Downs Tree » James M. Polk (1851-1940)
Personal data James M. Polk
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7- He was born April 1851 in Mississippi, USA.Sources 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Resident:
- in the year 1860: Mississippi, Covington, Mississippi, USA.Source 3
- in the year 1870: Hollidays Creek, Covington, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten.Source 5
- in the year 1900: Beat 5, Lawrence, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten.Source 4
- in the year 1920: Beat 1, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten.Source 7
- He died on April 6, 1940 in Pearl River, Mississippi, USA, he was 89 years old.Sources 2, 6
- He is buried in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States of America.Source 6
- A child of Loyd Polk and Asenith King Polk
Household of James M. Polk
(1) He is married to Myra Polk.
They got married on December 21, 1871 at Marion, Mississippi, he was 20 years old.Sources 1, 4
Child(ren):
- Nora E. Polk 1877-1948
- Leola Polk 1879-1963
- Mark A. Polk 1881-????
- Deloach Polk 1892-????
(2) He had a relationship with Permelia "Mellie" Loftin Polk.
Child(ren):
- Nora E. Polk 1877-1948
- Leola Polk 1879-1963
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Sources
- Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Mississippi, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1912-1943, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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Historical events
Day of marriage December 21, 1871
- The temperature on December 21, 1871 was about 5.7 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- July 29 » The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.
- July 30 » The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.
- August 29 » Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
- October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.
- November 10 » Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, Dr David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?".
- December 24 » The opera Aida premieres in Cairo, Egypt.
Day of death April 6, 1940
- The temperature on April 6, 1940 was between 1.4 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
- May 26 » World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
- June 24 » World War II: Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No11 Independent Company.
- July 10 » World War II: The Vichy government is established in France.
- September 14 » Ip massacre: The Hungarian Army, supported by local Hungarians, kill 158 Romanian civilians in Ip, Sălaj, a village in Northern Transylvania, an act of ethnic cleansing.
- September 19 » World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz to smuggle out information and start a resistance movement.
- October 16 » Holocaust in Poland: The Warsaw Ghetto is established.
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- 1944 » Rose O'Neill, American cartoonist, illustrator, artist, and writer (b. 1874)
- 1947 » Herbert Backe, German agronomist and politician (b. 1896)
- 1950 » Louis Wilkins, American pole vaulter (b. 1882)
- 1953 » Idris Davies, Welsh poet and author (b. 1905)
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