James K. Polk Pettigrew, 1844

Name
James K. Polk /Pettigrew/
Birth
Census
Census
Death of a father
Source: Headstone
Text:

"Underneath this stone lieth the remains of Corry Pettigrew born in County Armogh Ireland, A.D. May 30th 1800. Departed this life at Oak Grove, Decatur County, Tennessee, Jan. 15 1870."

Marriage
Birth of a daughter
Birth of a daughter
Birth of a daughter
Birth of a daughter
Death of a mother
Source: Headstone
Text:

"Mother of Thomas & James Pettigrew"

Death of a brother
Burial of a father
Burial of a mother
Family with parents
father
18001870
Birth: May 30, 1800 County Armagh, Ireland
Death: January 15, 1870Oak Grove, Decatur Co. TN
mother
18221892
Birth: May 1, 1822 Tennessee
Death: January 1, 1892
Marriage MarriageApril 2, 1840
9 months
elder brother
18411898
Birth: January 3, 1841 40 18 Tennessee
Death: August 28, 1898
4 years
himself
1844
Birth: June 13, 1844 44 22 Tennessee
Family with Margie A. Sherdon
himself
1844
Birth: June 13, 1844 44 22 Tennessee
wife
Marriage MarriageJanuary 25, 1871
1 year
daughter
3 years
daughter
23 months
daughter
18 months
daughter
Shared note

James K. was born in Decatur County, June 13, 1844. He was named after his uncle. January 25, 1871, he married Maggie A. Sherdon, born March 12, 1852, in Sciota County, Ohio. Her father, Daniel Sherdon, was a native of Pennsylvania. Her mother, Jane E. (Reynolds) Sherdon was from Ohio. They were the parents of 4 daughters : Carrie P. born at Oak Grove, January 27, 1872 ; Lucy Bell, born May 12, 1875 at Sulphur Springs; Maggie May, born March 24, 1877 at Sulphur Springs ; and Lena H. born September 29, 1878 at Sulphur Springs.

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