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Martha Hicks James 1804 – 1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec. 1804

Birth Location: Sumter, SC

Death Date: 24 Jun 1846

Death Location: Fayette, TN

Father: Taliaferro James

Mother: Francis Hicks

Spouse(s): Charles Polk

Children(s): Thomas POLK, Martha Polk, Mary Polk, Frances Polk, Sarah Polk, Thomas Polk, Margaret Polk, Charles Polk, Martha Polk, Thomas Polk

Martha Hicks James was born in Sumter, SC in 1804, to Taliaferro James and Francis Hicks. Later in life, Martha Hicks James married Charles James Polk; among their children were Thomas James POLK, Martha Rebecca Polk, Mary E Polk, Frances J. Polk, Sarah Henrietta Polk, Thomas James Polk, Margaret Emma Polk, Charles Taliaferro Polk, Martha Rebecca Polk and Thomas James Polk. Martha Hicks James died in Fayette, TN, 1846.

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Parents

Taliaferro James
1746 – 1807
Birth Location: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
TJ
Francis Hicks
1762 – 1807
Birth Location: –
FH

Spouses(s)

Charles Polk
1790 – 1837
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, NC
CP

Children(s)

Thomas POLK
1816 – 1822
Birth Location: –
TP
Martha Polk
1816 – 1822
Birth Location: –
MP
Mary Polk
1825 – 1887
Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
MP
Frances Polk
1827 – 1873
Birth Location: SC
FP
Sarah Polk
1829 – 1897
Birth Location: Sumter, SC
SP
Thomas Polk
1831 –
Birth Location: , , South Carolina
TP
Margaret Polk
1832 – 1816
Birth Location: Of, Sumter, South Carolina
MP
Charles Polk
1834 – 1817
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
CP
Martha Polk
1836 – 1835
Birth Location: Of, , Sumter, South Carolina
MP
Thomas Polk
1837 – 1897
Birth Location: –
TP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Dec. 1804
    Event Place: Sumter, SC
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: Fayette, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Fayette, Tennessee; Roll: 521; Page: 154; Image: 313; Family History Library Film: 0024544

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 Jun 1846
    Event Place: Fayette, TN
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: La Grange, Fayette County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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