Emily Blanche Polk Childers, is the daughter of John Polk and Elizabeth Allen Polk of Linn Flat,Nacogdoches County TX. Emily married Josiah Taylor Childers on Feb 25,1846, Nacogdoches Co. TX. The POLK family seemed related to almost everyone who was anyone in deep east Texas politics, as well as to national figures like President James K. Polk.


Emily Blanche Polk Childers siblings are:
* William Allen Polk - b, Feb 12, 1812, probably Stewart Co, TN; d. Aug 29, 1875, Shelby Co., TN.
* Charles Grandison Polk - b.Aug 12, 1817 TN, probably Stewart Co. TN; d. Dec 21, 1877 Bartlett, Shelby Co. TN; married Mary Ann Massey, Dec 28, 1837 Shelby Co. TN.
* Margaret Benigna Polk - b. May 4, 1819 Stewart Co. TN; d. Dec 22, 1899, San Augustine, TX ; m. William Smith Massey,Dec 27, 1837. Both are buried in San Augustine City Cemetery.
* Amanda Malvina Polk - b. Apr 20, 1821 TN, d. Jun 5, 1912, Kemp, Kaufman Co.; m. Rev. Richard Overton Watkins on Mar 12, 1840, San Augustine, Co. TX.
* Nancy Allen Polk - b. Feb 20 ,1833, Tipton, TX, possibilty; d. Feb 22, 1879 Nacogdoches Co. TX.; married Norman Bowditch Branch, Oct 4, 1853, Nacogdoches Co. TX.; b. Jan 15 1828 TN, d. Jun 30, 1886 , Linn Flat , Nacogdoches, TX.
* Victoria Elizabeth Polk - b. 1839, TX, d. abt 1867; married(1) William Birdwell on Jan 21, 1857, he was born abt. 1836, AL, d. Bef, Jub 7, 1867.


Emily and Josiah Childers are the parents of:
1. Mary Elizabeth Childers(Branch) b: 3 FEB 1847 in San Augustine County, Texas
2. John Polk Childers b: 8 FEB 1849 in San Augustine County, Texas
3. Charles Vaulton Childers b: 23 AUG 1851 in San Augustine County, Texas
4. Joseph William Childers b: 17 DEC 1853 in San Augustine County, Texas
5. James Micajah Childers b: 22 AUG 1856 in San Augustine County, Texas
6. Richard Jackson Childers b: 8 APR 1859 in San Augustine County, Texas
7. Margaret Benigna Childers b: 9 AUG 1861 in San Augustine County, Texas
8. Emily Blanche Childers b: 21 JUN 1864 in San Augustine County, Texas
9. Alfred Lee Childers b: 13 AUG 1867 in San Augustine County, Texas. He died at the age of 4 on June 24th 1872, in San Augustine County TX
10. Amanda Ophelia Childers b: 19 JUN 1873 in San Augustine County, Texas. She died at the age of 21 on June 24th 1894 in Texas.

PHOTO Grave request: I searched the entire cemetery and could not find the grave. They also reported, specifically:
no such stone in the cemetery- sorry.