Eleanor 'Nellie' Polk

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Eleanor 'Nellie' Polk (Shelby)

Also Known As: "Nellie Shelby Polk"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1855 (71-72)
Douglas County, Georgia, United States
Place of Burial: Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Thomas Shelby and Hannah Shelby
Wife of Charles Thomas Polk, II
Mother of Ezekiel Polk; Mary McLarty; Hannah Waddington and Charles Shelby Polk
Sister of Evan Shelby; Mary Beck; Thomas P. Shelby; Isaac Shelby; William H. Shelby and 4 others

Managed by: Amber Parks (Fentress) Beckler
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About Eleanor 'Nellie' Polk

After her husband died in about 1835, she moved to Campbell County, GA with her four small children, having disposed of her property to their uncle, George Washington Polk.

Eleanor was born in NC and married her husband while in NC. After her husband, Charles, Jr. died in 1829, Eleanor moved to Georgia and died there in 1852.

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Eleanor 'Nellie' Polk's Timeline

1783
1783
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
1808
September 5, 1808
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
1810
August 13, 1810
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
1812
August 1, 1812
North Carolina, United States
1814
May 14, 1814
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
1855
1855
Age 72
Douglas County, Georgia, United States
1855
Age 72
McLarty Family Cemetery, Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia, United States