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	Sarah Childress Polk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sarah Childress Polk (September 4, 1803 – August 14, 1891), wife of James K. Polk, was First Lady of the United States from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1849.
		The elder daughter of Captain Joel and Elizabeth Childress, Sarah grew up on a plantation near Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
		Sarah Polk, as the First Lady of the United States, even outlived several of her successors: Margaret Taylor, Abigail Fillmore, Jane Pierce, Mary Todd Lincoln, Eliza Johnson and Lucy Webb Hayes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sarah_Childress_Polk (588 words)

	Memorials of Sarah Childress Polk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Originally published in 1892, MEMORIALS OF SARAH CHILDRESS POLK is a broad sweeping tapestry of social history spanning eight-eight years; from the dawning of the Republic, through the Silver Age of American political history when Clay, Calhoun and Webster sparred n the senate, to the Gilded Age that ushered out the 1800's.
		Sarah Polk's story is told by Anson and Fanny Nelson who "...had abundant opportunity, in the course of a long acquaintance, to observe minutely her life, character, and methods of thought in weekly visits...
		Sarah Childress was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, in September, 1803 of relatively prosperous parents and died in 1891; eighty-eight years later, as one of Tennessee's most esteemed citizens.
	www.apbpress.com /sarahpolk.html (336 words)

	Childress Tree (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Mary Ann Childress (William Burton) was born 24 Nov 1775 in Childress Ferry, Sullivan Co., TN, and died 26 Mar 1835 in Scott Co., VA. She married William B. Agee 10 Sep 1796 in Scott Co., VA, son of Isaac Agee and Mary Smith.
		Sarah Childress (William Burton) was born 05 Jul 1778 in Sullivan Co. She married (1) Samuel Looney.
		Sarah (Salley) Agee (Mary Ann Childress, William Burton) was born 03 Oct 1804 in Abingdon, Washington Co., VA, and died Aft.
	www.genealogyfamilytrees.com /childressTree.html (1988 words)

	The Childers ~ Childress Family Association Childress Genealogy
		The original settler, Pleasant Childress, was born in the 1760's or 1770's in Virginia or North Carolina and was married in 1793 in Warren County N.C. to Sarah Bush, daughter of Jeremiah and Sarah Bush and granddaughter of John and Ann Bush.
		Pleasant's oldest son, Guilford B. or P. Childress, was born 23 Dec. 1795 in Warren County N.C. and was married 1 Sept. 1818 in Lincoln County GA. to Nicey/Nici Collins.
		Pleasant Childress' youngest child, Artelia E. Childress, was born c1816 in Caswell County N.C. and was married in April, 1835, in Henry County Tenn. to Shadrack Kirkland.
	www.childers-childress.com /henryandbenton.html (2135 words)

	Biography of SARAH CHILDRESS POLK
		Sarah Polk was the first presidential wife who took on the additional job of presidential advisor.
		Sarah Polk believed that Polk Place "belonged to the nation" and so she opened it to the public.
		It is remembered that, aside from attending church, Sarah did not ever leave her home where she died in 1891.
	www.multied.com /bio/ladies/polk.html (134 words)

	First Ladies' Biographical Information
		Jackson, according to legend, urged Polk to marry Miss Childress, who was "wealthy, pretty, ambitious and intelligent." Sarah encouraged James Polk to run for the state legislature and soon after his election, on January 1, 1824, they were married in her home in Murfreesboro.
		Sarah Polk was the first First Lady to be photographed on the White House grounds and the first to be photographed with her husband.
		Intelligent, witty, highly principled and very religious, Sarah Polk had both the intellect and the ability to serve as both a social asset to her husband publicly and an advisory, helpmate and political mentor behind the scenes.
	www.firstladies.org /biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=12 (1906 words)

	American President
		Sarah Childress Polk was dignified, gracious, and held high morals.
		Few, however, knew of her contributions to her husband's successful bid for the Tennessee governorship; Sarah might have been a political force in her husband's campaign, but she complied with the Victorian conventions of the time dictating that women, like children, should be seen and not heard.
		Sarah was more successful in influencing him to fulfill the nation's "Manifest Destiny" by claiming territory as far west as the Pacific Ocean for the United States.
	www.americanpresident.org /history/jamespolk/firstlady (847 words)

	My Family
		Sarah (Sally) CHILDRESS was born in 1796 in VA.
		WARD, William WARD, Sarah Ann WARD, Jeanette WARD, Jane WARD, John W. Victorine Theresa CHILDRESS was born on 31 Jul 1868 in Gasque, Baldwin Co., AL.
		Sarah Chillingworth was born between 1588 and 1626 in Eng.
	www.fortunecity.com /millennium/hindmarsh/384/d205.htm (1904 words)

	The James K. Polk Home
		Sarah Childress Polk was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, the third of six children.
		Although an education was scarce for frontier girls, Sarah attended a local school and, in 1817, was sent to Salem Academy in North Carolina.
		Sarah's education was cut short, however, by the death of her father.
	www.jameskpolk.com /new/sarahpolk.asp (493 words)

