First Families of Polk County Certificate Program

Address: c/o Polk County Historical & Genealogical Society,

P. O. Box 636,

Benton, TN 37307.

          The First Families Project of Polk County was begun to pay tribute to our pioneer settlers. Anyone who has an ancestor(s) living in Polk County when it was formed in the fall of 1839 or organized in the Spring of 1840 - and can prove it - is eligible to become a member and receive the beautiful gold certificate suitable for framing. Each step in the line of descent must be proven by primary source records and all material submitted will become the property of PCHGS and placed in our files for the use other researchers. Please email Marian Presswood for details.