Jonathan William Paulk

Brief Life History of Jonathan William

When Jonathan William Paulk was born in February 1870, in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States, his father, Charles Smoot Weems Paulk, was 32 and his mother, Amanda Jane Koonce, was 25. He married Margaret E "Madgie" Anderson on 11 February 1891, in Cloverdale, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 11 Cloverdale, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States in 1900 and Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States in 1910. He died on 1 September 1915, in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan William Paulk
1870–1915
Margaret E "Madgie" Anderson
1873–1968
Marriage: 11 February 1891
Exa Lena Paulk
1891–1940
Eva Verna Paulk
1895–1982
William Eugene Paulk
1903–1969

Sources (10)

  • John Paulk, "United States Census, 1870"
  • J. W. Paulk, "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957"
  • John Wm Paulk, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

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Name Meaning

English (Devon) and Scottish: shortened form of Pollock . The Scottish name is a variant of Polk .

Altered form of a German surname, possibly Paulke .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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