George Franklin Paulk

MaleMarch 1872–6 December 1951

Brief Life History of George Franklin

When George Franklin Paulk was born in March 1872, in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States, his father, Charles Smoot Weems Paulk, was 34 and his mother, Amanda Jane Koonce, was 27. He married Mary Eliza House on 24 April 1904, in Oakland, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 11 Cloverdale, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States for about 40 years. He died on 6 December 1951, in Cloverdale, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Central Heights, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Franklin Paulk
1872–1951
Mary Eliza House
1883–1963
Marriage: 24 April 1904
Ray House Paulk
1905–1982
Infant Daughter Pulk
1906–1907
Ruby Louise Paulk
1907–1968
Gilbert Nelson Paulk
1910–2003
Clara A Paulk
1912–1978
Grace Virginia Paulk
1914–1996
Margaret Sargeant Paulk
1918–1920
Mary Sherrod Paulk
1918–2000

Sources (11)

  • George Paulk, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Geo F Paulk in entry for Ray H Paulk and Vivian Witt, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • George F Paulk, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 April 1904Oakland, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
  • Children (8)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 3

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

    Age 3

    During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 24

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    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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