Jane (Knox) Polk
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Jane Gracy (Knox) Polk (1776 - 1852)

Jane Gracy Polk formerly Knox
Born in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , and
Wife of — married 25 Dec 1794 in Hopewell Church, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , , and
Died at age 75 in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

This person is the mother of President James Knox Polk[1]

Jane Gracy Knox was born on Nov 13, 1776 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. Jane was the daughter of James Knox and Lydia Gillespie Knox. She died on Jan 11, 1852 in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States.[2]

Marriage

Marriage Date: 25 December 1794
Place: Hopewell Presbyterian Church, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Children

  1. William Hawkins Polk
  2. James Knox Polk
  3. Jane Maria Polk
  4. Ophelia Clarissa Polk
  5. Ezekiel Polke
  6. Samuel Washington Polk
  7. Clarissa Ophelia Polk
  8. Naomi Tate Polk
  9. John Lee Polk
  10. Marshall Tate Polk
  11. Franklin Ezekiel Polk
  12. Lydia Eliza Polk
  13. Jane Maria Polk

Sources

  1. ↑ Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents
  2. ↑ #Goodman, #Roberts, #C1850
  • Source: Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 200
  • Source: US Federal Census, 1850, District 9, Maury, Tennessee
  • Source: WikiTree profile Knox-603 created through the import of altic Family Tree.ged on Aug 3, 2011 by Todd Altic
  • Source: WikiTree profile Knox-486 created through the import of Edwards Family Tree.ged on May 29, 2011 by Kennon Edwards.
  • Source: Goodman, Hattie S. The Knox Family: A Genealogical and Biographical Sketch of the Descendants of John Knox of Rowan County, North Carolina, and Other Knoxes. Richmond, Va: Whittet & Shepperson, 1905. Print. Page 118.
  • Source: "United States Census, 1850," database with images,FamilySearch: 9 November 2014), Jane Polk (age 74, born in North Carolina) in household of William H Polk (her son William Hawkins Polk, age 34), Maury county, part of, Maury, Tennessee, United States; citing family 407, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).




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Todd Altic
Knox-2497 and Knox-243 are not ready to be merged because: same
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Knox-2497 and Knox-243 appear to represent the same person because: same dates and family
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