Yes. Polk had 5 younger brothers and 4 younger sisters.
Yes He had 10 brothers & sisters
James G. Polk was born on 1896-10-06.
Polk was born in North Carolina . When he was 10 the family moved to a frontier area in Tennessee.
Polk was born in NC but when he was 10, he moved with his family some 500 miles into Tennessee, southwest of Nashville.
Polk lived in Tennessee from age 10 on. He spent time around Columbia, and later moved on to Nashville. He had a house built in Nashville called Polk Place which he intended to retire . Unfortunately, he died a few weeks after he left office, but his wife lived at Polk Place for many years.
He was described as being of medium height - probably around 5 foot 10.
11, 10, and 9
11, 10, and 9
Polk's family consisting of his parents, 2 sisters and 2 brothers moved to unimproved farmland in Tennessee in 1805 when Polk was 10. (2 more sisters and 3 more brothers were born into the family in Tennessee.
James K. Polk
Polk was the oldest of 10 children.He had no children of his own.He is known as a "Dark Horse" candidate, even though he had been the Speaker of the US House and governor of TennesseeHe the only President who was once Speaker of the HouseHe accomplished all of his goals as President and refused to run for a second term.Polk died barely three months after leaving officeHe was baptized six days before his death.His wife buried him in the front lawn of their new house where she lived for another 42 years.
Polk Laffoon was born on 1844-10-24.