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David "Davy" Crocket – (1786 – 1836) – Frontiersman / Statesman
David "Davy" Crocket was a celebrated 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician; referred to in
popular culture as Davy Crockett and often by the popular title "King of the Wild Frontier." He represented Tennessee in the
U.S. House of Representatives, served in the Texas Revolution, and died at the Battle of the Alamo. His nickname was the stuff
of legend, but in life he shunned the title "Davy" and referred to himself exclusively as "David".
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David Crockett was the fifth of nine children of John and Rebecca Hawkins Crockett. He was named after his paternal grandfather, who was killed
at his home in present-day Rogersville, Tennessee, by Native Americans in 1775. His father, John, was one of the Overmountain Men who fought
in the American Revolutionary War at the Battle of Kings Mountain. The Crocketts moved to Morristown, Tennessee, sometime during the 1790s
and built a tavern. A museum now stands on this site and is a reconstruction of that tavern.
Historical / Biographical information courtesy of Wikipedia.
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