Polk, Elias
Section 28.52
ID # 281111
Elias Polk
Born 1806
Mecklenburg Co., NC
Died Dec. 30, 1886
Washington, D.C.
Mary Polk #281112
Wife of Elias Polk
1845 – 1888
Nashville, TN
Documentation
Interment: February 13, 1887
Elyas [sic] Polk
Male Black 81 Years
Oak avenue
Grave on Elyas Polk & Shelton Lot
Interment: August 23, 1888
Mary Polk
Female Black 43 Years
85 feet South of Oak avenue
Wife of Elias Polk
Buried on John M. Shelton lot
Death occurred in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Polk received a telegram at her home “Polk Place,” in Nashville on Thursday, December 30, 1886, announcing the death of Elias Polk in Washington. (Daily Advocate, Baton Rouge, La.). Obituary in The New York Times, December 31, 1886. Private funds had to be raised to send the remains to Nashville which delayed the burial until February 13, 1887.
No tombstone identified for Elias Polk & Mary Polk in 1908 Survey of Sections,
Lots and Tombstones by F.R.R. Smith.
Replacement tombstones 2016 and 2017
Prepared by Fletch Coke 10-8-2016