Sarah Whitsett
CHILDRESS
(b.
4 September 1803
,
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
d.
14 August 1891
,
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
)
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Sarah Whitsett CHILDRESS was born 4 September 1803 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
Sarah Whitsett CHILDRESS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Sarah Whitsett married James Knox POLK 1 January 1824 in Tennessee, USA . James Knox POLK was born 2 November 1795 in Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. James Knox died 15 June 1849 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Sarah Whitsett CHILDRESS died 14 August 1891 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
daughter of Joel Childress and Elizabeth Whitsett
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James Knox POLK-- Date: 1 January 1824 Place: , Tennessee, USA
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Event Place: , Rutherford, Tennessee
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M71126-1
System Origin: Tennessee-ODM
GS Film number: 379649
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"Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950," Database, FamilySearch.org : accessed 28 June 2015), James K. Polk and Sarah Childress, 01 Jan 1824; citing , Rutherford, Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 379,649.
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James Knox POLK-- Date: 1 January 1824 Place: , Tennessee, USASee marriage record for Sarah Whitsett CHILDRESS and James Knox POLKName: James K. Polk
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M71126-1
System Origin: Tennessee-ODM
GS Film number: 379649
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"Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950," Database, FamilySearch.org : accessed 28 June 2015), James K. Polk and Sarah Childress, 01 Jan 1824; citing , Rutherford, Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 379,649.
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1803 Birth 4 September 1803
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
1824 Marriage / PartnerSarah Whitsett CHILDRESS and James Knox POLK 1 January 1824, , Tennessee, USA
She was 20 years old.
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1849 Death of Spouse/PartnerJames Knox POLK died 15 June 1849, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
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Tennessee State Capitol Building and Grounds Nashville Davidson County Tennessee, USA
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1891 Death 14 August 1891
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
She died at the age of 88.
Sarah is buried at: Tennessee State Capitol Building and Grounds Nashville Davidson County Tennessee, USA
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