George Merritt Polk Sr (1891 - 1974)

Mr George Merritt "B'George" Polk Sr

Born 8 Aug 1891 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States

Ancestors

Son of Albert Augustine Polk and Virginia Lee (Scott) Polk

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Agnes Annabelle (Messersmith) Polk — married after 1920 [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of George Merritt Polk Jr

Died 24 Aug 1974 at age 83 in Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona, United States

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Biography

First Lieutenant George Polk Sr served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 07 04 1919
Unit(s): Medic
Service ended: 01 01 1921

George was born in 1891. He passed away in 1974.

Sources

Journal of the Missouri State Medical Association, Volume 17, Issue 9, p 390
Find A Grave: Memorial #22245185
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:

George Polk : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup BY193625, MitoYDNA ID T17038 [compare]

It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:

50.00% George Polk : 23andMe, GEDmatch QM6886429 [compare]
~12.50% Luke Brady : 23andMe, GEDmatch KP7361560 [compare], yourDNAportal LUKc3d81647
~0.78% Merriman Smith : 23andMe, yourDNAportal MER6c9effd3 + AncestryDNA, Ancestry member merrimansmith + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #N185174

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Journal of the Missouri State Medical Association Volume 17 Issue 9

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