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Joel Childress

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Joel Childress

Birth
Death
18 Aug 1819 (aged 42)
Burial
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Father of First Lady, Sarah Childress Polk. He was a merchant and tavernkeeper. He served the town of Murfreesboro as aldreman, and was the postmaster there from 1813 to 1817.
Father of First Lady, Sarah Childress Polk. He was a merchant and tavernkeeper. He served the town of Murfreesboro as aldreman, and was the postmaster there from 1813 to 1817.

Inscription

Here lies buried Joel Childress, March 22, 1777 - Aug 19, 1819 who was the son of John Childress, who immigrated from Wales in his own ship with cargo in the year..... (rest is unreadable)



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