Kevin Lee Polk (1959 - ) was born in 1959 in New Market, Vir-
ginia, to Evelyn Pauline Baker (1939-2019) and Allen Lee Polk (1937-
2004). He was the only child born to Evelyn and Allen. Following his
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birth, Kevin and his parents returned to their home in Columbia Fur-
nace, Virginia.
As a child, Kevin enjoyed playing with a variety of toys includ-
ing matchbox cars, board games such as Twix and Cootie, and American
Plastic Bricks. American Plastic Bricks were red and white bricks
which snapped together, similar in concept to Legos, and were manufac-
tured in the 1960s by Elgo Plastics Company and later Halsam Products.
Kevin played football for a brief period during elementary school,
which was the only sport he actively participated in as a child. Grow-
ing up, Kevin spent a significant amount of time with extended family
as they all lived locally.
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Kevin also helped his father with farm
work starting at an early age.
At the age of 16, Kevin met his future wife, Charlotte Ann Graham
(1960-2017), at the high school they both attended. After graduating
high school, Kevin became self-employed as a farmer and helped his fa-
ther manage the four farms they owned together, which included one
farm rented from Kevin’s grandmother, Esther Marie Heltzel (1916-
2006). The other farms included two Kevin’s father purchased when he
was a young boy, nicknamed “Painters” and “Conicville Farm,” and a
former family farm purchased when Kevin was 19 called “Archoes.”
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farms were primarily used for raising Angus cattle, growing hay and
corn, large gardens with a variety of produce, and occasionally other
livestock such as sheep and pigs.
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Kevin and his father primarily
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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Kevin Polk, interview, March 9, 2022.
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raised and bred Angus cattle because they generally offered a greater
profit compared to other breeds such as Charolais.
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Due to the small profit margin earned farming, Kevin also began
working for two of his uncles on his father’s side, Lewis Nagel Polk
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