Darius PolkAge: 30 years1857–1887
- Name
- Darius Polk
- Given names
- Darius
- Surname
- Polk
 Birth | 1857 53 33 |
 Death of a father | Charles Polk 1857 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | June 8, 1860 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Andrew E Dukes September 12, 1862 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a brother | David B Polk April 3, 1864 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Rachel Sawyers October 12, 1869 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 12 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | June 4, 1870 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 12, 1880 (Age 23 years) |
 Death | April 20, 1887 (Age 30 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Charles Polk Birth: 1804 — Indiana, United States Death: 1857 — Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Malinda J Troutman Birth: September 13, 1823 20 22 — Bartholomew, Indiana, United States Death: May 29, 1891 — Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: March 9, 1851 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
David B Polk Birth: 1853 49 29 — Indiana, United States Death: April 3, 1864 — Indiana, United States |
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5 years himself |
Darius Polk Birth: 1857 53 33 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: April 20, 1887 — Kewanna, Union Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| Mother’s family with Christopher Eslinger Dukes |
| step-father |
Christopher Eslinger Dukes Birth: July 6, 1824 — Indiana, United States Death: September 2, 1847 — Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Malinda J Troutman Birth: September 13, 1823 20 22 — Bartholomew, Indiana, United States Death: May 29, 1891 — Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: November 8, 1843 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Ozra A Dukes Birth: about 1845 20 21 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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21 months half-brother |
Andrew E Dukes Birth: September 18, 1846 22 23 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: September 12, 1862 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
Darius Polk has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Malinda J Troutman - Household
Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Malinda J Troutman - Household
Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Malinda J Troutman - Household
Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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