Sarah Childress Polk (September 4, 1803 – August 14, 1891) was the first lady of the United States from 1845 to 1849. She was the wife of the 11th president...
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Sarah Polk Jetton Fall (April 1, 1847 – July 22, 1924) was a wealthy Nashville socialite and philanthropist. She was the great-niece and unofficially adopted...
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when both he and Sarah Polk were dead. The Mississippi plantation was expected to support Sarah Polk during her widowhood. Sarah Polk lived until 1891...
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Polk Place was the home of the 11th president of the United States, James K. Polk and his wife Sarah Childress Polk, originally on Vine Street in Nashville...
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residence, Polk Place. After the president's death, Elias Polk continued to live at Polk Place and serve the widowed First Lady Sarah Childress Polk. Once...
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Ladies' Library listing include Martha Jefferson Randolph, Emily Donelson, Sarah Yorke Jackson, Angelica Van Buren, Priscilla Tyler, Mary McElroy, Rose Cleveland...
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2010. "Biography of Sarah Polk". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 11, 2010 – via National Archives. "First Lady Biography: Sarah Polk". National First Ladies'...
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relocate the remains of President Polk and his wife Sarah Childress Polk from the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville to the Polk home. On March 3, 2018, the...
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Sarah Polk, née Childress; September 4, 1803 – August 14, 1891; She was the wife of James Polk. Books Bumgarner, J. R. (1997). Sarah Childress Polk:...
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children by his slaves must be taken seriously and examined thoroughly." The Polks remain the only presidential couple to never have children (biologically...
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Sarah Jackson (née Yorke; July 1805 – August 23, 1887) was an American woman who was the White House hostess and acting first lady of the United States...
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John Tyler Preceded by Priscilla Cooper Tyler (acting) Succeeded by Sarah Childress Polk Personal details Born Julia Gardiner May 4, 1820 Gardiner's Island...
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Zachary. While in the frontier, they had six children: Ann Mackall in 1811, Sarah Knox in 1814, Octavia Pannill in 1816, Margaret Smith in 1819, Mary Elizabeth...
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The presidency of James K. Polk began on March 4, 1845, when James K. Polk was inaugurated as the 11th President of the United States, and ended on March...
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Adams Emily Donelson Sarah Jackson Angelica Van Buren Anna Harrison Jane Harrison Letitia Tyler Priscilla Tyler Julia Tyler Sarah Polk Margaret Taylor Abigail...
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Angelica Singleton Van Buren (redirect from Sarah Van Buren)
Sarah Angelica Van Buren (née Singleton; February 13, 1818 – December 29, 1877) was an American heiress and a daughter-in-law of the eighth president...
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Childress, the brother of U.S. First Lady Sarah Childress Polk, brother-in-law of U.S. President James K. Polk, and the father-in-law of Tennessee Governor...
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Adams Emily Donelson Sarah Jackson Angelica Van Buren Anna Harrison Jane Harrison Letitia Tyler Priscilla Tyler Julia Tyler Sarah Polk Margaret Taylor Abigail...
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died Sept. 26, 2020. 11 Family of James K. Polk March 4, 1845 — March 4, 1849 James and Sarah Polk The Polks are the only presidential couple to never...
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Payne; the final one was taken in 1849, featuring President James Polk, his wife Sarah Polk, future President James Buchanan and future First Lady Harriet...
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Adams Emily Donelson Sarah Jackson Angelica Van Buren Anna Harrison Jane Harrison Letitia Tyler Priscilla Tyler Julia Tyler Sarah Polk Margaret Taylor Abigail...
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private quarters of the White House on December 12. She eventually asked Sarah Jackson Doyle, an interior decorator who had worked for the Nixons since...
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Adams Emily Donelson Sarah Jackson Angelica Van Buren Anna Harrison Jane Harrison Letitia Tyler Priscilla Tyler Julia Tyler Sarah Polk Margaret Taylor Abigail...
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Adams Emily Donelson Sarah Jackson Angelica Van Buren Anna Harrison Jane Harrison Letitia Tyler Priscilla Tyler Julia Tyler Sarah Polk Margaret Taylor Abigail...
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Mother's Day Tea at the White House, and was joined by her granddaughter Sarah and infant great-granddaughter. On October 26, Carter appeared on a discussion...
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Adams Emily Donelson Sarah Jackson Angelica Van Buren Anna Harrison Jane Harrison Letitia Tyler Priscilla Tyler Julia Tyler Sarah Polk Margaret Taylor Abigail...
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Virginia, to circuit court judge William Holcombe Bolling and his wife Sarah "Sallie" Spears (née White). Her birthplace, the Bolling Home, is now a...
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Jane received seven half-siblings: Joseph, William, Mary, Nancy, Louisa, Sarah, and Sydney. While Irwin and her sister were visiting their aunt in North...
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