West Virginia Pioneers

Family: John Henry Polk / Sarah Adaline Williams (F7982)

m. Aug 1878


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  • Father | Male
    John Henry Polk

    Born  9 Oct 1855  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Mar 1947  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  Aug 1878  [1, 2]  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Phillip Polk | F5587 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Rosa A Mumaw | F5587 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Sarah Adaline Williams

    Born  18 Apr 1858  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Apr 1945  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Phillip Dodderidge Williams | F4653 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Eliza Jane Coleman | F4653 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Clarence Elbert Polk

    Born  17 Feb 1879  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Jan 1953  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Agnes Eliza Rector | F3065 
    Married  2 Apr 1902  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Lennie Leota Polk

    Born  Mar 1882  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Herbert Rutherford McKinley | F7985 
    Married  24 Apr 1903  Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Nellie Loraine Polk

    Born  27 Jan 1884  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Franklin H Snodgrass | F7983 
    Married  25 Dec 1909  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Phillip Lore Polk

    Born  13 Mar 1886  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Clara Margaret Urben | F7986 
    Married  24 Dec 1917  Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    Earl Hazel Polk

    Born  18 Dec 1887  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Apr 1979   
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Minerva Pryor | F7987 
    Married  15 Apr 1928  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Mary L Polk

    Born  Nov 1891  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1985   
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Roscoe H Carder | F7988 
    Married     

    Child 7 | Female
    Forest Laurel Polk

    Born  28 May 1894  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Aug 1988  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Eugene Paschal Davis | F7989 
    Married  18 Jan 1917  Muses Bottom, Jackson County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    Charles Henry Polk

    Born  8 Mar 1896  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Jun 1987   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Pearl Nettie Boggs | F7990 
    Married  26 Oct 1917  Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Female
    Jennette Olive Polk

    Born  Jan 1900  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Ira Finley | F7991 
    Married  24 Dec 1917  Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Female
    Alice Caroline Polk

    Born  7 Jul 1902  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Nov 1994   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Clair Flinn Gibbs | F24546 
    Married  19 Sep 1923  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 


    • 1880 Grant, Jackson, WV # 377
      Williams, Philip D 56 VAVAWV
      Eliza J 44 WVWVWV
      Hazel C 20 son
      Alice 18 da
      Thomas E 16 son
      Mary E 14 da
      Lilian A 11 da
      Polk, Jno H 21 sil
      Sarah A 22 da
      Clarence 1 gs

      1900 Grant Dist, Jackson, WV # 210/218
      John 10/1855 m 22y WV VA VA
      Adaline 4/1858 9-9 WV VA WV
      Clarence E 2/1879
      Lennie L, da, 3/1882
      Lunellie 1/1884
      Phillip 3/1886
      Hazel E 12/1887
      Mary L 11/1891
      Forest L, da 5/1894
      Chalres H 3/1896
      Jennette, 1/1900


      1910 Grant, Jackson, WV # 63-64
      Polk, John 53 m1- 30y WV VAVA
      Sarah A 51 m1- 30y 10-10 children WV VA WV
      Earley son 22 WV
      Nora da 18 s WV
      Forest da 16 WV
      Charles son 13 WV
      Olive da 10 WV
      Carol da 7 WV

      Coleman Chapel Cemetery

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.