Birthplace: Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Father: Joel Childress 1777 – 1819
(Buried: Cannonsburgh Village Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tennessee)
Mother: Elizabeth Whitsett 1780 – 1863
(Buried: Cannonsburgh Village Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tennessee)
Husband: President James K. Polk 1795 – 1849
(Buried: Tennessee State Capitol and Buildings, Nashville, Tennessee)
Married: January 1, 1824 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Sarah “Sallie” Polk Jetton Fall 1847 – 1924
(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)
Education:
Attended Moravian Female Academy in Salem, North Carolina
Life before War:
1824 – 1849: Wife of President James K. Polk
1839 – 1841: First Lady of State of Tennessee
1845 – 1849: First Lady of United States of America
1849 – 1861: Plantation Owner she inherited thru her husband's will
1849 - 1891: Widow of President James K . Polk
Civil War Role:
Received visits to her home by Several Union Generals including Grant
She also Supported the Confederacy when Confederate Generals visited her
Her niece Elizabeth Childress was the wife of Major General John C. Brown
Died: August 14, 1891
Place of Death: Nashville, Tennessee
Age at time of Death: 87 years old
Burial Place: Tennessee State Capitol and Buildings, Nashville, Tennessee
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