She died of vasular heart disease at the age of 50 years.
Buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN, in the Polk family plot next to Edward B. and Martha A. Polk, her parents.
Mary's infant son, Fredrick, is buried next to her. The cemetery records of the Wene plot reveal that Fredrick had died in 1896 of croup when he was six months old and was first buried in the Wene plot. He was later moved to the Polk family plot.
Tennessee Death Certificate:
County: Shelby, Civil Dist: 3, City: Oakville
Registration Dist: 803, Registered #: 262
Birth Date: 7/14/1874 Birth Place: Illinois
Occupation: Trained Nurse
Father: Edward B. Polk born Illinois
Mother: Martha Chambers born Indiana
Informant: E.L. Wene
Date of Death: 12/12/1924 at 8:30 a.m.
Cause of Death: Vasular Heart Disease
Attending Physican: James Price -
saw her from 10/1/1924 to death
Length of Residence at Place of Death:
2 years, 6 months
Length of Residence in State: 30 years
Place of Burial: Nashville, TN on 12/13/1924
Undertaker: J.T. Hinton & Son - Memphis, TN
She died of vasular heart disease at the age of 50 years.
Buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN, in the Polk family plot next to Edward B. and Martha A. Polk, her parents.
Mary's infant son, Fredrick, is buried next to her. The cemetery records of the Wene plot reveal that Fredrick had died in 1896 of croup when he was six months old and was first buried in the Wene plot. He was later moved to the Polk family plot.
Tennessee Death Certificate:
County: Shelby, Civil Dist: 3, City: Oakville
Registration Dist: 803, Registered #: 262
Birth Date: 7/14/1874 Birth Place: Illinois
Occupation: Trained Nurse
Father: Edward B. Polk born Illinois
Mother: Martha Chambers born Indiana
Informant: E.L. Wene
Date of Death: 12/12/1924 at 8:30 a.m.
Cause of Death: Vasular Heart Disease
Attending Physican: James Price -
saw her from 10/1/1924 to death
Length of Residence at Place of Death:
2 years, 6 months
Length of Residence in State: 30 years
Place of Burial: Nashville, TN on 12/13/1924
Undertaker: J.T. Hinton & Son - Memphis, TN
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