Hester Malinda Qualls

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Hester Malinda Qualls (Polk)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Jackson County, Illinois, United States
Death: April 15, 1914 (69)
Ava, Jackson County, Illinois, United States
Place of Burial: Lowell, Kent County, Michigan, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of William Hawkins Polk, US Congress and Sarah "Hannah" Josina Polk
Wife of Jacob Jesse Cole Qualls
Mother of Francis Marion Qualls; James Elix Qualls; Cintha Clarinda Jones; Arreta J. Cook; Turner Qualls and 4 others
Half sister of James Knox Polk; Tasker Jasper Polk and William Hawkins Polk, Jr.

Occupation: Housewife
Managed by: Spring R Weiss
Last Updated:

About Hester Malinda Qualls

  • Residence: 1870 - Illinois, United States
  • Residence: 1880 - Kinkaid, Jackson, Illinois, United States
  • Residence: 1900 - ED 24 Kinkaid Township, Jackson, Illinois, United States
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Oct 21 2017, 2:00:51 UTC

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23573406

Written records indicate different days of birth and death than gravestone indicates.

Jacob & Hester had 16 children.

Turner. b abt 1879

Three children are still unaccounted for.

Family links:

Parents:
 William Hawkins Polk (1815 - 1862)
 Sarah Josina Rea Polk (1802 - 1850)
Spouse:
 Jacob Cole Qualls (1839 - 1926)
Children:
 Alec Qualls*
 Mary A Qualls*
 Lydia M Qualls*
 James Elix Qualls (1862 - 1899)*
 Cintha Clarinda Qualls (1863 - ____)*
 William A Qualls (1868 - ____)*
 Marion Francis Qualls (1870 - 1940)*
 Henry T Qualls (1870 - ____)*
 Loretta Qualls (1873 - ____)*
 Rettie Qualls (1873 - ____)*
 Henrietta J Qualls (1876 - ____)*
 Lee Qualls (1889 - 1912)*
  • Calculated relationship

Inscription: Hester M. Qualls "Dear mother has gone from us. Her voice we loved is still a place vacant in our home that never can be filled".

Note: Niece of President James K. Polk

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Hester Malinda Qualls's Timeline

1844
June 14, 1844
Jackson County, Illinois, United States
1862
1862
Illinois, United States
1864
September 1864
Jackson County, Illinois, United States
1868
November 1868
Jackson County, Illinois, United States
1868
Hancock, Illinois, United States
1870
September 25, 1870
Kinkaid Township, Jackson County, Illinois, United States
1872
September 1872
Illinois, United States
1879
October 12, 1879
Kinkaid Township, Jackson County, Illinois, United States
1885
March 1885
Kinkaid Township, Jackson County, Illinois, United States
1889
September 15, 1889
Jackson, Illinois, United States