Charles Smoot Weems Paulk

Male25 October 1837–31 March 1914

Brief Life History of Charles Smoot Weems

When Charles Smoot Weems Paulk was born on 25 October 1837, in Wayne, Tennessee, United States, his father, Jonathan Paulk, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Darby, was 32. He married Amanda Jane Koonce in 1865, in Cloverdale, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States in 1880 and Election Precinct 11 Cloverdale, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1907. He died on 31 March 1914, in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Marengo, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Smoot Weems Paulk
1837–1914
Amanda Jane Koonce
1844–1912
Marriage: 1865
Pamphelia Paulk
1866–1867
Margaret Emma Paulk
1868–1939
Jonathan William Paulk
1870–1915
George Franklin Paulk
1872–1951
Salina Annie Josephine Paulk
1873–1962
Edna Bell Paulk
1878–1943
Guy Johnson Paulk
1880–1954
Infant Daugther Paulk
1906–1907

Sources (10)

  • Charlis Polk, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Charley Smoot Weems Paulk, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
  • C S W Paulk in entry for John Wm Paulk, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1865Cloverdale, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
  • Children (8)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (17)

    +12 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1846

    Age 9

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1853

    Age 16

    Historical Boundaries 1853: Lauderdale, Alabama, United States

    1862 · Battle of Shiloh

    Age 25

    The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

    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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