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Personal data Myra Polk 

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Household of Myra Polk

She is married to James M. Polk.

They got married on December 21, 1871 at Marion, Mississippi, she was 21 years old.Sources 1, 2


Child(ren):

  1. Nora E. Polk  1877-1948
  2. Leola Polk  1879-1963
  3. Mark A. Polk  1881-????
  4. Buford Larkin Polk  1885-1958 
  5. Deloach Polk  1892-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Myra Polk

Myra Polk
1850-????

1871

James M. Polk
1851-1940

Nora E. Polk
1877-1948
Leola Polk
1879-1963
Mark A. Polk
1881-????
Buford Larkin Polk
1885-1958
Deloach Polk
1892-????

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Sources

  1. 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  2. Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

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.
    • January 19 » Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
    • March 18 » Declaration of the Paris Commune; President of the French Republic, Adolphe Thiers, orders the evacuation of Paris.
    • March 27 » The first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeats England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.
    • May 4 » The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
    • June 16 » The Universities Tests Act 1871 allows students to enter the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests (except for those intending to study theology).
    • July 20 » British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.

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