Mary Adeline Hedgepeth

Brief Life History of Mary Adeline

When Mary Adeline Hedgepeth was born on 11 May 1893, in Lawrence, Mississippi, United States, her father, Warren Abner Hedgepeth, was 33 and her mother, Martha Jane Delphina Lambert, was 32. She married Zebulon Aaron Polk in 1912, in Lawrence, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Beat 1, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States for about 20 years and Beat 4, Pearl River, Mississippi, United States in 1940. She died on 13 August 1943, at the age of 50, and was buried in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Monticello, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

Zebulon Aaron Polk
1891–1947
Mary Adeline Hedgepeth
1893–1943
Marriage: 1912
Virgie Polk
1911–1956
Earl Polk
1917–
James Austin Polk
1919–2008
Herbert Aaron Polk
1921–1998
Alton E. Polk
1926–1992
Virginia Polk
1930–

Sources (11)

  • Adie Polk in household of Zeb Polk, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Mary Adeline Hedgepeth Polk, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary A Polk in entry for Rufus Show, "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Hudspeth , altered by folk etymology. This name is particularly common in NC.

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

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