1798, d. 1876

Last Edited=28 Nov 2008
     Jane Maria Polk was born in 1798. She was the daughter of Samuel Polk and Jane Knox. She died in 1876.

Franklin Ezekiel Polk

Male, Registry Number #323248, b. 1802, d. 1831

Last Edited=28 Nov 2008
     Franklin Ezekiel Polk was born in 1802. He was the son of Samuel Polk and Jane Knox. He died in 1831.

John Lee Polk

Male, Registry Number #323249, b. 1807, d. 1831

Last Edited=28 Nov 2008
     John Lee Polk was born in 1807. He was the son of Samuel Polk and Jane Knox. He died in 1831.

Ophelia Clarissa Polk

Female, Registry Number #323250, b. 1812, d. 1851

Last Edited=28 Nov 2008
     Ophelia Clarissa Polk was born in 1812. She was the daughter of Samuel Polk and Jane Knox. She died in 1851.

 

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