OVERVIEW

BORN:
Sarah Childress
September 4, 1803
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

DIED:
August 14, 1891 (age 87)
Nashville, Tennessee

SPOUSE:
James Polk (married in 1824)

EDUCATION:
Salem Academy

HIGHLIGHTS:
1839-1841:
First Lady of Tennessee
1845-1849:
First Lady of the United States

RESOURCES:
White House
White House Historical Association
First Ladies (C-SPAN)
National First Ladies’ Library
Tennessee Encyclopedia
Wikipedia