	Childers/Childress Family Association
		Sarah Childress Polk was an amazing woman ahead of her time.
		Sarah had an astonishing political knowledge that amused the other Legislators in Washington because she would even disagree with her husband on various issues.
		Sarah had stayed in this home on occasion and there are still many of her possessions in the home, including some toys she had used as a child.
	www.childers-childress.com /newsletterfall2003.htm (3129 words)

	The First Ladies of the United States - Sarah Childress Polk
		He sent her and her sister away to school, first to Nashville, then to the Moravians' "female academy" at Salem, North Carolina, one of the very few institutions of higher learning available to women in the early 19th century.
		Clad always in fl, Sarah Polk lived on in that home for 42 years, guarding the memory of her husband and accepting honors paid to her as honors due to him.
		Buried beside her husband, she was mourned by a nation that had come to regard her as a precious link to the past.
	www.usemb.se /usflag/presidents/sp11.html (535 words)

	Fading Colors, by Sarah Childress '03, Notre Dame Magazine Online - University of Notre Dame
		The first time I remember counting colors, I was about 7 or 8.
		Sarah Childress is an English major (journalism concentration) and editor of Scholastic magazine.
		This inventive debut novel combines the often wrenching tale of a family in distress with the illustrated comic that allows a 13-year-old whose beloved older brother has died to battle the forces of fear and loss.
	www.nd.edu /~ndmag/sp2003/childress.html (686 words)

	Sarah Polk biography
		The education Sarah did receive was enough for her to be considered a "catch" among the eligible bachelors in Middle Tennessee.
		While Polk was a Tennessee Legislator, he began courting Miss Childress, and on January 1, 1824, James and Sarah were married at her parents' home near Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
		As James K. Polk embarked upon his career, Sarah acted as his secretary by keeping her travelling husband aware of local political events, all the while expressing her concern over his fragile health.
	www.jameskpolk.com /scpbio.htm (676 words)

	McFarland - Publisher of Reference and Scholarly Books
		Sarah Childress Polk (1803—1891) was a highly educated woman who became President Polk’s virtual secretary and more: She critiqued his speeches, evaluated his Cabinet decisions, and worked side by side with her husband.
		Polk was praised for her astute views on matters of state by both Polk’s supporters and his opponents.
		John R. Bumgarner is also the author of The Health of the Presidents (1994) and Parade of the Dead (1995).
	www.mcfarlandpub.com /book-2.php?isbn=0-7864-0366-7 (225 words)

	Childress Family Genealogy Forum (All Messages)
		Sarah Childress and Alexander McMullen - froggie 2/12/02
		Re: CHILDRESS, CHILDERS, WEBB in McMinn, Tenn./alabama - Pauline Raffaelli 9/16/02
		Re: Childress, Missie 1790 - Traci Henslee 7/05/01
	genforum.genealogy.com /childress/all.html (5508 words)

	The James K. Polk Home
		Sarah Polk was one of the first educated First Ladies.
		In a time when women rarely had the opportunity to go to college, both she and her sister Susan were sent to Salem Academy, a women's school run by a religious group called the Moravians in Salem, North Carolina.
		Sarah Childress Polk A Biography of the Remarkable First Lady.
	www.jameskpolk.com /new/education.asp (792 words)

	Childress Family Genealogy Forum (Page 9)
		Re: Childresses of Knox County Tennessee - Peggy Nerren Grisamore 5/16/99
		Re: decendents of Sarah CHILDRESS Polk - Linda Gullette Hudson 1/25/03
		Re: decendents of Sarah CHILDRESS Polk - Tara Childress 2/10/99
	genforum.genealogy.com /childress/page9.html#1050 (2284 words)

	SARAH POLK
		Her father Captain Joel Childress had done very well on his land, and saw that Sarah was well educated.
		Sarah remained at "Polk Place," the mansion they had bought, receiving family and friends, however scarcely left the grounds.
		This article and their accompanying pictures, photographs, and line art, may not be resold, reprinted, or redistributed for compensation of any kind without prior written permission from the author.
	www.aboutfamouspeople.com /article1059.html (368 words)

	USA Trivia Sarah Polk
		When the Polk's arrived in Washington Sarah insisted the band that had been assembled at the dock to greet them cease playing because it was Sunday
		At her insistence no business was to be conducted on Sunday, and to prove her point she once turned away the Minister to Australia who made the mistake of calling on the president on the Sabbath
		Sarah was the brunt of jokes when gas lights were installed at White House in 1848, because she insisted the Blue Room chandelier not be replaced with a modern light fixture
	www.usatrivia.com /flbipolk.html (216 words)

	Education World ® Lesson Planning: Every-Day Edits: Sarah Childress Polk: First Lady
		Sarah Childress was born near murfreesboro, Tenessee, on September 4 1803 She was born at a time when few girl's went to school, but Sarah was given the rare gift of an education.
		Sarah and James had no children, so Sarah worked behind the scenes to help his husband acheve success.
		In 1845, James became the 11th president of the United States and Sarah become America's first lady.
	www.education-world.com /a_lesson/edit/edit0903.shtml (209 words)

