George
Washington
Polk
Sr
Born in Clear Creek, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Charles Taylor Polk Sr
and Philopena (Helms) Polk
Brother of
Margaret (Polk) Freeman [half], John Polk [half], Deborah (Polk) Freeman [half], Thomas Jefferson Polk [half], Michael Polk [half], Mary (Polk) Brooks [half], Charles Thomas Polk, William Polk, Susannah (Polk) Love and Martha (Polk) Shelby
Husband of
Margaret (Garmon) Polk
— married
29 Nov 1823 in Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Martha Ellen (Polk) Kiser, Charles Harris Polk, Mary S. Polk, John Richardson Polk, Tabitha B. Polk, William Scott Polk, James Allen Polk, Henry Marshall Polk, George Washington Polk Jr, Margaret Narcissus (Polk) Long and Alphonzo Polk
Died
at age 87
in Union, North Carolina, USA
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Biography
George was born in 1799. He passed away in 1887.
Sources
- Robison and Blythe
- U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865
North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004 1870 United States Federal Census
- Family Knowledge of the Polk Family
Birth 18 Sep 1799
29 Nov 1823 marriage of George Washington Polk and Margaret Garmon, Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015)
1830 Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA, United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), 1830; Census Place: Cabarrus, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 119; Page: 213; Family History Library Film: 0018085
1840 Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA, United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1840; Census Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: 365; Page: 321; Family History Library Film: 0018095
1850 Union, North Carolina, USA, United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Union, North Carolina; Roll: 647; Page: 64B
1860 Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA, United States federal Census, Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1860; Census Place: Union, North Carolina; Page: 422; Family History Library Film: 803915
1870 Goose Creek, Union, North Carolina, USA, United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Goose Creek, Union, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1161; Page: 540B; Family History Library Film: 552660
1880 Goose Creek, Union, North Carolina, USA, United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Goose Creek, Union, North Carolina; Roll: 984; Page: 475C; Enumeration District: 215
Death 15 Apr 1887
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Bill Polk
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R1b1a2, FTDNA kit #153671
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~3.12%
Ina (Polk) Moody :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KM7618991 [compare], Ancestry member ina_p_moody
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~3.12%
Robert Funderburk :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
MaryLou (Velebir) Crouch :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A158163 [compare], Ancestry member mlcrouch1
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~0.78%
Courtney (Fowler) Bailey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A755802 [compare], Ancestry member courtbailey79
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~0.78%
~6.25%
S. (Orr) Wood :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Lesa (Guite) Gaither :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Linda Bonds :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AT6147914 [compare], Ancestry member linda_gramling
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