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Hardeman County
Tennessee

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Hardeman County

Marshall Tate Polk (1831-1884) — also known asM. T. Polk — of Bolivar,HardemanCounty, Tenn.Born in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,May 15,1831.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1876;Tennesseestate treasurer, 1877-83.Wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, during the Civil War, andlost aleg. In 1883, a $400,000 shortfall was wasdiscoveredin the state treasury. Polkfledto Texas, wasarrestedthere, and brought back to Nashville fortrial.Chargedwithembezzlement,he pleaded not guilty -- his lawyer argued he was only guilty of"default of pay" -- but wasconvicted,sentencedto twenty years inprison,andfined.Imprisonment was delayed pending his appeal, and he died in themeantime.Died in Bolivar,HardemanCounty, Tenn.,February20, 1884 (age52 years, 281days).Interment at Polk Cemetery.

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  • BolivarPolk Cemetery

    PolkCemetery
    Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee
    Henry Whitelaw Bond (1848-1919) — also known asHenry W. Bond — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Brownsville,HaywoodCounty, Tenn.,January27, 1848.Democrat. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1885; Judge, Missouri St. LouisCourt of Appeals; elected 1892;justice ofMissouri state supreme court, 1913-17.Died in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,September28, 1919 (age71 years, 244days).Interment at Polk Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Henry W. Bond
     Relatives:Married,November18, 1880, to Mary Dunlap Miller.
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     Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917
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     Relatives: Sonof Marshall Tate Polk (1805-1831) and Laura Theresa (Wilson) Polk;married to Evelina McNeal Bills; nephew ofJamesKnox Polk (who marriedSarahChildress) andWilliamHawkins Polk; first cousin ofTaskerPolk; second cousin ofEdwinFitzhugh Polk; third cousin of Mary Adelaide Polk (who marriedGeorgeDavis) andRichardTyler Polk; third cousin once removed ofRufusKing Polk andFrankLyon Polk; third cousin twice removed ofCharlesPolk andElizabethPolk Guest; third cousin thrice removed ofRaymondR. Guest; fourth cousin ofAugustusCaesar Dodge; fourth cousin once removed ofTrustenPolk.
     Political families:Polk#2 family of Tennessee;Polk#1 family of New York City, New York;Polk#3 family of Delaware (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Epitaph: "Every one that loveth is bornof God."
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Charles Austin Miller — also known asCharles A. Miller — of Tennessee.Secretaryof state of Tennessee, 1889-93.Interment at Polk Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Austin Miller.
     Edwin Fitzhugh Polk (1888-1938) — also known asE. F. Polk — of Bolivar,HardemanCounty, Tenn.Born in West Point,ClayCounty, Miss.,August18, 1888.Democrat.Optometrist;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1916.Died in Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,November16, 1938 (age50 years, 90days).Interment at Polk Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof William Wood Polk and Pattie (Wheelock) Polk; married,April11, 1916, to Leale Wilson Roney; first cousin once removed ofJamesKnox Polk andWilliamHawkins Polk; second cousin ofMarshallTate Polk andTaskerPolk; third cousin ofRichardTyler Polk; third cousin once removed ofRufusKing Polk andFrankLyon Polk; third cousin twice removed ofCharlesPolk andElizabethPolk Guest; third cousin thrice removed ofRaymondR. Guest; fourth cousin ofAugustusCaesar Dodge; fourth cousin once removed ofTrustenPolk.
     Political families:Polk#2 family of Tennessee;Polk#1 family of New York City, New York;Polk#3 family of Delaware (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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