Davy Crockett

@Leaders, Timeline and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Davy Crockett was a 19th century American soldier who served and died in the Battle of Alamo Execution Tennessee Democrats American Leaders Political Leaders Soldiers Leo Celebrities Immortalized as the ‘King of the Wild Frontier’, Davy Crockett is one of the most celebrated and notable figures in American history. He is fondly remembered as the legendary and heroic partaker in the Texas War of Independence. This 19th century American frontiersman, soldier and politician also served in the Creek War. A born leader, Crockett represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives. Many years after his death, he continues to be a subject of many heroic and legendary stories in America. He is a well-known and publicly adored figure, especially in Texas, where there is a town named after him. His martyrdom, for the cause of the independence of Texas, inspired countless Texans to come to the battlefield and fight for the cause of independence. Remembered as the legend of the American frontier, Crockett has been popularized by the countless number of movies, plays and other 20th century television dramas and that has made him one of the most revered figures in American legacy. One of America’s greatest real-life legends, Crockett is, even today, one of the most enduring symbols of the Old West.

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Birthday: August 17, 1786 Died on: March 6, 1836 Nationality: American Famous: Democrats, Leaders, Political Leaders, Soldiers Ideologies: Democrats City/State: Tennessee Spouses: Elizabeth Patton (m. 1815–1836), Polly Finley (m. 1806–1815) Information Detail Birthday August 17, 1786 Died on March 6, 1836 Nationality American Famous Democrats, Leaders, Political Leaders, Soldiers Ideologies Democrats City/State Tennessee Spouses Elizabeth Patton (m. 1815–1836), Polly Finley (m. 1806–1815) Childrens John Wesley Crockett, Margaret Finley Crockett, Matilda Crockett, Rebecca Crockett, Robert Crockett, William Finley Crockett Universities NA Cause of death Execution Birth Place Greene County Political Ideology National Republican (a/k/a: Anti-Jacksonian) Gender Male Father John Crockett Mother Rebecca Hawkins Crockett Sun Sign Leo Born in Greene County Died at Age 49

Greene County

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He got engaged to Margaret Elder at the age of nineteen but she eventually married someone else. This incident deeply affected him. Unsplash Personal Life

In 1806, he married Mary Polly Finley and the couple had two children together. His wide died in 1815. Unsplash Personal Life

In 1815, after the death of his first wife Mary Polly Finley, he married Elizabeth Patton and the couple had three children together. Unsplash Personal Life

David Davy Crockett was born in Greene County, Tennessee to John Crockett, an American frontiersman and soldier and Rebecca Hawkins. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

From the age of eight, he would accompany his father and elder brothers on their hunting expeditions. At the age of thirteen, he dropped out of school and ran away from home. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1799, he returned home and worked off his father’s debt to a man named, John Kennedy. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1813, he served under Colonel John Coffee in the Creek War and was enlisted in the Second Regiment of Tennessee Volunteer Mounted Riflemen as a scout for 90 days. Unsplash Career

On March 27, 1818, he was elected as a lieutenant colonel in the Fifty-seventh Militia regiment of Tennessee Militia. Unsplash Career

On September 17, 1821, he was elected to the Committee of Propositions and Grievances at the Tennessee State House of Representatives. Unsplash Career

In 1826, he was elected as ‘Jacksonian’ in the U.S. House of Representatives, after which he became an ‘Anti- Jacksonian’. Unsplash Career

He opposed President Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act, after which he lost the elections in 1830. Unsplash Career

This 19th century soldier who served and died in the ‘Battle of Alamo’ was rejected by the girl who was engaged to him as she went on to marry another man. Unsplash Trivia

This American real-life legend and folk-hero, according to rumours, was one of the soldiers who surrendered to the Mexican troops and executed. Unsplash Trivia

Information	Detail
Birthday	August 17, 1786
Died on	March 6, 1836
Nationality	American
Famous	Democrats, Leaders, Political Leaders, Soldiers
Ideologies	Democrats
City/State	Tennessee
Spouses	Elizabeth Patton (m. 1815–1836), Polly Finley (m. 1806–1815)
Childrens	John Wesley Crockett, Margaret Finley Crockett, Matilda Crockett, Rebecca Crockett, Robert Crockett, William Finley Crockett
Universities	NA
Cause of death	Execution
Birth Place	Greene County
Political Ideology	National Republican (a/k/a: Anti-Jacksonian)
Gender	Male
Father	John Crockett
Mother	Rebecca Hawkins Crockett
Sun Sign	Leo
Born in	Greene County
Died at Age	49

Davy Crockett

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Aug 17, 1786

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Greene County