Samuel Polk

Samuel Polk
Reconstruction of the log cabin where the Polks lived in Pineville, North Carolina in 1795
BornJuly 5, 1772[1]
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, British America
DiedDecember 3, 1827 (aged 55)
Columbia, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting placeGreenwood Cemetery,[2] Columbia, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation(s)Surveyor, Farmer
SpouseJane Knox (m. 1794)
Children
Parents

Samuel Polk (July 5, 1772 – December 3, 1827) was an American surveyor and the father of U.S. President James Knox Polk.[3] His slaves included Elias Polk.[4]

He is the Second Cousin of U.S. Presidents Zachary Taylor and James Madison.

  1. ^ "Samuel Polk". Find a Grave. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "President Polk's Mother". The Daily American. Nashville, Tennessee. July 20, 1884. p. 3. Retrieved June 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Died". The Raleigh Register. December 14, 1827. p. 3. Retrieved June 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Kinslow, Zacharie W. "Enslaved and Entrenched: The Complex Life of Elias Polk". White House Historical Association. Retrieved June 1, 2018.