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James K. Polk Standridge Family
James is the son of Lemuel and Margaret "Peggy" Blevins Standridge
James is on the left back row and Nancy is seated in front of him. I think Bess STandridge Garrison is next to her mother and Nancy Emma Strunk is on the right of the first row with her daughter Doshia. The other two girls are the ones Granny called Aunt Babe and Sade. They never married their names were Margaret and Lucinda.
In back, the boys are Noah on the right with Arlie in the middle with the fiddle. On either side of Arlie are his twin brothers: Lum and Doc. These indenities are only guesses.James was born on Richland Creek, Newton County, AR. January 15, 1845 and died at Moore, Ar. March 12, 1921.
James K. Polk Standridge @ RootswebJames enlisted in the Civil War in Company M, Second Arkansas Calvary at Dardanelle, Ar. December 9, 1863. He was discharged at Memphis, Tennessee, August 30, 1865. His pension number is: 1019897. His personal description said he was 6 foot 3 inches tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, and his profession was farmer. James married Nancy Caroline Satterfield July 14, 1867 (Pope-D-157) at Tag, Ar. by Gabe Yates, Minister. Nancy was born August 32, 1845 and died before Jan. 2, 1915, according to James' pension file. They lived near Quincy, Ar. from 1865 until 1882, when they moved to Ok. They stayed until 1884 and returned to Ar. They had a family of 10 children and are both buried at Scissom Cemetery, Newton County, Ar.
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