Bell Co, TX Digital Archives Library

The Polk Family Tombstones
Buried in North Belton Cemetery, Bell Co., TX.
Most were killed in flood of Dec 2, 1913
(click each photo to enlarge)

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William Charles Polk
Nov. 23, 1875
Nov. 23, 1940
Husband of Yettie T. Polk
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Yettie Tobler Polk
Sept. 13, 1876 - Dec. 2, 1913
Wife of W.C. Polk, age 37
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Yettie Polk
Sep. 21, 1896
Dec. 2, 1913
17 yrs old
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Marion G. Polk
Dec. 15, 1902
Dec. 2, 1913
almost 15
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Florence Polk 
June 6, 1899
Dec. 2, 1913
14 years old
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James Julius Polk
Jan. 8, 1909
Dec. 2, 1913
almost 4

Yettie, Marion G., Florence and James Julius Polk,
children of William Charles and Yettie (Tobler) Polk.
Yettie, and the children downed in the Belton flood, Dec. 2, 1913

Photos submitted by: Lola Withrow
This Polk family was my distant cousins.

twinkle.gif (611 bytes)Many thanks to Jody Dillard for sending me the photos!


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Updated: 09/04/02