Researching Daisy Polk
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 29 people with the Polk surname? In that year Polk was ranked number 3550 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Daisy means "Day's eye, flower name" and is of English origin.
Records of Daisy Polk on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Daisy Polk and the Polk Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 33421 people with the Polk surname in the USA? Polk is ranked number 146 for popularity in the USA. |
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Daisy Polk
Daisy Polk (April 23, 1874 in St. Louis, Missouri – January 20, 1963 in Paris, France) was an American woman who became Comtesse de Buyer-Mimeure after marrying French Army General Marie Joseph Louis Robert de Buyer.
Polk was a prominent woman from San Francisco (she was the sister of architect Willis Polk and related to President Polk). Active in the American relief effort during World War I, she was assigned the reconstruction of the French village of Vitrimont, with monies supplied by Mrs. Crocker of San Francisco; Vitrimont was the first of a number of villages restored with American aid. She and de Buyer met by chance in Vitrimont in 1916: when her car broke down, de Buyer offered his assistance; a year later they were married, in September. Her husband had been in command of the 6th Light Armoured Brigade. In 1915 he became commander of the Third Cavalry Corps (France), and a year later of the Second Army Corps (France). He retired in 1917. The wedding was attended by such notables as General Pétain.
In 1920, Polk was named a Legion Chevalier.,
In the 1930s, Comtesse de Buyer-Mimeure, a well-known public figure, was active with the Catholic Sewing Circle in Passy.
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