Sarah Polk Fall | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Fall between 1915-1919 | |
| Born | Sarah Polk Jetton April 1, 1847 |
| Died | July 22, 1924 (aged 77) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Fostered daughter of Sarah Childress Polk |
| Spouse |
George William Fall
(m. 1865; died 1909) |
| Children | Saidee Fall Grant[a] |
Sarah Polk Jetton Fall[b] (April 1, 1847 – July 22, 1924) was a wealthy Nashville socialite and philanthropist. She was the great-niece and unofficially adopted daughter of former First Lady Sarah Childress Polk. Sallie's mother died when she was only a few months old. Sallie lived with her great-grandmother, who gave Sallie to her daughter Sarah after the death of Sarah's husband President James K. Polk.
Sallie was raised at the Polks' private residence Polk Place. She married George Fall in 1865, and they had a daughter Saidee. Sallie inherited the Polk estate upon Sarah's death in 1891, including several artifacts and papers from the late president which she later sold and donated to the Library of Congress. Sarah also willed some of the president's items to Saidee. Shortly before Sallie died in 1924, she and her daughter co-founded the James K. Polk Memorial Association. In 1929 Saidee worked with the state of Tennessee to acquire the president's home in Columbia which was then opened to the public as a museum.
- ^ Greenberg, Amy S. (2019). Lady First: The World of Mrs. James K. Polk. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 9780385354134. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ "Prominent Banker Weds". Google Books. New York: Financier. 1917. p. 1649.
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