Washington Polen was born about 7 September 1812 at Henry County, Kentucky. He was the son of James Poland (b 1780) and Mary Shuck (1791-1843).
He married Hester Cooperrider on 2 June 1833, in Jefferson County, Indiana.[1] They had the following children, per FamilySearch:
Calvin Wesley Polen 1834-1923
Emily E. Polen 1837-1892
William Peston Polen 1840-1925
Mary Jane Polen 1841-1935
Harriet Polen 1842-1924
Martha Polen 1845-1927
Manerva Polen 1846-1928
John Nelson Polen 1849-1922
Charles Robert Polen 1850-1932
infant son 1852-1852
Sarah Elizabeth Polen 1854-1950
infant son 1859-1859
He died on 9 December 1899 at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana and is buried at Azalia Methodist Cemetery, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana.[2]
Notes
FamilySearch and Find a Grave give his name as Clyde Washington or Washington Clyde.
Sources
↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VBQG-2V4 : 21 January 2016), Washington Polen and Hester Coopinder, 02 Jun 1833; citing Jefferson, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,310,207.
↑ Find A Grave, Find A Grave, database with images (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19515852 : accessed 23 March 2017), memorial 19515852, Washington Polen (1812-1899), Azalia Methodist Cemetery, Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana; gravestone photograph by Roxanne Sweaty.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Washington by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Washington:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19515852/clyde-washington-polen