Brief Life History of John Robert
When John Robert Polk was born on 4 February 1853, in Caldwell, Texas, United States, his father, COL Headley Polk, was 40 and his mother, Hetty Eliza Sebastian, was 25. He married Kate O'Donahue Word on 21 December 1876, in Guadalupe, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in San Saba, San Saba, Texas, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 18 May 1946, in Temple, Bell, Texas, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in San Saba, San Saba, Texas, United States.
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- Bob R Polk, "United States Census, 1920"
- John R Polk, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- John Robert Polk, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Bexar, Texas, United States 1856: San Saba, Texas, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Scottish: shortened form of Pollock .
Sorbian (Półk and Pólk): probably from a short form of a personal name based on Old Slavic plъkъ ‘crowd, army’ (see Polka 3).
East German (of Slavic origin): variant of Polke .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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