Polk, George Washington, 1847-

George Washington Polk, civil engineer and genealogist of San Antonio, Tex., was the son of Lucius Junius Polk (1802-1870), planter of Maury County, Tenn., and Mary Ann Eastin Polk (1810-1847), who was Mrs. Andrew Jackson's niece, and nephew of Leonidas Polk (1806-1864), Episcopal bishop and Confederate general.

From the description of George Washington Polk papers, 1793-1927 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24678709

George Washington Polk (born 1847) was the son of Lucius Junius Polk (1802-1870), planter of Maury County, Tennessee, and Mary Ann Estin Polk (1810-1847), niece of Mrs. Andrew Jackson. He was also the nephew of Episcopal Bishop and Civil War General Leonidas Polk (1806-1864).

George Washington Polk was educated in Tennessee schools and attended the University of Virginia from 1867 to 1868, where he studied engineering. He worked as a civil engineer, chiefly involved in the westward expansion of railroads. He eventually settled in San Antonio, Texas

Polk was married on 29 October 1885 to Jane Jackson, daughter of George Moore and Sarah Cabell Perkins Jackson of Florence, Alabama, and descendant of James Moore, governor of South Carolina, 1700-1703. The Polks had three children, all of whom were born while the couple lived in Houston, Texas: George Washington Junior (born 1889); Jane Jackson (born 1893); married George Gill Ball); and Harrison Jackson (born 1896).

In his later years, Polk generated a tremendous correspondence with members of the Polk and related families about family history.

From the guide to the George Washington Polk Papers, 1793-1927, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)