By Brenda Wineapple LADY FIRST The World of First Lady Sarah Polk By Amy S. Greenberg Sarah Childress Polk, the wife of James K. Polk, the 11th American president (1845-49), wrote no memoir and ...

Polk Place, as stated in his will. He lay there until after Sarah's death in 1891. With no direct heirs, a judge divided the estate, leading to Polk Place's demolition and the tomb's relocation.

James K. Polk, the 11th president of the U.S., was an unassuming figure. First lady Sarah Childress Polk had the Marine Band play "Hail to the Chief" so people would notice when he entered the room.