	Pineville, NC - Town History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		His success as a lawyer brought him into politics and his speeches won him the nickname "Napoleon of the Stump".
		He was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives when he married Sarah Childress in 1822.
		In 1825 Polk was elected to the first of his seven terms in Congress and in 1835 he was chosen Speaker of the House.
	www.pinevillenc.net /polk.shtml (845 words)

	Daniel M. Wood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Daniel M. Wood born 12 July 1813 and died 9 June 1888 married Sarah E. Childress on 8 Jan. 1832.
		Sarah E. Childress Wood born 27 Nov. 1812 and died 21 Oct. 1901.
		They both are buried at Clapp`s Chapel Cemetery in Knox County, Tn.
	www.angelfire.com /biz6/dciris/danlmwood.html (124 words)

	THE CHILDRESS CONNECTION
		1 William Childress b:abt1760 d:in Madison Co,Ala +unknown 2 Jane Armstrong Childress b:1793 in North Carolina d:in Madison Co, Ala +Wade H.Peavy b:in Georgia d:Aug 1846 in Madison Co,Ala m:Feb 24, 1819 in Madison Co,Ala Father:Dial Peavy,Jr.
		CHILDRESS FAMILY GENEALOGY FORUM Querys for Surnames and a new global search engine
		Descendant of Joel Childress, Tenn. & Jackson County, Ala.
	members.tripod.com /~barthlynnmccoy/childressindex.html (152 words)

	Names Index Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		CHILDRESS, Isaac Thomas (20 SEP 1859-24 OCT 1931)
		CHILDRESS, Mary Burton (23 SEP 1872-2 OCT 1897)
		CHILDRESS, Nancy Jane (8 JUL 1835-20 OCT 1867)
	www.genealogyfamilytrees.com /Childress/names1.html (1400 words)

	Women's Volleyball - Idaho State University Bengals
		BS: Ellis, Kim; Childress, Jessica; Flunder, Cameron; Melvin, Christina; Moore, Christina; Johnson, Sarah; libero Stroud, Jackie.
		23-18 [Johnson, Sarah] Kill by Tranter, Megan (from Melvin, Christina).
		BS: Melvin, Christina; Johnson, Sarah; Childress, Jessica; Flunder, Cameron; Moore, Christina; Young, Kelsey; libero Stroud, Jackie.
	isubengals.cstv.com /sports/w-volley/stats/091603.html (1504 words)

	Sarah Childress Polk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Notes how Sarah Polk managed the "comings and goings" of a wide variety of relatives who visited, or even took up residence, at the White House.
		Reproductions of a photograph of Sarah and James Polk, and of a portrait of Sarah Polk, are also included.
		"Three Exceptions: Sarah Childress Polk, Mary Todd Lincoln, and Julia Dent Grant." In First Ladies.
	www.mtsu.edu /~library/wtn/bio/polk.html (102 words)

	Welcome to The American Presidency
		A serious student, he graduated in 1818 at the top of his class.
		For the next two years Polk studied law with Felix Grundy in Nashville, Tenn. Admitted to the bar in 1820, he began practice in Columbia, Tenn. On Jan. 1, 1824, he married Sarah Childress (1803–91) of Murfreesboro, Tenn. They had no children.
		Polk was soon devoting more time to politics than to law.
	ap.grolier.com /article?assetid=0231810-0&templatename=/article/articl... (1376 words)

	700000 people connected with European Royalty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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		Father: Robert Hendricks Childress Mother: Margaret Merita Young
		Father: Ernest Weldon Childress Mother: Jo Ann Gilstrap
	www.e-familytree.net /f4244.htm (1554 words)

	(Margaret O. CHILDRESS - Rebecca CLINTON ) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Mary Edith CHILDRESS (25 MAY 1841 - 26 MAY 1930)
		Tabisha CHILDRESS (2 SEP 1824 - 11 JUL 1825)
		William Preston CHILDRESS (16 JUL 1829 - 5 JAN 1916)
	home.hiwaay.net /~jemcgee/INDEX/IND0013.html (95 words)

	Black History Month
		Soon, his successful trading post developed into the settlement now known as Chicago.
		Madame C.J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove) was America's first fl millionaire businesswoman.
		She achieved her success by inventing a new hair care process and marketing a line of cosmetics for fl women.
	www.cnn.com /EVENTS/1997/bhm/days (2638 words)

	Amazon.com: Memorials of Sarah Childress Polk: Wife of the 11th President of the United States: Books: Anson Nelson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Amazon.com: Memorials of Sarah Childress Polk: Wife of the 11th President of the United States: Books: Anson Nelson
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		Memorials of Sarah Childress Polk: Wife of the 11th President of the United States (Hardcover)
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0871521636?v=glance (377 words)

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