September 28, 1831John Lee Polk (Brother) dies in Maury County, Tennessee. August 6, 1836Naomi Tate Polk Harris (Sister) dies in Memphis, Tennessee. February 24, 1839Samuel Wilson Polk (Brother) dies in Columbia, Tennessee. June 15, 1849James K. Polkdies in Nashville, Tennessee. April 18...
James K. PolkSummary If any president could be said to have personified the Democratic Party, it was James K. Polk. To Democrats of Polk's generation, the ideology of party had become deeply internalized. Polk was hard-working, austere, and strong-willed. He took life seriously, and had ...
Polk was born in the southeastern state of North Carolina. When he was a child, his family moved west, to Tennessee. At the time, Tennessee had few white settlers. Some considered it the wilderness. Polk’s family did well there. His father became wealthy, buying land and enslaved people...
C. L. Polk (5) John Polojac (1) Cindy Pon (1) Alice Poon (1) Jay Posey (2) Jerry Pournelle (12) Tim Powers (2) Terry Pratchett (1) Robert W. Prehoda (1) Paul Preuss (1) E. Hoffman Price (1) Cherie Priest (1) Gina Prince-Bythewood (1) Bill Pronzini (1) Hye-Young Pyun...
Joe Egan of Stealers Wheel died on July 6 at the age of 77. Alongside Gerry Rafferty, he co-wrote the the band's most popular song, "Stuck in the Middle With You," which made the Top 10 in both the U.S. and U.K. Egan released two of his own solo albums,Out of Nowherein 19...
1860 Census of the McKay Family in Tampa The McKay's had a music teacher from London in their household--J.A. Butterfield. See the table of combined census info below for explanation of names. 1870 Census of McKay family members It wasn't until the 1880 census that the relationship to ...
James Glenn and Margaret Boreland had a family of three sons and six daughters, namely: James, John, Alexander, Nancy, Mary, Jane, Ann, Margaret, and Catharine. There is a rather sad story connected with Mary of this family. It seems a child was born to her out of wedlock. Such ...
James K. Polk was the 11th president of the United States (1845–49). Under his leadership, the United States fought the Mexican War (1846–48) and acquired vast territories along the Pacific coast and in the Southwest.
James K. Polk was the 11th president of the United States (1845–49). Under his leadership, the United States fought the Mexican War (1846–48) and acquired vast territories along the Pacific coast and in the Southwest.
United States presidential election of 1844 was an American presidential election held in 1844 in which Democratic candidate James K. Polk defeated Whig candidate Henry Clay.